The energy effect still works completely independently from the damage amplification
It works in a number of combo and recursive shells, and you can now get foil ones for your deck as well as a new generation of players getting access to this card outside of the singles market
It works well with cards like Shallow Grave that get something big into play for a turn
Grixis Affinity IN: 4 [card]Cast into the Fire[/card] OUT: 2 [card]Chain Lightning[/card], 2 [card]End the Festivities[/card] [card]Reckoners Bargain[/card] makes Grixis affinity a bit challenging, especially when paired with the boardwipes the deck has
Second Wind gives you two abilities but uses the tap symbol to only let you use one at a time
This lets you pay it in installments though, and it is nice that you can just play it to draw the card and hold on to the life gain for a little bit later, especially if youre in GW and you have some things that this can trigger for you