Intermission

Hey all!

It's been awhile since I've posted but like all good things, moderation is key...? Something like that right?

Anyway, I've been trying to figure out what I want to focus on. I've been pretty bored of the current standard format. You have Jund Control and Naya Aggro decks. And while I understand that the color combinations will always be there, the main cards are all the same and I've just been growing tired of them.

What do you have? Thundermaw Hellkite, Huntermaster of the Fells, Thragtusk, Boros Reckoner, and Restoration Angel. Sure, you could say we have 5 powerful cards, all with synergies, that we can then build decks around (I know, this sounds like sarcasm, but bear with me) but when you see the same cards in multiple decks with just minor tweaks, the format feels tired. Don't get me wrong, it's still fun winning with them ; ) but when you watch the games, everything begins to feel samey. So what I'm really getting at is I'm waiting for a massive shift in the format before I really dive back in. What will do it? Maybe someone needs to discover a new deck that is unstoppable in the current format, forcing the community to build decks to better counter it. Or maybe the players have just figured out all this meta has to offer and we need the next set to show up or Innistrad to rotate out.

But let's be honest. This is a very healthy format. All the current decks are seeing just the right amount of play to keep each other in check. We aren't seeing the situation like before RtR released with UW Delver was running rampant. So really what I'm saying is I'm ready for some change. My ADD (I don't really have it but that's what we do right? We blame it on ADD) wants to see new things being played. New flashy cards and combos. =)

Kudos to Wizards. Designing these last few sets of cards to be very well balanced. It's been a bit since there's been such a stable format.