Unfortunately, it just doesnt seem to know what type of strategy it wants to commit to
Village Rites Village Rites is a great newer option for black draw at instant speed, at the cost of a creature sacrifice and 1 black mana
Reprint-wise, you can get Walking Ballista, Damning Verdict, and Bane of Progress, all with new artwork
Times have changed a bit, and the format has evolved, but anyone who played Commander before 2017 or so most likely still has a soft spot for the Sad Robot
They might not be a meaningfully supported archetype in most sets, but you still find them, often as a boon for doing something simple like triggering heroic on Phalanx Leader, to juicing up a card like Ancient Animus, or just to make an aggressive deck more viable
The physical act of placing them and the visual sensation of a board full of cardboard squares with dozens of polyhedral dice spread around just gets me going, so much so that Ive built no less than three decks whose endgames revolve around putting as many dice on as many cards as possible