You guys should really recheck the meta, Gravekeepers, Relinquished, Harpies, and Last Gamble Dester Twister are the only T1 decks, Tea Burn, and Venus are to inconsistent, and statue control doesn't have enough early game to stabilize consistently
Not really since Venus decks run vanilla beaters which can be used with OtC if necessary, and 3 E-Cons are staple. Even starting off with a lone sphere isn't too bad if you run WEG