Meld is this expansion's devoid/delirium/awaken. So yes, it's mainly there to be useless.
Werewolves are a particular favorite of mine, all that flipping over to and fro when really Gatstaf Arsonists could just have been a 4/3 Menace in the first place and nobody really cares whether or not Conduit of Storms destroys 1 or 2 gems.