These days, I play at least as much Brawl as I do Limited or Commander, perhaps more
In this case, because your life total also can't change, that damage has any other effects that it may have aside from causing you to lose that much life (such as effects from lifelink or infect) and triggers and effects can see that damage was dealt even though your life total didn't change
A good flicker target, this has a home in some lower-to-mid power Cubes that want to support a more fair deck somewhere in its mix
The reason I chose to put this card in Unsanctioned rather than save it for a potential future Un- set with a booster product was that the "play out of the box" nature of Unsanctioned increased the chance that this would be played year-round
Providing a substantial +2/+2 buff, and a pair of abilities, Rick, Steadfast Leader, makes Human-Typal even more deadly