@Incanur
I am curious where you would place what I play.
Your decks come in at 3 to 3.5 on my scale. Probably somewhere in between for the ones I remember. I'd say your Muldrotha list is exactly a copy of Flash away from being Almost Competitive.
I am also curious the location you most often play now.
I've been playing at the Eclectic Cave mainly lately, though haven't been playing much, sadly. I'm hoping to get back to AI soon.
Sure, but the problem with that is that there are so many variables that makes classifying decks quite 'fuzzy'. This means that on a good day, a deck can be tier 7, and some days, tier 5. It could be dependant upon the meta, or the pilot, or even a card or two in variation. If we're going to place decks in such a specific tier system, it'd give the impression that its performance range is a lot narrower than it really is.
As I think about it, the performance range is quite wide indeed. Strong but Fair decks with cheap interaction and skilled pilots can at least fend off true cEDH decks. Similarly, any deck with effective plan can emerge victorious from the ashes if the more competitive folks wreck each other. I've seen both scenarios happen various times.
However, taking any Strong but Fair deck to cEDH table would result in few wins because those decks struggle to end games. Stopping opposing combos isn't enough; you have to do something to cause opponents to lose yourself.
Beyond variance, certain decks line up better or worse against other decks in way that power-level rankings can't easily capture. For instance, a pile of random jank plus good graveyard hate could give powerful graveyard decks trouble. Some folks go so far as to claim that meta cEDH decks like Blood Pod would fold at a casual table. Given that Blood Pod lists typically still include a combo finish, I doubt that's true. But many of the hate cards would definitely be worse.
Finally, player skill matters so much in EDH. The best cEDH require careful operation. I've won games against true cEDH lists because the pilot screwed up their sequencing or whatnot.
Your decks come in at 3 to 3.5 on my scale. Probably somewhere in between for the ones I remember. I'd say your Muldrotha list is exactly a copy of Flash away from being Almost Competitive.
I've been playing at the Eclectic Cave mainly lately, though haven't been playing much, sadly. I'm hoping to get back to AI soon.
As I think about it, the performance range is quite wide indeed. Strong but Fair decks with cheap interaction and skilled pilots can at least fend off true cEDH decks. Similarly, any deck with effective plan can emerge victorious from the ashes if the more competitive folks wreck each other. I've seen both scenarios happen various times.
However, taking any Strong but Fair deck to cEDH table would result in few wins because those decks struggle to end games. Stopping opposing combos isn't enough; you have to do something to cause opponents to lose yourself.
Beyond variance, certain decks line up better or worse against other decks in way that power-level rankings can't easily capture. For instance, a pile of random jank plus good graveyard hate could give powerful graveyard decks trouble. Some folks go so far as to claim that meta cEDH decks like Blood Pod would fold at a casual table. Given that Blood Pod lists typically still include a combo finish, I doubt that's true. But many of the hate cards would definitely be worse.
Finally, player skill matters so much in EDH. The best cEDH require careful operation. I've won games against true cEDH lists because the pilot screwed up their sequencing or whatnot.