At this point, every other card game has some form of competitive online version
Conclusion To me, Lifelink has always been one of the more satisfying mechanics in Magic because it does something players never get tired of: not losing the game
It was even a decent reanimator target, though there are much better options today
While we don't have to mulligan until we find an engine piece, these are the cards that make the deck powerful, so a medium hand without a Sram or Spiritdancer is often worth mulliganing, especially with London mulligans making it hard to have a truly unplayable six-card hand, in the hopes of finding a Kor Spiritdancer or Sram, Senior Edificer
Ashen Rider improved on its inspiration, removing a permanent on the way in and out
MTG players already use dice regularly, be it a spindown counter, a die to roll and see who goes first, or even d6s to register +1/+1 counters or loyalty counters