Royal Assassin When talking about black removal, its always good to mention some of the creatures that have removal abilities
For gameplay value rather than price, there is no alteration in the abilities, ink cost, or even artwork
At just 4 mana, it brings back any instant or sorcery to your hand, so its a natural partner for blink effects like Ghostly Flicker or Ephemerate
Sure, there are a couple of expensive cards in the deck: I couldnt help myself on these gems In general, the deck is comprised of mostly commons, uncommons, and less than $10 rares
Toss in Lightning Bolt and Invasion of the Giants, and, if we can get our opponent low on life, we have quite a few non-combat ways to close out the game
Use the power of the Mutant that died as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how many cards to draw with Jenova's last ability