Quote Originally Posted by Michael Keller View Post
See, this is why I think it's incredibly deceiving to believe that the Spy version is better than other variations of Manaless. It performs well at SC-Opens because the players aren't adequately prepared to deal with it. I'd also mention the level of skill these folks bring to the table in that regard. To say that you navigated through a field full of hate like Rest in Peace, Cage, etc. tells me that you either had great match-ups, or your opponents had little hate to deal with a deck like Manaless Dredge.
I have no respect for this attitude.

The past successful results of a deck don't indicate that you should play that deck, or that you should play the same 60 or 75 cards.

They do indicate that the deck was right for that tournament and that metagame. Successful finishes are the one thing you absolutely cannot simply dismiss. You can dismiss theorycrafting, you can explain away test results, you can ignore people's opinions on the deck, but you cannot dismiss actual tournament finishes and expect to get results. Period.