Its still a two-power one-drop, which is exactly what red wants, and honestly, wed play it even if it was just Jackal Pup
The converted mana cost of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was
If you are at 25 life, you could just make that trade next turn, but may also have the option of double-blocking if you draw a creature
Consequently, it should come as no surprise that the quick-to-kill Gruul Prowess deck has clawed its way to the top of the metagame
The event ended up with over 100 people vying for Top 64 on tiebreakers - the end result being that players who qualified early on in the season ended up shut out of the competitions second day after 14 hours of play not in spite of, but due to winning a qualifier event
Getting both in one card is even better value, even if it is lower tempo