[Premium Article] The Ultimate Vintage Primer

[Smmenen]

http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/article/15567.html

Editorial Blurb:
Stephen has been working overtime this week… In today’s edition of So Many Insane Plays, the Vintage World Champion brings us the lowdown on every single playable deck in the format! From the top decks, to the Contenders, to the Marginal Players, to the Dark Horses, this article has it all. Brilliant stuff from the format’s finest…


Enjoy!

Stephen

[Troy_Costisick]

Heya,

Noticed that you missed TMWA, Tyrant Blue, Control Slaver, and Platnum Control, but other than that, awesome article!  I can't wait to show it to some of my friends who are thinking about starting Vintage.  This is an excellent recruiting article, Steve.  Thank you!

Peace,

-Troy

[hauntedechos]

@ Troy:  I don't see Plat Control being very visable, nor Control Slaver being played very much.  Drain Tendrils seems like the deck to play if you want to play with your drains.  Tyrant Blue is a little too much in the infant stages to be considered, perhalps the abuse of TideSpout Tyrant in other geises might warrent inclusion.  TMWA would be ranked as Fish ranks, and I suppose it actually should have been mentioned as you've stated.

@Steve:  I like the selections you've chosen, they seem to encompass the current breakdown of major archtypes played.  I also like the concept of the article.  I really can't think of anything you could have built on, save for including more of the outsiders, such as decks that Troy is suggesting. 

The one thing I do have comment on is including Bomberman in the division that it is.  Is there a reason why you feel that Bomberman is really lacking?  Is it the lower numbers of people playing the deck? or is there some other criteria for the way the decks are ranked in your article?

Haunted.