I understand that most of the comments I get suggest I drop BLUE in favor of RED (because RED has the best direct damage). But how badly would GREEN love to have a card that says "pay : Deal 3 damage to any target", BLACK having a card that says ": Destroy target enchanment or artifact", or RED getting ": Counter target spell"...
Here I have 8 TIMs with an ability that is no longer common to BLUE. If I switch to RED what do I have to protect my Death Pits of Rath from a Disenchant? How do I handle Akroma, Angel of Wrath? What becomes my card drawing powerhouse to rival Curiosity?
This deck is a TEMPO deck because in turn 1-2 I can play creatures that win AGGRO match-ups with First Strike, by turn 3-4 I drop a TIM to support the 1-2 drops, and by turn 5 Death Pits of Rath hits the table and then my opponents creatures all die barring Indestructable. That's why this deck works; Once Death Pits of Rath hits the table my weenies usually dominate any uprepared deck despite being small & I can protect my key pieces with Counterspells. As I've stated my biggest problem is any deck that can ramp into Emrakul, the Aeons Torn because he can't be countered and has protection from all colors. On occasion I have trouble out-racing "RED DECK WINS" but not enough that I'd sweat it in Tournament play...
+for those who are new to the game a creature who tapped to deal 1 damage to a target was called a "TIM" because the first creature able to do so Prodigal Sorcerer resembled a character from 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' named TIM
