Sparki

Helix pinnacle has shroud. Gilde bairn cannot target it. Use everflowing chalice instead and get 100 charge counters on it, then add it to helix.

No prob. :D Also, check out Winds of Change. It's a mixed blessing, but it can get you new cards + makes them draw for almost nothing + works well with runeflare trap.

Niv-Mizzet + Curiosity/ Ophidians eye is an infinite damage combo.

Patron Wizard....? D:

It's actually pretty consistant, as there's more counterspells in it than you might expect. I do own this deck. Cost me like $12.

Also, eater of days works well with trickbind and stifle.

You can phase out the dreadnaught for 1 blue with vision charm, and it comes back normally.

Try Priests of Titania or Wirewood Pride?

I have a very similar blue/black deck with 0 casting cost artifacts (Memnite, Ornithoptor, Zuran Orb, Bauble, Walkers, Shield Shpere) With Culling the Weak + Dark Rits and Ad nauseam. Also runs retract for 1 blue, pulling all my artifacts back to be recasted :D. Win condition is Tendrils of Agony

Apparently not, lol

Tempered steel?

Mogg Maniac is much cheaper than stuffy, if you're going for that one hit kill. Spitemares work well too.

Perhaps try Mercy Killing? Gets them more creatures, and deals with the bigger/problematic ones.

My ScepterChant runs dawn charm as the "Holy Day" as the counter ability stops spells countering you as well. I also run Fire/ice for damage and a small amount of control/ Card advantage.

Interesting deck, I'll give you that. I did however, draw 5 starting hands, and got no land grants, nor any moxes, or the single land.

I'm saying it must've been a pretty bad counter deck, Lol.

A blue counter deck running Jace let that go through? >_>

Animate dead on Phage, then use Angel's Grace so you can't die from it.

Enlightened tutors are like 9 bucks a piece.

No Fireblast?