I found a few things particularly interesting. Green being the only color where people tend to agree on more cards than not is interesting. I think it might just be that ramp staples tend to take up slots in everyone's list so there are less outliers. Channel got its due in our rankings and I personally think this list is actually a lot more on point than 2016's results. Garruk Relentless not getting even one vote was really surprising to me even though I didn't expect it to be in the top 20. The only other card that has fallen out of favor so dramatically so far is Languish and I don't think this Garruk is anywhere near as bad. Also, kind of neat to see Hexdrinker going straight into top 20 territory considering it is so new.
I have gotten a little feedback about how the result threads seem to be just a bunch of "no surprises here" comments and then the thread dies. I like to think these results will continue to generate discussion over time and will provide a means for comparison when someone else takes on this project a year or a few years down the line. I have had fun following the evolution of these results from 2009 to 2016 to today. I hope other people are getting a bit more than just a "yep, sounds about right" from all of this, but regardless I appreciate that people are taking part.
A full list of results, with all cards that received votes and the number of lists a card appeared on, can be found on this Google spreadsheet.
Thanks to all 20 voters!
Trivia, Useless Ramblings, and Facts (TURF)
Trendbreaker! - For every other color despite having less voters, more cards were voted upon. Green actually had a decrease in different cards voted upon with only 55 cards among 20 voters as opposed to 69 cards among 28 voters in 2016!
Next up is the Allied Guilds! Thread will be up tonight or tomorrow morning. Friendly notice - I probably will not extend the voting time on the guilds and even voting will be very time consuming so make sure you plan ahead!
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I have gotten a little feedback about how the result threads seem to be just a bunch of "no surprises here" comments and then the thread dies. I like to think these results will continue to generate discussion over time and will provide a means for comparison when someone else takes on this project a year or a few years down the line. I have had fun following the evolution of these results from 2009 to 2016 to today. I hope other people are getting a bit more than just a "yep, sounds about right" from all of this, but regardless I appreciate that people are taking part.
2. Channel 16.6
3. Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary 15.85
4. Gaea's Cradle 14.6
5. Sylvan Library 12.9
6. Survival of the Fittest 12.4
7. Birds of Paradise 11.1
8. Noble Hierarch 9.05
9. Primeval Titan 8.55
10. Eternal Witness 8.35
11. Craterhoof Behemoth 8.15
12. Oath of Druids 6.95
13. Joraga Treespeaker 6.9
14. Garruk Wildspeaker 6.55
15. Hexdrinker 6.35
16. Plow Under 4.25
17. Green Sun's Zenith 4.15
18-T. Eureka 3.05
18.T Lotus Cobra 3.05
19. Llanowar Elves 2.55
20. Reclamation Sage 2.4
A full list of results, with all cards that received votes and the number of lists a card appeared on, can be found on this Google spreadsheet.
Thanks to all 20 voters!
Trivia, Useless Ramblings, and Facts (TURF)
Trendbreaker! - For every other color despite having less voters, more cards were voted upon. Green actually had a decrease in different cards voted upon with only 55 cards among 20 voters as opposed to 69 cards among 28 voters in 2016!
Just Missed - A Hermit's Tale - Selvala's Stampede (#21), Deep Forest Hermit (#22), Deranged Hermit (#23)
Ramp is Still King - Green's top cards are still dominated by ramp cards including Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary (3#), Gaea's Cradle (#4), Birds of Paradise (#7), Noble Hierarch (#8), Joraga Treespeaker (#13), Lotus Cobra (#18-T), and even Llanowar Elves (#19)!
A New Order - Survival of the Fittest fell from #1 in 2016 to #6 today. So our new top 3 is Natural Order, Channel (up from 9th in 2016!) and Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary. Other big movers include Gaea's Cradle moving from 11th to 4th. Eternal Witness fell from 5th to 10th. Garruk Wildspeaker went from 7th in 2016 to 14th today but he fared better than Garruk Relentless who went from 16th to not getting a single vote! Eureka dropped from 12th to 18th. Noble Hierarch went from 13th to 8th and Oath of Druids went from 18th to 12th.
Reclaiming my Time! - Newcomers to the top 20 include Craterhoof Behemoth (#11), Hexdrinker (#15), Green Sun's Zenith (#17), Llanowar Elves (#19), and Reclamation Sage (#20).
Next up is the Allied Guilds! Thread will be up tonight or tomorrow morning. Friendly notice - I probably will not extend the voting time on the guilds and even voting will be very time consuming so make sure you plan ahead!