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Banned List & Rules / Re: Poll / Opinions etc
18-04-2011, 12:08:16 AM
Heyho. I just basically registered here to answer the questionnaire about the banned list while we wait for the online poll.
This format is very dear to me, and I'd like to at least give my opinion on it. Who knows, it might have a positive impact on the future of the banned list.
I also want to say that all of the bannings and unbannings should be discussed further and more openly.
How do you rate the banned-list on a scale from 1 to 10 (1=poor, 10=great)?
7. The format is, as said above, very enjoyable, but I do have some small critique about it.
How do you rate the highlander mulligan on a scale from 1 to 10?
9. No complaint whatsoever.
How often do you play Highlander (mp.org-rules) in average?
Once per week on average, sometimes more, sometimes less.
How often have you played on a HL-GP?
Never.
Which cards are missing on the banned-list and why? (max. the 5 most important ones)
1. Gifts Ungiven, hands down. It's too splashable, it does take a lot of time to resolve (most of the times people playing it curse by themselves on how annoying the spell is to play). Also, unbanning this card would make some other cards, eg. Life from the Loam less problematic and perhaps unbannable. I can't recall a single game I've won after a resolved gifts by the opponent.
2. Demonic Tutor. It's too much of an autoinclude for pretty much any deck. It's also very splashable. Extremely powerful card.
3. Sensei's Divining Top. Not really too problematic, but it does consume a lot of time. It's also an autoinclude in pretty much every deck.
4. Mana Drain. The card is broken in half. An early game Mana Drain does indeed spell GG for the most part, at least from my experience.
I understand that there is a popular belief that aggro is dominating the format, and banning this card would push the format towards an unhealthy direction, but I heavily disagree. Can't say my opinion isn't biased, since I do hail from the control-heavy meta of Finland.
Which cards should be deleted from the banned-list and why? (max. the 5 most important ones)
1. Life From the Loam. The only times I saw this card as too powerful was when it was fetched via Gifts Ungiven (wink wink nudge nudge).
2. Enlightened Tutor. I understand this card was partly banned because of Survival of the Fittest? Shouldn't be too problematic anymore. The same goes for Mystical Tutor. Banning Gifts would also make these less problematic!
The idea to ban fetchlands is at least interesting and worth discussing.
Yawgmoth's Will, Entomb and Buried Alive do not seem format-breaking to me, but I have no real personal experience about them. I think it would be smart to test these out, for example by unbanning them for a short period of time to see what people think.
Edited to make the post clearer.
This format is very dear to me, and I'd like to at least give my opinion on it. Who knows, it might have a positive impact on the future of the banned list.
I also want to say that all of the bannings and unbannings should be discussed further and more openly.How do you rate the banned-list on a scale from 1 to 10 (1=poor, 10=great)?
7. The format is, as said above, very enjoyable, but I do have some small critique about it.
How do you rate the highlander mulligan on a scale from 1 to 10?
9. No complaint whatsoever.
How often do you play Highlander (mp.org-rules) in average?
Once per week on average, sometimes more, sometimes less.
How often have you played on a HL-GP?
Never.
Which cards are missing on the banned-list and why? (max. the 5 most important ones)
1. Gifts Ungiven, hands down. It's too splashable, it does take a lot of time to resolve (most of the times people playing it curse by themselves on how annoying the spell is to play). Also, unbanning this card would make some other cards, eg. Life from the Loam less problematic and perhaps unbannable. I can't recall a single game I've won after a resolved gifts by the opponent.
2. Demonic Tutor. It's too much of an autoinclude for pretty much any deck. It's also very splashable. Extremely powerful card.
3. Sensei's Divining Top. Not really too problematic, but it does consume a lot of time. It's also an autoinclude in pretty much every deck.
4. Mana Drain. The card is broken in half. An early game Mana Drain does indeed spell GG for the most part, at least from my experience.
I understand that there is a popular belief that aggro is dominating the format, and banning this card would push the format towards an unhealthy direction, but I heavily disagree. Can't say my opinion isn't biased, since I do hail from the control-heavy meta of Finland.
Which cards should be deleted from the banned-list and why? (max. the 5 most important ones)
1. Life From the Loam. The only times I saw this card as too powerful was when it was fetched via Gifts Ungiven (wink wink nudge nudge).
2. Enlightened Tutor. I understand this card was partly banned because of Survival of the Fittest? Shouldn't be too problematic anymore. The same goes for Mystical Tutor. Banning Gifts would also make these less problematic!
The idea to ban fetchlands is at least interesting and worth discussing.
Yawgmoth's Will, Entomb and Buried Alive do not seem format-breaking to me, but I have no real personal experience about them. I think it would be smart to test these out, for example by unbanning them for a short period of time to see what people think.
Edited to make the post clearer.
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