Well Troll Ascetic is like him
It counts any spell type, including creatures, but it doesnt trigger off your own spells
Mono-Black Creature (24) Blood Glutton x2 Demon of Loathing Fetid Imp x3 Gloom Pangolin x3 Lost Legion x3 Skeleton Archer x2 Serrated Scorpion x2 Underworld Sentinel Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose Walking Corpse x4 Goremand x2 Instant (8) Finishing Blow x2 Grasp of Darkness x3 Unlikely Aid x3 Sorcery (1) Enchantment (1) Land (27) Swamp x27 This mono-black deck is a good way to show off several black mechanics, but it falls short of doing any of them well
The Emerald/Ruby deck gains its viability due to the Evasive cards featured in both decks, which are significantly harder to take out of play than the average card
Getting a Stage 2 in play can be frustrating, but using Rare Candy can help to make this easier
Nicol Bolas from Legends can run you enough to make the cut below, but his Chronicles is just a couple of bucks