So Merieke Lite didn't last.  I was losing games to the Prosh deck, and I put my fancy cards back in.  Complete with my newly-traded-for Mana Drain.  This time around it's a more balanced deck.  It's got some utility fatties in it as well as a small amount of ETB recurrence.  Currently, it's rocking 2 combos: Sanguine Blood and Academy Mindslaver.  Once I get my copy of Helm of Obedience back, I'm going to put that in with Leyline of the Void so the deck can keep a combo win condition if hit by Jester's Cap.