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Snype's Haxfactory
June 19, 2014

How to Choose Your Deck for an Event

Before you go to an event one of the first things to consider is your choice of deck.

 

HIGH TIER VS LOW TIER

 

Now it should go without saying that choosing a high tier deck will typically give better results than choosing a low tier deck. However, it is important to remember that people are typically preparing for their high tier match ups more often than low tier match ups. Beyond that, you also have to be extremely confident in your ability to win the mirror match and other relevant match ups. This often comes down to your knowledge of commonly played match ups as well as your own individual skill with the deck.

 

Keep in mind there may be times when you aren’t comfortable with using a tier one deck. For instance, you may have trouble with a certain match up. The mirror match can be especially challenging if you are not adequately prepared. Now if you have the time to prepare it may be useful to spend that time testing as that can help you iron out any issues you may be having before the event. However, if you still aren’t certain that you can win with a tier one deck, at this point you should begin to consider your rogue options.

 

Now it is important to understand that choosing a rogue deck will not grant results for most people. If you are choosing to run a rogue deck you must choose the deck extremely carefully.

 

HOW TO CHOOSE A ROGUE DECK

 

There are four questions to consider when choosing to play a rogue deck:

How are my commonly played match ups?

 

More often than not players go to an event with a rogue deck without even considering their match ups. This can be a huge mistake!

 

If your match ups are bad and you are using a low tier deck you should not expect victory. That should be blatantly obvious, but still people make those same mistakes.  Thus, you should always consider your match ups before the event.

 

Typically, you will want the majority of commonly played match ups to be in your favor. One problem with playing a rogue deck is that they typically aren’t as powerful as tier one decks. Other decks may generate advantage faster or have more explosiveness, it is because of this that you will typically want match ups to be in your favor.

 

Do I know my match ups better than my opponents?

 

Not surprisingly, knowing your match ups continues to be important when playing rogue.

 

However, due to the inherent weaknesses that your rogue deck may have, it may become even more important to know your match ups than it would be if you were running a tier one deck. If your opponent is familiar with your deck and its weaknesses, they may be able to take advantage of those weaknesses during the event. Of course, most opponents will not expect to play against you and thus are unlikely to be prepared for the match up. This is the main advantage of playing rouge!

 

This may even make some match ups slightly easier than they should be.

 

Will my opponents be prepared for me?

 

Your opponent may not have an easy time with you in game one, but what about games two and three?

 

One of the main reasons why Dark World, one of the most powerful rogue decks in single games, fails to do well in large events is because it can lose entire games to commonly side decked cards. You should always remember that you will play more games with your side deck in play than you will without.

 

If you cannot win after your opponent side decks then perhaps you have made the wrong choice.

 

How familiar am I with my own deck?

 

Some people are just naturally gifted with a certain deck.

 

Sometimes being incredibly skilled with a deck is enough reason to play the deck at an event despite potentially bad match ups. Of course, in the event that this occurs, you will need to focus on improving your bad match ups. You could tech a card here and there or side more heavily for those match ups, but beware of weakening your main deck strategy as that can be just as detrimental to you.

 

Honestly, some bad match ups are just can’t be won on a consistent basis. It is because of this that you can’t always rely on your favorite deck to win every event during every format.

 

For most people, when you see this question it should refer to the amount of practice you have put into the deck. If you don’t at least know the deck better than the average person than it is impossible to know your match ups better than your opponents. Play test, make the deck your own before you go to the event. You may even find some consistency issues to improve upon before you make it to the event, that you would have been unprepared for otherwise.

 

BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER

 

At this point, chances are you probably have a solid idea of what you would like to run. You may still have issues to work out, but that is actually quite normal. You may want to tweak your deck for consistency or make personal changes based on your play style. It is important to test with your side deck as well and perhaps even plan ahead for common match ups. This kind of planning can prevent siding improperly at an event and can help to make sure your strategy still functions properly with your side deck in play. If you feel confident that you can win consistently against most (if not all) of the commonly played decks in a best-of-3, then you may consider yourself prepared.

 

Like always make sure to check back for more articles and check me out on YouTube. I will likely begin following up my articles with videos on the same topic if that is something that people are interested in.

 


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