Originally Posted by
nodahero
@tinefol: I think you misunderstood me. I was not knocking the deck at all. I was saying that he made a meta call and it paid off for him. That was all I meant. If he would have been forced to play reanimator and combo instead of a solid number of aggro-esq decks he would have done worse.
Another benefit of chalice I noticed is the power it has built in against Reanimator. A chalice at 1 is nearly GG surprisingly (depending on the build). That one play cuts off ponder, brainstorm, reanimate, entomb, spell pierce. Mystical tutor, and Thoughtseize/Duress... AKA you knock out 2upwards of 22-28 cards. Sadly Ravens crime does not boast nearly as awesome card power in that matchup. I may likely switch back to Chalice.