Cards like Gray Merchant of Asphodel or lifegain strategies make paying 5-8 life trivial compared to the board control achieved
Boltwave's arrival has also given rise to variants like Gruul Burn, Naya Burn, and Mono-Red Burn, making life gain more important to survive in the new Standard
she seeks to find and know the weaknesses in others, to manipulate them to her advantage or guide individuals toward improvement
The two Munchings and Crunchings ability to heal isnt really needed, and the second ability is useless because there are no Gurgis in the deck
"Out of curiosity, does Priest of the Crossing from the Aetherdrift commander decks not violate the spirit of the reserved list by being very similar to and essentially strictly better than Asmira, Holy Avenger?"
And by for a while, I mean a whole 24 years