There are endless patterns for using Vim. Here are a few which I use frequently instead of multi-cursors: https://asciinema.org/a/v7pOP4tqxPOPUu1HwbixmuUnS

I switched to Vim from Sublime Text years ago, and honestly multiple cursors and the live search and replace (especially across multiple files) were both missed until I learned how to do them in Vim just as easily.

Vim is a multi-year investment, and isn't worth it for most people.