He can be very useful but I would say he is a fair bit away from OP. Also note that almost all of his abilities cost cards/wounds and you are always starved for cards when playing Lucius. Fears given form would be nice in some instances, you just need to be careful later in the game if you get stuck in close to your own models. I very often use him as a counter charger to free models up and that gets dangerous with Fears since he is then standing around your own models who are getting ready to activate. sorry, but I dont see an problem with cards in Lucius, especially if you take lawyer with you same with wounds since illuminated or depted are in your reach. But maybe we are playing diffrent setups. This is what i like in this game, that it gives many possibilities of setups for your crews which one suit for diffrent playstyles. Cheers!