It also lets you pay two mana to deal one damage to any target, which can be really useful for taking out small but annoying threats or killing an opponent outright
The Lynx fights the traditional way of combatting aggressive Red decks, keeping your opponent from using life gain to get out of burn range, it prevents damage reduction strategies, and it even comes down to take a chomp at their life total as well
You can't discard a card with madness just because you want to, though
Ashnod the Uncaring Ashnod finally received their own card in The Brothers' War Commander
Guide of Souls Eliana: Ive oft gone on record as saying that gaining life is one of my favorite things to do in EDH, despite the fact that it is not often relevant in modern Commander
Each of Loots abilities are inspired by old and exceptionally powerful cards from Magics past, namely Dark Ritual, Ancestral Recall, and Lightning Bolt