In every zone other than the in-play zone, and also in the in-play zone before the permanent flips, a flip card has only the normal characteristics of the permanent
It plays off of other player's unwillingness to block her as killing her could just make her stronger, and Jeleva herself only does 1 damage so most players don't consider the combat damage a threat to their health
Chaplain of Alms Whats better than giving your creature ward
This ability fundamentally accelerates the loyalty clock, allowing your planeswalkers to reach their game-ending ultimates much faster than your opponents can react
In two-player formats, however, this spell is rarely, if ever, going to pop off
You reveal five, a foe separates them, and you draw one stack, so this is a guaranteed three of the worst cards or two of the best whichever makes sense