So often velindra's flip says "Heal 5 damage" (if stopping a big fatty from attacking you)... or it says "deal 5 damage" (turn off an opposing protector for a turn)... while sometime it says "answer target bomb" (like with kazamon steelskin removal)... Even further, it can say "gain card advantage" (say you had an important armor in play, and woodsie attacks your hero)
I like the flexibility of the card, and for that reason i always play velindra.

Chris "Jedion" Reilkoff