In my group we are currently debating to draft ZZW or ZWW. Personally I'm heavily in favour of ZZW but I can't really put into words why I'm feeling this way. The best argument the ZWW side had was "I need Jace" which I believe is stupid.
So now I would like to hear some advise from people who have more experience with ZEN/WWK draft.
There is less room for abusive deckbuilding in ZZW. Imgaine someone having 5 Wind Zendikon's and a pair of Treasure Hunt's main deck. Also, it's the format that provides the most stable and balanced draft experience (if that can be said in this disgustingly black skewed format.) Finally, it's what WotC says we should be drafting, so why not.
I'm doing ZWW drafts now because my playgroup has opened and drafted way too many Zendikar boosters. Since we have a glut of Zendikar cards, we decided to go with ZWW for financial reasons. Although one can argue that fetchlands and planeswalkers in Zendikar are definitely better than Worldwake which only yields Jace, Persecutor and manlands, but we seldom sell cards so we prefer a solid card pool for tournament deck construction.
Yes, ZWW will be more degenerate because we'll see more of the same cards. I had 3 Wind Zendikons once. And also multiple copies of Tomb Hex and Dead Reckoning. I also got my arse whooped by multiple Graypelt Hunters by an RG Drafter, and the glut of good white weenies in WWK such as Fledging Griffin.
If u're a casual drafter i.e. not heavily participating in Limited events (such as myself cos' I suck at draft but do well at Constructed), I'd suggest ZWW. It's not that degenerate until the point it's not fun anymore. But if u do commit to competitive Limited, of course practising with ZZW would benefit you better for obvious reasons.
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In my group we are currently debating to draft ZZW or ZWW. Personally I'm heavily in favour of ZZW but I can't really put into words why I'm feeling this way. The best argument the ZWW side had was "I need Jace" which I believe is stupid.
So now I would like to hear some advise from people who have more experience with ZEN/WWK draft.
However, some might say that Zen is a degenerate set anyway, because all the decks are the same (super aggressive) even if they have different cards.
Yes, ZWW will be more degenerate because we'll see more of the same cards. I had 3 Wind Zendikons once. And also multiple copies of Tomb Hex and Dead Reckoning. I also got my arse whooped by multiple Graypelt Hunters by an RG Drafter, and the glut of good white weenies in WWK such as Fledging Griffin.
If u're a casual drafter i.e. not heavily participating in Limited events (such as myself cos' I suck at draft but do well at Constructed), I'd suggest ZWW. It's not that degenerate until the point it's not fun anymore. But if u do commit to competitive Limited, of course practising with ZZW would benefit you better for obvious reasons.