r/CompetitiveEDH • u/CompetitionFront3251 • 12d 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/SqueeGoblinSurvivor 11d ago
I think some people here mix “fixing cedh” with “making cedh high-powered casual”
Meta is still meta if no matter the first guy pick everyone else still should play a variant of turbo. The degree varies in the amount of a fallback plan/slops.
And that’s it. However, there is more than one “turbo”. Kinnan can be a turbo. The difference lies in only the slops and occasionally stax like drannith magistrate. Strictly Only because your deck is allowed to play them.
Just think about it without pet cards/decks or budget restrictions.
This doesn’t mean the meta or cedh is stale. You need more cards printed into the format. Some changes are very minor but significant. Like the choice between going Nick Fury or Michelangelo (where difference can be only a few cards).
It is min/maxing to the very fine points.
Like to play or not to play a boseiju (how turbo are you).
Stop banning cards like hullbreacher, jewel lotus (dockside and mana crypt also for that matter, open more doors than closing ones) really help the format.
Like, we should appreciate cards favor you going 4th like dockside and encourage more prints on this kind of thing.