Comments on: Show Me Something New: Why Hypergenesis Isn’t Worth Writing Home About

By: Ryan Overturf

Ryan Overturf — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:03:16 +0000

In reply to @dylan_beck. Fair point. Though I don't know that Hypergenesis is necessarily a budget deck. TCG Player has its average price listed around $1,250. Cheaper than some decks for sure, but not terribly far off their average price of Sneak and Show at $1,427 (Anderson's and Hickerson's lists respectively). Both decks play three duals with the major difference is the inclusion of "sol" lands in Sneak and Show, which have been pretty consistently playable in Legacy, though I can see why one wouldn't want to pick them up. Personally I don't have the budget to build anything I want, but I have some really good friends who do. :D

By: @dylan_beck

@dylan_beck — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:58:22 +0000

Well positioned on how you explain the differences between the decks. As far as being worse, yes I absolutely agree with your points.

As a counter point – there is room for a "strictly worse" version of a deck when you are referring to a player's budget. As more and more players are attempting to get involved in Legacy, this small fact (looking past the "best deck" being most important) supplants other reasons to play superior decks.

Sometimes budget just overrides all.

Damn I'm glad I'm gainfully employed and have the money to play whatever I want *grin*

By: Ryan Overturf

Ryan Overturf — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:45:24 +0000

In reply to Will H. Patent pending.

By: zippy

zippy — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:00:50 +0000

nice article duder! you have a affinity for writing it seems +3

By: Will H

Will H — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:56:13 +0000

You may want to copyright the phrase " fat-fat-fatty-boom-baladdy " before I slap it on a t-shirt.

By: @Gamble4Value

@Gamble4Value — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 07:12:48 +0000

I loved this article. Keep up the good work!