You could also lean even mor eheavily into the merfolk theme
And in a world where card draw seems stapled to everything and keeps getting better, as with The One Ring, these payoffs also get better just as they are
At three mana, its a little tough to expect to trigger Compy Swarm the turn you cast it without having some ability to reliably bin your own creatures
However, the seasoned players (now including yourself) know that toughness can overcome power in the right builds
The Azurite Sea expansion may be the sixth set out of an available eight, but this set is packed with many powerful treasures, and with a delightful 29% saving, it's even harder to resist
The main mini-quest well want to go on prior to bringing out Sauron, Lord of the Rings is to get at least one potent creature into the graveyard by hook or by crook