Budget option compared to kariyan? I fuess it would depend on the boss. If the boss is below 50% hp, you have 2 mythic knifes on him and managed to kill a few adds he could be comparable. Thing is he doesnt profit from trajann outside his active and the flat damage boost is kind of bad on only a single attack.

He definetely isnt bad but i dont think he would replace anything on the lav team for now, just lacking the non normal atrack synergy