You see, you only lose the life if you actually draw the card and don't replace it
Its one of the most popular and well-supported deck types, and you will play with and against counter decks during your Magic career
Artifacts Okay, not actually a color, but I wanted to point out that artifacts already have carte blanche to do discard effects (a la Disrupting Scepter)
//// Starscream, Seeker Leader Color indicator: black Legendary Artifact Vehicle 2/3 Living metal (As long as it's your turn, this Vehicle is also a creature.) Flying, menace, haste Whenever Starscream deals combat damage to a player, if there is no monarch, that player becomes the monarch
Card draw can also improve our chances of success, but it does so by adjusting a different variable
And when you consider a Commander like Sram, Senior Edificer