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
With something like the explore package in the Green midrange decks of Standard, protection spells arent valuable because the creatures are getting their value as soon as they enter the battlefield
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You could also use it for #10 above, by the by, and if you did go wide, could I suggest Battle Cry as a good follow up
So imagine if you could have a free Relentless Assault in every attack with no mana required so long as you attack the player with the most life firstwhich, incidentally, makes the Scourge bigger for attacking the player who is really bugging you