Finding a copy in better condition is extremely hard as they're usually graded if they look like they're better than MP.
For content creators, Japanese OP-13 at $51 wholesale versus $175+ for English editions represents the kind of cost differential that fundamentally changes content economics
Along with that, as none of that relates to lifelink, you can pay two mana to give another target Creatue lifeline, and whenever you gain life, you can put a +1/+1 counter on a Creature or Enchantment you control
plakjekaas I believe the intention is more like "When Sword enters, choose (up to) two players
Stage: Stage 2, evolves from Ivysaur
And, whenever she is brought onto the field, every current character will lose three strength