having run demonic consultation myself in EDH quite a bit, i can tell you that my target has a seemingly high chance of being in the top 6 cards of my library. It also exiles a huge chunk of the library, which can mean exiling useful wincons and so on.
If you're casting Demonic Consultation, you're expecting to win the game that turn or lose the game by your next draw step at the latest. Exiling wincon cards other than the one you named are irrelevant at that point.
Or you already have Laboratory Maniac out and you named a card that isn't even in your deck. Same difference.
Which falls under "you're expecting to win the game that turn or lose the game by your next draw step at the latest."
Ban all tutors that put a nonland card, two or more cards into your hand, or put one or more lands unto the battlefield. All other tutors (Vamp, Mystical, Enlightened, Worldy) must be played at sorcery speed.
You could also functionally errata all tutors to be sorcery speed and go to the top of your library. Expect to see a lot of Codex Shredders though.
having run demonic consultation myself in EDH quite a bit, i can tell you that my target has a seemingly high chance of being in the top 6 cards of my library. It also exiles a huge chunk of the library, which can mean exiling useful wincons and so on.
If you're casting Demonic Consultation, you're expecting to win the game that turn or lose the game by your next draw step at the latest. Exiling wincon cards other than the one you named are irrelevant at that point.
...But that's not how most people think. Most of the time, my opponents think "woah.. that guy's completely nuts"
Also, it's not how i usually play it; i use it to get whatever it is i need at that moment (sol ring or cabal ritual or lich or hellcarver demon). I don't relish the idea of having my opponents realise that my tutor effects always end the game, so i play to that idea.
But i completely get your point though; it's the logical and most efficient way of playing tutors.
In terms of house-banning tutors, i think it's really going to have to be a playgroup-specific thing. The way how we play our tutors don't lead to bad games, so i don't think it's all that necessary. For groups where tutors always (or almost always) ends with a combo win, it might be worth banning the most egregious tutors.
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Primary EDH; Rakka Mar Token Perfection, Crosis Mnemonic Betrayal, Cromat Villainous, Judith Gravestorm, Rakdos Empty Storm, Exava Artifacts, Bant Trash, & Fumiko Voltron!
EDH kept at home; Ruzzian Isset & Rakdos LoR!
EDH (nostalgic/pimp/retired) in storage;
Latulla Burns, Akroma Smash, Jeska Voltron, Rakdos Storm, Bladewing Darghans, Lyzolda Worldgorger, Xantcha Steals your Heart, Jori Storm, Wydwen Permission, Gwendlyn Paradox, Jeleva Warps, & Sigarda Brick!
Legacy Showanimator and High Tide!
Two Score, Minus Two or: A Stargate Tail
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You could also functionally errata all tutors to be sorcery speed and go to the top of your library. Expect to see a lot of Codex Shredders though.
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Sylvan Tutor is a pretty good analogue for Worldly Tutor.
The only one I'm really surprised was missed in this rather comprehensive list was Summoner's Pact. It has been very good to me, to say the least.
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...But that's not how most people think. Most of the time, my opponents think "woah.. that guy's completely nuts"
Also, it's not how i usually play it; i use it to get whatever it is i need at that moment (sol ring or cabal ritual or lich or hellcarver demon). I don't relish the idea of having my opponents realise that my tutor effects always end the game, so i play to that idea.
But i completely get your point though; it's the logical and most efficient way of playing tutors.
In terms of house-banning tutors, i think it's really going to have to be a playgroup-specific thing. The way how we play our tutors don't lead to bad games, so i don't think it's all that necessary. For groups where tutors always (or almost always) ends with a combo win, it might be worth banning the most egregious tutors.
Legacy - Solidarity - mono U aggro - burn - Imperial Painter - Strawberry Shortcake - Bluuzards - bom