In the last draft the BG deck, despite getting its payoffs, did not perform well. The player mentioned he did not feel comfortable in that archetype. Nonetheless, I'm gathering some ideas for the future if I decide to boost this color pair.

Discard enablers should allow the deck to fill the graveyard to enable its payoffs. The black cards would work especially well also in context of discard being a subtheme in RB.

sacrifice feels oversupported. Recent prints allow to add a discard subtheme to this color pairing. Cards relevant for the theme:

1. Blazing rootwalla - payoff to get a free creature on discard
2. Ivora, insatiable heir - grows on discard and provides fuel with the blood tokens
3. Greasewrench goblin - 2/1 for one that discards
4. Marauding mako - grows, cycles, clean design
5. Bloodtithe harvester - value creature instead of redundant sacrifice payoff
6. Containment construct - turns discard into card advantage

1. flayer husk - not worth a unique token
2. Oketra's monument - cuts an unique token and false signaling of the combo with kor skyfisher, which is often assiciated with this card.
3. hard evidence - let's try another crab: Canyon crab

1. Vryn wingmare - instead of the monument
2. Fuel the flames - instead of a wordy flame sweep
3. Cut Dargo, the shipwrecker - too wordy and the sacrifice theme is already well supported

Making some vibes changes:

• Gut too strong, let's try a mh3 2-drop
• phyrexian missionary feels like it might slow down games too much with 3 toughness and lifelink. Sun-blessed healer looks like a good replacement.
• psychic spiral swap to teferi's tutelage based on players feedback trying to make mill work.
• unable to scream feels cooler than weakstone subjugation
• tizeus charge felt off, a 4 drop with flashbacka should serve black better overall
• skymarcher aspirant: ascend felt like a burden to track and rarely significant, giving white a Mana sink instead in recruitment officer
• whirlermaker felt slow, levitating statue seems like a cool card for control decks

Planning to try clockwork librarian as pack 1 seed next draft

I'm planning to wait with the next update for the end of the year when the cards printed in 2025 have some time to establish themselves. I might do some minor polishing taking player feedback into account, but I refrain from impulsive updates every set or so.

The colorless spells at peasant, unless somebody decides to run "fast mana" i.e. signets and talismans, is rather underwhelming. Instead of forcing myself to find options I decided to shrink the colorless section again.

Card	Justification
	Added to boost the control with a pseudo-board wipe effect.
	Aimed to get over the edge, as this archetype did not get relevant results even when all the pieces were in place for the deck to deliver.
	To enable monocolored aggro.
	To enable monocolored aggro.
	To see the surprised faces of players not expecting a spell to be countered for .
	Add more hand disruption to black. Assess if isn't too heavy on .

Spectral sailor does not seem to pick any interest among players, thought scour is another cantrip, and has some additional synergy with the mill plan.

Scry 2 on Condescend seems to be far more relevant than exiling the spell with syncopate.

I'd like to avoid the downside of Iwamori of the Open Fist, Surrak, the Hunt Caller seems like very similar card that can fill the role of stompy 4-drop. The haste mode should be very easy to achieve.

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Quick Study got mentioned as underwhelming and having better alternatives at 3 mv, specifically: Brainsurge, Confounding Riddle and Neutralize.

Treasure Cruise is an exciting, classic card that should provide some tension in deck building, not having a one-to-one alternative in the current list.

Lingering Souls might be a little too good for this list. I'll give it a couple more drafts to confirm this suspicion. Here are the cards I'm taking into account as possible swaps, in order of relevance:

1. midnight haunting: no flashback, but instant speed
2. ministrant of obligation: two spirits when it dies, relevant for smallanimator with 3 mv and 2 power
3. spectral procession: three spirits, the mana cost makes it great in mono , and good as a 4/5 drop in
4. Angel of the Ruins: as an additional reanimation target for
5. Serra Angel: a classic, good-stuff card. Possible as a top end, formidable as reanimation target.

Consider moving WB from aristocrat to some kind of control deck.