In: Dark Prophecy, Idyllic Tutor, Kokusho, the Evening Star, Beseech the Queen, Necrotic Sliver, Westvale Abbey
Flip, Chainer, Dementia Master, Grave Titan, Vampiric Rites, Falkenrath Noble, Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder, Nim Deathmantle, Altar of Dementia, Talisman of Hierarchy,
Out: Tymna the Weaver, Twilight Drover, Krav, the Unredeemed, Open the Armory, Yahenni, Undying Partisan, Emeria, the Sky Ruin, Whisper, Blood Liturgist, Sifter of Skulls, Sandsower, Requiem Angel, Mentor of the Meek, Ravos, Soultender, Cartel Aristocrat
Adding the Talisman is really a no brainer; lowers the curve ever so slightly, but it also comes out before the commander, helping me to play her sooner. The same can be said for Emeria. I can honestly say, it has NEVER triggered for me. So whats better? A land that DOES something! I'm trying out Westvale Abbey. At its worst, its a 5 mana and a life for a token for sac fodder. At its best, its a 9/7 demon! Coalition Relic I'm not sure was the "right" choice, since it could ramp me on off turns, whereas Commander's Sphere can draw me a card. Question; whats better with Sun Titan though?
Altar of Dementia is a good inclusion. Another free sac outlet isn't bad, but if I get a Darkest Hour, this lets me have another combo card when Teysa and another creature is out. Speaking of sac outlets, Vampiric Rites is also a card I have seen my opponents do work with. Sure, 2 mana to draw a card and gain a life isn't much. It IS repeatable though, and sometimes that 1 life can be enough to still pull ahead. Compared to Cartel Aristocrat and Yahenni, both of these do allot more
Nim Deathmantle and Chainer are both being added to hopefully help with my recursion issue. The deck as it stood had allot of issues of getting creatures back to the field or hand. The decks original design (for Teysa Karlov), was to sac things, trigger its Death Twice, then double up on tokens. That doesn't really seem to be the case here. We still want creatures to die, and we still want to make tokens, but it isn't necessarily the only way we win. Ravos and Whisper are still very good, with Whisper also being a sac outlet, but Ravos was really only there for the anthem effect and for the recursion. Are they bad? No, but I feel like I need more abuseable ones. Chainer lets me get ANY creature, so that also includes my opponents.
Speaking of tokens, Endrek and Grave Titan make up some more token generation. I'd go more in depth for the ETB triggered creatures, but I have hit allot more Torpor Orb like effects, meaning cards like Grave Titan or cards that enter and make tokens are less desireable. Grave Titan can trigger even when he attacks though, meaning we can get allot of value here. Endrek triggers off of cast triggers, so it means it is more consistent and doesn't rely on ETB triggers. Eventually, I'd like God-Eternal Oketra, for the fact that she is a Endrek, but in white and makes 4/4's. Sifter of Skulls and Requiem Angel are great cards, but with Angel I took out the combo card (Divine Visitation), so it doesn't really have a use here. Still a great card though! Sifter is just a remainder of Teysa Karlov.
Other cards that care about "saccing", are Kokusho and Falkenrath Noble. I went with the Noble over Vindictive Vampire because I already have two cards that trigger ONLY when my creatures die, and so to even it out, a second copy of Blood Artist, even at 4 mana means I might get more effects. Kokusho I honestly forgot was a card. Playing against a Meren of Clan Nel Toth deck on Friday, I realized that I. SAC. CREATURES! Like DUH! There was also a time during that game I was at a low life total, and couldn't really bounce back due to lack of life gain. This adds a BIG life swing, but Noble also gives me another chance to gain more life as well.
Dark Prophecy was added for more card draw and consistency. As compared to cards that only care about "nontoken" creatures dying, Dark Prophecy just cares if it is a CREATURE. I will need to be careful though; with Nim Deathmantle + Grave Titan + Ashnod's Altar, I might end up decking myself or killing myself off. The same can be said for Karmic Guide + Reveillark + Sac outlet, or even Teysa + Darkest Hour. I want to try it and see how it goes before determining if I want to keep it. Mentor of the Meek, is really too mana intensive and limiting to really be considered honestly. Krav and Tymna were removed cause while we are focusing on creatures dying and trying to draw cards, we aren't making a buttload of Spirits it feels so Krav gets less good, and Tyma doesn't get as much love due to her condition of creatures needing to hit players
Necrotic Sliver was added to make sure I have another piece of removal. Best part; when it dies, it replaces itself with a spirit! Compared to Twilight Drover, Necrotic Sliver will most likely see more play and be more consistent.
Beseech the Queen and Idyllic Tutor are here for more consistency. When Darkest Hour is added, Idyllic will be able to get it. Not only that though, it can get me any of my card draw enchantments OR a sac enchantment (Vampiric Rites) OR get me a recursion enchantment (Athreos, Phyrexian Reclamation, Animate Dead) OR my Dictate effects to removal pieces. Beseech gives me any other card in my deck. Idyllic gets more than Open the Armory, and provides a stronger effect I feel.