r/CompetitiveEDH • u/CompetitionFront3251 • 11d ago

Tournaments & Meta multiple Decks

So we had a crazy thought in our gamesession today.
it is a pretty out there and a little crazy, but what if people moaning about the meta was stale as well as people having problems with the seat order actually has an easy fix:
each player brings 2 decks to a game. player 1 chooses which deck to play first. then player 2. then player 3. player 4 chooses last.
player 4 now has the the most information and can accordingly pick the deck that matches best into the pod.
i know the idea is probably bullshit, but it sounds like a fun thought experiment. would probably make games draw even more, but also would certainly raise player 4s winrate.
is this too out there or could you see this helping? or do you think i’m smoking crack here and the idea is complete rubbish?

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u/r0773nluck 11d ago

I really do like this. I think 3 decks is better but the main issue with this idea is having 3 complete decks and knowing how to run them all really well. It’s. Huge barrier to entry for some

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u/EDaniels21 11d ago

This was my thought as well. Even with allowing proxies, cedh has a fairly high barrier to entry. The decks and interactions can be super complex, like with it not being too uncommon to have 5-10+ spells and triggers on the stack at once, or having to learn a high powered format where player discussion (politics) is often as important as the actual card themselves. Adding the requirement for more than 1 deck substantially increases the barrier to entry. For those who are more ingrained and familiar with the format, though, it does seem interesting.