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I was just commenting on how subjective that term is, to the point of being meaningless. Like the "spirit of EDH."This is where I have to disagree, in a vacuum you are right about red being terrible, however you can't say worst without qualification when there are contextual factors. The main one being that red is avoided like the plague, therefore you have the good red cards available, therefore in an environment where red is know to be terrible, red is great. The point could be argued semantically either way, but in any limited envirionment you are better off reading signalsEvery draft set the best archetype eventually becomes over-drafted, it lets other strategies thrive
That doesn't mean the best decks aren't the best decks and the worst color the worst color
In Theros Limited, red is the worst color, no matter how many drafts you win with it
Disregard constructed, acquire massive collection from drafting, save money too.Disregard limited, play constructed.
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Disregard pokemon x and y until 3DS emulators are a thing.Diregard MtG, play Pokemon Y <3
I get you two mixed up all the time.I resemble that remark! Strider is the English teacher...I suffer a few weaknesses in usage myself actually.In before photodyer has a shitfit over someone using irregardless.
I'm not sure why you said you disagree with me when one of my sentences summed up your very long post: red is under-drafted as a result of being the sets least successful limited color, and so red is more available to take advantage of and win withThis is where I have to disagree, in a vacuum you are right about red being terrible, however you can't say worst without qualification when there are contextual factors. The main one being that red is avoided like the plague, therefore you have the good red cards available, therefore in an environment where red isEvery draft set the best archetype eventually becomes over-drafted, it lets other strategies thrive
That doesn't mean the best decks aren't the best decks and the worst color the worst color
In Theros Limited, red is the worst color, no matter how many drafts you win with it
know to be terrible, red is great. The point could be argued semantically either way, but in any limited envirionment you are better off reading signals and sending good signals than trying to force an archetype, no matter how good the archetype is in theory. We can argue theory all day, but in the end you have to look at the fruits of the theory in the context of actually playing then game. In that context red's sucktitude makes red awesome. All of this is of course predicated upon the better red cards being available, but white and blue awesomeness is similarly predicated. The "best deck" in a vacuum is a purely academic point in limited, less than useless as it can lead you to making picks terribly, you have to go with the best deck out of what's available to you. I don't care how good phalanx leader is if I never see him, where as I am very interested in lightning strikes if I am seeing them late in pack 1, because it's obviously wide open.
Now when we start talking about drafting
more than one set our parameters shift a little, and forcing becomes a more valid strategy, but in a triple set draft passive drafting carries the day.
Infracted for altruism.I got an infraction for saying that giving a stripper all my money would teach her the inherent superiority of men.
That's just your donation defenseI got an infraction for saying that giving a stripper all my money would teach her the inherent superiority of men.
yeah PV is great. He seems to suffer from the "better lucky than good" clause, at least this past year ti seems.I'll be spending the next 7-10 hours in different airplanes and airports. I'm planning on reading as many of PV's strategy articles as I can in that time, and am very much looking forward to it. That man is a genius when it comes to Magic.
I think you both have a point.I'm not sure why you said you disagree with me when one of my sentences summed up your very long post: red is under-drafted as a result of being the sets least successful limited color, and so red is more available to take advantage of and win withThis is where I have to disagree, in a vacuum you are right about red being terrible, however you can't say worst without qualification when there areEvery draft set the best archetype eventually becomes over-drafted, it lets other strategies thrive
That doesn't mean the best decks aren't the best decks and the worst color the worst color
In Theros Limited, red is the worst color, no matter how many drafts you win with it
contextual factors. The main one being that red is avoided like the plague, therefore you have the good red cards available, therefore in an environment where red is know to be terrible, red is great. The point could be argued semantically either way, but in any limited envirionment you are better off reading signals and sending good signals than trying to force an archetype, no matter how good the archetype is in theory. We can argue theory all day, but in the end you have to look at the fruits of the theory in the context of actually playing then game. In that context red's sucktitude makes red awesome. All of this is of course predicated upon the better red cards being available, but white and blue awesomeness is similarly predicated. The "best deck" in a vacuum is a purely academic point in limited, less than useless as it can lead you to making picks terribly, you have to go with the best deck out of what's available to you. I don't care how good phalanx leader is if I never see him,
where as I am very interested in lightning strikes if I am seeing them late in pack 1, because it's obviously wide open.
Now when we start talking about drafting more than one set our parameters shift a little, and forcing becomes a more valid strategy, but in a triple set draft passive drafting carries the day.
It's the chicken and the egg, but it cannot be ignored that at the sets release, red was quickly identified as being the least deep card pool
This all said, what matters is what is in the packs, and every color is draftable in every set
dieTons of snow on the ground, probably the second most dangerous night of the year in terms of DUIs, and I'm going to drive several hours to visit my uncle tonight.
Say a prayer to your chosen deity for me. <3
Wrong prayer.dieTons of snow on the ground, probably the second most dangerous night of the year in terms of DUIs, and I'm going to drive several hours to visit my uncle tonight.
Say a prayer to your chosen deity for me. <3
