The HP is as so as to give each card 2 uses of the first ability without necessarily having to use the second ability.
That's another reason the abilities are swapped, upped.
If the HP is a concern, I can reduce how much HP is taken away/restored.
And yes, it would it +4 | +0 a turn.
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Who thinks this should be moved to a different element? Curse you SoR.