The takeaway: lifegain wins by converting life, not by accumulating it
Pernicious Deed Pernicious Deed is a powerful Golgari card that board wipes creatures, artifacts, and enchantment equivalent to X or less
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Their Future Sight-like ability can spew a stream of cheap threats from the top of your library with ease, effectively drawing you several cards per turn
Lyle does have a high ink cost of 8 but grants 3 Lore points when questing and has stats of 6 Strength and 4 Willpower, so he's a very valuable card
Gilraen, Dunedain Protector is a fairly unique take on a flicker effect