Your pod might not appreciate this, but in the event of double Pramikons, there will at least be plenty of pretty colors to distract them from their annoyance
You then gain that much life again
Otherwise, there are plenty of alternate donation effects, such as Fateful Handoff, that will put you ahead in the exchange
Carnival // Carnage I ran this as a four of in my Standard-legal Rakdos Midrange deck on Arena in my sideboard since it was great against dorks and control like Mono-Blue Aggro (Carnival) and activating spectacle for Light Up the Stage
With Edric in play, when a creature damages one of your opponents, that creature's controller gets to draw a card
Theyre also great creatures to copy and fine two-for-ones to slip into your Cube if you find that blue needs an extra creature or two