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Essence Channeler's second ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, no matter how much life was gained

Yes, its thematic, but its painful that prowl and freerunning have to be separate abilities for two creature types that were already extremely similar to each other

The first effect here, a board wipe for nonland permanents that cost one or less, is an absolute deathblow for Aggro and Token decks and can easily end the game by itself if timed right

It is not the end of the world when you miss and it is still great when you hit a low value card

The abundance of life gain also enables cards like Golden Sidekick, Cleric Class, and Vampire Scrivener to grow quickly