Both it and Mondrak come in at a respectable four mana, making them both more reliable early-game value engines than Ojer Taq
With the second hand, you're playing Abzan Control, which is a defensive deck that seeks to drag the game out and grind small advantages
This results in incredibly fast gameplay that is defined by a small number of extremely powerful cards, making Timeless the most high-powered constructed format on Arena
While their mono-black identity does make things rather difficult, Venom can provide a good deal of value
I don't generally add cards that rummage (discard, then draw) or loot (draw, then discard) into my decks
Whenever you cast a white permanent spell, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token