http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/article/9880.htmlSome people feel the biggest "Pro" factor is simple discipline and play skill, however.
I think this is the area where people can still learn a lot, and realize there is a lot of catching up to do before reaching the level of Kai Budde and all those other barn-household names. Taking a random example, examine the Star City Richmond Power Nine finals.
Travis LaPlante, the "real" Type I player, had just lost Game 1. Packing Mishra's Workshop-based aggro-control, he led with Gemstone Mine and Goblin Welder.
On the opposite end of the table, you had Mike Zaun, who admitted he had never even read a single Star City Type I article before, and piloted Food Chain Goblins because it confused him least out of the viable Type I decks.
Mike led with Wasteland and killed the Mine, then cast Black Lotus, Goblin Lackey, and Goblin Piledriver. Travis Forced the Piledriver. On his turn, he blocked the Lackey and layed another Welder.
Stop.
S-T-O-P-!-!-!
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