By: Enrico Agostino Guarneri
I asked a couple of top local players,
and international professional players whether it is a good or bad idea to keep
playing the same deck throughout a constructed season. These were their replies:
Adam Katz:
“When playing a big event it’s really
important to have lots of experience with the deck you are playing. From that
end its helpful to have played the deck in many tournaments however testing in
a home setting can give you the same edge. So if you do not do enough home
testing I would say it’s important to stick to the same deck, if you do enough
testing then I think it’s fairly irrelevant, so if you like the deck keep
playing it, if you think there is something better then switch.”
Russell Tanchel:
“I prefer to play all sorts of different
decks. Playing one deck all the time is boring. I enjoy exploring all the
different colours, speed, and strategies of the different decks. I will play a
deck from around 1 to 3 times, changing some cards every new tournament. If I
find a deck I really really like I will occasionally play it more often. But I
prefer switching between aggro, control and midrange.”
Jarcque Henning:
“It is an advantage to play different decks. Learning the ins and outs of
different decks will give you a feel of how to play against it and even how to
beat it. But also a disadvantage by not knowing one deck good enough. I think
it all comes down to personal preference, and how versatile your play skills
are.”
Michael Strauss:
“Personally I prefer mixing up decks as
it keeps things interesting and avoids games becoming monotonous, but obviously
I have my favourite deck, or style of decks in the season that I would stick to
in bigger events.”
