This is also great for keeping your most important characters alive for longer
Its a reasonable answer, but it still doesnt really explain why Brawl isnt a daily mode, as it comes from the point of view that Brawl is a special event
It can also respond quickly if your opponent tries to hit you with Sabrina
BPhillipYork: Well if lifegain wasn't meaningless this would be something, making your Eldrazi tap for mana is pretty funny, and could be really hilarious given how many ways there are to generate spawns and scions
Lutri, the Spellchaser was controversially (and correctly, in my opinion) banned from Commander on release as itd otherwise be an auto-include in any deck playing blue and red (almost any Commander deck fulfills the companion restriction, as this was clearly not designed for Commander)
The most important thing this article does is to help you see someone elses perspective on the best cards in the set