mtg draw a card for each creature you control the best way to play magic is by drawing cards and dying Draw a card for each permanent you control of that type. Five essential MTG card draw

My main problems with the deck are the interaction suite, the mana base, and the surprisingly lack of burst card draw, but all of those can be fixed pretty easily while keeping the spirit of the original list

Getting to make a token every turn with Alien Invasion is nice, and each turn, the token you make gets stronger

The main payoffs for discarding are graveyard interactions, and many mechanics explore that space: dredge, unearth, threshold, delve, and flashback are just a few examples

His Shift 3 does allow him to come down rather early in the game, and his Challenger 3 also gives him the ability to swing into characters with higher willpower and take them out