A nice take here on the "steal all the things" strategy.
Thoughts -
1) This doesn't break Lazav like a Lazav Commander deck can. When you copy/steal, nothing goes to the graveyard from anywhere. The possibles list may include stuff that takes it in that direction, like Windfall effects (+ bounce), Whispering Madness, and some mill, like Mind Grind.
2) With the Ninja subtheme, you could try some cheap ETB creatures and cheap unblockable guys - Augur of Bolas, Snapcaster Mage, Dimir Infiltrator, Invisible Stalker. If the cheap ETB guys get in unblocked in the early turns, you can turn them into Ninjas (for value) and then recast them (again, for value) the cheap unblockable guys assure that your deck is capable of enabling Ninjutsu (and potentially Cypher) at any point in the game.
You might not like hearing this, but drop Lazav as commander and add Sygg, River Cutthroat. Sygg will get out every turn two, and draw you bunches of cards, cards you want to see in your hand and play with. I've played with Lazav enough he's slow and not generically good, he's a more "build around" card, than not. Sygg is also good with the Ninja's your considering.
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1 Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Artifact: (7)
1 Crystal Shard
1 Helm of Possession
1 Mimic Vat
1 Sculpting Steel
1 Sol Ring
1 Soul Foundry
1 Vedalken Shackles
Creature: (29)
1 Body Double
1 Callous Oppressor
1 Cemetery Puca
1 Clone
1 Cryptoplasm
1 Cytoplast Manipulator
1 Dimir Doppelganger
1 Duplicant
1 Evil Twin
1 Geth, Lord of Vault
1 Herald of Leshrac
1 Keiga, the Tide Star
1 Magus of the Unseen
1 Master Thief
1 Memnarch
1 Notion Theif
1 Phantasmal Image
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Riptide Entrancer
1 Roil Elemental
1 Sakashima the Imposter
1 Sakashima's Student
1 Silent-Blade Oni
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Thada Adel, Acquisitor
1 Thalakos Deceiver
1 Vesuvan Doppelganger
1 Vesuvan Shapeshifter
1 Wrexial, the Risen Deep
1 Chamber of Manipulation
1 Copy Artifact
1 Copy Enchantment
1 Corrupted Conscience
1 Dance of Many
1 Equilibrium
1 Followed Footsteps
1 Legacy's Allure
1 Mind Control
1 Oversold Cemetery
1 Persuasion
1 Treachery
Instant: (10)
1 Cackling Counterpart
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Desertion
1 Dominate
1 Gather Specimens
1 Hinder
1 Lim-Dul's Vault
1 Spell Crumble
1 Spelljack
1 Spinal Embrace
Sorcery: (6)
1 Acquire
1 Blatant Thievery
1 Bribery
1 Knowledge Exploitation
1 Psychic Intrusion
1 Rite of Replication
12 Snow-Covered Island
7 Snow-Covered Swamp
1 Vesuva
1 Miren, the Moaning Well
1 Thespian's Stage
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Tolaria West
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Academy Ruins
1 Volrath's Stronghold
1 Watery Grave
1 Drowned Catacomb
1 Darkslick Shores
1 Creeping Tar Pit
1 Sunken Ruins
1 River of Tears
1 Dimir Aqueduct
1 Tainted Isle
1 Command Tower
Considering:
Beguiler of Wills Seems a little weak as a 1/1 plus it relies on having a bigger board.
Empress Galina My meta doesn't use a huge amount of Legends, but once I get her I'll test her out.
Shapesharer Not sure that I want to continue dumping mana to change him for a turn.
Higure, of the Steel Wind Ninja Tutor and can make them unblockable...
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni Can be tutored by Higure, of the Steel Wind
Quicksilver Gargantuan Pretty expensive for a clone...
Unstable Shapeshifter He seems really fun but I'm not sure how viable he would be.
Memory Plunder Most my group have weak spells
Ashnod's Altar Sac outlet...
Black Sun's Zenith We have a LOT of gods running around...
Telemin Performance Seems to risky...
Leyline of Anticipation I love flashing things in, it keeps mana open to make them think counters and clones can attack my next turn...
Vedalken Orrery Same as Leyline of Anticipation
Whip of Erebos Lifelink and Graveyard abuse? Yes please!
Phyrexian Reclamation Abuse those creatures!
Batterskull +4/+4, Lifelink and Vigilance... Enough said..
Crystal Ball I think this card trumps Sensei's Divining Top because I don't do a lot of shuffling...
Liliana Vess Reusable Tutor
If I could afford it:
Underground Sea
Gilded Drake
Old Man of the Sea
Phyrexian Altar
Demonic Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Thoughts -
1) This doesn't break Lazav like a Lazav Commander deck can. When you copy/steal, nothing goes to the graveyard from anywhere. The possibles list may include stuff that takes it in that direction, like Windfall effects (+ bounce), Whispering Madness, and some mill, like Mind Grind.
2) With the Ninja subtheme, you could try some cheap ETB creatures and cheap unblockable guys - Augur of Bolas, Snapcaster Mage, Dimir Infiltrator, Invisible Stalker. If the cheap ETB guys get in unblocked in the early turns, you can turn them into Ninjas (for value) and then recast them (again, for value) the cheap unblockable guys assure that your deck is capable of enabling Ninjutsu (and potentially Cypher) at any point in the game.
GL and HF with "The Mastermind".