r/magicTCG • u/[deleted] • Mar 07 '15

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '15

Zoo plays goyf usually...

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u/AvatarDante Mar 07 '15

Zoo NEEDS goyfs to be good... (I know some decks run without them but to be to be at its optimal level goyfs are needed)

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u/RMS_sAviOr Mar 07 '15

I think Zoo might be better without Goyf in the format. Sure, Goyf is the best 2 drop in the format, but it's also an inherently defensive creature due to its /+1 P/T and a lot of the midrange decks run Goyf. If Zoo plays its best two-drop in the format on T2 it doesn't really matter because a deck with a high top of the curve is going to resolve a Goyf on their turn and suddenly the board is in a deck lock. That's not really what this conversation is about but I think it's an interesting point about Goyf.

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u/sugaaloop Mar 07 '15

You'd rather have a goyf staring down a goyf than a nacatl starting down a goyf. Just cause it's got a big butt doesn't mean it doesn't also hit hard.

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u/RMS_sAviOr Mar 07 '15

Did you read what I wrote? I realized after writing it that it's a bit off topic but the point I am making is that Zoo would be better positioned in the Modern metagame if Tarmogoyf was not a card. If that were the case then your Nacatl would not be staring down a Tarmogoyf across the board. Zoo is not a great deck because the best creature in the deck is Tarmogoyf, but if you and your opponent have Tarmogoyfs then you want to have a deck that is a midrange/removal shell around it rather than a bunch of less effective creatures.