Maria is overpowered in Heroics, Royal Challenges, and PvP at the begining of the game. Players who own her have access to new heroes much earlier, new equipments much earlier, and can stay in the top 5 in the arena much more easily, giving them higher titles more quickly, better heroes faster such as Shayd for Banish events, but also Rhize and Dawn in PvP.

Not buying Maria when starting on a new server is almost stupid. It sets you back so much that it will be almost impossible to catch up afterwards.

Server 106 isn't a new server though.