"Why is the picture Armada Wu- OH GOD"

i can't look at the decklist without laughing! also, you might prefer Read the Bones over Pilfered Plans .

I might, though I wanted a picture of someone with the look of disgust somewhere in the deck... also the mill bit has been a fun way to screw with an opponent's scry or make sure I'm not seeing the creature I charmed again.

I think drop 1 thoughtseize for a pilfered plans. Card advantage can be key.

@Demarge:

I playtested against yours and you are a slight favorite game 1. After that it's about 50/50. Nice build!

Here's the deck I used to playtest against yours

If your worried about Elspeth, Sun's Champion getting hit with kill target PW spells, why even bother running Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver or even Jace, Memory Adept in the mainboard over Elspeth, Sun's Champion ? You mentioned your meta, and I undertsand that Elspeth cost's 6cmc which is a lot more than Ashiok's 3cmc but really, if they are going to have an answer for a PW, whether it's their creatures just trampling over it or direct kill PW spells, it's gonna happen either way, I'd suggest siding out all the copies of Memory Adept and Ashiok in favor of 3x Elspeth, Sun's Champion I think you will find the change to be better, as you go to top deck, scry, card draw, don't you find yourself searching your brain for the answers that should be in your deck, and what are the cards that come to mind; Supreme Verdict , Detention Sphere , Hero's Downfall , and your best win-con Elspeth, Sun's Champion . +1

Yeah at a gpt i decided to put the ling and her into the mainboard by taking out the Doom Blade and Dimir Charm , it worked quite well, then again I faced against mostly the mirror, in the future I think the deck would need more hate for the mirror rather than more threats for it's sb plan.

Though atm I'm toying with The Garrison of Boros as my standard deck, I often need to swap to a more proactive deck as a breather to allow me to more effectively change my control strategy.