mtg sacrifice draw a card Eviscerator's Insight then you gain life equal to its toughness. How to apply creature sacrifice

The tricky part of this deck is getting the ball rolling

This means Commanders who are into the similar Goad mechanic, and good at taking advantage of forced attacks can really thrive with The Akroan War

Rikku, Resourceful Guardian brings the Pain and whatever else she can steal

Bitterbloom Bearer from Lorwyn Eclipsed has the potential to be a killer by creating a faerie token every turn

Each turn, you can cycle a card, get a free spell from your deck thanks to Unpredictable Cyclone, use Astral Drift to flicker Eternal Witness, and then, when Eternal Witness comes back into play at the end of the turn, you can get the cycler back from the graveyard so you can cycle it again during your opponent's turn to get another free Unpredictable Cyclone card