While mana rocks and cards like Jet Medallion and Bontu's Monument help, it still takes a while for you to set up
The only downside to this particular deck is that its hard to upgrade it into a really competitive one as Amber/Sapphire is not a particularly strong ink combination right now
1 Point: Channel, Counterspell, Dark Ritual, Mana Vault, Mox Emerald, Mox Pearl
At the time, the three sets of Tempest, Stronghold, Exodus were known as the Rath Block, named after the plane of Rath where it took place
Rasaad yn Bashir Theres also Rasaad yn Bashir, which actually has a bonus of doubling your creatures toughness when it attacks (assuming you currently have initiative)