[Article] Continued Explorations of Tier 1.5

[Finn]

Who the hell is David Gearhart?!?

Love this question. I can't decide if it's funnier if you really mean it or not.

[Eldariel]

A fine read, I like how you actually go way up to the source with the decks. Hopefully that'll provide people with something new in the regard.

[AnwarA101]

Re: Red Death, as I mentioned in the article, I almost covered it in place of AS, but I had just covered B/w in the previous article and wanted something entirely different. And I know they're two totally different decks, but I've wanted to do something about AS for a while now.

This made me smile. I didn't know Red Death was on your radar or anyone's for that matter.

[Lukas Preuss]

Very nice article. I can't wait to see GodZilla's new version of Angel Stompy...

[Bardo]

A fine read, I like how you actually go way up to the source with the decks. Hopefully that'll provide people with something new in the regard.

You would, wouldn't you?

I didn't know Red Death was on your radar or anyone's for that matter.

Like I said, it's actually hard to find pure aggro decks that aren't really aggro-control in disguise or aggro-combo, like Affinity. My main problem with Red Death for this article is that it shares too many slots with Pikula's deck and I wanted to cover broader ground, since I've already gone over B/w with a lot of detail. A fine deck though.

[Lego]

Very nice article. I can't wait to see GodZilla's new version of Angel Stompy...

Just check out the first place decklist from GP: Columbus. It'll say "Evn Tomeny" right next to it.

[Nightmare]

Just check out the first place decklist from GP: Columbus. It'll say "Evn Tomeny" right next to it.

Followed by "Sucks," which is what I encourage everyone to name their deck.

Edit - Insightful Article. Looking forward to Thrusdays now. Or Thursdays. You pick.

[Eldariel]

You would, wouldn't you?

I just might ^^ But yea, I'm glad that you did it for other decks with clear 'creators' too, I hadn't heard much about the new build of Zilla's yet so it was really interesting to read. Cataclysm certainly looks frighteningly good in the format.

[Cavius The Great]

Just check out the first place decklist from GP: Columbus. It'll say "Evn Tomeny" right next to it.

A little over-confident there, huh big guy?

[Bryant Cook]

A little over-confident there, huh big guy?

Ironic. I like it.

[Citrus-God]

Very nice article. I can't wait to see GodZilla's new version of Angel Stompy...

PM me for the list, but dont let it leak. I also advise you dont show this to anyone who's going to spread the decklist or leak it over the internet. Btw, only Lukaa Pruess can look at the list. So...Screw you all.

[xsockmonkeyx]

Meh, seen it already.

[Zilla]

Meh, seen it already.

I don't think you have. I'm pretty sure I showed you the mono-white list from several weeks back. Mono-white it is not. Maybe I shared the more recent list with you, I'm not sure. It's still in testing and heavy development though.

[Citrus-God]

I don't think you have. I'm pretty sure I showed you the mono-white list from several weeks back. Mono-white it is not. Maybe I shared the more recent list with you, I'm not sure. It's still in testing and heavy development though.

I know Fallen Omnipotent would've done better if he didnt play agaisnt jank like Scepter Chant first round. I dont know what else he played agianst, but he dropped. IMO, if he played against more Goblins and Thresh, we would've dominated.

Also, the whole deck playing around Cataclysm is kinda cool. I was glad I saw something like that.

[Lego]

It's okay guys, keep it up, I'll still win despite everyone knowing my entire decklist.

[Bongo]

Possible topics for your mailbag column:


1. How will the Big 3 Metagame change in the future? Will there be a deck that trumps them all, or will one of the Big 3 become obsolete with the advent of strategically superior decks?
(This is just my personal opinion: I think Thresh will fade, because Loam decks and stuff like Affinity, Goblins, Landstill and Survival aren't very good matchups, at least in my experience. Lately, I don't seem to win a lot with Thresh anymore. The power-level of the deck isn't that high to begin with and can't be raised significantly)


2. Are there any ideas from the current Extended that are worth pursuing in Legacy? There's a lot of innovation going on in that format, which I think would be good to borrow from.
Also, when porting decks from other formats, what are the most important points to consider, Legacy-specific?


3. In a metagame as diverse as the current Legacy, I think Toolbox approaches are the way to go.
An analysis of the viability and applications of various toolbox approaches would be a very interesting topic.
Survival, Burning Wish, Trinket Mage, Gifts Ungiven, Cunning Wish, Enlightened Tutor, Rebels, Academy Rector, you name it - there are dozens of Toolbox engines. This might be worth of a full article.

[Anusien]

Question for next time: "What do you think about Storm Goblins as in Extended?"

[xsockmonkeyx]

It is an aggro deck than is inferior to straight up goblins, and a combo deck that is inferior to solidarity, iggy, TES, etc. It does a lot of things good but nothing well.

[Bardo]

It is an aggro deck than is inferior to straight up goblins, and a combo deck that is inferior to solidarity, iggy, TES, etc. It does a lot of things good but nothing well.

I'm not entirely sure about this.

[Ewokslayer]

Question for next time: "What do you think about Storm Goblins as in Extended?"

Isn't its lack of good finishes in Extended a pretty good measure of its likely success in Legacy?