I know some people don't care much about the storylines in the Magic: The Gathering Universe but I can't help but feel that this is really fascinating. After looking through sets like Antiquities and the Urza Sets involving the War between Urza and Mishra I can't help but feel that there is a connection between Urza and Leonardo da Vinci.
The design of the Ornithopter that Urza invented was inspired by da Vinci's early 15th Century designs of the flying machine. There could also be a connection with Urza's brother Mishra being similiar to da Vinci as well perhaps Mishra was like Michaelangelo the man who painted the ceiling of the Sistene Chapel who kept secret messages. Their deep fascination with artifacts was inspired by da Vinci's designs of inventions way ahead of his time.
The real issue here is that even though the U.S. is pumping more oil, the price still keeps going up due to the state of events in the Middle East and possibly that we now have Terrorist Organizations like Iran seizing a monopoly on the Oil Market especially shutting down the Strait of Hormuz.
The price of oil in the UK is probably still and always has been about $8-9 a gallon and now Obama thinks it's okay to have European Gas prices over here in the U.S.? Seriously? Even Dr. Chu the Secretary of Energy admits that he doesn't own a car yet they think higher gas is good for the economy? It isn't.
I'm voting for Romney this year, this is ridiculous. I would've went with Gingrich instead but there's no way he's going to win the race with the rate he's going with. -___-
And yes, Bush and Obama are to blame for the erosion of our freedoms...
Quote from Washington Post »
Even as we pass judgment on countries we consider unfree, Americans remain confident that any definition of a free nation must include their own — the land of free. Yet, the laws and practices of the land should shake that confidence. In the decade since Sept. 11, 2001, this country has comprehensively reduced civil liberties in the name of an expanded security state. The most recent example of this was the National Defense Authorization Act, signed Dec. 31, which allows for the indefinite detention of citizens. At what point does the reduction of individual rights in our country change how we define ourselves?
Please remember to include a summary of the article you'be linked to. -Viricide
Yes, we have a Nazi Lobby... Try to wrap that around your head.
Quote from Yahoo News »
A member of the American Nazi Party has joined the ranks of lobbyists on Capitol Hill.
John Bowles, 55, said his official status as a lobbyist was something the 53-year-old party planned to "try out for the first time and see if it flies."
"I always tell my fellow Americans that they need to practice their constitutional rights or their rights will one day be eroded," he said. "Lobbying is one way to do that, to try to get your point across to the elected officials in Congress."
Bowles said some of the key issues he hopes to speak with lawmakers about include ballot access, unemployment, immigration and budgets.
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It's a known fact that higher gas prices hurts economic growth, and it's clear that Obama's Economic Agenda is based more on European Economic Policies than that of American Economic Policies. This is proof that Romney deserves to win the White House instead of Obama this year...
The National Average of Gas is about $3.70 a gallon right now and depending on how things are in the Middle East it could spike up drastically, but even worse is that Obama's Energy Policies could make it even worse. The rejection of the Keystone Pipeline, how the White House Secretary of Energy is Anti-Energy for America, and much more.
We can still take action on this by going to this website:
I'd love to add in Possessed Portal in here, only problem is If I cast a Shape Anew and end up getting it out when I don't want it. Plus I would need an infinite sack outlet to get around Possessed Portal to keep the Prison Lock going but what to make it work ya know? :/
Definitely want to run Pili-Pala to combo with Grand Architect for infinite mana but it might not work that well in this deck. I thought I could get infinite mana with Rings of Brighthearth with Basalt Monolith and Voltaic Key but it turns out it doesn't work, I actually checked with some friends of mine about.
As long as Justin Bieber doesn't play Marty McFly in the Remake then hopefully it won't be that bad. But knowing Hollywood it's probably going to be as bad as the Footloose remake I can already tell...
I was surprised to learn that this game got localized. Weiβ Schwarz seemed to have more interest from what I'd seen at conventions last year.
Well the source material for WeiB Schwarz is pretty pathetic to garner any interest in conventions IMO. It's mainly based off of Modern Non-Shonen Jump Anime/Manga series which I could really care less about now If they gave us source material based off of popular 80's and 90's Anime/Manga then sign me up.
This deck basically has a few win conditions, the most common one being with Mycosynth Lattice, Darksteel Forge, and Nevinyrral's Disk to attempt to wipe half of your opponent's board by Turn 5 or 6 and continuously swing with Arcum Dagsson for 21 General damage until the Opponent concedes.
Remember I'm on a budget with this deck so If I can't afford a specific card I will need a cheaper alternative to run for it. Other than that I did manage to get most of the cards for this deck, I'm still working on trying to get the $10-15 cards for this deck so yeah.
The GOP gave up a long time ago before they even tried anything, now we have a single political party Government with the Democrats and that means that Obama has secured victory for a 2nd term in Office. What now is the U.S. Government going to get rid of the Republican Party altogether and fundamentally change the way Congress works with only 1 political party?
Wow, just wow. I have never seen a Government this dysfunctional in all my life, and the fact that the GOP just went out and gave up without a fight when Santorum called it quits is just unbelievable. We might as well just forget about the upcoming Election since Obama has it in the bag. The GOP knew this election mattered to the country but they sold themselves out and gave up, maybe a brokered convention is what's needed I dunno...
Definitely trying to stay on budget with this deck with the cards I already own right now and what I can get for cheap later. But yeah basically beatface with Edric and your Elves for the win. I've been considering on running Laboratory Maniac as another win con I suppose.
I'm actually building this EDH/Commander deck for a friend of mine that would be interested in playing it and since I've nearly finished 2 Commander decks I wanted to go budget on a 3rd one since I spent alot of money on the last 2 decks I have right now. I figured since Elves are usually pretty cheap to build somewhat I figured why not try it in Commander as well?
Sheldon Menery and others have been strongly suggesting a ban for Sol Ring in both 1 vs. 1 Commander and Multiplayer Commander and If that's the case then what would be a solid replacement for it in decks that need mana accel as a mana rock that isn't banned?
Lotus Petal seems good but it only produces 1 mana instead of 2 for 1 or 0 mana cost and it hits the graveyard after being used. Darksteel Ingot would be too slow since it costs 3 mana to cast, other than that do you guys have any ideas for a good replacement for Sol Ring in EDH?
To drop it's price down they could've just made a functional reprint of it like what Wizards did when they stopped printing Wrath of God in favor of Day of Judgment.
The design of the Ornithopter that Urza invented was inspired by da Vinci's early 15th Century designs of the flying machine. There could also be a connection with Urza's brother Mishra being similiar to da Vinci as well perhaps Mishra was like Michaelangelo the man who painted the ceiling of the Sistene Chapel who kept secret messages. Their deep fascination with artifacts was inspired by da Vinci's designs of inventions way ahead of his time.
The price of oil in the UK is probably still and always has been about $8-9 a gallon and now Obama thinks it's okay to have European Gas prices over here in the U.S.? Seriously? Even Dr. Chu the Secretary of Energy admits that he doesn't own a car yet they think higher gas is good for the economy? It isn't.
I'm voting for Romney this year, this is ridiculous. I would've went with Gingrich instead but there's no way he's going to win the race with the rate he's going with. -___-
And yes, Bush and Obama are to blame for the erosion of our freedoms...
Please remember to include a summary of the article you'be linked to. -Viricide
Yes, we have a Nazi Lobby... Try to wrap that around your head.
Please remember to provide a summary of the article you're linking. -Viricide
It's a known fact that higher gas prices hurts economic growth, and it's clear that Obama's Economic Agenda is based more on European Economic Policies than that of American Economic Policies. This is proof that Romney deserves to win the White House instead of Obama this year...
The National Average of Gas is about $3.70 a gallon right now and depending on how things are in the Middle East it could spike up drastically, but even worse is that Obama's Energy Policies could make it even worse. The rejection of the Keystone Pipeline, how the White House Secretary of Energy is Anti-Energy for America, and much more.
We can still take action on this by going to this website:
http://www.americanenergyalliance.org/
I also had these cards in mind to throw in this deck:
* Platinum Angel + Swiftfoot Boots or Lightning Greaves with Darksteel Forge out is pretty funny.
* Culling Scales + Darksteel Forge + Mycosynth Lattice = Continuous Spine of Ish Sah that destroys permanents.
* Worldslayer + Darksteel Forge + Mycosynth Lattice = Another win-con other than Nevinyarrl's Disk.
* Summoning Station + Mycosynth Lattice = Infinite search with Arcum for a Prison Lock.
* Kill Switch + Icy Manipulator = Another Prison Lock.
* Myr Welder + Nevinyrral's Disk in Graveyard = Continuous board wipe.
Definitely want to run Pili-Pala to combo with Grand Architect for infinite mana but it might not work that well in this deck. I thought I could get infinite mana with Rings of Brighthearth with Basalt Monolith and Voltaic Key but it turns out it doesn't work, I actually checked with some friends of mine about.
Well the source material for WeiB Schwarz is pretty pathetic to garner any interest in conventions IMO. It's mainly based off of Modern Non-Shonen Jump Anime/Manga series which I could really care less about now If they gave us source material based off of popular 80's and 90's Anime/Manga then sign me up.
Other than that I will say this:
Cardfight!! Vanguard > WeiB Schwarz
1 Trinket Mage
1 Fabricate
1 Reshape
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Artificer's Intuition
1 Kuldotha Forgemaster
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Mind Stone
1 Drift of Phantasms
1 Ethereal Usher
1 Darksteel Forge
1 Mycosynth Lattice
1 Nevinyrral's Disk
1 Oblivion Stone
1 Possessed Portal
1 Spine of Ish Sah
1 Sundering Titan
1 Winter Orb
1 Time Stretch
1 Brittle Effigy
1 Counterspell
1 Stoic Rebuttal
1 Deprive
1 Spell Crumple
1 Hinder
1 Muddle the Mixture
1 Dissipate
1 Desertion
1 Spelljack
1 Forbid
1 Foil
1 Scarecrone
1 Myr Retriever
1 Junk Diver
1 Epochrasite
1 Elixir of Immortality
1 Sol Ring
1 Mox Opal
1 Thran Dynamo
1 Basalt Monolith
1 Caged Sun
1 Extraplanar Lens
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Millikin
1 Alloy Myr
1 Vedalken Engineer
1 Etherium Sculptor
1 Silver Myr
1 Plague Myr
1 Palladium Myr
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Voltaic Key
1 Clock of Omens
1 Dross Scorpion
1 Thousand-Year Elixir
1 Spellskite
1 Master Transmuter
1 Copper Gnomes
1 Shimmer Myr
1 Myr Sire
1 Sculpting Steel
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Nuisance Engine
1 Summoning Station
1 Inkmoth Nexus
1 Seat of the Synod
1 Darksteel Citadel
1 Urza's Factory
1 Mishra's Factory
1 Dread Statuary
1 Stalking Stones
1 Svyelunite Temple
1 Crystal Vein
1 Hall of the Bandit Lord
1 Tolaria West
1 Buried Ruin
1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
1 Reliquary Tower
As you can tell I'm kind of on a budget with this deck, the main cards I have trouble getting for this deck are Vedalken Shackles, Power Artifact, Blinkmoth Nexus, Inkmoth Nexus, Vesuva, Pact of Negation, Force of Will, Jace, the Mind Sculptor, and possibly a few others. Any budget alternatives I could use instead are greatly appreciated.
This deck basically has a few win conditions, the most common one being with Mycosynth Lattice, Darksteel Forge, and Nevinyrral's Disk to attempt to wipe half of your opponent's board by Turn 5 or 6 and continuously swing with Arcum Dagsson for 21 General damage until the Opponent concedes.
Remember I'm on a budget with this deck so If I can't afford a specific card I will need a cheaper alternative to run for it. Other than that I did manage to get most of the cards for this deck, I'm still working on trying to get the $10-15 cards for this deck so yeah.
Wow, just wow. I have never seen a Government this dysfunctional in all my life, and the fact that the GOP just went out and gave up without a fight when Santorum called it quits is just unbelievable. We might as well just forget about the upcoming Election since Obama has it in the bag. The GOP knew this election mattered to the country but they sold themselves out and gave up, maybe a brokered convention is what's needed I dunno...
1 Llanowar Elves
1 Fyndhorn Elves
1 Priest of Titania
1 Elvish Archdruid
1 Boreal Druid
1 Fyndhorn Elder
1 Joiner Adept
1 Wirewood Channeler
1 Elvish Harbinger
1 Heritage Druid
1 Arbor Elf
1 Wood Elves
1 Vernal Bloom
1 Heartbeat of Spring
1 Wellwisher
1 Essence Warden
1 Wurm's Tooth
1 Venser's Journal
1 Claws of Gix
1 Timberwatch Elf
1 Elvish Champion
1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
1 Drove of Elves
1 Heedless One
1 Joraga Warcaller
1 Imperious Perfect
1 Wirewood Pride
1 Elvish Vanguard
1 Titania's Chosen
1 Alpha Status
1 Coat of Arms
1 Eldrazi Monument
1 Overrun
1 Door of Destinies
1 Future Sight
1 War Tax
1 Call to the Kindred
1 Copy Enchantment
1 Copy Artifact
1 Tradewind Rider
1 Tidespout Tyrant
1 Counterspell
1 Spell Crumple
1 Voidslime
1 Pemmin's Aura
1 Vitalize
1 Cackling Counterpart
1 Rite of Replication
1 Asceticism
1 Seeker of Skybreak
1 Skullclamp
1 Slate of Ancestry
1 Regal Force
1 Primordial Sage
1 Greater Good
1 Momentous Fall
1 Blue Sun's Zenith
1 Distant Melody
1 Wirewood Herald
1 Green Sun's Zenith
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Canopy Cover
1 Shielding Plax
20 Forest
10 Island
1 Wirewood Lodge
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Evolving Wilds
Definitely trying to stay on budget with this deck with the cards I already own right now and what I can get for cheap later. But yeah basically beatface with Edric and your Elves for the win. I've been considering on running Laboratory Maniac as another win con I suppose.
I'm actually building this EDH/Commander deck for a friend of mine that would be interested in playing it and since I've nearly finished 2 Commander decks I wanted to go budget on a 3rd one since I spent alot of money on the last 2 decks I have right now. I figured since Elves are usually pretty cheap to build somewhat I figured why not try it in Commander as well?
Lotus Petal seems good but it only produces 1 mana instead of 2 for 1 or 0 mana cost and it hits the graveyard after being used. Darksteel Ingot would be too slow since it costs 3 mana to cast, other than that do you guys have any ideas for a good replacement for Sol Ring in EDH?