Regardless of how much life you lose, drawing an extra card each turn is a strong enough effect that its worth it to take the risk
Anything included is obviously going to be worse than the Bears in a general, isolated setting
"For example, this card here is based off a classic pixel-art game, and it's probably the first time in history where that pixel art has been reimagined as 3D fantasy art, so the card plays to people's nostalgia and their imaginations
The deck also includes some additional ways to benefit from playing big spells, similar to Eshki, like Elemental Bond
Decks with high-end finishers will be ultra-consistent, able to set up blowouts like clockwork
As you go through this list you'll see an impressive array of spells that you'd be happy to play, but most of the creatures that are still interesting are either recent additions or more than just a regular creature