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7 months ago ::
Dec 04, 2012 - 9:54AM
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I need someone to help explain this to me. I run a 60 card deck, yet I never seem to be able to beat my friend, who uses a 100 card deck and somehow always gets the cards he needs. In this deck, he only has 1 Devastation Tide  1 All is Dust  and 1 Amnesia  , yet he always ends up have at least one of these three almost always when he needs them. Granted, he has a few cards like Sage Aven  , Sage Owl  , Foresee  etc.... but he only has about 1 to 2 of those, shouldn't a smaller deck have a slight advantage in consistency, not the other way around?
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7 months ago ::
Dec 04, 2012 - 10:04AM
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it's called "selective perception"
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7 months ago ::
Dec 04, 2012 - 10:06AM
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Typically, yes. However, if your friend is a much better deck builder, they could be putting in a lot of redundant effects into their deck (i.e. Llanowar Elves  is exactly the same as Fyndhorn Elves  ). If his deck is built using the "slot" technique (where you want X number of a certain type of spell, not specific cards), it's possible that his deck is more consistent by playing single cards that have the same kind of effect. Also, if his deck is just more powerful overall (i.e. he's playing Stoneforge Mystic  while you're playing Squire  ), then it will be very difficult to win even if your deck is more consistent. It is also possible that your bad beats are just sticking in your mind, especially if your deck is really slow, giving him time to find those 1-of answers. Or he's cheating...
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7 months ago ::
Dec 04, 2012 - 10:08AM
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I have a thread with my current deck that I am using if you two wish to offer insight on it. It would help if I got more to look over it
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7 months ago ::
Dec 04, 2012 - 1:26PM
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it's called "selective perception"
There's a reason tutors are so useful in EDH, and why my local Pauper EDH meta bans Rune-Scarred Demon  as a general.
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7 months ago ::
Dec 04, 2012 - 1:30PM
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it's called "selective perception"
There's a reason tutors are so useful in EDH, and why my local Pauper EDH meta bans Rune-Scarred Demon as a general.
RSD isn't legendary...
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do you ceremonially light your deck on fire after a win?
Or did no one notice Transmogrifying Licid  before. (And by not notice, I mean covered their ears and shouted LA LA LA LA  )
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There are things that prevent you from activating activated abilities, things that increase their cost, and things that counter them, but I don't think anything triggers from them specifically.
There are things that trigger from targeting, so that might be relevant, but I can't think of anything that triggers from targeting a player.
I'm almost positive there's nothing that triggers from damage being prevented.
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7 months ago ::
Dec 04, 2012 - 1:51PM
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it's called "selective perception"
There's a reason tutors are so useful in EDH, and why my local Pauper EDH meta bans Rune-Scarred Demon as a general.
RSD isn't legendary...
Pauper EDH allows any rare creature, but it has to be a rare, so no mythics.
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7 months ago ::
Dec 04, 2012 - 1:55PM
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In my local meta, Pauper EDH allows any rare creature, but it has to be a rare, so no mythics.
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7 months ago ::
Dec 04, 2012 - 2:02PM
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Comparing deck sizes is somewhere you just don't want to go - someone always ends up getting their feelings hurt and it's nobody's fault but their own. Just learn to love what you have.
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7 months ago ::
Dec 05, 2012 - 5:15PM
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I need someone to help explain this to me. I run a 60 card deck, yet I never seem to be able to beat my friend, who uses a 100 card deck and somehow always gets the cards he needs. In this deck, he only has 1 Devastation Tide 1 All is Dust and 1 Amnesia , yet he always ends up have at least one of these three almost always when he needs them. Granted, he has a few cards like Sage Aven , Sage Owl , Foresee etc.... but he only has about 1 to 2 of those, shouldn't a smaller deck have a slight advantage in consistency, not the other way around?
A lot of the time winning has nothing to do with what you have in a deck, it's how you play with what you got. I win more games because I know when to time my actions. I see more people lose games because they don't maximize their turns or mana usage, most people actually are not aggressive enough.
Here's an idea, trade decks. Play a few games that way. If you beat him with his deck, he's built a supierior deck. If he beats you with your deck, he's a better player.
I've done this with friends who, when I'm winning too much, claim it's because I have better cards. I'll trade them decks and beat them with their own stuff. If nothing else it'll give you a litte perspective.
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