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The effect would be far too broken if you only had to pay 2 life for it once

Contagion Clasp and Contagion Engine are the best ways to achieve that, but Bloom Hulk and Pollenbright Druid are on-theme proliferators

Late game with stable life totals, you can pay eight life to keep both extra cards, converting life into raw card advantage that green struggles to find elsewhere

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