Quote Originally Posted by raharu View Post
I thought Thoughtseize > DC too, but aparently I was wrong... Twice. Anyway, is CD playable in the 5c and bw lists? I've never seen 5c play it, and most 'accepted' lists don't play it, so... What then?
The reason why you don't run Confidant in the 5c lists is probably the lifeloss with Thoughtseize. Also, I don't think you should run it because it does nothing to contribute to Counterbalance soft-lock. Thoughtseize can at least force it down so that you can ride some random dork for the win. Confidant helps replace losses, but ever since the introduction of Thoughtseize, I didn't feel a need it would do anything because Thoughtseize already keep you from being in a bad situation in which you need a way to recover by solving them in the first place.