We've said it before and we'll say it again: the 0-10 "power level" system leaves a lot to be desired. Special guest Sage joins in this week to discuss their new deck alignment chart, proposing a simple but more robust way that we can talk about where our decks fit into the vast landscape that is the Commander format.
00:00 Introduction
00:54 Welcome Sage!
02:11 The Problem with Numeric Rating
04:40 A Deck's Alignment
05:12 Optimization
06:52 Texture
09:34 Evaluating Your Decks
14:51 Diversify Your Removal
17:48 Sage's Rule-0 Discussion
19:43 Building to an Alignment
23:32 Sage's Projects
24:13 Closing Thoughts
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- Deck Evaluation Rubric: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oLcmbmxckmPDY5IbbAGWn9-pWX5JiLHWsS-e43z7_ak
- Sage's video on Rule 0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeSVD8T98hE&t=20s
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