http://deckbox.org/sets/646211

So the idea behind the deck is to not do any damage to the opponent and preferably not to the creatures as well. The question I have is should I use essence scatter over a different counter spell. This is to be a standard deck. I'd like it to be as competitive as possible while still holding to the idea.

Also any other cards that would fit the theme that I'm not thinking of. I know Detention Sphere would work well in here, but I don't have any. Looking to keep this cheap as well.

Thanks for taking the time to think about this.

You could also take this further by not wanting their creatures to go to their graveyard (kind of like dying) by using things like Griptide, Voyage's End, and Sea God's Revenge rather than hard creature counters.

I can see you getting a lot of draws with this deck in standard due to time.

Cyclonic rift and silence would be real nice additions