However, I would have thought the protagonist from one of the series best games would be a prime candidate for some tight theming
After drawing your opening hand and putting a Basic Pokmon card face down, the next six cards of your deck are put off to the side face down as "prizes." Each time you knock out one of your opponent's Pokmon, you get a reward: putting one (or more) of your prize cards into your hand
Pain and shocklands are similar in that they both cost you life to fully utilize
Season of Weaving (BLB) $12.84 Season of Weaving is blues entry in the flexible Pawprint Seasons spell cycle
cards, and if they attack your Leader to avoid this, you gain more chances for triggers, letting you go on the attack
One thing to bear in mind, and which slightly complicates matters, is that you may still use an older or otherwise illegal card, as long as it has the same name and printed abilities as one which is currently legal