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Daily bump.  Thanks guys, you are getting me towards completion of this deck a lot faster than I had anticipated!

We might be able to work something out.  I have two, and I'm definitely interested in V-Clique

To be honest, I like putting my own spin on thing.  I like utilizing things in different ways from other people.  I also like bringing out decks that people don't know quite what to expect.  Not to say I don't look to others for inspiration, but I enjoy my own flavor.

Foundry Street Denizen seems pretty solid, I think I'll probably replace BTE with him, and see how it goes.

I have the fourth Zealot, and the rest will probably go to the Denizens mentioned earlier.

Good point.  I'll probably choose to run more removal with the spots occupied by madcap right now.

Here's the thing about Nykthos:  Being that almost all of my mana costs are R, and that Nykthos is legendary, I am very hesitant to run it 4x.  Early game, it's basically a dead draw, and god forbid I get two of them early on.  Basically, it can't do anything for me until at least turn three, but more realistically, turn four or five.  Maybe two, but for this build, four seems pretty dangerous.

TCG Mid is about $13.

Unfortunately, your tradelist just doesn't have much that is equivalent in value to a Marsh Flats.  Most people aren't keen on trading down their fetches.

To be honest, they don't really work that well in either build.  Without other faeries to boost their ability, you'll have a hard time getting any actual value out of them.  You'd be better off running actual counters as it stands.

First thing you should know, is that Primeval Titan is banned in EDH, so none of your friends should be playing it all.

Another thing to note:  Emrakul has protection from colored spells, not creatures, or enchantments, etc.  Spells are just things that haven't fully resolved yet.  Heck, you can even cast an Oblivion Ring to get rid of him.

Now onto the deck:

The thing that really strikes me is that your commander seems to only be there for his colors.  I would really recommend putting in some things to really help make the most of his abilities.  Here are a few suggestions for that:

Soul Warden / Soul's Attendant - Cheap cards that can net you a lot of life, and a lot of triggers to draw cards and whittle away your opponent's life.

Vizkopa Guildmage/Sanguine Bond/Exquisite Blood - Exquisite Blood plus any of the other two forms an infinite combo, and can win the game right then and there.  There's no reason not to run all three of these cards.

Sun Droplet - Pretty much a free Oloro trigger every turn.

Well of Lost Dreams - Lets you draw at least two extra cards every turn.

Crawlspace - You don't have many blockers.  Limit how many things can attack you.

Phyrexian Rebirth - Boardwipe that leaves you with a (usually) pretty sizable creature.

Counterspell - You're in blue.  Play it.

Pristine Talisman - Mana rock that nets you triggers for your general, and can even pay to activate them!

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I will warn you, having only 8 creatures in your deck is a huge liability.  I see that you're trying to go in a different direction, but I'm not seeing much in the way of wincons for you.

Nykthos definitely has a place here.  I'm torn between Pacifism and Arrest.  I think Arrest might honestly be the better option, unless I end up splashing red, in which case chained to the rocks will be my go to.

But Blind Obendience has the added benefits of being an enchantment, harder to remove, and gives me the extort ability.  I've already got 22 creatures in this build, which I feel is plenty.

1.) I should be able to outpace a few bramblecrushes with this, same with golgari charm.  Detention Sphere presents a slightly bigger problem, while thoughtseize and duress are probably the biggest issues.  Maybe throw in some Auramancers for recursion?

2.) I'm not limited to just attacking with one big dude.  Creatures are rather plentiful in this deck, and are also pretty easy to stack them in case of mass removal.  Also, saving the God's Willing for the right moment can be a life-saver.

3.) Nobody plays Orzhov in my local meta, so I have never had the displeasure of facing that particular critter.  That's also where the potential splash comes into play, so I have more options (at least in the sideboard).  At this moment, I'm thinking red is the way to go for Boros Charm, Chained to the Rocks, and some burn in the sideboard for this kind of problem.

I think you pretty much sold me on a red splash.  It doesn't hurt that I already have the temples and shocks in boros colors, either.

I'd also be willing to trade for pretty much any or all of those.