Your opponents must play on an axis where damage matters to them in terms of winning the game, and your lifegain abilities must, on a card-for-card basis, compare favorably against the opponent's nonrenewable damage sources
They will see play one way or another
While it was initially only available through the POP promotional sets, it could also be acquired through the Crystal Trainer Set, exclusive to Toys R Us in 2006
Am I getting a basic land tapped or gaining 7 life
Maybe this deck is still a little off on power level, but I cant imagine its by much at this point, especially when Spatial Contortion appears to be well-positioned against most common threats besides Archangel Avacyn
You don't want to have a ton of cards at any single spot in the curve