If youre playing against a deck where lifegain doesnt matter (like control), this is just going to be a dead draw that prevents you from furthering your battlefield position
While a good question, its more of a development issue than a design one, so Ill toss this question off to Randy
The cards queued for rebalancing all come from sets in the current standard rotation - Zendikar Rising, Strixhaven, Kaldheim and Adventures in the Forgotten Realm
Many of those who are Pokmon fans have come to adore Charizard, and those who were introduced to this fire-breathing dragon nearly 30 years ago are now able to bring a whole new generation into the Pokmon, and Charizard, fandom.
Emerald, like many of the other Ink colors we have discussed so far, is particularly adept when paired with Steel
While Wizards says that Reserved List cards will "never be reprinted", the truth is more that the cards won't be reprinted for as long as the Reserved List is in effect