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Deck Comments / Re: LATHRILL - Comments
« on: March 09, 2022, 07:54:50 pm »
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In my playgroup we are experimenting with a custom made powerlevel calculator which gives an rough idea of powerlevel based on certain factors such as fast ramp, average cmc, cheap tutors etc...
It doesn't really follow the traditional 1-10 scale, but decks with similar scores should be well balanced against each other.
I attached it below, feel free to try it and let me know what you think!
My Kynaios and Tiro hug deck with a weak combo got 11.78
My Scarab God deck that has no combos, a stronger interactive element, and is absolutely the stronger deck got an 9.34
My fringe competitive Krenko deck that's better than both of these got 14.29
And cEDH Edric got 15.70
Works mostly well. I tried doing the same thing a little while back and also ran into some issues. Don't get too hung up on it.
So Tbf96, I'm going to try to give a more helpful and accurate assessment of the deck you posted.
First, there doesn't seem to be a focused strategy at all. There are big creatures, things with amass, +1/+1 counters, and whatever Discontinuity is supposed to be for. Not that any of this is a bad thing, just that stronger decks do have some idea of a gameplan.
Next up, the card quality isn't great. There are a lot of junk commons like Heightened Reflexes, Drowsing Tyrannodon, and Ferocious Tigorilla that just don't work well in a multiplayer format where everyone has 40 life.
On the upside there are a few bomb cards like Phylath, World Sculptor and Apex Devastator. You'll get the occasional flashy play in.
All in all, this looks like a pre-con level deck, so if I had to use a 10-point scale I'd give it a 2, and there might be an argument for 3.