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I pretty much exclusively play meta decks, but I feel like I’m missing out on a big part of magic by doing so. For the most part, I am copy pasting decks, maybe switching out a card here and there. My dilemma right now is that I really want to make an Otter deck in a 60 card format, but I get the feeling I’ll just get stomped.

To all the people playing janky themed decks, do you still get matched against a bunch of meta decks or do you get matched with decks around the same power level? I’m worried about taking the time to make my own themed deck and then not having any fun with it because I lose all the time

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8 months ago - /u/WotC_Jay - Direct link

In ranked queues you will continue to be matched against a bunch of meta decks, yes. As many express in this thread, for some that's part of the challenge and fun of brewing.

In the unranked queues (like Standard Play or Brawl), we'll try to pair you with deck of similar strength, so you should see a lot less of the meta decks. The system isn't perfect (turns out it's not easy for a computer to judge the power level of a decklist), but that's the goal. I'm obviously biased, but I spend a good bit of time in Historic Play with silly decks that make me smile, and I feel like I get to have good fun with them.

8 months ago - /u/WotC_Jay - Direct link

Originally posted by Norm_Standart

Doesn't Best-of-One ranked also have some sort of deck strength matchmaking? I recall there being some sort of matchmaking distinction between Bo1 and Bo3

No, there’s no deck weight in any ranked queue