While a very solid card it it not the best life gainer as it is relatively easy to kill with both removal and in combat and typically cannot gain more than two a turn
Elenda, the Dusk Rose is an incredibly efficient token generator, getting stronger anytime any creature dies, and then turning them into more tokens for you when she dies
Rowan makes cards that are already extremely strong such as Ad Nauseam and Bolas's Citadel EVEN STRONGER by making each drop of blood you pour into them discount your eventual game-winning spells, or even value pieces or tutors you might play along the way to secure your winning lines
Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats To make Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats a viable card, youll need to have a few different creatures in your party
It just deals one point of damage, and the other creature dies without retaliating. [32] 7 Double strike Double strike is like first strike, in that the creature with double strike deals damage first