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« on: September 12, 2003, 07:32:48 pm » |
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Hey everyone,
Well after reading the spolier and acually looking at each card I can see that it is not half as broken as everyone thought it would be. I mean, this set will give white a boost (who plays white anyways) and will probably make control stronger (the scpeter) but I think wizards had a very very good idea what they where doing. Right now, befor mirroden, the top decks where Hulk, Stax, and Tendrils based combo. Now, lets take a look at what happens.
Hulk, this deck is just not gona last to long. Bettween the wretches, the crypts, and know that void this deck will win againt aggro but will lose against a good control deck packign some hate. The problem with it is its to wish and graveyard dependant. Also I dont really see many tools that hulk could use in the new set even scepter I do not think will see much play.
Stax and workshop variants
Right now, I would say this is probably the dominant arch type. Its fine vs aggro, strong vs control, and with a few cards will eat combo for dinner. There is always a few of these in the top 8. Wizards gives them a few tools (that new void and possible that draw 2 cards with affinity). But also what they are doing is proabbly makign other decks stronger then this one. They are not hosing down one deck because it is to srong, they are bringin yp the power of the weaker ones.
The scpeter is a fine examlpe of that.
Combo
Well not much to say here. Spell weaver might give it a few tricks but i doubt it. Theyre really isnt that much of a change here as it stood strong agaitn aggro like it should, but did by no means always win vs stax or a good control deck.
I really think that this time they may of accualy had something to do with t1. They accualy migh of thought it out, and tested.
Give me your thoughts,
Jamino
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« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2003, 08:08:49 pm » |
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Mirrodin was designed over a year ago. There wasn't Stax a year ago, so I'm sure these ideas of yours about how they thought out this set aren't really true.
It may be that Mirrodin has a smooth transition into the current Type 1 environment...but I wouldn't dare suggest that that means Wizards knows what they're doing when it comes to keeping Type 1 healthy.
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« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2003, 08:10:32 pm » |
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Um, they actually designed these cards well before the current T1 metagame developed. I think they just stuck in stuff that they were pretty sure would be strong, whatever the T1 environment was, jsut to see if we'll actually buy packs when there are cards we want in the set. If we do, and sales of Mirrodin are high enough, we might start seeing more T1 cards with every set.
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« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2003, 08:30:24 pm » |
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I don't know of many T1 players who buy packs specifically to fuel their collections, but we sure do buy singles. It amounts to the same thing, really, dealers buy packs from WotC, you buy some portion thereof. Until those cards go out of print, of course.
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« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2003, 08:41:53 pm » |
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Woops,
sorry,
This thread can now be closed, I was not awar they designed this so logn ago.
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« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2003, 12:22:02 am » |
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