Back when I was in the competitive mode in the game of Magic: the Gathering, I took every vacant time of the day to playtest my deck builds, whether online or with my friends. It may not be thorough, but every game counts with added info on the deck’s gameplay, card & board interactions, etc.
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With the Magic: the Gathering decklist info almost published in real-time online, it is just a breeze to copy a list and use it for building a deck. The question now is what happens if this info is not available to you?
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Playing first in Magic: the Gathering is crucial especially if you are piloting an aggro deck as Red Deck Wins and Suicide Black. The term “aggro curve” is really important for the archetype to be consistent in the explosive one-two-three punch in their first three turns, and often catching opponents off-guard.
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I can say today that Standard is still a popular Magic: the Gathering format despite its continuous and faster updating with new sets added every three months. With the coming of March of the Machines, we will now expect the metagame to change and some new top decks and archetypes introduced.
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At first look, you would not consider right away a Magic: the Gathering deck build to be that of top-tier level. Like forging a sword, it must undergo playtest and games against the existing metagame decks that have been proven already to be effective and efficient.
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This question has somewhat lingered on my mind while checking on the new decks for Magic: the Gathering Standard format. Is the better of the two archetypes, aggro or control? I am by nature an aggro player but there are times that the need to be effective on the metagame is to play control or midrange decks.
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