However, I do appreciate that having a different option to use when its relevant is good
Hunted Witness and Doomed Dissenter leave creatures behind, which also helps make sure your opponent cant kill your creatures to turn off Song of Freyalise
He is a famous, powerful wizard and a fair fighter and thief
Notice that all of these cards are typically even trades (ex: I play Elderfang Disciple, going down 1 card, everyone else goes down 1 card.) These aren't great on their own since it costs you mana to do so, and, in the case of discard and sacrifice, the opponent gets to choose an asset that they are least upset to get rid of, making them actually below-even trades
If a good card hits the graveyard, let's borrow it with Reanimate or similar effects
Build your deck accordingly