Without FG, I'd probably try going very heavy on Spice Merchant early on, transitioning into KC-Poor House, maybe a Golem or two if you can pick up Potion, the ideal deck playing a Beggar each turn to feed Spice merchant. With FG, you have to contest, and I think that makes it not doable because you'll now have all these FG.
I think Beggar reaction protects you against Sab enough to skip it.