This is an unbelievably well-designed Magic card with hints at Magic 's infinite possibilities for growth, its tendency to redefine puzzles we thought we'd mastered, and its ability to connect static images and small numbers of words into giant ideas and memories
Even if youre not comboing off, gaining life when an opponent loses life is a great effect to have
Theres the issue of getting it tapped first, but theres always just the simple solution of battling with it

Here are some other breakdowns that might help visualize whats going on: Ramp & Land Tutor: Animists Awakening, Arcane Signet, Circuitous Route, District Guide, Dungeon Map, Enter the Unknown, Expedition Map, Explore, Explore the Underdark, Gatecreeper Vine, Hour of Promise, Midnight Clock, Nine-Fingers Keene, Open the Gates, Realm Seekers, Reap and Sow, Reshape the Earth, Scare-Tiller, Sol Ring, Summer Bloom, Sylvan Scrying, Tempt with Discovery, Ulvenwald Hydra Removal: Bar the Gate, Fateful Absence, Foul Play, Gates Ablaze, Gone Missing, Path to Exile, Putrefy, Root Out Other Card Draw & Further Investigation: Chief Jim Hopper, Confront the Unknown, Eleven, the Mage, Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth, Eye of Vecna, Guild Summit, Lonis, Cryptozoologist, Max, the Daredevil, Ongoing Investigation, Survive the Night, Thorough Investigation, Ulvenwald Mysteries, Will the Wise Running Up That Hill (Playing the Deck) Strangers Things One and Two (Early Game) This deck is super casual