Monoblue decks ditched Jayemdae Tome completely once this bad boy came around, and started moving towards Man-o'-War and Boomerang-style board control to set up enough time for the Ophidian to give them a hand full of cards

Here are a bunch of cards that are currently over $3 that can make the deck even better (but still janky!): Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth + Cabal Coffers for amazing ramp, Godless Shrine, Temple of Silence, Boseiju, Who Shelters All, Ancient Tomb, Scrubland, Fetid Heath, Marsh Flats, Strip Mine, Wasteland Lands: Mana Crypt, Mana Vault, Grim Monolith, Black Market, Thran Dynamo, Gilded Lotus Ramp: Vindicate Flexible Removal: Toxic Deluge (extremely good here), Wrath of God, Damnation, Black Sun's Zenith Board Wipe: Erebos, God of the Dead, Necropotence, Ad Nauseam Card Draw: Sun Titan, Yawgmoth's Will Recursion: Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor, Beseech the Queen, Enlightened Tutor, Academy Rector, Idyllic Tutor, Weathered Wayfarer Tutor: Mirror Universe (the best life swap card for the deck), Platinum Angel / Phyrexian Unlife (keeps us alive during combos), Hatred (controlled lifeloss and potential win with commander damage) Combo Pieces: Finally, here's a sample list of the deck with no budget, while still sticking true to the jank goals: That's All, Folks

2023-10-13 "Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack." 2023-10-13 You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type
Use clean dry hands or cotton gloves, sleeve the card immediately in a quality inner sleeve, and store it in a rigid top loader or magnetic holder while you wait