Comments on: Unlocking the Vault #11: Top 10 Cards in Classic

By: apaulogy

apaulogy — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:31:42 +0000

You are right. Tinker is unique in that it puts the target artifact into play as opposed to your hand…Good point. Thanks sir.

By: enderfall

enderfall — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:22:07 +0000

Hi apaulogy, hope you can arrange to get the cards you need to play some matches. Quite a few people have picked up Classic of late, the more the merrier!

Tinker is an interesting case with regards to tutors. Since it puts the card it fetches into play, it’s much more functional than a straight tutor like Demonic or the top-deck tutors like Mystical and Vampiric.

Chris, we could always use more Classic players! You and AJ can always test against me whenever you see me in the client.

By: apaulogy

apaulogy — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:56:23 +0000

I sooo want to play Classic. I just need to start winning stuff so I can buy FoWs and Wastelands….

Do I NEED them? Probably not, but the decks I want to play have 4 of both. c’est la vie…

Anyway, your justification for not putting tutors on the list was that the cards that you tutor for are better. How is Tinker not a tutor?

Nice write up, and I watched the videos and just enjoyed the bonus.

By: ChrisKool

ChrisKool — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:33:13 +0000

I think AJ and I are going to start playing Classic. See y’all soon!

By: whiffy

whiffy — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:58:48 +0000

i agree with your list almost 100% i do feel like brainstorm should be 4th though behind work shop and bazaar, i also feel like sol ring shold be on the list and not time vault. havent watched the vids yet.

By: enderfall

enderfall — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:37:07 +0000

Thanks everyone for your comments. The focus of the article was intended to be a discussion of the Top 10/25 cards in Classic; the videos were added as a bonus for those that have been waiting patiently for me to post new videos. I clearly stated that I was not mistake free. I like the idea of pointing out any mistakes next time to help show what the better play should be. I was admittedly not playing a deck that I was able to test all that much and thought it was a metagame call. Unfortunately, my deck was ill prepared to beat a Fish deck based around Aether Vial. I did not have enough removal and coming back from being behind in board position was equally difficult. Nonetheless, I appreciate the feedback and will aim to improve my content in the future.

By: GainsBanding

GainsBanding — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:12:55 +0000

I agree with the other posters, the videos were hard to watch. I also had to stop after round 1. Using your fetch to play out a Null Rod instead of Brainstorming, fetching, and then playing Null Rod the next turn seems especially bad when you just talked up how great Brainstorm combos with fetches in the article.
I think there can be a value to videos with play mistakes. The audience can watch and think about the game from the outside without the pressure of actually playing. That perspective allows the watcher to see other plays and apply that to their games in the future
However, the video I watched was beyond just a few errors, it was fundamentally playing the deck wrong. Standstill is a control deck and you weren’t being controlling enough with it. The above post points out some of the specifics.
That’s not to say you should 4-0 in every video you post; mistakes are valuable. But as a writer speaking from a position of authority about the format, mistakes in your videos should be explained either in the video or in text so we know you are aware of them.