This last aspect is very important for me as I know by experience how scary it can be to pick up a Trading Card game that has been around for years like Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh
To ensure you keep control, it's worth making sure you have enough blockers up to defend yourself, or have ways to quickly steal the monarch back when it's taken from you
Using the above Death's Shadow list as an example, you'd get something like this: You probably noticed, looking at the numbers, that figuring out the converted mana cost of a card isn't always that straightforward
Sure, it's not getting behind Blue Moon, but at least it's not directly in front of it
Sure, getting access to your spell for a turn isnt as good as returning it to your hand, but Scholar is also a red card, which means it can be played in the likes of Kuldotha Burn