Whats good? Need Help!

[TheMonopolyGuy]

Hello everyone. I am new to Spoils and need some help learning the meta. What are the top decks and/ or themes? I right now have beta Banker, Warlords, and Gearsmith decks with a few Gearsmith cards I got from friend. So whats the good and whats the bad in Spoils?

[wmorgan]

This (http://www.thespoils.com/spoils/showthread.php?t=4348) is a good place to start. It's the top 8 decklists from the July 14 $5k constructed in Rockville, MD. Know that one of these deck is no longer viable because Emergency Obfuscation is banned.

Pretty soon the decklists from the $5k constructed in Detroit will be posted. Keep an eye out for those.

Here (http://www.thespoils.com/spoils/showthread.php?t=4250&page=2) is a list that won the Seattle Constructed Invitational.

Those three sources should give you a good sampling of the current metagame. The biggest unrepresented decks are based around Writ of Reclamation, that draw their entire deck and use Writ either to recur control elements or combo pieces.

Also, there are some reanimator decks, but they have consistently failed to place despite being around for a while and being quite numerous in Rockville.

The good:
Basic Node, Luteoderm Prototype, Schproingmajig + Micromajig Shipping Container, 633fy 31f, Senior Research Assistant, Quotidian Assassination, Forget, Heist Planner, Erotic Assassin, and, lately, Deceptive Muddler.

The bad:
Warlord anything (except Strength in Numbers and Flaming Barduse), Pillaging Pirate, Thief Doyen, Revivitate, Misappropriation Machine.

The ugly:
Spontaneous Displacment, Micromajig Maker, Battle Surge, Tactician Vacation, Discommodiousness, Eccentric Inquisition, Gold Summit + Selective Gluttony, Free Trade Agreement.

[TheMonopolyGuy]

well thank you for the reply. I'll look at those links you posted. I've heard a lot about Gearsmith...are they the best right now? and if so, which is better: Sproing Combo or Horses?

[cravix]

The bad:
Warlord anything (except Strength in Numbers and Flaming Barduse), Pillaging Pirate, Thief Doyen, Revivitate, Misappropriation Machine.


I remember when mono-warlord was a good thing. I personally disagree him saying that Pillaging Pirate is a bad card.