You know, I have been lurking here for quite some time and it's amazing how everyone disregards everything other than the "cookie cutter" deck themes.  

Yes, it's true these decks have been tested to death finding the optimal cards and as such 90% of decks in major tournaments represent these decks.  But my question is unless new ideas (or revisiting old ideas with newer cards) pop up and are tested, is there any chance at toppling these so called tier 1 decks?  I'm not saying everyone needs to come up with a unique deck idea...it's just that people need more of an open mind when it comes to this stuff.

Sorry for the derail.