[Article] A Month of Missteps

[Neuad]

I think Mental Misstep has kind of stepped in as the new deputy card for Legacy, policing the gunfights at high noon, while Sheriff Force of Will gets to take a little more time off, spend some more days at the saloon, and reminisce of the days when Legacy was simpler and wasn't described by unnecessary wild west metaphors.

The point I'm trying to make is that Mental Misstep flooding the world isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's everywhere because it's what keeps everything in check, including itself.

Thanks for the sig. <3

[lorddotm]

Depending on the build, I almost always classify it as Aggro/Combo. Some versions are more Combo oriented (like Four Horsemen), but almost all the standard Dredge builds rely on combat to win.

4 Horsemen isn't Dredge.... You can look at every card in Ben's list, I promise none have Dredge on them.

[B.C.]

"I think that the biggest surprise to me was that Merfolk has no larger of a slice of the metagame pie than it did before Misstep, although it is clearly now the dominant deck in the format."

This seems contradictory. Please explain.

[say no to scurvy]

Merfolk had the highest number of placings with 23, making up roughly 10% of the entire field of Top 8s. This is significant not only because it confirms Merfolk as the most successful deck in the format, but because 10% is nearly exactly where Merfolk stood the last time we checked in on the format—10% both before and after a pivotal card for the deck. The conclusion that I draw from this is that the printing of Mental Misstep has actually improved Merfolk’s place in the metagame by 0%.

tl;dr - merfolk is 10% of t8s before and after printing of misstep, a change of 0% in terms of metagame change, but still numero uno

[B.C.]

My point is that 10% of top 8's, and a roughly comparable representation in the general metagame certainly doesn't represent something that is "clearly now the dominant deck in the format". A major player to be sure, but it's not like Standard Caw Blade or something.

[Master Shake]

My point is that 10% of top 8's, and a roughly comparable representation in the general metagame certainly doesn't represent something that is "clearly now the dominant deck in the format". A major player to be sure, but it's not like Standard Caw Blade or something.

You're right, it's not overwhelmingly the best deck in the format, it's just that it has the best match-ups and is the most successful. If one deck were to be dominant over all others, it would be Merfolk. That is what I was saying.