I modified the deck a bit and managed to include some Sign in Bloods. It's working a little more smoothly than the first draft, but I'm still having a lot of problems with the early game in terms of defense.
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Thanks for the input. This deck used to be blue, but I found it to be too slow. Even with Ice Cages and Mana Leaks, creatures and other spells were still a problem for me. I thought if I switched to black, I'd have more options in terms of getting rid of my opponent's spells before they can use them and not have to wait with counterspells sitting in my hand. I don't have to wait for 8 lands to use the Doubling Cubes though; the Lenses are mana acceleration and allow me to play Oona and use the Cubes a few turns early. The more Lenses I have out, the more mana I get each turn, and the more effective the Cubes become. I don't think the Talisman's would be enough mana. Also, the Painter's Servants are necessary for the deck. Oona works best when all of the cards I exile are the same color, so multi-color decks are a problem. The Servants are a huge help here. They also affect lands if I'm not mistaken. I do agree that the Sign in Bloods would be nice. I opted for the Tutors though so that I could get exactly the card I need instead of taking a chance, even if it does cost two more mana. I'll try to fit the SiBs in if I can make the room. I know I don't need all 16 of those anti-opponent spells, so some of them will be coming out.
I think adding a third color would take up too much space in my deck, but Snake Form would be an excellent addition; Thanks.
I'll give it a closer look later, but for now, it looks like you've got a whole devour theme going on. I would probably take out a Fiery Fall and a Sylvan Bounty and put in two more dragon fodders. Fiery Fall and Sylvan Bounty are both pretty expensive, and with the high cost of your dragons, they'll just clog your hand. Also, cards that add mana would be very helpful. Like I said, I'll look it over more closely later and try to find some specific cards to suggest.
Thanks for the input, guys. unknownhunter763: Nice call on the painter's servant; I'll have to see if I can get my hands on one. And as for adding more faeries, what should I take out? I originally had a bunch of faeries in here, but took them out to make room for cards that would help me to set up quickly. And for anyone, I don't have any of the cards in this deck yet (though I'll be ordering them soon), but cryptic command is really expensive, so does anybody know of any cheaper (money-wise) cards that would be good alternatives? I guess I could add faeries in its place, but it just seems like too great of a card to pass up, especially when I'll need to set up quickly.