Sliver Queen - 5 color combo

[serracollector]

I have always been a fan of the old school 5 color academy decks of old, and was just tinkering with if it was possible in EDH.  So far the deck is fun (for me at least), but obviously has problems with just about any mono-blue general, unless you get lucky and they don't have enough counterspells.  So far I have played 1 vs 1 against:

Sharrum
Duran (lots of duran)
Rofellos (tough but possible)
Sisay
Emrakul (first to 15 mana wins)
and several others

Anyways, on to the deck, with some discussion at end:

Bayou
Tropical Island
Lotus Bloom   
6 x Swamp      
Tundra   
6 x Island      
City of Brass   
Bayou   
Badlands      
Scrubland         
Ancestral Vision   
Strip Mine      
Underground Sea         
Tolarian Academy   
Overgrown Tomb      
Volcanic Island      
Academy Ruins         
Gemstone Mine         
Wasteland         
Savannah         
Mana Crypt      
Chrome Mox      
Lion's Eye Diamond      
Lotus Petal      
Everflowing Chalice      
Voltaic Key   
Expedition Map      
Sensei's Divining Top      
Mana Vault      
Candelabra of Tawnos      
Sol Ring      
Imperial Seal      
Vampiric Tutor      
Crop Rotation      
Mystical Tutor      
Brainstorm      
Ponder   
Enlightened Tutor      
Repeal      
Demonic Tutor      
Night's Whisper   
Sylvan Scrying   
Gaea's Blessing      
Sylvan Library      
Regrowth      
Talisman of Progress      
Dimir Signet      
Doubling Cube      
Fellwar Stone      
Helm of Awakening      
Talisman of Dominance      
Simic Signet      
Coldsteel Heart      
Braingeyser      
Mind Spring      
Grim Tutor      
Phyrexian Arena      
Capsize      
Yawgmoth's Will      
Wheel of Fortune      
Compulsive Research      
Trinket Mage   
Fabricate      
Windfall      
Meditate      
Frantic Search      
Timetwister   
Thirst for Knowledge   
Crucible of Worlds      
Necropotence      
Stroke of Genius      
Tendrils of Agony      
Diabolic Tutor      
Diminishing Returns      
Empty the Warrens   
Fact or Fiction      
Pursuit of Knowledge      
Thran Dynamo   
Tezzeret the Seeker   
Memory Jar      
Sliver Queen   
Mind Over Matter      
Mind's Desire      
Time Spiral      
Opportunity      
Dreamstone Hedron      
Temporal Cascade   
Palinchron   
Blinkmoth Infusion

Lands: 28, Spells: 69, Crt: 2   99   1   



So the idea is simple, get as much mana asap, find academy with lots of artifacts, then find Palinchron or Mind over Matter to get the infini mana into tendrils, empty, stroke, geyser.
Or Memory jar/academy ruins to deck them,
Or Tezz, add a counter, then swing with a bunch of artifacts.

Only critters are trinket mage and palinchron, can't really think of any other's I need.  Cloud of fairies is bleh.


4 cards I am not sure on:
Night's Whisper - is 2 cards for 2 mana worth its slot?
Doubling Cube - its an artifact so its helps academy, but I haven't had the need to use it yet.
Blinkmoth Infusion - technically could be a beast, but once again, it was a "win more" card I think.
Tezzeret - I know sounds insane, but its hard to keep him around for a turn, or to have the 10+ artifacts on board to finish the game.  I usually use him as an expensive fabricate more than anything.

Cards I would like to fit in for "fun"
Memnarch (gimme all ur stuff)
Defense Grid (blue constantly crushes me)
City of Solitude (read above)
Realms Uncharted (so good)

Think that would be a good switch?  And any other suggestions are welcome.  Anything that would help stop blue, and anything that could make it faster.   Thanks.