This was a special subset in this series, but Arceus is also on the cover of the booster boxes and the set was named after him
Other effective strategies involve using Fighting-type Pokmon, which are strong against Darkness-type Pokmon, and decks that focus on energy denial and disruption
Running any less than four copies of this card will easily question your sanity
Brackwater Elemental Combat Courier Dregscape Zombie Etherium Abomination First-Sphere Gargantua Grixis Grixis Slavedriver Kathari Bomber Kathari Screecher Mishra's Juggernaut Molten Gatekeeper Rotting Rats Scourge Devil Scrapwork Cohort Scrapwork Mutt Scrapwork Rager Tocasia's Onulet Undead Leotau Viscera Dragger Vithian Stinger
Cards like Cordial Vampire, Bloodghast, and Sanctum Seeker only have the vampire type in common, and you want free sacrifice outlets like Viscera Seer to get the most out of your cards
That said, you should always be looking for ways to level your Linear deck up into a Focused deck with more options for dealing with bad matchups or generating Advantages