Ramp is particularly important, since we cant cast multiple spells without it
Sapphire has had the weakest draw options of all the inks, so this is a welcome sight
I do think a focus on death triggers makes sense, so maybe Teysa Karlov and some Humans that replace themselves like Doomed Traveler, Hunted Witness and Imperious Oligarch could help you make a decent General Kudro deck
That said, Merfolk Secretkeeper is technically slightly better since it counts as two blue spells for Drowned Secrets purposes
7 Death-Rattle Oni This Demons cost reduction ability is aggressive enough that it has potential in both Standard and Modern, but in Commander, it may as well just cost a single black mana at all times
Choking Sands Choking Sands is very relevant as a way to nuke a nonbasic land and still apply pressure