It can still be pretty brutal without Summon the School but it works pretty good for me (fuels life gain, mill, tap/untapping, and card drawing) and it's what I got. I get two more packs next week so maybe I'll get something else.
Also, going and looking at deck strategies and relying on those as a source for what is good and what isn't is silly. Actually, deck lists are what's ruining the game.