Lifegain and mill don't overlap much in Magic, though Hope and a few stray cards like Space-Time Anomaly have carved out space for this crossover
WotC wanted to make sure that any future dungeons printed in Magic would not end up being power-creeped by a repeatable venture effect
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It's not unusual to see new MTG sets release alongside a selection of preconstructed Commander decks
The high number of artifacts in the deck provide me with a lot of ways to spend that mana
Of course, if you played a Grim Monolith on turn two, you could realistically play Academy Rector on turn three, then immediately sacrifice it to Phyrexian Tower, giving you a Yawgmoths Bargain and three mana to work with
