The only way to become the monarch, other than dealing damage to an existing monarch, is to play any of the cards that state you become the monarch like Thorn of the Black Rose or Crown-Hunter Hireling
(2025-06-06) Removing lore counters won't cause a previous chapter ability to trigger
5 years ago I agree with trying to capitalize on creatures a little more than noncreatures since you already have Drana, Liberator of Malakir , Zulaport Cutthroat , and Liliana Vess caring about them to one degree or another
Fraying Sanity Well discuss the curse subtype further down this list, but I wanted to highlight Fraying Sanity
This means that each of your powerful control spells can do double duty, being castable twice per game, significantly improving their consistency as well as your flexibility when choosing which spells to cast
Everything else about it remains the same