Braids, Aristocrat Nightmare

[marsh spire]

Hi all
after a couple of months of buying cards and finding the right bargains, I finally collected enough cards to make a Mono Black Aristocrat with Braids.
I wanted to use some old and cheap cards as sacrifice victims in case I need, the idea is simply doing tokens and recurring creatures to then sac them and make slow aoe damage until a later turn where I can KO everybody, classic black stuff.

While selecting the cards I found myself buying to many, I kept most of what I have in the sideboard.
Despite the few cuts it needs, I found myself with a very small amount of instants, so I wondered if there was some suggestions to make the deck more able to respond to threat plus suggestion to power up the brew a bit.

My pod plays various power levels and I wanted a mono black with a different wincon than Bolas' Citale, Exanguinate and Torment of Hailfire (which I am waiting for a reprint before buying ❤️ finger crossed)

What would you suggest to power it up?
Any synergies I didn't think of? 🙂

Deck is fully tagged if you want to give it a look

https://www.moxfield.com/decks/Xaab8z-Ui0SU7jxT1XLHwA

[arctic wadi]

I like the deck, and the basic game plan looks pretty good already. Of course, you could make punctual improvements (for example [[reassembling skeleton]] and [[cabal stronghold]]) but this looks solid for a first edition

[slate basin]

https://scryfall.com/card/afc/109/reassembling-skeleton

Reassembling Skeleton <:mana1:292901508373282827><:manab:292901508872273920>

Creature — Skeleton Warrior
: Return Reassembling Skeleton from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
"They may show up with the wrong thigh bone or mandible, but they always show up." —Zul Ashur, lich lord
1/1

https://scryfall.com/card/dom/238/cabal-stronghold

Cabal Stronghold

Land
: Add .
, : Add for each basic Swamp you control.
The seat of Belzenlok's power, the Stronghold serves as the gathering place for the Cabal as their dark influence spreads from Urborg.

[marsh spire]

ty. yesss I am replacing with a couple of bettere sac fodder. cabal stronghold i forgot about it ahah it's going to be my next expense 🙂

[hallow musk]

I'd replace [[Ashnod's Intervention]] for [[Supernatural Stamina]] or [[Feign Death]]

[slate basin]

https://scryfall.com/card/bro/85/ashnods-intervention

Ashnod's Intervention <:manab:292901508872273920>

Instant
Until end of turn, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains "When this creature dies or is put into exile from the battlefield, return it to its owner's hand."
"Listen, Duck. Gix is everywhere, playing every side. Mishra won't listen . . . but perhaps Urza will."

https://scryfall.com/card/2x2/93/supernatural-stamina

Supernatural Stamina <:manab:292901508872273920>

Instant
Until end of turn, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control."
"All are not equal—neither in life nor after death. Bontu's favorites will stand highest in eternity." —Senifet, vizier of Bontu

https://scryfall.com/card/afr/103/feign-death

Feign Death <:manab:292901508872273920>

Instant
Until end of turn, target creature gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it."
A drastic measure for dangerous times.

[hallow musk]

Also i would switch out a basic for [[Malakir Rebirth]]

[slate basin]

https://scryfall.com/card/znr/111/malakir-rebirth-malakir-mire

Malakir Rebirth <:manab:292901508872273920>

Instant
Choose target creature. You lose 2 life. Until end of turn, that creature gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control."
"Those who fail to escape Malakir become part of the city's defense." —Doros, expedition guide

Malakir Mire
Land
Malakir Mire enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add .
"Getting into Malakir isn't difficult. It's getting out that's the hard part." —Doros, expedition guide