Its easy for sacrifice decks to gain a bunch of life even without Ayli, thanks to the presence of Blood Artist and its variants, including Cruel Celebrant, Zulaport Cutthroat, and Bastion of Remembrance
Of the three-colored allied pairs (such as Esper and Bant), all of the combos include either black or green
In response to that article, I got a lot of feedback from players, many of which expressed the same complaint: They had really wanted Theros block to be to enchantments what Mirrodin block had been to artifacts
Simic Nissa is still amazing, and I wouldnt be surprised if she gains some value from her $15 current price point
Note that unlike other effects, this only works on your turn and your foes' creatures are suddenly sucking or getting beefed up as well