MLD needs to exist because I am so sick and tired of ramp decks dominating local metas just because their natural foil is considered taboo.
"But Wyvern, MLD isn't the solution because of how feel-bad it is for the non-ramp players caught in the crossfire."
Please stop. MLD IS a solution; we're just so afraid of offending people that we lie to ourselves and pretend that Keldon Firebombers and Natural Balance are the only ways to halt the ramp menace. I can't remember the last time I 'Geddoned after someone else's Boundless Realms and heard anyone but the ramp player complain.
Personal anecdote: My most common use of MLD is in Karona, False God Enchantress - cycling Decree of Annihilation after I've gone Epic with Enduring Ideal is typically enough to shuffle up for another game. Similar situation to Schutzwald's Mogis deck up there.
In certain situations it can beat ramp, but as others have pointed out it isn't as simple as firing off geddon. After Boundless Realms? Yeah, they've probably got 60-75% of their land out at that point, you'll neuter them. Did they just dump their hand into ramp spells and are planning on drawing into threats and casting their commander? Then yes, you'll set them back quite a bit. But if the player just hit 3 ramp spells early, and you geddon, then they will recover faster than anyone else because they probably still have enough ramp and lands coming. The timing is difficult for a lot of players to judge, and so most people's experience is with players who use MLD incorrectly (mostly because, like most strategies, you only get good at it with practice, and since MLD played poorly is so unpopular many people take it out after a few bad games).
Yes, you're right. I shouldn't have implied that beating ramp is as easy as casting Armageddon - you've gotta be smart about it. And that's the most challenging part.
MLD needs to exist because I am so sick and tired of ramp decks dominating local metas just because their natural foil is considered taboo.
"But Wyvern, MLD isn't the solution because of how feel-bad it is for the non-ramp players caught in the crossfire."
Please stop. MLD IS a solution; we're just so afraid of offending people that we lie to ourselves and pretend that Keldon Firebombers and Natural Balance are the only ways to halt the ramp menace. I can't remember the last time I 'Geddoned after someone else's Boundless Realms and heard anyone but the ramp player complain.
Personal anecdote: My most common use of MLD is in Karona, False God Enchantress - cycling Decree of Annihilation after I've gone Epic with Enduring Ideal is typically enough to shuffle up for another game. Similar situation to Schutzwald's Mogis deck up there.
Yes, you're right. I shouldn't have implied that beating ramp is as easy as casting Armageddon - you've gotta be smart about it. And that's the most challenging part.
"But Wyvern, MLD isn't the solution because of how feel-bad it is for the non-ramp players caught in the crossfire."
Please stop. MLD IS a solution; we're just so afraid of offending people that we lie to ourselves and pretend that Keldon Firebombers and Natural Balance are the only ways to halt the ramp menace. I can't remember the last time I 'Geddoned after someone else's Boundless Realms and heard anyone but the ramp player complain.
Personal anecdote: My most common use of MLD is in Karona, False God Enchantress - cycling Decree of Annihilation after I've gone Epic with Enduring Ideal is typically enough to shuffle up for another game. Similar situation to Schutzwald's Mogis deck up there.