Quote Originally Posted by dontbiteitholmes View Post
Basically the thing I was trying to say about Jace against Thresh is you have an equal chance of milling the best 20 cards in their library as milling the worst 20 cards from their library. So saying patently that milling 20 decreases the quality of their deck in any way other then bringing them closer to death by milling just doesn't make sense. At the same time the thing I failed to see is that once you mill them 20 you have drawn 4 extra cards and they have 5 turns to deal with Jace through all your answers or death by milling ensues.
How bad is opposing Extirpate for you games 2/3 in testing.
The far greater likelihood with Jace is that you hit somewhere in the middle, milling a mix of good and bad. It's still a perfectly legitimate form of pseudo removal, as it limits their already small amount of threats to an even smaller number. As Ewokslayer said, it allows you to be much more liberal with your removal, as you can very easily strip them of threats almost, if not completely.

Extirpate is anywhere from a big deal to no big deal at all. It depends on how they use it. The threat base is pretty diverse, so it's no big deal if they snag all your Goyfs, for instance. On the other hand, it's a pain in the ass if they take Counterbalance.