Oh man, this was a doozy. This is a 31 page article. Nearly killed me. Matt Elias raised the bar from my prior work, and his methodology included far more tournaments than ever before into the Quarter Metagame Report. I've continued his methodology in general, while returning to my roots in certain respects with tons of data and even a few purty graphs.
There is one big difference though: I've really taken to narrative. In doing recent set reviews, I've tried not just to provide my trademark analysis, but to offer more sweeping insights in essay form, trying to generalize key developments and trends, and that's exactly what I do here. If you want detailed statistical analysis, to understand the current position of the metagame, and key Vintage trends, I am your one stop shop here. But if you also want to see Vintage in its broad sweep, that's what I've tried to do as well.
Because this is such a labor intensive work, it is a premium product, but as such, I know you'll find it worth it, especially if you like my style and writing.
Please let me know what you think.
http://www.eternal-central.com/?p=1677Editorial blurb:
Author Steve Menendian is back with a vengeance, this time with a massive in-depth breakdown of the Vintage Metagame Report for 2011 Q2. Steve reviews recent top performing decks as the metagame pendulum swings, and shares his thoughts on the current state of Vintage, from draw engines in control decks to tactical and strategic choices in Workshop decks, and much much more. Stephen also looks at the top performing decks from 2011 Q2 to see what will be solid choices for your upcoming tournaments, and also looks at some outliers that may be well positioned to sneak under the radar and capture the top spot. You won't want to miss this, as many of these decks and choices are things you'll be seeing at the Vintage Championship in GenCon and battling against in the near future in Vintage!
Stephen
