If youre pitching cards anyway, this turns the downside into value fast, especially in decks like Hashaton, Scarab's Fist in Commander, where youre already discarding creatures for value
Sifter of Skulls Sifter of Skulls has an ability that can be doubled by Teysa Karlov
Greed is, to my memory, the first Black card here that has the 'lose life, draw cards' gimmick that would spiral out of control once we get to some of the Yawgmoth cards
Cons: A lot of synergy cardsthe deck will struggle if you can't get multiple synergistic pieces on the battlefield at the same time
My budget version sticks as close as possible to the essence of what Johannes is doing, but a lot of his speed comes from expensive cards we can't afford, I've opted for a slightly slower version that compensates with more interaction
Diamond Weapon is another chunky creature that gets cheaper based on your graveyard, in the vein of Huskburster Swarm and Hollow Marauder