Out of all the wizards he is probably the lest powerful, but that also makes him the least popular so if you work out how to use him well counters won't be obvious knowledge. However he is a 100pt model whose main skill is being able to nullify enemy models, nullifying is useful but it won't kill any enemy models and it will soak up your will, meaning his skills will become less and less effective and will likely not have payed his points off in a direct manner. Saruman and Gandalf can do sorcerous blast/blinding light which makes them much more useful, in the long run blinding light is probably more use than renew in protecting your men. Aura of dismay is nice but tbh most players will just opt to shoot at your men or just not fight the turn you cast it.
I do like Radagast though, and i wouldn't discourage using him, but he needs a solid list behind him. I guess with the new rules he will have more heroes to be healing than before. If he is his own mounted unit then you might want to mount him. I once did a game with all three wizards and a tiny dwarf force before the rules change, Radagasts ability to save other heroes fate points is pretty useful, especially when you have two 150+pts models with only 3 fate each. My advice would be that if your fielding him in a big game, take him with gandalf and just go mad with your will points, Gandalf can restore Radagasts will once it is low, making them a better team than Gandalf+Saruman. If your taking him in a smaller game, make sure you have another hero that is worth keeping alive and hope your opponent fields cavalry.
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