Don't even try to use logic or common sense. ;)
@Turn 4
Wizards doesn't want "top-tier" decks to consistently go off turn 3 or earlier (first paragraph, http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazin...y/feature/161b ). At least that's what they said after Pro Tour Philadelphia, back then...soooo how does Twin even come close to that?
It's still possible though. And they totally ignore it.
Thing is, a burn/affinity deck can consistently fling 20 damage at your face by turn 4 while combo is so fragile and often skillintensive that it's way less consistent. Sometimes it feels like they are trying to dumb down the game.
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Let me start off by saying that I think that Affinity and Burn decks are just fine to run and are not anywhere near needing a ban.
I think that:
1) The T4 rule is a bad rule that limits the types of cards that can be printed
2) There are several cards that could safely come off the ban list that would allow for a larger variety of decks in the format without making broken decks out there. I think Preordain should be safe to come off. I don't know why it was banned in the first place.
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle".
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“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle".
- Albert Einstein
What? Counterflux is reason enough to make Twin even stronger? Huh?
If this is a turn 4 format, why don't they Griselbanned already?
Correct, however it wasn't in the format with Preordain
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle".
- Albert Einstein
Some of you clearly lack reading comprehension...
I think allowing more powerful cards into the format could actually HELP control and tempo deck's be more viable. I love spell pierce, but it gets much worse in a format where you aren't planning to win before turn four. If combo deck's push the turn four fundamental turn then faster answers are needed. As of right now the best anti-combo card is Thoughtseize. It would be nice to unlock other fast answers.
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Uwr Control and Tron are good decks and both control. Tempo Twin took down GP Antwerp. The meta is fine with all archetypes/styles repped nicely.
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle".
- Albert Einstein
There are certain cards which are good against Twin, but Counterflux is not one which would be an argument for giving an already Tier 1 deck the best cantrip in the format (Ponder would still be banned). Twin has redundancy in every aspect and if you give them toys to dig for those pieces faster than you can find answers, you are doing it wrong.
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