Next to Leinore, another card that provides us with additional hand cards
Tap To tap a card during a game means to turn it sideways on the battlefield, leaving it horizontal
Individually these effects are marginal: but combined they form a card that was so good, many non-red blue base decks started playing red just to get it (plus Flametongue Kavu, to be perfectly fair)
The loss of life might come from the effect of a mana ability causing you to be dealt damage (such as the last ability of Adarkar Wastes) or from the cost of a mana ability requiring you to pay life (such as the ability of Mana Confluence)
The MTG card Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor has seen a solid price spike over the past month, rising from $5 mid-December to $10.70 right now - a none too shabby increase of just over 100%
As part of their announcements for this year's MagicCon: Las Vegas, Wizards of the Coast revealed that each attendee at MagicCon will receive a promo card of Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful, starring Torgal, Clive's Companion