Trading two life lost for two life from each opponent is always worth it, especially when the entire rest of your deck is dedicated to lifegain
The caster can also exile blue cards to make the card cost two fewer mana
The current iteration imposes the special action "tax," which allows players to put the companion in their hand for three mana, which must be spent on top of the card's mana cost to play it
Additionally, play Sword of Fire and Ice because whenever your equipped creature deals with combat damage to a player, you can do two things
Illustrated by: Mal Ollivier-Henry Not Legal Traditional Standard Not Legal Traditional Alchemy Rulings 2018-10-05 Dawn of Hope's first ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it's 1 life from Vicious Rumors or 3 life from Creeping Chill
New starter sets have been announced for the Pokemon TCG