Running up against several of the current high-performing/flavor of the day decks (RDW, Esper, Elementals) is going to happen more often than not, because they perform well.
My post above yours, the one you started your post commenting on, I was merely STATING the matchups that did seem odd in the way of matching. After those games I got my 500 gold. I HAD to play 20 black spells to get the gold.
You know what? I enjoyed them all
That's nice. I'm glad you enjoyed them all. People enjoy different things. Are you one of those who believes everyone should like something because you do? Some people enjoy bodily harm. Does that mean EVERYONE has to? Or are you an Arena advocate using subliminals to defend Arena?
When I first started the Arena, with the monocolored beginner decks, I was matched against Teferi and Nexus decks after TWO games? Surely you cannot try to say those monocolors are good/competitive and enjoyable against such decks as Nexus then turn around and say "oh well better luck next time". It's delusional to think that a starter deck will have "better luck next time!" against Nexus or Teferi.
And if you want to have a personal go at me, my PM is always open and welcome.
I had the quest to "Play 20 Black spells". So I put in 20 Swamp and all the 1 cmc black creatures and cards like Disfigure, Bone Splinters etc I could find. NO RARES. No dual lands. I start and I ***** you not:
1st matchup: Temur Elementals
2nd Matchup: RDW
3rd Match: Espers.
Last match (needed 1 more black spell): RDW
I had an issue similar. What happens if, after you install, you go here(pic below) and click MGTA (don't go to the Launcher folder). If I clicked this, it would load the actual game, not the actual setup launcher. From there I could create a shortcut on desktop to THAT, not the launcher
In general (70-80% of the time), what happens is this:
1) The matchmaker looks at your deck.
2) The matchmaker will determine your deck's makeup and match you against the deck that is best able to counter everything you are doing.
3) If you do not have all the best cards, min/maxing your deck with every rare you need to optimize your outcome, you will be placed against someone who has that.
4) Once the match-up is determined, the matchmaker will shuffle your deck to provide the worst possible outcome (mana flooding, mana choking, wrong lands in multi-color decks, all high cost spells early on, etc.)
5) The matchmaker will give your opponent an optimal layout of hands and deck shuffling for perfect tempo and play optimization.
Enjoy!!
This.
And then match you against Teferi control or RDW, regardless of what you play, even if you ran 20 a no-rare no dual land, cluttered deck full of commons.
Then if you proceed to ask about the matchmaking issue on the Arena forums, be told to "git gud".
Relentless isn't really very good especially at sorcery. Not a big upgrade, but seeing as you are on the control side of things, why not Crush Dissent. It's not great but still better for than Relentless for the same cost.
Also the Citadel, with the manabase listed is..iffy, slightly. Have you been able to produce suffice mana for the Citadel at will?
I've gone with the -1 Lightning Strike also. Came across an opponent who was playing Chandra's Triumph instead of Lightning Strike. Interesting. They also hade Healer of the Glade x4 in SB.
I've also found x2 Chandra, Awakened Inferno cumbersome.
If there is a discussion of this open, I must be blind, apologies.
We have Temur Midrange elemental style, and also a Temur Ramp version the plays Hydroid Krasis.
I prefer the 2nd place midrange version below. Discuss however.
I'm stuck on the Nullhide Ferox route or the Legion Warboss decision. I don't want to add 4x Rekindling Pheonix, 4x Nullhide and 4x Legion Warboss into the one deck.
I swear its like I am up against bots, with decks perfectly matched to counter my deck AS WELL AS my opponents getting perfectly ordered cards vs. me getting mana abused.
Can relate.It's not unlike on Duels, if I played Delirium the AI would "suddenly" pull out Watchers of the Dead and that card for B that removes 3 cards from a graveyard, out of nowhere.
Hello! Below are lists of budget, rotation proof, standard decks, each with a demo game against Arena's Sparky. While they may not win PTQs, they are good for beginners who want to play without using awful intro decks. Or some random fun, or those who simply love budget decks. With Core 20 looming, there's always room for more decks and upgrades.
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My post above yours, the one you started your post commenting on, I was merely STATING the matchups that did seem odd in the way of matching. After those games I got my 500 gold. I HAD to play 20 black spells to get the gold.
That's nice. I'm glad you enjoyed them all. People enjoy different things. Are you one of those who believes everyone should like something because you do? Some people enjoy bodily harm. Does that mean EVERYONE has to? Or are you an Arena advocate using subliminals to defend Arena?
When I first started the Arena, with the monocolored beginner decks, I was matched against Teferi and Nexus decks after TWO games? Surely you cannot try to say those monocolors are good/competitive and enjoyable against such decks as Nexus then turn around and say "oh well better luck next time". It's delusional to think that a starter deck will have "better luck next time!" against Nexus or Teferi.
And if you want to have a personal go at me, my PM is always open and welcome.
1st matchup: Temur Elementals
2nd Matchup: RDW
3rd Match: Espers.
Last match (needed 1 more black spell): RDW
Seems legit..lol
This.
And then match you against Teferi control or RDW, regardless of what you play, even if you ran 20 a no-rare no dual land, cluttered deck full of commons.
Then if you proceed to ask about the matchmaking issue on the Arena forums, be told to "git gud".
Also is this what your deck is based on.
Also forgot Noxious Grasp.
Relentless isn't really very good especially at sorcery. Not a big upgrade, but seeing as you are on the control side of things, why not Crush Dissent. It's not great but still better for than Relentless for the same cost.
Also the Citadel, with the manabase listed is..iffy, slightly. Have you been able to produce suffice mana for the Citadel at will?
Also, for Teferi, you can SB in some Fry
I've gone with the -1 Lightning Strike also. Came across an opponent who was playing Chandra's Triumph instead of Lightning Strike. Interesting. They also hade Healer of the Glade x4 in SB.
I've also found x2 Chandra, Awakened Inferno cumbersome.
We have Temur Midrange elemental style, and also a Temur Ramp version the plays Hydroid Krasis.
I prefer the 2nd place midrange version below. Discuss however.
4 Creeping Trailblazer
4 Leafkin Druid
2 Living Twister
2 Overgrowth Elemental
4 Risen Reef
4 Omnath, Locus of the Roil
3 Cavalier of Thorns
2 Chandra, Acolyte of Flame
2 Nissa, Who Shakes the World
2 Chandra, Awakened Inferno
4 Lightning Strike
4 Breeding Pool
1 Forest
3 Hinterland Harbor
2 Mountain
4 Rootbound Crag
4 Steam Vents
4 Stomping Ground
2 Temple of Mystery
2 Disdainful Stroke
3 Fry
2 Lava Coil
1 Negate
2 Thrashing Brontodon
2 Ripjaw Raptor
Decklist 2nd place.
3 God-Eternal Kefnet
2 Narset, Parter of Veils
1 Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer
2 Liliana, Dreadhorde General
1 Ugin, the Ineffable
2 Negate
3 Liliana's Triumph
4 Thought Erasure
2 Legion's End
3 Tyrant's Scorn
2 Disdainful Stroke
2 Cry of the Carnarium
3 Enter the God-Eternals
10 Island
10 Swamp
Thinking of dropping one Liliana, but atm idk.
Can relate.It's not unlike on Duels, if I played Delirium the AI would "suddenly" pull out Watchers of the Dead and that card for B that removes 3 cards from a graveyard, out of nowhere.
I was matched up against Teferi control and Nexus a DAY after starting out on Arena, lol. I must have the worst of luck.
So true. I have 21 land in one deck, and I swear to god I draw like 11-12 out of the first 18 cards EVERY time.
4 Grim Initiate
4 Lazotep Reaver
3 Tibalt's Rager
4 Fireblade Artist
2 Devouring Hellion
2 Mayhem Devil
4 Herald of the Dreadhorde
4 Shock
2 Heartfire
4 Skewer the Critics
2 Angrath, Captain of Chaos
3 Rakdos Guildgate
9 Mountain
9 Swamp
2 Paradise Druid
4 Kronch Wrangler
4 Zhur-Taa Goblin
2 Kraul Harpooner
2 Clamor Shaman
4 Raging Kronch
4 Goblin Assualt Team
4 Frenzied Arynx
1 Samut, Tyrant Smasher
4 Shock
2 Domri's Ambush
3 Gruul Guildgate
10 Moutain
10 Forest
4 Kronch Wrangler
4 Merfolk Skydiver
4 Pollenbright Druid
2 Combine Guildmage
2 Evolution Sage
4 Steeple Creeper+
4 Bloomhulk
2 Sharktocrab
2 Trollbred Guardian
1 Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
2 Simic Guildgate
9 Island
12 Forest
*Llanowar Elves can be replaced with Arboreal Grazer.
4 Healer's Hawk
4 Ajani's Pridemate
4 Impassioned Orator
4 Cruel Celebrant
4 Imperious Oligarch
2 Pitiless Pontiff
3 Syndicate Guildmage
2 Vizkopa Vampire
2 Spark Harvest
3 Prison Realm
2 Mortify
8 Swamp
12 Plains
2 Orzhov Guldgate