I don't know man not feeling the heavy black in this last, I cannot co-sign Dark Confidant as your draw engine. Care to elaborate on how you concluded this as your best option? Have you tested this alot? TfK is strictly better IMO.

I've tested it quite a bit and have found that Dark Confidant is an excellent draw engine. Maybe it's just personal preference, but I would rather be drawing an extra card each turn over the length of a game then drawing three cards once. Not to mention he is a creature so I can get a little extra damage in each turn. That's made a difference in a few games. I haven't actually tested Thirst For Knowledge though, so I am definitely going to do that.

You're light on counterspells which I see as a problem, discard doesn't really equal counterspells so you're not exactly compensating by using 4x Duress and 3x Mind Twist. Cut 1 Mind Twist at least for a 4th Drain and Mana Crypt is an auto-include if you're running Mind Twist (it's probably an auto-include anyway).

I agree with you on the counterspell issue, but the problem is, I only own three Mana Drains. What if I ran a lone Pyroblast in it's place? As for Mana Crypt, I am reluctant to include it in the deck because what if I go infinite and the flips kill me? Has that ever been a problem for you?

Repeal is nice but I'd go for some variety. Instead of 3x Repeal, 1x Chain of Vapor how about 2x Repeal, 1x Echoing Truth and 1x Hurkyll's Recall? Chain of Vapor can be completely uncastable in certain situations, Echoing Truth can save your ass against Ichorid and Hurkyll's Recall is just the best all around bounce spell you can ask for.

Again, I am reluctant to lower the number of repeals. I need those to bounce my Dark Confidant, in case I go infinite. Although I do like the idea of replacing Chain of Vapor with Echoing Truth. That could probably help me in a lot of matchups.

If nothing else you could do to drop the Academy Ruins for Vampric Tutor and - 1 Sensei's - 2 Mind Twist - 1 Chain of Vapor for the Goyfs.

Thanks for the advice!

Also Sundering Titan kinda sucks. He really needs to be backed up with a denial strategy (at least a Strip Mine???). He'll get chump blocked or eaten by an opposing DSC more times then you'd like to think.

Yeah, I don't run Sundering Titan in the deck anymore. Lately I've been using Inkwell Leviathan. I just forgot to update the list

The United Nations have prohibited me from posting the list. They have countless hours of research under their belt and predict a global internet meltdown if my list was to be leaked. I have been granted government issue DCI flame retardant deck registration paper and ink just to write the list upon. This is very dangerous and there has even been talk about having the players sign a release form if they come within 859 yards of the deck. 

I put my deck together and it almost caught my table on fire. Is there a fire station close to the venue? We might need to have them on speed dial due to the extreme amount of heat my deck produces.