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Snype's Haxfactory 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:
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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