@BenS_MTG I think they were unsure exactly how many would qualify each weekend. If the numbers were extremely low or high they wanted to hedge their bets on what structure the arena limiter champs would take. Still shit though!
@Sierkovitz I imagine it is to slightly reduce tempo of games (removal can be less efficient or more synergistic), lets the face characters actually sit on the battlefield longer.
@jakeformayor I unfortunately followed my lane into rb goblins and never really got the goods :( Think i should have repivoted, but hard to know when its really too late with high synergy sets.
@alsosteve@Crew3Podcast It probably broke something in 3 year std or the future future league somewhere near the end of testing. They don't really care if something is broken in alchemy however.
@Swagner28@PleasantKenobi Best card that doesn't kill the archetype, also opens the possibilities of not playing red which wotc might hope splits metashare.
@BasileusComic Ironic following of a Facebook-style trend? There were a lot of those kind of 'everyone have X type of avatar' some years ago, especially child photos/teen photos so could have been a response to that.
@fireshoes The unpopularity is twofold- doesn't kill the prowess 2t threats if they represent rage -doesnt do much for other matchups that torch doesn't. Worth considering where you can't reliably bargain tho.
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