Thanks, all. I haven't taken it to an FNM yet (mostly because the hobby shop nearest to me isn't running them yet), but my goal was to make a more reliable deck based on an inherently unstable card. @Dacenguy - I've always really enjoyed UR, for lots of reasons (hell, red and blue are an aesthetically pleasing combination). Redirect is almost always a dead draw for me, because there are few excellent targets for it in my meta, but it's not a bad idea. Reverberate, on the other hand, is potentially back-breaking for my opponent. It's cheap, and even if it only copies a lightning bolt... that's still devastating. A little pricey, though. Thanks for the comment!
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Thanks for the feedback! @Burado - I agree that nihil stone is useless if I've already got the combo active, but I've had plenty of games in which I've burned their hands out and have no other way to hurt them. Now, if I had a little cash, I'd like to use Guul Draz Specter and Nyxathid to finish an opponent after I've burned their hand out. Kederekt Parasite would be a little off theme, but it's certainly good enough. The cumulative damage might end up making a back up plan unnecessary. @Javed - I hope my list is helpful! It's far from perfect, and when I built this deck, Barbed Shocker was extended legal. However, Time Spiral rotated, and that just means there's room for the other options I mentioned above. Hypnotic Specter is a classic discard staple, (random discard > any other form of discard), but you have to connect his damage somehow, whereas Liliana's Specter only needs to resolve. Also, Hippie is expensive. Good luck, and happy brewing!
Sedraxis is the classic three drop for any Grixis deck.. thanks for the suggestion! (though this is a list using stuff I have on hand.)