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U based Eldrazi

I read an article today on a control based Ramp deck. It's attempting to fight against fast Aggros today with control cards: counterspells, mass removals, draw spells. Then a card immediately showed up on my mind: Mage-Ring Network.
Mage-Ring Network

Though not exactly a ramp card, it helps to cast Ugin, Kozilek and Ulamog.

Let's borrow a Esper Dragon shell from Mtggoldfish:

4Jace, Vryn's Prodigy1u296.72
4Dragonlord Ojutai Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger 1 Kozilek, the Great Distortion3wu46.52
1Dragonlord Silumgar 2Sphinx of the Final Word4ub2.89
1Silumgar, the Drifting Death4ub0.01
Spells (24)
2Horribly Awry1u0.02
4Silumgar's Scorn 4 Duressuu0.04
2Complete Disregard 2b0.02
3Foul-Tongue Invocation   3 Warping Wail2b0.06
2Scatter to the Winds1uu0.12
1Languish2bb1.28
2Ojutai's Command2wu0.04
1Utter End2wb0.22
2Crux of Fate3bb0.20
4Dig Through Time6uu1.52
1Ugin, the Spirit Dragon 2 Ugin811.18
Lands (26)
1Bloodstained Mire9.67
4Flooded Strand38.56
1Haven of the Spirit Dragon Mage-Ring Network1.33
4Island0.00
4Polluted Delta41.48
3Prairie Stream3.54
3Shambling Vent10.11
3Sunken Hollow3.63
3Swamp0.00




Is Jace necessary? I don't need to flashback the removals if I can ramp faster with cards like Hedron Achieve to cast Ulamog. What I need is better draw spells to ensure I get Ulamog.

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