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Offline KingLeo

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Best Variation to test a regular deck?
« on: January 27, 2012, 10:01:49 PM »
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I'm just wondering wht would be the best way to play test a deck besides playing every deck and thousands of players.

Just wondering,
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Re: Best Variation to test a regular deck?
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2012, 10:19:27 PM »
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I try to playtest my decks against the most popular--and powerful decks (can be found on most deck advice threads and nats champion decks), and I can do it myself by using RTS playing Vs myself. I just make logical and fair plays to both sides and see what happens. This has helped me understand how decks work.
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Re: Best Variation to test a regular deck?
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2012, 10:43:23 PM »
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First; I do RTS single player and see how it draws.
Second; I play the best decks in the meta and make sure this deck consistently beats them
Third; Play the most unusual deck you can find and see if you win (I suggest Florida players, I'm always surprised)
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Offline Westy

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Re: Best Variation to test a regular deck?
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2012, 10:59:44 PM »
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Always play multiple times against the same deck, especially the common ones. You need to play at least 5 times to get a good estimation, IMO.
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Re: Best Variation to test a regular deck?
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2012, 02:46:50 AM »
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I'm shocked that no one's mentioned ROOT yet.  It's a great way to see the national meta, and play against some great (and creative) decks.
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Offline Prof Underwood

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Re: Best Variation to test a regular deck?
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2012, 03:52:16 AM »
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I agree with SK, ROOT is GREAT for really testing against the toughest competition possible.  My last 2 games have been against a National T1-2p champion (Soul Seeker-NY) and another of the most highly respected players in the country (Polarius-TN), and my next game will likely be against Alex_Olijar-PA, who is also highly respected around the country.  Where else are you going to face competition like that from 3 different states?

*admitted bias in this post as I'm currently serving on the leadership team of ROOT
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