Is Ebony Owl really that good? It seems like playing lands negates its efficiency. For it, you really need Howling Mine. Is it that reliable to get it AND Mine AND Stasis AND Root Maze AND Forbidden City?

StasisMan's build seems like the best current version to me. However, FoWs seem to kill you, as do other early counterspells. I think you need some way of accelerating mana (Chrome Mox? Lotus Petal?) so you can get Stasis out before they draw into an FoW/get enough mana for a Leak or CSpell.

This deck is hit or miss. You either get the combo out, or you die hard.