The Swarmweaver There are more explosive or more consistent insect token generators than The Swarmweaver, and there are more impactful lords and payoffs that dont need you to enable delirium
The only difference is you sacrifice an artifact rather than a creature, and the discount is based on the sacrificed artifact's mana value
Slowbro, as Radiant Charizard, is a card designed for the late game and can cause a lot of pressure
The one issue with Superior Energy Retrieval is generally going to be having a substantial number of cards in your hand such that you are able to actually use multiple copies when you need to, but the existence of its Coin Bonus Ability to draw a handful of extra cards to find what you need and fill the hand to discard cards for Superior Energy Retrieval
I do think these nine other cards are going to have a small amount of demand going forward
This in turn lets you venture into the dungeon, (I recommend Tomb of Annihilation because its the shortest), and reanimate your creatures while also getting whatever benefits the dungeons have