During each of your Standby Phases, pay 100 Life Points or destroy this card Discard 1 card from your hand
A Word on Replacement Effects Doubling Season | Illustration by Richard Wright There are two stopgaps that might make someone think this combo doesn't actually work as described, so let's just touch on the relevant replacement effects here and how they actually work
It had a similar issue to Up the Beanstalk where cantripping on ETB made it safe to play in most scenarios, and this one even spotted you extra power and toughness the turn you played it
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Otherwise, you gain 3 life
If your deck dies to a single Ash , maybe its time to go back to the drawing board