When do you hub a deck as "Competitive"?
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Posted on Oct. 16, 2016, 1:13 p.m. by Jimbotten
When selecting hubs, when is a deck considered Competitive?
Shane.Allen says... #3
It's very simple: Competitive decks are decks that win in tournaments, top 8 decks, good decks. Just take a look at my profile sometime and you'll see what makes a deck competitive. They win fast, they win a lot. A competitive deck wins no later than turn 5 usually. It's that plain and simple.
October 16, 2016 1:23 p.m.
ducttapedeckbox says... #6
I disagree - competitive does not translate to a fast win. It means a deck that wins consistently regardless of how it gets there.
October 16, 2016 2:21 p.m.
iBleedPunk says... #7
Generally (and this is a bit of a tautology) competitive decks are also those that have seen a lot of success competitively. This means two things: 1- they have been well tuned, each card tested in and out in detail, and 2- they are well known.
Basically, competitive decks (in my opinion) are those decks that are played often enough to be prepared for, but strong enough to power through anyway.
October 16, 2016 2:28 p.m.
Competitive decks are those that are regularly top 8ing events. Regardless of speed or play-style they are able to consistently win.
October 16, 2016 2:37 p.m.
I can't disagree with the above. However, there's a difference between "competitive decks" and decks with a "competitive hub". If you mark your hub as being "competitive", you agree that you intend to go to tournaments with the deck. The deck don't have to top 8 in any tournament. I, as a viewer, know - when you choose the "competitive" hub - that you intend the deck to fight against a certain meta, and you want the deck to be as good as possible.
You can have a mill deck marked as competitive, if you intend to use it in tournaments.
October 16, 2016 5:32 p.m.
Personally, I mark decks competitive that are capable of winning a FNM or better. Even when they are homebrews and aren't on people's minds, I still mark it competitive if its been put through its paces and tested heavily and favorably against most of the meta.
October 16, 2016 7:14 p.m.
ComradeJim270 says... #11
I dunno. It's ambiguous enough that I've stopped using it except for competitive EDH decks.
October 19, 2016 4:35 a.m.
"Would I take this deck to a PTQ and feel confidant that it could place well?"
-> Yes: I can mark this deck as competitive.
-> No: the largest event I'd take it to is FNM. I would not label it using the competitive hub.
MTG1814 says... #2
I would say whenever you're going to use it competitively, like in tournaments. If you're just building the deck to play with a small group of friends, you'd say Casual.
My opinion.
October 16, 2016 1:16 p.m.