Cards like Hidetsugu and Kairi or Keiga, the Tide Star work very well when immediately sacrificed
My confidence isnt the highest that replacing Cruise with Ancestral Visions is a good idea, but Id love to hear thoughts on the subject from Modern players
The deck might not be bad, it might require some more experience in making these choices
After all, Mark Tedin, the artist behind the original Sol Ring, has been art altering Beta Sol Rings at conventions for decades to look like either The One Ring or the Eye of Sauron
One or two turns different and we would have seen a different champion crowned, shuffling about a great many elements in Magic development and history
I felt like this was a bit too much spice to be adding to the deck, but it also leads to my final suggestion on how to build this deck