Doubling up on your mana is very good, especially in Mono-Black where its best cards cost a lot of mana
For example, if you have a novel take on giving a spell in your graveyard flashback, borrow Snapcaster Mages templating to make sure you dont make it overly complicated
In a couple of weeks, with some help from both Joel and Martin, I landed in something pretty close to what both me and Joel played at the Swedish Nationals: To me, this deck is all about maximizing synergy, making your strong cards even stronger
Cycling Spells and Lands Cyclings an excellent hand-smoothing mechanic and changes the way you build a mana base
Additionally, the emphasis for this list is on cards that like a long game, cards which get better and better the more game actions the table takes
Like the other Titans, the whole strategy of Ulamog is to either ramp up and cast it for full cost, or find ways to reduce its cost to rush it out early