I think that Reckless Assault is an excellent and under-appreciated card, but it is rather expensive for what its effect, so I have created a new version that is slightly less expensive, as seen, here:

I reduced the casting cost by 1 mana and the cost of the activated ability by 1 life, which I hope has not made this new enchantment too powerful.

I also have created a creature version of the original enchantment, as seen, here:

I made a creature version of reckelss assault, as I am very fond of creatures, and also feel that the original enchantment simply did not do enough, on its own; I contemplated giving the creature lifelink, to provide life for its ability, but I decided that that likely would have made it too powerful.

What does everyone else say, about these cards? Do you believe that I did a good job, with them? I would certainly appreciate any feedback that anyone here has to offer.

This year is the 30th anniversary of Portrait of an American Family, the debut album by Marilyn Manson. Marilyn Manson was a performer and shock artist in the same vein as Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie (and has toured with both of them, as well), with a fearsome appearance, elaborate live performances, and dark and creepy music that features horror-themed lyrics. Many people complained about the content of the music, stating that it was a corrupting influence on the youth of the nation, and responsible for acts of violence that occurred around the time of its release, but such complaints did little to deter the album's popularity, helping to establish Manson as the next major shock rocker, following in the footsteps of Alice Cooper and White Zombie (Rob Zombie had not yet started his solo career, at that time).

The songs of the album are in an industrial metal style, very similar to that of Ministry or White Zombie, and Manson sings lyrics that focus equally on fantastic horror and on relevant social issues (such as abortion, as mentioned in Get Your Gunn), drug addiction (Dope Hat), or sexual abuse (Cake and Sodomy), making it an ideal album for angsty youth who were feeling disaffected and directionless in life. I, myself, have been a fan of Manson for many years, and I appreciate his talent for horror and theatricality, so I certainly am very glad that I discovered his music, during my adolescent years, when I was still lacking in confidence and uncertain about my life, as the music allowed me to escape and feel more comfortable and confident, with myself.

I dearly hope that Manson did something, earlier, this year, to commemorate the anniversary of his debut album, since that milestone definitely should be commemorated. What does everyone else say, about this subject? How do you feel about this year being the 30th anniversary of Marilyn Manson's debut album?

Noxid05, I shall need to observe how frequently I use Greed, and how other players respond to it, so I shall keep it, in my deck, for the present moment.

This year is the 20th anniversary of The Incredibles, Pixar animation studios' sixth feature film, and their first to feature a cast comprised entirely of human characters; previous films by Pixar typically featured non-human beings as the main characters, with humans making only brief appearances, if they appeared, at all, because the technology with which the films were made was not yet sufficiently advanced to portray humans in a realistic manner, but The Incredibles was finally able to do so, and in a way in which the characters' faces were not creepy or unsettling.

The story of the movie focuses on a family of superheroes, each of whom has their own distinct personality and abilities, and some viewers have even stated that The Incredibles is "the best Fantastic Four movie, ever," because of how well-written each character is. The story presents the idea of superheroes being forbidden by the government from doing heroic deeds, a premise that fictional stories have now explored numerous times, but was still a relatively new and subversive idea, when this movie was released, and how the superheroes handled living under that rule. There are numerous other superheroes in the movie, but the story focuses primarily on the Parr family (i.e., the titular "Incredibles"), which allows each member to feel like their own character, without losing focus on the plot, which itself manages to feel intense and gripping, without being too dark and grim.

The Incredibles is one of my favorite Pixar films, as I have always been a fan of superheroes, so I enjoyed this film, very much, and I do hope that either Disney or Pixar did something to commemorate this anniversary, as it would have been a shame if they did not. What does everyone else say, about this? How do you feel about this year being the 20th anniversary of The Incredibles?

I have a copy of Greed in my Liesa, Shroud of Dusk EDH deck, because that enchantment is such an amazing resource in that deck, but I am contemplating replacing that card with one of two other cards, so I would like to ask everyone else here, for advice, on this matter.

The first card that I am considering as a replacement for Greed is Erebos, God of the Dead, since he has the exact same mana cost as Greed, as well as being indestructible, preventing my opponents from gaining life, and potentially being a 5/7 creature, but my only concern is that his activated ability costs 1 more mana than does that of Greed, and that additional cost shall add up, over the course of a game.

The second card that I am considering is Lunar Convocation, because that card is less expensive than is Greed, yet has several amazing abilities, but, again, its primary ability costs 1 more mana than does that of Greed, so I am not certain if I can justify replacing the existing enchantment.

What does everyone else say about this? Should I keep Greed in my Liesa deck, or should I replace it with one of the other two cards? Is it worth paying 1 additional mana to draw a card in exchange for the additional abilities? I certainly would appreciate any feedback that anyone here may have to offer.

DreadKhan, yes, that makes sense, to me.

lukecwolf, I very dearly would like to see Drannith Magistrate banned in EDH, and possibly Thassa's Oracle, as well, but what is wrong with Rograkh? Is he too powerful for 0 mana?

This year is the fifteenth anniversary of the 2009 Star Trek film, which helped to revive the franchise after several years of inactivity and unpopularity, following the very poor reception of Star Trek: Nemesis in 2002. The film is a clean reboot (or at least appeared to be) of the franchise and its storyline, featuring new incarnations of the cast from the original series and an original plot not related to anything seen in previous stories, with a greater focus on action and adventure, compared to the cerebral nature, thinly-veiled social commentary, and political allegories of the original series, which some viewers felt made it too similar to Star Wars, rather than the original Star Trek series.

Nevertheless, despite the new film's difference in tone, compared to the original series, it was very popular and profitable, helping to re-ignite interest in the franchise and begin a new era of Trekkie fandom, as the film had two sequels, forming a trilogy, and numerous television series have since been produced. Interestingly, all of the new television series are set within the original continuity, and the reboot trilogy seems to have largely been forgotten, by now, which is unfortunate, since that trilogy is what helped to revive the franchise, initially (although, of course, the continuity in the original timeline was not always clearly defined, either).

I have been a fan of Star Trek for many years, and, although I am slightly more of a fan of Star Wars than I am of Star Trek, I still am very fond of Star Trek, and I recognize its significance in popular culture, and society, overall, so I certainly enjoyed the new movie, as well, although I am rather disappointed that it seems to have been forgotten, as it was the installment that helped to revive the franchise. One major complaint that I have about the film is that

What does everyone else say, about this? What are your thoughts about this year being the 15th anniversary of the 2009 Star Trek film?

Yesterday, thank you, very much, for informing me, about that, so that I shall not be surprised, if I ever am in a situation, such as that.

I just read this article, here, and I feel very sad, about it, since it tells the story of how the EDH/commander format had problems even before hostile reactions from the community forced the rules committee to give control of the format to WotC, so I cannot help but wonder if this was inevitable, if WotC would eventually have control of that format, since that format being independent of WOtC was one of the traits that made it so wonderful. I do not wish to promote any conspiracy theories, but I wonder if that was secretly an effort by WotC to take control of the format, because it certainly seems to be awfully convenient that the rules committee would give control of the format to WotC after receiving threats of violence.

What does everyone else say about this? Was this scenario inevitable (i.e., if it had not been this time, would there have eventually been another incident that caused the rules committee to give control of the format to WotC), and was it secretly an attempt by WotC to take control of the format, or was it merely a very unfortunate coincidence?

I have replaced the two copies of Spidersilk Armor in this deck with two copies of Radha, Heart of Keld, since she is overall a much more useful card, for this deck.

Does a card that doubles triggered abilities bypass abilities that normally trigger only once per turn? For example, if a player controls both Morbid Opportunist and Teysa Karlov, and then a third creature dies, will the opportunist's ability trigger twice?

The Wanderer's real name is currently unknown, since the emperor or empress of Kamigawa is not allowed to reveal it, to anyone, outside of their family, and staff members of WotC have said that not knowing her real name is a major aspect of her character, but I find that to be a very lame excuse, since she is such a prominent character in the story, so not knowing her name can possibly lead to weird or awkward situations; this is different from Ashiok, since not knowing their (Ashiok's) plane of origin, or what type of being they are, is an inherent aspect of what makes them such a terrifying and menacing being, so solving that mystery would deprive them of what makes them so unique, and also different from characters such as Calvin's parents in Calvin and Hobbes, who are important only in their relationship to the main characters, so this mystery can be dragged out, for only so long, before it becomes annoying. Also, how does she introduce herself on planes, other than Kamigawa? Does she actually call herself "the Wanderer?" As a side note, it also would be nice to learn Massacre Girl's real name, but I am not as worried, about that, since she has never been portrayed as mysterious character, in the way that the Wanderer has been, and "Massacre Girl" sounds more personal, while "the Wanderer" sound very impersonal.

What does everyone else say about this subject? Will we ever learn the Wanderer's real name?

I have replaced Slave of Bolas with Perforating Artist, which reduced the average converted mana cost of this deck from 4.29 to 4.26, since the former card was simply too expensive for its effect and/or did not do enough for its cost.

multimedia, I actually shall replace Slave of Bolas with Perforating Artist, since the former card is a one-shot effect, and it shall still lower that deck's mana curve; and, as for my Tariel deck, True Conviction is one of my favorite cards, and I actually do not believe that I need Perforating Artist in that deck, after all, since it has plenty of ways to make my opponents sacrifice creatures.

I have replaced the two copies of Lightning Reaver in this deck with two copies of Perforating Artist, which reduced the average converted mana cost of this deck from 3.50 to 3.38, since the reaver was simply too expensive for too little of an effect.

To continue my thoughts from the previous post, as is the case with Keranos, it may not be easy to reach seven devotion to two colors in a three-colored deck, but Iroas's abiltiies are more important than is him being a creature.

I have replaced Marshal's Anthem with Iroas, God of Victory *list*, which helped to improve the color balance of this deck, because the anthem simply is too expensive and inefficient for its effect, and that is one fewer card that synergizes with Whirlwind of Thought, but that is not a major issue, for me or for this deck.

I just saw this post on Mark Rosewater's Tumblr account, and I share that user's sentiment; I miss the days when WotC released Commander products once per year, and those products were not related to the current standard set. I understand Rosewater's reasoning, with his response, but I still believe that the Commander products were better, before they were tied to the current standard set (a practice that began with Ikoria), so what does everyone else say, about this subject? Do you miss the time when Commander sets were not related to the current standard set? I certainly am interested to receive your responses, on this subject.

Goldberserkerdragon, yes, that is how I feel about my Tariel deck, since I feel that I have optimized it quite sufficiently, so there is no need to add Perforating Artist, to it, but I am still uncertain about my Thraximundar deck, so I shall wait to receive responses from several other users, here, before I make a decision, about that.