"Trepanation Blade" & "Mindshrieker" are damage with a mill aftertaste. They both require you to attack so they don't increase your defense. "Jace's Erasure" is better then "Curse of Bloody Tome" if you have any draw effects. CoBT cost more and mills 2, while JE goes off at draw step, "Ponder", "Thought Scour", and "Jace's Archivist". I recommend "Jace's Archivist" instead of "Undead Alchemist". UA costs 1 more and mills less. JA forces the opponent to draw cards, which is effectively mill. This is because unless he kills the JA fast those cards will end up in the graveyard. JA also sets off "Jace's Erasure" for each card you draw, which has comparative mill power to "Increasing Confusion". Finally JA can discard Increasing Confusion, which can be a very good thing! Trade the "Trepanation Blade" for "Unsummon" which synergies with your "Snapcaster Mage", and gives you another type of defense. It can also synergies with "Jace's Archivist" to eliminate enemy creatures and draw you a bigger hand. To replace "Mindshrieker" I recommend "Æther Adept". It costs 1 more, but removes a threat from the field and gives you a blocker.
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