@thecravenone said in Best Lab Maniac deck?:
Y'all are missing the obvious answer.
Every deck should be a Lab Man deck. Put that bad boy in your sideboard and laugh manically as you never lose another Two Card Monte match!
Two Card Monte has pyroblasts though...
Looking at imbalance I would try hard to look at overall win % against the meta opposed to numbers of decks being played. Looking at previous meta results theres some decks that have a very good win % against the meta that are underplayed (big blue). I also think that alot of people enjoy certain play styles and that that contributes to Shops and POs numbers.
I don't think a lopsided meta is necessarily bad if its because people are playing the decks they enjoy! And If theres a card pool change because of it that would be the worst thing for the format.
I know we have win % data for at least 2 data points.
I wonder if people like LSV and Duke will play more vintage now. There are a lot of pro players that really like the eternal formats but play standard because thats where the pro scene is.
Imperial Seal might be worth trying if you face a lot of aggro and need another tutor for tinker.
Great write up! I've always loved the deck and PO is a nice upgrade.
@kaluma said in Survival Salad:
time to burn some play points on this pile
That looks really cool. Let me know if your going to stream it.
Stealing an Ancestral is less important than it used to be too. We have PO now and every deck plays some way of making sure their Ancestral resolves. Its not realistic to steal one, its not as worth it to steal one.
This isn't a single card discussion, but more of a directional query. The cards spoiled for Ultimate Masters are all Really Good -even in a masters set and theres only 41 spoiled so far.
Heres the list thus far
Entomb
Balefire Dragon
Through the Breach
Eternal Witness
Life from the Loam
Noble Hierarch
Tarmogoyf
Vengevine
Gaddock Teeg
Leovold, Emmisary of Trest
Lord of Extinction
Maelstrom Pulse
Sigarda, Host of Herons
Fulminator Mage
Kitchen Finks
Engineered Explosives
Platinum Emperion
Mana Vault
Ancient Tomb
Cavern of Souls
Celestial Colonnade
Creeping Tar Pit
Dark Depths
Karakas
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Reanimate
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
Liliana of the Veil
Lavaclaw Reaches
Goryo's Vengeance
Demonic Tutor
Bitterblossom
Temporal Manipulation
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
Raging Ravine
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
Stirring Wildwood
Karn Liberated
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Snapcaster Mage
Over 200 cards yet to be spoiled and these look shockingly good as far as eternal formats go. Is this a cash grab by wizards, or is something else going on?
Hapless Researcher maybe? You don't often need more than one loot, he's cheaper and kills bridges. I also don't know how necessary a looter is.
