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Meta is up.
Melira Pod 29
Affinity 23
Jund 17
UWR Control 17
UR Twin 12
Pod: 29 Melira, 5 Kiki
BG: 17 Jund, 6 Rock, 1 Junk
Twin: 12 UR, 5 Tarmo, 1 UWR
Delver: 4 UR, 1 UWR
Zoo: 3 Zoo, 3 Big, 2 Naya (I have no idea what these mean, they're taken directly from terms used in coverage)
Some observations:
Twin is surprisingly NOT among the top 3, even if you count all variants as one (Jund+Rock+Junk still exceeds it).
Bogle is doing very badly for a deck that's in Proven. 2 Day 2s.
Jund is still alive. Yeah, sure, DRS ban made it completely unplayable and turned all your entire deck into worthless cardboard.
Nice to see random combo decks like Amulet and Eggs Day 2.
Surprised to see absolutely no Infect.
Outside of UWR, there are other control decks that can Day 2 a GP, but you won't see too many of them. 3 Gifts, 1 UW, 1 Cruel, 1 UW Tron, 1 Blue Moon.
17% UWR Control? That's actually a good sign that the format is both stabilizing and healthy.
LSV w/ Pod vs Moral w/ Fae on camera right now.
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17% UWR Control? That's actually a good sign that the format is both stabilizing and healthy.
LSV w/ Pod vs Moral w/ Fae on camera right now.
Not %, quantity. Percentage is 17/182 = 9.34%
Although from past coverage, UWR Midrange (Geist) tends to get lumped in with UWR Control so that might mix up the numbers a bit.
Any reason why the percentage of Twin is less than half of Pod?
Because twin needs a ban, at least if you asked people after the last big tourney....
Or maybe it's because most of the pros advocate Pod as the best deck in the format?
So what you're saying is that people think it's going to get banned, so they're being proactive in already choosing another deck to play, as opposed to just not playing it because it's not as good?
Any reason why the percentage of Twin is less than half of Pod?
Because twin needs a ban, at least if you asked people after the last big tourney....
Or maybe it's because most of the pros advocate Pod as the best deck in the format?
So what you're saying is that people think it's going to get banned, so they're being proactive in already choosing another deck to play, as opposed to just not playing it because it's not as good?
No, it was sarcasm about all of the whining we recently had about how splinter twin needed a ban against it....
Does anyone else notice that the meta looks almost exactly the same as the meta in-between the Second Sunrise ban and M14? Melira Pod is the best deck, WUR Control, Affinity, and BGx are doing well, Twin is still strong, and Storm is making a comeback (though this time it really isn't a comeback).
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
You forgot Snapcaster Cryptic Command.
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
What was shown in round 10/11/12 please?
Crap, I got it right... who would have guessed...
Archetype Percent Count
Pod (All Types) 19% 34
Affinity 13% 23
Twin (All Types) 10% 18
Melira Pod 29
Affinity 23
Jund 17
UWR Control 17
UR Twin 12
Pod: 29 Melira, 5 Kiki
BG: 17 Jund, 6 Rock, 1 Junk
Twin: 12 UR, 5 Tarmo, 1 UWR
Delver: 4 UR, 1 UWR
Zoo: 3 Zoo, 3 Big, 2 Naya (I have no idea what these mean, they're taken directly from terms used in coverage)
Some observations:
Twin is surprisingly NOT among the top 3, even if you count all variants as one (Jund+Rock+Junk still exceeds it).
Bogle is doing very badly for a deck that's in Proven. 2 Day 2s.
Jund is still alive. Yeah, sure, DRS ban made it completely unplayable and turned all your entire deck into worthless cardboard.
Nice to see random combo decks like Amulet and Eggs Day 2.
Surprised to see absolutely no Infect.
Outside of UWR, there are other control decks that can Day 2 a GP, but you won't see too many of them. 3 Gifts, 1 UW, 1 Cruel, 1 UW Tron, 1 Blue Moon.
| Ad Nauseam
| Infect
Big Johnny.
LSV w/ Pod vs Moral w/ Fae on camera right now.
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
Not %, quantity. Percentage is 17/182 = 9.34%
Although from past coverage, UWR Midrange (Geist) tends to get lumped in with UWR Control so that might mix up the numbers a bit.
| Ad Nauseam
| Infect
Big Johnny.
Because twin needs a ban, at least if you asked people after the last big tourney....
Or maybe it's because most of the pros advocate Pod as the best deck in the format?
So what you're saying is that people think it's going to get banned, so they're being proactive in already choosing another deck to play, as opposed to just not playing it because it's not as good?
which to me is odd when in the last two big events its pod that did better, and this event once again pod appears to be doing better...
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No, it was sarcasm about all of the whining we recently had about how splinter twin needed a ban against it....
UWR Control
With the Kiki-Jiki, Mirror breaker and Restoration Angel combo
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.