http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php

When in doubt, use the list.

(But seriously, don't - go where you can study exactly what you want to with the best professors you can) 

Also, there is a thriving magic community at Cornell.  The games club meets every week and there are several people who play. 

That was quick! Thanks!

Hi,

If there is a standstill on the board, and an opponent casts a spell, what happens if I counter this spell? I haven't been able to come to a conclusion about this. It seems like my opponent would draw cards. Also, if I do draw cards from the sacrifice, do I then have the option to counter whatever spell set the standstill off?

Thanks!

Thanks for the help so far. Sorry this response is kind of late, but I haven't had alot of time. I guess when building this I didn't really keep true to the philosophy of EBA. Hopefuly I"ll be able to throw together another list and post it a little later.

Thanks again!

After becoming interested in EBA decks, I decided to try and throw one together. I haven't gotten to play this yet, but wanted to get a little input before I run it.

I just took a pre-posted list and modified it a little. My meta is made up of some rogue aggro decks, which really arn't that good but can still swarm pretty well, a handful of combo decks (dragon mostly...in increasing numbers. Almost makes me think I should be running graveyard hate), and one or two good control decks. Of course, there are other deck types, but not too many are seen. Also, there is no power in this metagame, due to local tournament rules, not lack of commitment on any of the players part

Thanks for Taking a Look!

Creatures:
2x Morphling
3x Orphiden

Support:
4x Force of Will
4x Counterspell
4x Accumalated Knowledge
4x Brainstorm
1x Enlightened Tutor
1x Mystical Tutor
2x Cunning Wish
3x Duress
1x Mind twist
1x Balance
2x Swords to Plowshares
1x Demonic Tutor
3x Isochron Scepter
2x Stifle

My mana base is actulay horrible, so don't really look at that. Most of what is here I'm borrowing (seems like I'm the only person having a hard time getting thier hands on fetchlands) so it gets jumbled up.  

Mana Sources:
1x City of Brass
2x Underground River
1x Strip Mine
3x Flooded Strand*
3x Polluted Delta*
4x Tundra*
2x Underground Sea*
1x Plains
3x Island
3x Swamp
                                         *borrowed land

Sideboard:
1x The Abyss
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Orim's Chant
1x Disenchant
1x Blue Elemental Blast
3x Phyrexian Negator
4x Meddling Mage
3x Misdirection

Thanks! I'd love to hear some more discussion about the deck, but this is a great start.

Does anyone know what an 'EBA' deck is? I've seen a few references to it but can't seem to find a primer or overview about it.

Thanks

I'd love to get the better lands, and have been trying to for a while now, but its not something that I see happening anytime soon. They're simply too much competition for them in my area. Actualy, almost all of the cards you've talked about are on my 'to get' list.

Great comments, especialy about duress. The reason that I would try to use humility or moat would be to keep creature heavy decks off me. This build is especialy weak against sligh type decks, and one of those cards would seriously help the matchup.

The problem with humility is, as you said, it stops my win condition. Still, when my condition is ready I could always destroy my own enchantment. Not very good, but if it keeps me alive long enough to do that

For the abyss, I would have to get the morphlings first, which I believe can be immune to the effects of the abyss due to thier 'pay u: can't be the target of abilities etc...'.

Thanks for the comments.

Hi everyone. I've got a new build of a deck that I posted about a couple of weeks ago (turns out AP classes are _alot_ more work then you'd think) and would like to hear some ideas about it. Again, it's low powered, I don't have regular access to a credit card to buy online so its whatever I can trade for, and I'm very flexible about changes.

I'm going with some friends to a T1 tourney tomorow *cringe*, so just some quick thoughts would be great. This will be my first real experience playing outside of my regular group in a while, so I've got no idea about the metagame.

7  Swamp
6  Plains
9  Island
1  City of Brass

1  Chrome Mox

4  Counterspell
3  Memory Lapse
2  Mana Leak
2  Stifle

2  Cunning Wish
1  Brainstorm
1  Yawgmoth's Will
1  Relearn

1  Enlightened Tutor
1  Merchant Scroll
2  Diabolic Tutor (soon to be replaced by a demonic I ordered. Hurray for older friends )

2  Quicksilver Dragon (I want to swap these to Dec. O Justice, but only have one and don't want to risk that)

3  Swords to Plowshares
2  Disenchant
1  Balance

4  Isochron Scepter (four works really well playing with friends, but it seems like in a more serious metagame I should reduce this)
1  Sculpting Steel

1  Duress

1  Zuran Orb
1  Ivory Mask        

SB:
   I need alot of help here. I really have no idea what to expect.
1  Circle of Protection Red
2  Terror
1  Mana Leak
1  Memory Lapse
2  Trade Secrets (really thinking about maindecking this)
2  Disenchant
1  Stifle    
  So - Five reccomendations please. Hopoefuly I'll be able to throw it in.

Any comments would be great, including cards to try and get.

Finaly, I'd like some comments on running an Abyss or a Humility in this deck. I think it would _really_ help, but would like to hear what others think. Alot of builds of  control decks I've seen have stopped running these cards.

Thanks again!