Theyre flexible, affordable, and great for everyday use
Some forces have pushed constructed Magic towards greater consistency, including, but not limited to, the mulligan rules (and especially the London mulligan), the massively expanded card pool with many functional variants or copies of existing cards, and the greater efficiency of deck manipulation (especially with the advent of cantrips and fetchlands)
Heck, theyre even Time Lord Doctors
BGS shows individual scores for centering, corners, edges, and surface
If you have the cards (or the budget to buy some), then playing in person can be a fun way to learn the game and interact with people
Removing threats through either combat or spells has always been important in Magic and cards like Ritual of Soot allow you to do so en masse, generating huge amounts of card advantage when you manage to take out 2 or infinitely more cards in exchange for one