the one thing you need to consider when play Maelstrom wander is when I pay 8 mana will I hit dead drop cascades and counter's usually are but ones like Delay Spelljack and Spell Crumple are not.

@Eric1827: Thanks for the input. I do consider dead draws, they are the worst thing that can happen, and I should probably be looking for more ways to stack the library. I don't agree that changing the counterspell base is the answer, though. Delay is a neat trick but could cause me to be a non threat for two turns and I only gain one cascade out of it. Spelljack is expensive, I would be trading out a more useful card for another cascade gamble. Switching it out for Bribery would be fairly equal, but I would rather steal a card of my choice from an opponent. Spell Crumple is already in, and it is a dead draw, but one of the few ways to put a Commander out of a players reach. Besides, if I have the mana to recast Maelstrom Wanderer next turn, I might just counter him myself and do it again.

I have found a card that can stack your deck for you try out Scroll Rack

sorry didn't see that there nvm.

Thanks for looking Eric1827.

After some trials with Brainstorm ; Ancestral Knowledge ; and Dream Cache , I've come to these conclusions:

Brainstorm : Aside from it already being known as a strong cantrip, using it to place a pair of cards for cascading that you happened to draw early is helpful.Verdict: IN

Ancestral Knowledge : Wow, digging 10 cards deep before casting Maelstrom Wanderer is amazing. You technically only need one additional mana to use this, since you can cast it the turn before then pay it's upkeep once. Also, the added ability of removing cards that aren't going to help in this match is awesome. Verdict: IN

Dream Cache : This sorcery speed brainstorm at triple the cost is very underwhelming. I can't justify it's existence.Verdict: EXILED

excuse me I believe that is not how cumulative upkeep works.each upkeep it gains an Age counter and then you pay the cost for every Age counter on the card. If i remember right

Allow me to clarify Eric1827,

I cast Ancestral Knowledge the turn before I plan on casting Maelstrom Wanderer . I then need the eight mana to cast Maelstrom Wanderer plus one additional mana for the first cumulative upkeep of Ancestral Knowledge . After I have cascaded, I can either keep the Ancestral Knowledge around, or sacrifice it and shuffle my library.

looks nice especially with the two stacking artifacts i.e. rack and top.