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First, they need Ritual effects

Or will we?Flare of Denial is pretty easy to play around by just killing our creature in play first (which often the opponent will do anyway) before resolving an important spell.I do not think that Flare of Denial will completely replace Force of Negation, but I am optimistic that FoD will be a more flexible option to Subtlety.But only playtesting will find out

While Gandalf does trigger off of far fewer permanents, he does have a one-up on the previous villains by also doubling leave the battlefield triggers

Player avatar customization is also highly promoted, with lots of options to choose from

You could supplement your vampires with a few bats like Mirkwood Bats and Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal, but at its core, this wants to be a vampire deck