Dies to Removal

6 cmc is good. That puts it right in Treasure Mage range.

Card: Maze of Ith

Pros:
-you get to fuck with everyone's combat step
-people are less likely to attack you in general
-doesn't cost any mana

Cons:
-you basically miss a land drop the turn you play it

Let's just make a mana base now and not have it count as anyone's picks:
[deck]
1 Command Tower
1 Reflecting Pool
1 Arcane Sanctum
1 Godless Shrine
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Watery Grave
1 Drowned Catacomb
1 Glacial Fortress
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Fetid Heath
1 Sunken Ruins
1 Mystic Gate
1 Azorius Chancery
1 Dimir Aqueduct
1 Orzhov Basilica
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Tolaria West
1 Stip Mine
1 Vesuva
1 Thespian's Stage
1 Academy Ruins
1 Dust Bowl
1 Seat of the Synod
1 Ancient Den
1 Vault of Whispers
6 Island
4 Plains
3 Swamp
[/deck]
38 land. Seem good? We can add fetches or scry lands if we want.

Force of Will and Mana Drain as well if we forget about any kind of budget.

Counterspells are fine. I'm assuming the normal offenders are in demand here? Hinder, Dissipate, Forbid, Spell Crumple, Counterspell, etc?

Sounds like a plan.

Yes or no on counterspells?

Thanks for that.

Wrath of God / Terminus
Pros:
-it's pretty much always VCA in a multi-player game
-we play less creatures than everyone else
-it can kill artifacts if we have sydri out
Cons:
-sometimes requires us to tap out.

Sensei's Divining Top
I don't think I have to explain this. We're playing top.

Counterbalance
Pros:
-broken with top
-our colors give us a lot of tutors for top
Cons
-not great without top

Tezzeret the Seeker
Pros:
-tutors
-mana advantage
-ult can win the game
Cons:
-you usually only get to use him once
-he costs 5 mana

[x] Tallied.

No pic now, since I'm on my phone.
Trinket Mage
Pros:
-provides card advantage
-chump blocks
-gets better the more cards you dedicate to it-you can get a mini toolbox
Cons:
-requires that multiple slots are filled with 1-drop artifacts (aren't that good with sydri)
-doesn't pass the vanilla test

[x] Tallied.