The thing I quickly realized about running Steelshaper is that getting W mana is hard for this deck. What happens is you tap your land for Dark Ritual, so all you have is black mana. I think you should stick as much as you can to black, that way Rituals don't hurt you. The deck can support Glimpse because of ESG.

Limbo, could you please post your build?

So you read Nietzsche....

I agree that 4 land is plenty. I was running 6, so what should I put instead of the 2 lands? Is Chrome Mox any good here? Does the "reveal your hand" part of Land Grant hurt at all?

I think that with Dark Rituals there is no need for Cradle/Academy, the just screw you over by not providing the right color mana in the end. I want lands that tap for any color.

I've been getting better with the deck, I go off by turn 3 consistantly, sometimes on turn 1-2. Sometimes I get Xantid Swarm and Duress right before I go off so they can't even stop me.

I really don't know why you guys run those 0/3 and 0/6s. Xantid Swarm and Tinder Wall are better because they easily draw cards with Clamp. You can't just try to go off and expect no disruption, Xantid Swarm ensures you won't get Stifled or anything.

Also, is 1 Gorilla Shaman MD worthy? Aside from killing Moxen, it can get rid of Trinisphere for you...

BUG? Wheel of Fortune and Gorilla Shaman are worth the red. All your lands add mana of any color anyway.

I took out Cradle and Academy. I found that while they CAN produce tons of mana, they screw you up by only adding mana of a particular color. I run 4 Forbidden Orchard and 2 Gemstone Mine.

I try to stay away from the creatures with more than 1 toughness. In order to successfully run them with Clamp you have to have extra sac engines, and it just makes the deck worse.

My creature base:
12 Kobolds
4 Tinder Wall
2 Xantid Swarm

18 creatures seems fine, and they all work nicely with Clamp. Also, I run Wheel of Fortune so Tinder Wall really helps there.

I've been thinking of this new card from Betrayers:
Enshrined Memories XG
Sorcery
Reveal the top X card of your library. Put all creature cards revealed this way into your hand, and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Does it deserve a spot?

Hey, I'm new to Type 1, thought I would pick up this deck because I'm on a budget. (We play 10 proxies)

Have you arrived at an optimal build yet? Should you splash Red or Blue? Right now my list looks like this:

4 Bayou
1 Gaea's Cradle
1 Tolarian Academy
7 SoLoMoxen
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
4 ESG
1 Lotus Petal

12 Kobolds
4 Ornithopter

1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
2 Diabolic Intent
1 Crop Rotation
1 Yawg. Will
3 Skullclamp
4 Glimpse of Nature
4 Dark Ritual
2 Reaping the Graves
3 Duress
2 Tendrils of Agony

I could use some help though, I'm new to T1. I tested this against Oath and a single Force of Will was enough to beat this deck...

I'm new to Type 1, and I heard Kobold-Clamp is a good Budget deck (With 10 proxies). Here's the list I found online:

4 Bayou
2 Thran Quarry
4 Elvish Spirit Guide
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Mana Crypt
1 Lotus Petal
1 Black Lotus
5 Moxen

4 Ornithopter
4 Kobolds of Kher Keep
4 Crimson Kobolds
4 Crookshank Kobolds

1 Brain Freeze
1 Tendrils of Agony

1 Yawgmoth's Will
2 No Rest for the Wicked

3 Culling of the Week
4 Dark Ritual
3 Diabolic Intent
1 Demonic Tutor

4 Glimpse of Nature
4 Skullclamp

Alright, so the engine is Glimpse + Skullclamp + Kobolds. You gain tons of mana and draw tons of cards, and finish off with Tendrils/Brain Freeze.

Is this the optimal list?