Because you select targets for Desperate Plea before paying its additional cost, the first mode cannot target and return the creature you sacrificed
Minwu, White Mage would also be a must: every time you gain life, she puts a +1/+1 on each cleric you control
(10/7/2022) You choose whether to cast the chosen card as part of the chapter ability's resolution
Key budget cards to include: Umbra Mystic, Ethereal Armor, All That Glitters, Sythis, Harvests Hand, Sanctum Weaver #06 Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch (Down from #04) While Urtet might have been moved down a couple of spots, it isnt for any fault of the deck
Against other aggro decks, we are slower, although we do have a chance if we can level up our creatures into good blockers