The concept of drawing and discard, which a lot of players refer to as looting after Merfolk Looters activated ability, isnt new and most sets make use of this, especially in blue
Typically, new sets and precons being released are usually enough to make past spikes fall out of favor
The last time I truly tried to make Mill work in Standard was back in Shards-Zendikar Standard, slapping down Archive Traps and Hedron Crabs
Since you greatly benefit from having creatures dying you want more than the average number of sacrifice outlets
Even if Vogar does die, cards like Supernatural Stamina and Gravewaker can bring it back to play.
Skeleton Crew Skeleton Crew is a very solid creature overall, as it acts as a lord for other skeletons and pirates, and it can start to create an army whenever one or more creatures leave your graveyard