Battle of Wits

I love Battle of Wits and I have played it in Standard every time it's been legal.  When M12 came out I told Phil Solem that if 'Wits was reprinted I would play it every week. Well, it took a year, but here it is in M13.  I have been playing the deck and I think I'm getting close. Here's the current build:

U/B Battle of Wits

4 Battle of Wits
4 Diabolic Tutor
4 Sign in Blood
4 Barter in Blood
4 Murder
4 Snapcaster Mage
4 Essence Scatter
3 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
4 Mana Leak
1 Consecrated Sphinx
4 Amass the Components
4 Forbidden Alchemy
3 Skinrender
4 Bloodgift Demon
4 Increasing Ambition
4 Phyrexian Rager (Matt Bolf, for those in the know)
4 Despise
4 Tragic Slip
3 Black Sun's Zenith
3 Life's Finale
4 Vampire Nighthawk
4 Go for the Throat
2 Rune Scarred Demon
3 Manalith
3 Vessel of Endless Rest
4 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Karn Liberated
1 Grave Titan
3 Curse of Death's Hold
1 Sever the Bloodline
4 Tribute to Hunger
4 Liliana of the Veil
4 Duress
4 Think Twice
4 Ponder
4 Gitaxian Probe
3 Negate
2 Dissipate
4 Merfolk Looter
3 Phyrexian Metamorph
3 Dungeon Geists
2 Wurmcoil Engine
2 Encrust
2 Jace Memory Adept
1 Gristlebrand
2 Pristine Talisman
4 Dead Weight
4 Enduring Wilds
3 Nephalia Drownyard
4 Ghost Quarter
4 Drowned Catacombs
3 Darkslick Shores
37 Island
37 Swamp

My sb is basically pooper right now.  It's mostly an anti-control package. The card I like the best is Ravenous Rats.  I also have Tormod's Crypt there (never sided in yet) and the rest is in flux.



Presently, I'm at 245 cards. I'm low on cards compared to the other Battle decks in the area, but I actually want to get it down to 240.  I will post a tournament report later, but if you have questions about any of the cards or the quantity of some cards, please ask.  In a couple cases, I played less than 4 of a card because I don"t own 4.  Other times, it was probably a card that I don't want to see every game.  Until later, make every game of Magic a "battle of wits!"