Hey everyone, I'm looking to buy a tier 1 deck and I was wondering how long it usually takes for the meta to become defined once a new set comes out.
In particular, since NPH just came out recently, I am wondering if I should wait a little longer before I buy a deck (I'm looking to buy monoblack infect, tethered steel, big red, or ub infect in order from most preferred to least preferred), in case some of the tier 1 decks suddenly become a tier 2 deck. I don't mind waiting, though I'd probably want to be playing by the start of June, unless it would be really wise to wait longer.
Speculations about which decks may go become tier 1 and which decks currently in tier 1 may drop out would be good info for me also.
Infect decks also got a ton of utility from NPH. A 1/1 for 1 is pretty big for any aggro strategy, Mutagenic Growth is obviously pretty awesome (for that same aggro strategy), and U and B both got some decent players.
If you want to hedge your bets and get a deck that'll certainly be Tier 1, get a Big Red or Tempered Steel. Tempered Steel got a TON of aggro options in Vault Skirge, Porcelain Legionnaire, Dispatch, etc. Red gained a ton of support both in aggro and control fields (Shrine, Sword, Volt Charge + Koth, Act of Aggression, Slag Fiend, Hex Parasite, Furnace Scamp, and the list goes on).
It takes about 3 weeks for the meta to start to stabilize.
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The meta is gonna be all about the Spellskite, I personally think :p. Considering I doubt Infect will play it, that's a problem lol. That being said.....Spellskite really should be higher than the 10 bucks it is now. I am surprised it is that low.
Spellskite is pretty good, but cardfather is right. The meta will start out staggered, and then the pro tour will happen, and then about 2 weeks after that the meta will become "Stable". If there is only 1 good deck from Nagoya then it will be stable right away, but it usually doesn't work like that. So I think at the end of June we will have a format that will be "figured out".
Formats can also rapidly change, after MBS came out Tezz Forgemaster decks dominated for awhile, and then Mono Green Infect and Tempered Steel came along. And now UB Infect and Mono Black infect are doing well, it actually might be time for a forgemaster deck to come around since forgemaster can't be answered by black decks(until NPH comes out that will change quite a bit)
After the ALA block pro tour the meta started out really varied online with lots of variation and different archetypes, and then over time non RGBw decks slowly died out and kept getting more scarce. Kiblers esper deck was all over the place for a few weeks then just got really rare and only 1 person played it after awhile I think. The Chapins 5cc deck was quite popular but then also died out slowly.
In particular, since NPH just came out recently, I am wondering if I should wait a little longer before I buy a deck (I'm looking to buy monoblack infect, tethered steel, big red, or ub infect in order from most preferred to least preferred), in case some of the tier 1 decks suddenly become a tier 2 deck. I don't mind waiting, though I'd probably want to be playing by the start of June, unless it would be really wise to wait longer.
Speculations about which decks may go become tier 1 and which decks currently in tier 1 may drop out would be good info for me also.
Thanks!
If you want to hedge your bets and get a deck that'll certainly be Tier 1, get a Big Red or Tempered Steel. Tempered Steel got a TON of aggro options in Vault Skirge, Porcelain Legionnaire, Dispatch, etc. Red gained a ton of support both in aggro and control fields (Shrine, Sword, Volt Charge + Koth, Act of Aggression, Slag Fiend, Hex Parasite, Furnace Scamp, and the list goes on).
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Formats can also rapidly change, after MBS came out Tezz Forgemaster decks dominated for awhile, and then Mono Green Infect and Tempered Steel came along. And now UB Infect and Mono Black infect are doing well, it actually might be time for a forgemaster deck to come around since forgemaster can't be answered by black decks(until NPH comes out that will change quite a bit)
After the ALA block pro tour the meta started out really varied online with lots of variation and different archetypes, and then over time non RGBw decks slowly died out and kept getting more scarce. Kiblers esper deck was all over the place for a few weeks then just got really rare and only 1 person played it after awhile I think. The Chapins 5cc deck was quite popular but then also died out slowly.