Comments on: Open Testing: Lessons About the Metagame https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/04/open-testing-lessons-about-the-metagame/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:04:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: David Ernenwein https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/04/open-testing-lessons-about-the-metagame/#comment-2129336 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:04:23 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=17736#comment-2129336 In reply to Taylor Goodland.

Not a problem. Based on what I’ve seen and given your options, Bolt-Snap-Bolt decks are very well positioned. I’ve found them to be very good against Humans, Affinity, and are at least even against the 8+ discard decks. If you’re worried about Hollow One then you need Path to Exile and UW is a fine option because it is also good against the aforementioned decks. Bogles is not well positioned overall, but it’s also the kind of deck that doesn’t need to be. It will just spike a tournament periodically, and if you have limited time and resources that may be a far better strategy.

]]> By: Taylor Goodland https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/04/open-testing-lessons-about-the-metagame/#comment-2129335 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:12:39 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=17736#comment-2129335 Somewhat off topic question I know… I’ve been reading your articles for some time and I really appreciate these meta-game articles. However, as a single father of a couple young kids, I don’t have time for MTGO and really only sporadically escape for FNM or a 5k. I have a month during modern PPTQ where I grind every Saturday and Sunday while the kids are gone. Last summer I went with UW, managed some top 8’s but no better. I need the rest of this spring to really master a deck but am looking for something that has game against he field ala old Jund despite subtle meta-shifts that occur. Decks I could play include: AV Temur Moon (front runner), UW Control, Skred (Anger being good), or something linear like Burn/Bogles.

If you have any feedback about any these decks as they stand in a world of Hollow One, Humans, and other top decks, I’d appreciate your feedback. Sorry to be off-topic.

]]> By: David Ernenwein https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/04/open-testing-lessons-about-the-metagame/#comment-2129334 Wed, 11 Apr 2018 20:26:06 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=17736#comment-2129334 In reply to Jordan Corgatelli.

Then you were ahead of the curve. It definitely over performed for me in testing, not sure how it would have worked out in reality.

]]> By: Jordan Corgatelli https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/04/open-testing-lessons-about-the-metagame/#comment-2129333 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 18:58:00 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=17736#comment-2129333 I have been playing maindeck leyline of sanctity ever since hour of devestation came out and it is consistently one of the best cards my deck plays.

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