That way, youll still have a chance of drawing better cards on your following turns
Usually you are wanting to hit dorks with your bounce, certainly it vastly reduces the utility of the card having only creatures as potential targets but it doesn't much affect the power
Not including the static ability ones from War of the Spark that only had one minus ability, only Ajani, Caller of the Pride, Gideon Blackblade, Teferi, Time Reveler, and Vivien, Champion of the Wilds have at least 4 starting loyalty
Abilities and keywords Many character cards come with special abilities
Thats well worth losing some life and paying some extra mana
Sword of Light and Shadow ($25 up to $100 for a Masterpiece) A lot of Masterpieces have seen recent spikes as collectors exert a heavy toll on prices, but this hasnt gone up yet