Quote from cfusionpm »When postings of 5-0 lists changed from 10 random lists (which can be very useful representation after enough days) to 5 lists that are actively chosen to showcase artificial diversity (no list can share a certain number of cards with another posted list). This change happened about a month ago? And has been met with nearly universal disapproval.Quote from Zorakkiller »At what point does the mtgo data become too flawed?
An absolutely amazing in depth break down of the change can be read about here: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/wizards-data-insanity
I agree with CF here. The data is basically useless at this point. You could theoretically look for repeat lists to try and make some conclusions about the format, but even then, we have no idea how Wizards is curating the data in the first place. Knowing they are curating it, and knowing they are doing so to deliberately prevent metagame solving, I would be very hesitant to use any of that data at all. It's good for brewers, list shoppers, and spikes looking for tech ideas, but that's about it.
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edit: In chess, if a game is played where players used the wrong colours, the game stands. Both parties are responsible for looking at their table number, I don't see why play/draw would be different.
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edit: Note almost all the cards listed in the OP have been taken directly from lists with results, along with some others that have been attempted at various times (Thopter/sword, for instance).
If you have suggestions on updating the OP, I'd like input! Send me some PMs!
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In modern, this method of offsetting the advantage is particularly ineffective. The reason for this is that modern is a format that tends to have games over fairly quickly, where a player might not have had the chance to use their extra card. The more likely a player is to die before using their extra card, the stronger the "on the play" position becomes.
In chess, going first is also an advantage. In order to make sure this advantage is shared equally by all, the tournament structure is designed to make sure that going first is distributed as equitably as possible - and alternating as much as possible.
I think the best answer here is just as is used in chess. You are not going to be able to negate the advantage, so it is best to simply make sure the advantage is distributed as best as possible.
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1 Sword of Feast and Famine
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Wild Nacatl
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Stoneforge Mystic
4 Knight of the Reliquary
2 Spell Queller
4 Bloodbraid Elf
4 Path to Exile
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Wooded Foothills
4 Windswept Heath
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Temple Garden
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Stomping Ground
1 Breeding Pool
1 Hallowed Fountain
2 Forest
1 Plains
1 Horizon Canopy
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Kessig Wolf Run
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As I said in the announcement poll and have said now since I tested it about 6 months ago: there is a non-trivial chance that Stoneforge Mystic isn't good enough to see wide play. By that, I mean that SFM is most likely to find a home in a tier 2-3 deck at best. It just doesn't do enough without Umezawa's Jitte to be a real house.
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Don't ban peoples' decks. It's not cool. IMHO.
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