Its a staple in midrange and control shells like Death and Taxes or Azorius Control, and the lifelink also helps to stabilize against aggressive decks when you cast it for its full price
Using the game mechanics to form a haiku in the rules text is a brilliant bit of card design that deserves praise
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Jaya's Immolating Inferno Compared to ye olde staple, Comet Storm, Jaya's Immolating Inferno is more mana-efficient (you save up to 2 mana), but at the cost of needing a legendary creature/plansewalker, sorcery instead of instant, and only up to three targets
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