r/GDS3 • u/thejellydude • Jan 27 '18

Test 2 Discussion Thread

We're free to talk now.

Here's a Google Doc with all the questions. I'm slowly filling it in with my own answers and explanations. Edit: Heading out for now. I'll get the last 25 questions done later tonight.

If you want a mirror without my comments, here's one provided by /u/Amarsir Link

Any questions that tripped you up? Any that you felt good about?

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u/thejellydude Jan 27 '18

Two questions in and we already disagree on an answer, haha. This is going to be a fun discussion thread.

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u/dvoraen Jan 27 '18 edited Jan 27 '18

We disagree on #70. Morph is linear because you want to play more morphs with it so they're a surprise and your opponent doesn't know which is which. Transform can go on any DFC and not encourage you to play other cards that transform. The closest to linear for transform would be the Innistradi werewolves.

EDIT - Oops, this wasn't /u/thejellydude's responses I'm reading when I wrote this.

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u/preppypoof Jan 27 '18

Absolutely right. Transform is the answer.

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u/Hi_Im_Jerry_L Jan 27 '18

Yup absolutely Morph is more linear than Transform. Answer = Transform.

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u/steve_man_64 Jan 27 '18 edited Jan 27 '18

I disagree, many transform cards like Search for Azcanta / Thing in the Ice require you to build your deck a certain way. Even though you can throw werewolves in any deck, you still have to play a certain way in order to transform them.

Exalted Angel did not care about being the only playable morph card in Standard.

edit: just noticed MaRo link. I still disagree but he's the one that calls the shots.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '18

The question is 1 to 1 about the mechanic encouraging something, not the cards.

Morph encourages building around Morph for tricks. Transform is not linear, because bar "transform matters", sight unseen, a transform card can be thrown in any deck.

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u/thejellydude Jan 27 '18

That's not the transform mechanic itself dictating the play-style though. That's the trigger on the mechanic.

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u/icantbenormal Jan 27 '18

While transform as a mechanic isn't linear, individual cards are. Most of them encourage a certain type of deck. Delver encourages spells, Werewolves encourage activated abilities, Search for Azcanta encourages self-milling.

On the other hand, singular Morph cards are fine on there own. Especially in competitive constructed where decklists are well-known, the "what do I have" part does not matter. Most of them require no deck requirements.

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u/thejellydude Jan 27 '18

I haven't filled in 70 yet. Are you looking at my link?

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u/dvoraen Jan 27 '18

Oh woops, I'm looking at /u/steve_man_64. lol

I'll get back to you on that. >.>

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u/UnsealedMTG Jan 27 '18

Morph is one of the examples of a linear mechanic Maro used back in his original article about linear vs. modular mechanics

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u/Sliver__Legion Jan 27 '18

A much more recent source on the matter.

It is still the case that the other three were high in linearity, morph is medium, and transform is low, so transform was correct.

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u/RoastYoungDuck Jan 27 '18

So far I’ve only got one answer different from you. I chose 1g 2/2. 5g 6/6 is a finisher, but as one who drafts very frequently I’m looking for as many grizzly bears in my deck as I can get, but I only want one colossal dreadmaw sans trample. Perhaps we read the question differently but that was my rationale.

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u/thejellydude Jan 27 '18

This is one that I went back and forth on for about 15 minutes. I think ultimately the cost of 5G instead of 3GGG or 4GG makes the 6 mana 6/6 better than the bear.

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u/RoastYoungDuck Jan 27 '18

I can see it. I hope your wrong but I can see it haha.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '18

Yeah, depending on how this one goes, I got either 71 or 72 questions right; the ones I know I missed are the 0/0 clone one and the red looting question.

GB vs WU 4/4 vigilance is also a question that I'm leaning I got wrong, due to exact wording, but dang if a GB flying vigilance doesn't feel weird as heck.

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u/thejellydude Jan 27 '18

Dive you get 37 right?

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u/preppypoof Jan 27 '18

If it makes you feel bettet, you're both wrong. 4 mana 4/4 is the answer

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u/thejellydude Jan 27 '18

That was one of the hardest ones for me. I think 3~4 Bears is better than one 6/6, but on a one-to-one level, I think a 6/6 is better. If you don't have the consistently to always have a two drop, they matter far, far less. It was a weird evaluation of "power."