The De-Evolution Of The Splice Deck
When I originally posted my Splice list, which I playtested right up until the week before the Pro Tour that I top 8’d in, it was discarded as being unplayable. My team was afraid of the lack of win conditions and the time issues in a Pro Tour, where draws count as losses. But I stuck to my guns and kept posting the list, claiming that it wasn’t losing to any single deck. This claim was true…. until we sideboarded.
My preparation for Pro Tour: Philadelphia really started a month or so before Pro Tour: Atlanta. I asked Sam Gomersall if he wanted to stay with me…
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