mtg card draw black For One Mana o:draw o:life c!b · Scryfall

That's just how it is

If you play a character card this turn, you must wait until your next turn before you can perform these actions

Shivan Dragon

But here, you can also take advantage of the airbending clause to mess with tokens or to blink your own value cards

A PLAYABLE WANDERING EMPEROR FOR THE COMMAND ZONE One of the coolest new Magic heroes for those who love all things warriors, knights, samurai and swords (and Kamigawa), The Wandering Emperor has become a firm favorite

Various Ajani incarnations offer life, they are all fine but need to be played in the appropriate place to be good and in such places you are typically not doing so for any life based reasons