- Varal
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May 22, 2014Varal posted a message on The "Don'ts" of Multiplayer Deckbuilding EtiquetteI feel one aspect that's often frowned upon is killing people with direct damage such as Fireball or the dreaded Hurricane for the draw.Posted in: Cz Blog
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Apr 28, 2013Varal posted a message on Mastering Multiplayer: The Art of Drawing CardsRed has the crazy Wheel of Fortune.Posted in: Cz Blog
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Apr 28, 2013Varal posted a message on Counterspells in MultiplayerI think one utility of counterspells is to protect your own threats. Who cares about card disadvantage if you can protect Damia, Sage of Stone or Consecrated Sphinx?Posted in: Cz Blog
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Apr 28, 2013Varal posted a message on Fairness in MultiplayerI think the only "fair" thing is to have everyone play the best deck possible, otherwise if you agree on playing less powerful decks, you gets the problem of people trying to make the best possible decks in your new "format" with a maximum power level with everyone trying to get as close to the limit as possible. I think you'll always end up with overpowered decks if people think this way.Posted in: Cz Blog
Obviously, the "everything goes" way while being the only literally fair way isn't what should happen since it's not the state that most people wants to be in. I would say that as long as everyone has a reasonable chance to win the game and to enjoy playing then your deck is fine. If people start to gang up on you every games or tell you that they don't enjoy playing against a deck, then it means that you're "unfair". When I say don't enjoy, I'm not talking about them disliking your deck because it interacts with their game plan but because you're ruining the fun with your Eggs deck.
This means that everything is metagame dependant and you shouldn't strive to beat the metagame but to simply be part of it. I think it's fine to play Blood Moon if your opponents play 3 colors monstrosity without basic lands. It's also fine for your opponents to play Rest in Peace if the graveyard is abused all the time. You can also play Armageddon if your opponents abuse the multiplayer dynamics and politics by skewing their mana curves with high casting costs or simply if ramping becomes degenerate.
I think any aspect of the game can be frowned apart by your group but usually removing one aspect of the game will allow another one to abuse the absence and this other aspect will become "unfair".
My EDH playgroup is currently highly frowning upon anything infinite and my old group frowns upon combos killing everyone at once (They still talk about the time I played a Chimera combo deck 10 years ago.)
On another topic, I'm not sure if it is the case and I plan to test it someday, but I think that the absolute best multiplayer decks are not all "unfair" combo decks. Has anyone ever did a special night where everyone brought the absolute best deck they could built? - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
Know that unscrupulous trader will be friendly to you but it's no reason to give them a "friendly" trade. People might be kind to you if you give them value in trade but they'll see you as a fool. Be wary of lending cards. Don't insist on being part of a group if others don't want you. Accept the fact that you're not 20 years old, you won't be friend with adults and never be alone with someone much older than you elsewhere than the store. Not all pedophiles are sleazy, they might act super nicely, act like a big brother, offer you some cards or invite you to come home to see their collection.
Select who you want to play with. Are you interested in a more casual crowd, a more competitive one? A group might welcome you to join their multiplayer games but might not be interested to play with you when they playtest for their next Grand Prix if you don't have interesting input.
Know that older people think differently than you and that they're not your parents. They might want to play Magic with you but might not want to hear you talk about the latest comic you watched, how cool your dad's new Porsche is or that your the best bug hunter of your street.
It seems like the rest of the Power has followed suit. Must be the Vintage Masters effect.
If people really have less disposable income to spend on cards then prices will go down, aren't they?
You can access the top 8 of the 2003 Vintage Championship here: http://morphling.de/top8decks.php?id=44.
1 Tabernacle
1 Chains
1 Moat
4 Imperial Recruiter
1 Chains
1 Tabernacle
1 Moat
What would be a good elf deck for you?
4 Quirion Ranger
4 Priest of Titania
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Fyndhorn Elves
4 Fecundity
1 Ashnod's Altar
4 Saproling Burst
4 Wooded Foothills
4 Windswept Heath
4 Taiga
1 Bayou
1 Savannah
3 Caller of the Claw
2 Tropical Island
2 Gaea's Cradle
2 Snow-Covered Forest
2 Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
1 Concordant Crossroads
3 Verdant Force
2 Coat of Arms
1 Biorhythm
1 Armageddon
1 Regrowth
1 Hurricane
1 Rolling Thunder
1 Seeds of Innocence
1 Diminishing Returns
1 Fireball
1 Kaervek's Torch
1 Rolling Earthquake
1 Time Stretch
1 Temporal Manipulation
1 Replenish
1 Retribution of the Meek
1 Shatterstorm
1 Pulverize
1 Obliterate
1 Patriarch's Bidding
1 Virtue's Ruin
1 Tsunami
1 Flashfires
1 Reanimate
1 Ghitu Fire
1 Stitch Together
1 Time Spiral
1 Calming Verse
1 Cleansing Meditation
1 Multani's Decree
1 Purify
1 Leeches
1 Reverent Silence
1 Tranquil Path
1 False Dawn
1 Decree of Annihilation
1 Overrun
I recently played this deck on Cockatrice and some people found it too good for multiplayer. What do you think about it?
I'm more interested in comments than in poll results but I thought it could do no harm to add it.