Welder Control (Unpowered only)

[Wolfpack693]

Hey guys/gals,

I just need help tinkering out my deck for a non powered T1 tourney in a couple weeks. Here's my current build and any help with it would be just great.  Trying to figure out what to do about Thirst for knowledge since blue got fugged up again.

Artifacts
Chrome Mox
Sol Ring
Grim Monolith
Chalice of the Void x3
Crucible of Worlds
Trinisphere
Uba Mask
Smokestack
Mindslaver

Creatures
Sundering Titan
Pentavus
Goblin Welder x4

Instants
Misdirection x3
Thirst for Knowledge
Intuition
Gifts Ungiven
Brainstorm
Echoing Truth
Chain Vapor
Rack and Ruin
Mystical Tutor
Impulse x2
Stifle x3
Vampiric Tutor

Sorceries
Demonic Tutor
Tinker

Enchantment
Fastbond

Lands
Wasteland x4
Stripmine
Ancient Tomb x4
Gemstone Mine x4
City of Brass x4
Seat of Synod x2
Great Furnace x2
Tolarian Academy

Sideboard
Force of Will x4
Echoing truth x2
Triskekion
Mindslaver
Sundering Titan
Rack and Ruin
Tormod's Crypt x3
Red Elemental Blast
Blue Elemental Blast

Take a look see.  I haven't played in a while so I don't know whats out there as far as decks. Last time I played was when GAT, Stacks, TPS, and welder were running the show. Thanks

Oh in my area they run fish, stacks.  However i've never matched up against ichorid, or tarmygoyf ( however you spell it). Are there any nonpowered beastly decks that i should be aware of that could drop me?  And if i see ichorid and goyf out how do i best deal with them.
 

[xouman]

I have little idea about unpowered environments, but Ichorid is the best unpowered deck where I play. Also BG or BUG (confidants, tarmos) could be painful, and goblins maybe. In order to face Ichorid I'd go to pithing needle (bazaar), mogg fanatic (in order to destroy bridges, but also useful against confidants, welders, vendilions...)

One question: why do you play Misirection instead Fow? And why playing chalice if there are no moxes around? If you play a chalice of 1 you are playing out 10 of your cards. Also Fastbond does not convince me in this deck...

[Wolfpack693]

I like having an early lockdown on an opponent even if i have to hurt myself a bit.  Rocking chalices at 0,1,2 usually ends most peoples days.  Plus i have bounce when im ready to go off.  As far as Misdirections, I like them more than counters for the main reasons: Anti-counter and Misdirecting targets.  MisD cabal therapy, targeting bounce spells or even graveyard targets.  It just seems like a way better Force in my opinion.  Yeah the fastbond is kinda wack.  I'd figure more mana acceleration the better since i am running nonbasics that get me any color.  Basically the main idea is set chalices, play crucible strip, trin, titan/slaver/pentavus.  Its a potato mash welder deck.