1996 mtg world champion card Necropotence - Leon Lindback (ICE) - Championship Decks Shichifukujin Dragon, a unique Magic:

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Protect them from mechanical damage

Well, Im happy to tell you that Hare Apparent is the best iteration of the concept weve seen yet

This impacts both players and collectors alike

Yavimaya Elder (Ext, S, Block) A mainstay of The Rock (a black-green deck that thrives off of card-advantage creatures), the Elder potentially nets you a four for one advantage: it can block and kill a creature, then sacrifice to draw a card plus two lands

No matter what benefit you receive, the keyword triggers "if you gained life this turn." These two cards with the mechanic (I paired the image above with their mascot, as we only saw two cards with Infusion) show different ways you benefit from having gained life