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This easily mitigates the 1 life tax for its second triggered ability, and it keeps your decks engine rolling as you gain life, draw cards, and then place more pillows around yourself

That doesn't mean drawing cards is totally out of the question, though

It can also protect itself from being destroyed

Secret Rendezvous is in a similar position, as it's an excellent, thematic card that's held back by sorcery speed

With that being said, the way theyre treated might not be so intuitive

While Lightning Skelemental cant regenerate itself to stick around (in fact, it makes sure you sacrifice it at the end of the turn), its cheap mana cost makes it a great target for reanimation spells like Unearth