Comments on: Strictly Level Up–Play Better Players https://strictlyaveragemtg.com/2017/01/08/strictly-level-up-play-better-players/ When Strictly Better is just out of reach. Tue, 14 Feb 2017 03:40:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.4 By: Strictly Level Up – Brewing a Competitive Deck | Strictly Average – MTG https://strictlyaveragemtg.com/2017/01/08/strictly-level-up-play-better-players/#comment-15 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 18:48:19 +0000 https://strictlyaverage.wordpress.com/?p=222#comment-15 […] Once I narrow this list down to 6 or 7 unique creatures I will begin to play games with intention of winning.  This is where I start to consider sideboard cards as I learn what sorts of decks I am weak to. It’s here that I usually decide if the deck is a dud or not. This also when I start sharing the list with friends and ask them to test and give me their impressions.  If the deck is worthy of further tuning I will know almost instantly from this feedback. The idea is to get as many reps against real decks as possible.  This is where paper testing and MTGO are stronger.  Sometimes I’ll proxy out the top decks in the format and play a bunch of games with friends. One thing that is overlooked by a lot of brewers is the process of playing against your own deck.  I will hand my paper list over to a friend and play a bunch of games against my own list.  This helps to understand things from the other side of the table. It also helps if you test against better players. […]

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