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SpriteBatch, trying to reduce draw calls

This my main draw call:

       Matrix Camera_transformation = player_camera_.GetTransformation();
        
        // Background - AlphaBlend
        spritebatch.Begin(SpriteSortMode.Deferred, BlendState.AlphaBlend, null, null, null, null, Camera_transformation);
        background_.Draw(spritebatch);
        spritebatch.End();

        // Particles (of a player power, I want them behind him!) - Additive
        spritebatch.Begin(SpriteSortMode.Deferred, BlendState.Additive, null, null, null, null, Camera_transformation);
        player_.DrawParticles(spritebatch);
        spritebatch.End();
        
        // Player - Alpha Blend
        spritebatch.Begin(SpriteSortMode.Deferred, BlendState.AlphaBlend, null, null, null, null, Camera_transformation);
        player_.Draw(spritebatch);
        spritebatch.End();

        // Hub/Ui - Not to be influenced by the camera, but always on top
        spriteBatch.Begin(); 
        UI.Draw(spritebatch)
        spriteBatch.End();

Is there a way to reduce the number of calls here? If my particle system didn't need an additive drawing, I would have merged the first three calls, but I can't. Is there something I am missing about spritebatch ordering?

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