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Does T2 have a limited meta?
« on: March 28, 2013, 03:39:48 PM »
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I have been  toying with the idea of getting into T2, since T1 is going in a direction that I really don't enjoy playing. However, before I try to make a T2 deck, I'd like to know if T2 has the same limited meta problem. Are there only a few (less than 10) viable deck builds if you want to be competitive? Or is there a wider range of deck builds and concepts among the top decks in T2?
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Re: Does T2 have a limited meta?
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2013, 03:50:38 PM »
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T2 is pretty much wide open right now. This shows that pretty well.

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Re: Does T2 have a limited meta?
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2013, 04:30:36 PM »
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T2 is pretty much wide open right now. This shows that pretty well.

I agree. There are a lot of competitive options for T2.
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Re: Does T2 have a limited meta?
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2013, 06:02:30 PM »
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I have been  toying with the idea of getting into T2, since T1 is going in a direction that I really don't enjoy playing. However, before I try to make a T2 deck, I'd like to know if T2 has the same limited meta problem. Are there only a few (less than 10) viable deck builds if you want to be competitive? Or is there a wider range of deck builds and concepts among the top decks in T2?

You're question is presented in two parts.

I agree with Jordan and Andrew that there is a wide range of deck's that can be built.

However on the concepts assertion, I disagree. While you can pick and choose various colors to play (PG, Gold, Crimson etc) almost all defenses are attempting to do the same thing - Block, use Horses to D2, then play an End the Battle card. Most defenses also have a 'Block small character play something to protect all the lost souls then die' option. Most of the defensive variety comes from which character abilities you are trying to exploit.

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Re: Does T2 have a limited meta?
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2013, 06:22:07 PM »
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And there are many, many ways to get rid of horses nowadays so you shouldn't expect to keep your horses out for more than a block or two.

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Re: Does T2 have a limited meta?
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2013, 07:33:17 PM »
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Thanks for the thread link. I've avoided T2 because it had a reputation (well-earned in the past) for being a rules-lawyer-y format. However, T1 has become just as much that, and the fact that only maybe 5-6 decks have any chance of competing in T1 has become a huge turnoff foe me. (And yes, I have one of those deck formats that I've tweaked and played.) As a fairly mediocre open deck player, I have no illusions of becoming a top competitor at high levels, nor do I plan to be. (Not enough time to play, for one reason.) But I'd prefer a format where you can try out several different decks and at least provide competition for the other players, and maybe have a chance to place at some of the lower levels.

It's either that, or sticking to booster (which I started out hating, but which has become my favorite format, not to mention the only one in which I am sometimes competitive).
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