Freunde des einzigartigsten Formats, es gibt ein kleines Jubiläum zu feiern! HLMW geht in die 10. Runde! Das zelebrieren wir in einem der besten Spieleläden Deutschlands, dem Wolpertinger Gütersloh!
Die Plätze sind limitiert, schreibt für eine verbindliche Anmeldung bitte den Laden direkt über fb an! Oder nutzt ganz altmodisch den Telefonapparillo: 05241 5275196 (Und solltet ihr doch nicht können, meldet euch bitte auch wieder ab.)
Turnierstart: Sonntag, 08.09.2019, 12:00
Anmeldung: 11:00-11:50
Ort: Wolpertinger Gütersloh
Format: Highlander (http://www.highlandermagic.info/)
Startgeld: 10,-
Runden: 5 x best of 3 (unabhängig von Teilnehmerzahl)
Rundenzeit: 60 Minuten, 3 Extraturns
Mulligan: London
Preise: Einzelkarten, Booster - Ab 9 Punkten gibt es garantierte Preise, Alle Spieler mit gleicher Punktzahl bekommen soweit möglich gleichwertige Preise.
SONDERPREIS: Zum Jubiläum sponsore ich noch ein Signature Spellbook Jace, was zusätzlich in den Preispool geht.
Fehlen Karten fürs Deck? Kein Problem. Schreibt mich an!
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Allgemeine Informationen zur Veranstaltung:
Das Turnier wird am 09. 11. 2019 stattfinden. Hall of Games Martinstraße 10 06108 Halle (Saale) Deutschland Einlass: 9.00 Uhr Anmeldebeginn: 9.30 Uhr Anmeldeschluss: 10.45 Uhr Turnierbeginn: 11.00 Uhr Anmeldegebühr: 25€ - die Anmeldgebühr kann bereits per Paypal bezahlt werden: lars-lindenhahn@gmx.de ( bitte per Freunde + gebt eure Mailadresse an!!! ) daraufhin erhaltet ihr eine Teilnahmebestätigung, welche euch einen Platz im Turnier sichert - jeder Spieler erhält zur Anmeldung ein Booster Los ( Booster Los: hebt dieses Los gut auf, denn in jeder Runde wird ein Modern Horizon Booster verlost - wird eure Zahl aufgerufen, erhaltet ihr nach der Runde euer Booster (gegen Vorlage des Loses) bei unserem Personal ) -Tops werden ausgespielt ( ab 60 Teilnehmern wird es Top 8 geben - Preispool wird entsprechend angepasst) - Rules Level: Competative - goldrandige Karten sind erlaubt - Rundenzeit : 1h - 5 Extraturns nach dem Time Out - BannedList von highlandermagic.info Tournament Organizer: Hall of Games HeadJudge: folgt Judges: folgt, folgt, folgt TEAM CHALLENGE: Auch dieses mal wird es wieder eine Team Challenge geben: - Startgebühr: 10€ je Team ( jedes Teammitglied erhält zur Anmeldung ein Booster Los ) - 3 Spieler je Team - 1.Platz: 33,33€ MarketGutschein je Teammitglied - 2.Platz: 3 Booster Modern Horizon je Teammitglied - 3.Platz: 2 Booster Modern Horizon je Teammitglied ( Booster Los: hebt dieses Los gut auf, denn in jeder Runde wird ein Modern Horizon Booster verlost - wird eure Zahl aufgerufen, erhaltet ihr nach der Runde euer Booster (gegen Vorlage des Loses) bei unserem Personal ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mittagspause: Aufgrund der hohen Spielerzahl wird es keine Mittagspause geben. Wir werden euch ausreichen Zeit lassen, um euch in den umliegenden Restaurants zu stärken - fragt am Thresen nach um zu erfragen, wo es am besten schmeckt  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kauf + Verkauf von Einzelkarten/Sammlungen: Es wird wieder einen Händler vor Ort geben, bei dem ihr eure Einzelkarten / Sammlungen verkaufen könnt, bzw. noch wichtige Karten einkaufen könnt. Hierzu folgen noch nähere Infos. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Der Preispool wird entsprechend der Spieleranzahl angepasst. Bitte seid euch also bewusst, dass es bei deutlich weniger Spielern auch weniger Preise geben kann, da das Turnier finanziert werden muss. Preise ( ab 120 Teilnehmern ): Platz 01 - 380€ Cardmarket-Gutschein+Box Topper(ModernMaster) Platz 02 - 300€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 03 - 200€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 04 - 200€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 05 - 150€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 06 - 150€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 07 - 150€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 08 - 150€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 09 - 90€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 10 - 90€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 11 - 90€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 12 - 90€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 13 - 90€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 14 - 90€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 15 - 90€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 16 - 90€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Preise ( ab 90 Teilnehmern ): Platz 01 - 250€ Cardmarket-Gutschein+Box Topper(ModernMaster) Platz 02 - 200€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 03 - 150€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 04 - 150€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 05 - 120€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 06 - 120€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 07 - 120€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 08 - 120€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 09 - 60€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 10 - 60€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 11 - 60€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 12 - 60€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 13 - 60€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 14 - 60€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 15 - 60€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 16 - 60€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Preise (ab 60 Teilnehmern): Platz 01 -200€ Cardmarket-Gutschein+Box Topper(ModernMaster) Platz 02 -150€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 03 -100€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 04 -100€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 05 - 80€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 06 - 80€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 07 - 80€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 08 - 80€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 09 - 50€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 10 - 50€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 11 - 50€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 12 - 50€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 13 - 50€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 14 - 50€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 15 - 50€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 16 - 50€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Preise ( ab 30 Teilnehmer ) Platz 01 -120€ Cardmarket-Gutschein+Box Topper(ModernMaster) Platz 02 - 80€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 03 - 60€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 04 - 60€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 05 - 40€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 06 - 40€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 07 - 40€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Platz 08 - 40€ Cardmarket-Gutschein Special Prices for Special Peoples: Es wird natürlich wieder spezielle Preise geben für spezielle Kategorien. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wie kommt ihr am besten zum Turnier? Falls ihr mit dem Zug anreisen solltet, bewegt ihr euch aus dem Hauptbahnhof raus, lauft bis zum Riebeckplatz und geht dann den Boulevard herunter. Haltet fortan Ausschau nach der Santander Bank auf der rechten Seite des Boulevards - Nebenan befindet sich nämlich auch der Laden! Sollte eure Anreise mit dem Auto erfolgen, so können wir euch nur empfehlen ein Navigationsgerät zu verwenden. Kostenlose Parklätze befinden sich vor dem Laden selbst, allerdings kann man sich meist nicht darauf verlassen dass diese auch frei sind. Was wir euch empfehlen ist das Parkhaus des Charlottencenters, welches sich hinter dem Laden befindet und in dem ihr den gesamten Tag für je 3,50€ parken dürft. Was müsst Ihr mitbringen? Wir erwarten von jedem Spieler eine leserlich ausgefüllte Deckliste im A4 Format zum Turnier mitbringt, sowie einen Block und einen Stift mit euch führt um eure Lebenspunkte zu notieren. Was ebenfalls nützlich sein kann ist ein Würfel um zwischen den Spielern zu entscheiden, welcher das jeweilige Duell beginnt. Zur Location: Die Hall of Games befindet sich, wie der Name bereits vermuten lässt, in Halle (Saale) und bietet Platz für bis zu 120 Spieler. Vor Ort habt ihr die Möglichkeit euch mit Sleeves und sonstigen Zubehör einzudecken, sowie Einzelkarten vom lokalen Händler zu kaufen oder eure Sammlungen an ihn zu verkaufen. Snacks und Getränke werden vor Ort zu fairen Preisen angeboten. Informationen zu den Ankaufspreisen von Karten und Sonstigem erhaltet ihr auf Anfrage bei Jens Eckardt (AtzenJens) oder eben direkt im Laden. Euch fehlt es noch an etwas? Kein Problem! Einzelkarten und Zubehör, wie Hüllen und Deckboxen gibt es selbstverständlich im Laden vor Ort. Vorbestellungen sind ebenfalls möglich. Noch Fragen? Falls ihr noch weitere Fragen zum Turnier haben solltet, meldet euch bitte direkt hier in der Veranstaltung, auf unserer Facebook-Seite oder bei der Hall of Games unter der 034544538583. — Das Team der Hall of Games |
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Freunde des 100 Karten Singleton Formats. Die Turnierreihe der Highlander Masters Westfalen geht in die neunte Runde und kehrt zurück ins Auenland in Dortmund. Wer wird den Thron dieses Mal besteigen können? Begeisterte aus ganz NRW (und sogar noch weiter weg) reisen an um sich hier zu messen.
Turnierstart: Samstag, 03.08.2019, 11:00 Anmeldung: 10:00-10:50 Ort: Auenland Dortmund (Parkplätze vorhanden, etwa 15 Minuten per pedes vom Hbf) Format: Highlander (http://www.highlandermagic.info/) Startgeld: 10,- Runden: 5 x best of 3 (unabhängig von Teilnehmerzahl) Rundenzeit: 60 Minuten, 3 Extraturns Preise: Einzelkarten, Booster, Storecredit Fehlen Karten fürs Deck? Kein Problem. Schreibt mich an! Facebook-Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1031902997015211/ |
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you got a pm.
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Quote from: Steffi This survey was handed out in the area around NRW as a online version in June 2019. Could you paste or pm me the link to this survey? I'd like to review it, and perhaps run here in Finland. Thanks. |
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This survey was handed out in the area around NRW as a online version in June 2019. We had 19 participants.
How often do you play Highlander (highlandermagic.info rules)? (absolute frequencies)  Where are you from? (absolute frequencies)  How satisfied are you with the format currently on a scale from 1 to 10 (1=not at all, 10=very much)? (absolute frequencies)  (mean) (median -> resistant to outliers)  satisfaction according to how often Highlander is played in contrast to the Berlin area: those who play the most are on the average more satisfied  These card(s) should be banned/ unbanned: (absolute frequencies) (relative frequencies) put ban/ unban candidates in the same table because I expect that every brave Highlander player knows the banned list by heart  Karakas was added by 2 players  Reasonings (single cards): (I tried to make the written reasonings as unadulterated as possible, even if there were synonymous formulations (eg "too strong" vs. "too powerful").) Demonic Tutor: having unrestricted access to your silver bullets should be more reasonably priced there is a reason we have never seen an effect of a card like this printed for such low cost again in general a fair card, but tutoring in 100 card singleton feels too strong enables a lot of Combo decks even if splash B is worthy, this would be greedy too good too much impact is fine Combo decks have already a hard time in the meta without DT Combo decks become unplayable auto-include finds every card x2 disregards the highlander concept unsure x2 CMC2 x2 sorcery-speed this is the only card that makes black an interessant color highest individual powerlevel of cards should be legal, but if format evolves to be combo-heavy -> re-evaluate Dig Through Time: blue decks heavily profit from delve card draws heavily undercosted refuel for decks, that can fill the grave with cantrips already gives a lot of digging feels too good at times instant speed is strong, but double U makes it kind of fair too much advantage by a feasable card Midrange is unplayable without blue, mainly due to the card advantage of Dig and TC blue is too strong advantages, that non-blue decks work for long time get eradicated so easily either dig or cruise not too strong in our high power level format backbone of blue decks on the stronger side of cards requires setup (graveyard) might be necessary to weaken blue a bit by cutting one of the delve spells is ok Entomb: exceeds the average power of comparable cards brings an unnecessary variance into the games not fair CMC1 instant-speed not strong enough on its own multiusable card which requires setup does not do enough on its on sees not really much play anyway it has to be watched with Echo of Eons too strong Reanimator is still ok without this frustrating fine right now maybe abusable by Combo decks fair tutor Mana Drain: unnecessary, because there are a lot of similar cards for the Counterspell slots overpowered U is still the strongest colour not a fair card at all too strong tempo boost randomly unfair making an already good card just strictly better (and even beyond) too strong, even if you can only use 1 or 2 mana turn 2 drain -> game over power level too good single best turn 2 play increases variance for non-blue decks blue has enough substitutes but one could argue, that countering with an upside for 2 is too good isn't too broken must stay important CMC2 hardcounter not too powerful in our format Blue is strong enough Counterspells with massive upsides are stupid there are enough good counters sometimes do absolutely broken things Scapeshift: don't see too many decks running around with Scapeshift keep combo alive requires dedicated engine not that dominant would kill an archtype if banned problematic with tutors in the format (tutors as a whole) fine right now can win outright is a 1-card combo with your library Tainted Pact: fair card possibility to f%&k up everything, but is ok tutoring with a downside is fine strong tutor, but only for greedy decks, that get punished fast requires dedicated engine instant-speed tutor x2 without real drawback autoinclude in every 3+ color deck with black this must go ban please very good tutor requires a bit of build-around x2 Tolarian Academy: enables a very solitaire-like archetype strong but niche deck currently too much impact in decks that are already highly synergetic broken, but you can interact (just play non-basic hate) if the Combo deck was cheaper it would be more oppressive extremely unfun to play against 20-minutes-turns very powerful, but not played by too many though too easy to find kind of hard to interact with should be legal, but if format evolves to be combo-heavy -> re-evaluate Treasure Cruise: blue decks heavily profit from delve card draws heavily undercosted refuel for decks, that can fill the grave with cantrips already too cheap to refuel almost the same as DTT -> TC is more 'fair' sorcery and dependence Midrange is unplayable without blue mainly due to the card advantage of Dig and TC blue is too strong advantages, that non-blue decks work for long time get eradicated so easily might be necessary to weaken blue a bit by cutting one of the delve spells either Dig or Cruise requires setup (graveyard) If you want one blue draw delve spell gone, take this, though. Unban Mystical Tutor in return then. weakening blue is ok True-Name Nemesis: too broken for 1-vs-1-games Blue doesn't need the probably best creature/3-drop in paper played in 99% of blue decks counterintuitive in its color non-interactive card too easy to play finishes games as a 1-of double blue not fun to play against A nice beater but allows only two ways of interaction: counter and sac. For my taste this is too narrow. Decks without boardwipes can't handle it at all not a card that breaks the format not too strong but uninteractive warps the game completely around in fair-decks-matchups weakens blue there are many other cards that must be banned fair card in essence People complaining about this card tilt too fast instead of searching for ways to beat it. There are many ways. Gifts Ungiven: combodecks are already pretty strong blue too strong already proofed to be extremely strong in the past needs a lot of time on the clock (searching + seperating cards + choosing) dislikes shuffling because of time aspects whatever you need plus x too many redundant cards which could get tutored already could give Combo a higher chance too strong not broken CMC4 -> no ban another instant-tutor for Combo players just made the games go the same route when it resolved it was broken in the slow meta in the past nowadays should stay banned because of combo decks probably We have tons of good tutors already. too broken with the grave-filling Umezawa's Jitte: power has creeped times have changed at least worth a try fair card now creature decks need more support not too strong uninteresting gameplay with TNN in the format more reasonably priced now value of equipment has dropped Although, I was born in a meta without it. Haven't seen it in all its glory, but am familiar with its brokeness. might be too strong heavily creature-based decks are not existing enough artifact + creature removal to handle this would not help the creature decks as people think it would could be fine fair decks matchups are decided by whoever draws this first Karakas: too good too much play makes for high variance games Other Remarks (not directly added as a single card): ALL cards/mechanics from multiplayer sets shouldn't be allowed in the HL format (e.g. Palace Jailer, Councils Judgement, Machesa etc) Birthing Pod could give more creature-based decks a chance. Mystical Tutor. Consider unbanning that as a tradeoff if you want one blue delve spell gone. On a side-note: Don't unban Skullclamp either, please. It's ridiculous. What Mulligan do you prefer? (absolute frequencies) (relative frequencies) "others" -> some persons voted for different Mulligans (FM+LM or LM, Spoil M or FM+LM) or the current Mulligan or nothing  Reasonings (Mulligan): (I tried to make the written reasonings as unadulterated as possible, even if there were synonymous formulations (eg "too strong" vs. "too powerful").) FM + LM: felt very good not too broken for Combo decks London alone is too weak (FM + LM > FM + VM > LM) makes for a low number of non-games without FM you have too many non-games cause of the high variance you need a solid hand in 100-cards-singleton x2 50% of the games with =<6 cards is no fun still needs to be tested further makes games possible healthy games of Magic prefer playing fair games instead of random winning/ losing to bad draws (spells/lands) I do like the FM not sure it favours combo decks or could lead to decks with lower land counts makes it easier to find a keepable hand 6-cards-starting-hands = huge disadvantage I at least see the potential of abuse as a small risk in this. LM: less non-games x2 more flexibility better and more fun plays because both can do plays it is easy good enough leads too less non-games without pushing greed too much It lets us play more healthy games of Magic without one player sitting on otherwise unplayable hands more close games Other Remarks: Free 7 is fine. With an additional London after that too strong maybe. we should not shape the format because of preferences (What should a Mulligan do? -> concrete definition) overall I would like to see the format a bit slowing down we should consider to go for a "weaker" mulligan probably How many lands did you play? Did you or would you adjust your deck to the mulligan? (absolute frequencies) (relative frequencies)   I would adjust... 1 less land depending on the deck most likely a land less when we have a stronger Mulligan few more lands all decks profit from this Mulligan, maybe Combo a bit more (and is not as strong as the Spoil Mulligan that you can greed much more) lowered the land count mulligan doesnt change enough to justify making deck building changes (not adjust) going down to 6 or less cards is still horrible for a Midrange type of deck which relies on 1:1 trades and most times just slowly outvalues the opponent in the mid to late game |
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on: 01-07-2019, 12:23:51 AM
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Cards on the following list will be closely observed and are potential candidates for a banning on October 15th, 2019.
Cards from the following list are still banned but will be under testing for a potential unbanning on October 15th, 2019.
Off the Ban watchlist: Scapeshift Before Scapeshift, there was Bring to Light in the watchlist, which was dropped in favor of Scapeshift. Scapeshift was added to the watchlist in October 2018 as it was considered as the real offender among the three top tier combo decks, constantly finishing in top-8 in tournaments, and as such too oppressive to some Highlander areas. It was also noted that Scapeshift enabled various midrange decks with a single card combo win, making the archetype too flexible. But Scapeshift-decks haven't received too much of new playable cards in the last sets, and that people have moved on to different decks. Additionally players learned better how to play against this kind of decks. At least Scapeshift doesn't seem too oppressive right now so we decided to cut this one from the ban-watchlist. Off the Unban watchlist: Gifts Ungiven This card has been introduced to unban-watchlist on January, 1st 2018. It has been added especially because higlander meta has changed much since its ban in 2011. It was questionable if a card on CC4-slot can still be too strong while aggro-decks become faster since 2011 with every set. In fact there are only three cards left on banned-list with CC4 (Natural Order, Gifts Ungiven and Birthing Pod, which is virtually a CC3-spell due to phyrexian Mana). Furthermore the power-level of cards has risen drastically since that time. But this is partly a reason why Gifts Ungiven stays on the banned-list. The banned-list allows explosive starts and combo-decks like Academy could benefit most of Gifts Ungiven while this card probably won't see much play outside combo-decks. As there is currently no noticeable requirement to push combo-decks or adding another powerful tutor to the meta we decided to cut this card of the unban-watchlist for a while. On the Unban watchlist: Skullclamp Although Stoneforge Mystic is unbanned equipments do not get much love recently. Predominant you will find a package with SFM + Batterskull and a Sword (of Fire and Ice mostly) if a player decides to add any equipments to his/her deck. Skullclamp is (together with Jitte) on the banned-list for eternitys, even Highlander veterans haven't had the chance to play with those equipments ever although there have been long debats which impact adding one or both equipments could have on our meta all over the years. Maybe time has come to test this out finally. In theory Skullclamp needs a specific deck to shine while Jitte can be thrown into almost every deck which run enough critters to carry it. At least in some of the tier-1 decks where the creature-count is low (e. g. Reanimator, Academy, some Scapeshift-builts) both equipments hardly find a slot so other decks, which stands behind right now would get some powerful weapons to compete. Now you might ask: Why has this card been removed from the watchlist in April just to be reintroduced in the next announcement? We know this looks odd but there‘s a simple explanation: As communicated there have been internal changes to the council and those changes also lead to a new majority agreeing with the above reasoning. Other announcements: The London Mulligan replaces the combination of Free Mulligan + Vancouver Mulligan Hardly any discussion has polarized as much as the recent mulligan discussion. The community and the council largely agree that, with the London mulligan becoming the new industry standard for mainstream Magic, not implementing it or not at least trying it would be a hardly justifiable non-action. This leaves us with two possible outcomes: 1. A new combination mulligan of Free mulligan + London mulligan or 2. the implementation of the London mulligan. We have tried to take into account the main arguments of the two groups. Uniformity across formats (LM): One of the main arguments of the LM group was the standardization across the formats to make it easier for newbies and players of other formats to enter Highlander. In addition, the recognition by WotC for Highlander as a "real" format was repeatedly called. In fact, Eternal formats are strongly and very often different from rotating formats. Many would say that makes the charm. All in all, magic is a very complex game anyway (layer system, priority, stack, etc.) and we doubt that unifying one rule would significantly simplify format transition nor would WotC have more sympathy and support for us. Highlander has always had a combination mulligan with Free + X (FM + LM): In fact, that's not true. Especially older players will remember the Spoils mulligan, where any number of cards of your starting hand were put away, then you would redraw to seven and after that the stowed cards would be shuffled back into your library. The Spoils mulligan quickly became too strong, allowing players to aggressively fish for specific cards and excessively streamline their decks. The outcome of the games was more often than not determined during the first few turns with one player running away with game on the back of a perfect hand. Consequently, the Free mulligan followed. Just a few years ago, the Free mulligan was then supplemented with the Vancouver mulligan, creating the first combination mulligan. Allows for "better games" / less "non-games" (FM + LM): This argument doesn’t really help because of the many possible different definitions of "non-game". We asked many players about the topic and got a different description from each of them. Player A finds the mulligan should mitigate the resource problem Magic has. Meaning, one does not want to draw too few or too many lands or mana resources within the early game. Player B thinks the mulligan should not only fix the resource problem, but should also allow them to play their spells during the first turns, so one would not only want to draw the appropriate number of lands, but also the fitting low-curve spells. Player C expects from the mulligan to make their deck not only steady and dependable but also wants to access their key cards with relatively high probability. So they demand specific cards on the starting hand or a direct way to these spells. In the best case they always have an optimal starting hand or an approximately perfect starting hand. The questions which we had to ask ourselves were "What is the task of the mulligan?" or "Is this still the task of the mulligan?". "At what point does the wish of Player A, B or C exceed the idea of Magic so much that it does more harm than good?" and how does that work with the subjective idea of avoiding "non-games"? The most important question we had to answer is, where do we actually want to go with the format and what function should the mulligan actually have. Especially tournament players, who look back on years of experience and can put strong trust in their skills often forget an important point: Magic owes a large part of its success to its considerable chance component. Each of us started sometime. And without the factor of luck, hardly any of us would play today if our tournament opponents and playgroups had only consisted of Gary Kasparows and Magnus Carlens. Good players will still prevail statistically the more games are played. But the random component also allows newcomers to emerge victorious between many defeats and thus gain new motivation. We find that in a format which has a very substantial proportion of casual players and is in need for newcomers, this aspect should certainly not be lost. Maintaining this balance between "randomness" and "consistency" ultimately determines the rating of all arguments . "The mulligan should not punish the player" is probably a statement that every one of us would sign. But the impact on probabilities starts much earlier: during deckbuilding. The task of the mulligan is not to compensate for a shortage of resources (whether in the form of lands or cheap spells) which have intentionally been left out during deck building. In other words, deck composition should not be made too easy because the mulligan will just fix everything for you anyways. You need to estimate how high you would like the probability of having any number lands or any number of spells in your starting hand. With what probability do you want to start with at least two lands for example? Have a mana elf on the starting hand? A counterspell effect? Of course, you will hardly be able to speculate on a specific card, but our format not only has the "disadvantage" of being able to play each card only once, but also allows us to access all kinds of variants of the same type of effect. Of course, it doesn’t always work the way you wanted it to. This is where the mulligan comes into play. It is not a punishment but a choice. A second chance, which has a price. A compromise. Once the mulligan allows you to orient your deckbuilding to it, the mulligan transcends its original purpose. As soon as it allows you to play fewer lands because your curve is very low and aggressive, ensuring you’ll be able to pay all your costs during the first few turns, it is not a second chance anymore. As soon as we start taking "quality mulligans", because the hand could be a little bit better, or because we feel it necessary, because the opponent does the same, the mulligan is no longer a mulligan, but we are entering an arms race. And if consistency determines our game, we no longer have to play our matches to determine a winner. WHEN this point is reached, or IF a person feels a disturbance in this balance between "randomness" and "consistency", everyone ultimately decides for themselves. However, quite a respectable part has already acknowledged that they are planning to or must adapt their deck due to a mulligan change. In relation to the "consistency-randomness" balance, also the desire for deceleration (LM) was expressed by some people. Highlander has undergone a significant development, especially in recent years. While a few years ago everyone still resorted to midrange and control lists, games are often decided in the first turns now. The mana curves become narrower, the decks faster, the play style more aggressive. Older players in particular will be able to remember that decks were fine at coping with something like three or four pet or test cards. That is unthinkable today. The decks are tuned and each card has its "reason for being" or is being cut. Of course, no one can tell with certainty how the meta evolves due to a change of the mulligan. And of course, our influence on this development is limited. Already with the change from Spoils mulligan to Free mulligan we were faced with the same precarious situation. Of course, specific decks have better starting conditions for adjusting to a new mulligan than others. This argument works both ways, depending on whether one chooses a mulligan who favors consistency or one who refutes it. We hope the mulligan, IF it favors certain decks, will favor those decks which are already kind of balanced in itself. Decks whose consistency cannot increase much further due to their redundant card packages. But even these decks, in the best case, will have to lose a bit of consistency and possibly have to work on their resources. Why did we decide to change it now? Well, many forget that the discussion has been going on since the first mention of the London mulligan half a year ago, and since then it has repeatedly initiated heated conversations and demands for implementation. Since the announcement of a test run on the latest Mythic Championship the desire for change became more and more concrete and finally reached its climax when WotC announced that they decided to establish the new mulligan for its competitive non-eternal formats. We understand the decision to go with "London mulligan only" as a conservative compromise, between people who argue for a strong focus on consistency and those who see a problem in the already existing consistency. The London mulligan will be the most suitable tool to balance out explosive play strategies and allows for more deceleration, so that Highlander may be more attractive to players who need to find their way into format and into the game first. We also strongly believe that the implementation of the London mulligan will happen without subtracting from gameplay and without reducing the strategic depth of the format at all. We fully understand that not everyone might agree with this decision, but we would like to emphasize that this unfortunately is a problem that any rules change always has and that this decision is not irrevocable at all. If, after a certain period of time, the new mulligan does not produce the expected results, or perhaps even does more harm than good, it can of course be adjusted or turned back. However, we believe that our players can enter the new challenge with the same self-confidence as they did when we switched from Spoils mulligan to Free mulligan and that everyone will be able to adapt to the new situation. Starting with tabletop Core Set 2020 Preleases on July 5, the new mulligan can be used for all play. It will become officially reflected in the comprehensive rules with the M20 rules updates on July 12. Stores may opt to enact the new rule for regular REL or lower events before the official rules change on July 5 to give players the opportunity to test out the new procedure. Competitive REL events cannot use the new rule until the official change. |
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on: 24-06-2019, 10:51:40 PM
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This survey was handed out at the Metagame Masters #15 tournament in Berlin, Germany, June 22th. We had 24 participants. Although the survey was also open to other participants, this time only tournament participants completed and submitted a survey sheet.
How often do you play Highlander (highlandermagic.info rules)? (absolute frequencies)  Where are you from? (absolute frequencies) most participents from Berlin, Germany nearly that many players from Halle and even one from Köln and Dortmund each (cool! ) How satisfied are you with the format currently on a scale from 1 to 10 (1=not at all, 10=very much)? (absolute frequencies)  (mean) (median -> resistant to outliers)  satisfaction according to how often Highlander is played lowest satisfaction from players who play the most (blink twice when forced by someone! ) These card(s) should be banned/ unbanned: (absolute frequencies) (relative frequencies) put ban/ unban candidates in the same table because I expect that every brave Highlander player knows the banned list by heart  Reasonings (single cards): (I tried to make the written reasonings as unadulterated as possible, even if there were synonymous formulations (eg "too strong" vs. "too powerful").) Demonic Tutor: must-play in black x2 splashable x2 always good banned in legacy probably ban another tutor not too strong Dig Through Time: blue too strong Dig OR Cruise x2 blue delve spells are a mistake blue needs this to keep up with power creep too strong with cantrips instant auto Include in every blue deck is ok Entomb: is fine x2 Mana Drain: not as strong as in the past not the best counter anymore colorless Mana cannot be used so often Scapeshift: wins games on its own Tainted Pact: instant Demonic Tutor overpowered ridiculous Tolarian Academy: too strong hard to interact with “Varianzschleuder“? can produce too much mana -> should not be possible fast mana Treasure Cruise: blue too strong Dig OR Cruise x2 blue delve spells are a mistake blue needs this to keep up with power creep one mana three cards is unfair auto include in every blue deck is ok True-Name Nemesis: doesn’t need to be in the format x2 wins otherwise unwinnable games boring x2 overpowered x2 non-interactive x3 weaken blue does something blue shouldn’t be able to do x2 requires specific answer for no setup cost Gifts Ungiven: I love Combo cool card no way this card is even stronger than Dig through Time maybe test it Umezawa's Jitte: equipment is not an inherently good archetype slow lower power level than cards on banned list should be fine push creature decks x2 not game breaking anymore only good against creatures games are decided by planeswalker shuts down all creatures (should stay banned) What Mulligan do you prefer? (absolute frequencies) (relative frequencies) "others" -> some persons voted for different Mulligans (FM+LM or LM, Spoil M or FM+LM) or the current Mulligan or nothing expected a much more homogeneous result for Berlin and was surprised about the quite large part for "others"  Reasonings (Mulligan): (I tried to make the written reasonings as unadulterated as possible, even if there were synonymous formulations (eg "too strong" vs. "too powerful").) FM + LM: feels good and fair more even games/ more games high variance format needs strong mulligan so i can assemble a reasonable hand decks should win by tactics not by luck LM better than VM more games when someone goes down to x if a deck abuses the mulligan -> deck should be banned, not the mulligan changed FM necessary to strengthen control strategies hope combo decks will see more play LM: LM better than VM more good games cut FM to make decisions more meaningful balanced FM makes mulliganing not very punishable FM promotes greediness FM not needed anymore better/ stable hands for everybody official mulligan reduces variance makes games more interesting FM + VM: fair mulligan not giving an advantage to any archetype specifically forces more consistency How many lands did you play? Did you or would you adjust your deck to the mulligan? (absolute frequencies) (relative frequencies) persons which prefer the LM only play slightly more lands   I would adjust... mana producing lands x4 adding more silver bullets x2 Survey layout:   |
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on: 17-06-2019, 10:06:16 PM
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Me too.
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