BAN OR PUT THIS EVENLY MATCHED TO 1

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[Zephyr]

Why though?

[G3]

Let me guess. You just lost to double Evenly?

[Papa Shekels]

Why? It's probably the fairest board breaker that's actually good enough to see any play

[Raven]

Oh no, the one card that still punishes people for over extending and you didn't draw into one of your 12 starters? definitely need to ban that.

[Silyon]

If you lost to Evenly, you either overextended or drew dead on that turn they're forced to give you after resolving it. This in spite of you being able to keep your most helpful card to recover with after the activation, much kinder than Raigeki or Dark Hole.

I don't say this often, but skill issue. Learn from the loss and play better in the future.

[76561199543893354]

Originally posted by Silyon:

If you lost to Evenly, you either overextended or drew dead on that turn they're forced to give you after resolving it. This in spite of you being able to keep your most helpful card to recover with after the activation, much kinder than Raigeki or Dark Hole.

I don't say this often, but skill issue. Learn from the loss and play better in the future.

How many decks genuinely care about a single Raigeki/Dark Hole assuming they didn't brick to hell?

Evenly is easy one of the more hardcore board breakers, probably even harsher than DRNM. (Not that it needs to be banned, going second is hard as it is - though ideally, it'd be OPT)

[76561199378662608]

No it is the most fair card in the game, even the name said so.

[Silyon]

Originally posted by sr5123rs:

Originally posted by Silyon:

If you lost to Evenly, you either overextended or drew dead on that turn they're forced to give you after resolving it. This in spite of you being able to keep your most helpful card to recover with after the activation, much kinder than Raigeki or Dark Hole.

I don't say this often, but skill issue. Learn from the loss and play better in the future.

How many decks genuinely care about a single Raigeki/Dark Hole assuming they didn't brick to hell?

Evenly is easy one of the more hardcore board breakers, probably even harsher than DRNM. (Not that it needs to be banned, going second is hard as it is - though ideally, it'd be OPT)

I'm gonna say nah. The only way in which Evenly Matched is better than the basic Raigeki is that it's a non-destroy, non-targeting boardwipe that will bypass most protections. Which is a notable upgrade, but at the cost of the battle phase you could be using to actually kill your opponent. and make their field not matter. This is an untenable trade for a bunch of decks, notably any deck built for blind-second play.

Considering how such boardwipes are intended to help bolster going-second strategies, this makes even less sense. Because going first you have your negates and floodgates available, and the opponent shouldn't be able to build a board to break if you're using them properly. Evenly Matched has a tangible cost, in that you are forced to give the opponent a turn they could recover with and can't take them out right then. Any other boardbreaker, like a Kaiju, a Super Poly, or an Unchained Link summon, can do the same job without the debilitating cost or while actually advancing your own boardstate. Know which I'd prefer running.

[76561199543893354]

Originally posted by Silyon:

I'm gonna say nah. The only way in which Evenly Matched is better than the basic Raigeki is that it's a non-destroy, non-targeting boardwipe that will bypass most protections. Which is a notable upgrade, but at the cost of the battle phase you could be using to actually kill your opponent. and make their field not matter. This is an untenable trade for a bunch of decks, notably any deck built for blind-second play.

Considering how such boardwipes are intended to help bolster going-second strategies, this makes even less sense. Because going first you have your negates and floodgates available, and the opponent shouldn't be able to build a board to break if you're using them properly. Evenly Matched has a tangible cost, in that you are forced to give the opponent a turn they could recover with and can't take them out right then. Any other boardbreaker, like a Kaiju, a Super Poly, or an Unchained Link summon, can do the same job without the debilitating cost or while actually advancing your own boardstate. Know which I'd prefer running.

I prefer Super Poly too since it feels more elegant that way but it also costs 2-3 ED slots and still leaves a lot to deal with, especially with something that has backrow. I guess it's just down to the deck one plays, if one reasonably OTK, there isn't that much point in Evenly and if one can't, the cost of battle phase is w/e. At least when it comes to the rage quit potential, Evenly seems stronger though. Only time I had someone RQ after Raigeki was when I pulled out another.

[Silyon]

Originally posted by sr5123rs:

I prefer Super Poly too since it feels more elegant that way but it also costs 2-3 ED slots and still leaves a lot to deal with, especially with something that has backrow. I guess it's just down to the deck one plays, if one reasonably OTK, there isn't that much point in Evenly and if one can't, the cost of battle phase is w/e. At least when it comes to the rage quit potential, Evenly seems stronger though. Only time I had someone RQ after Raigeki was when I pulled out another.

If it's backrow that you want to out, Lightning Storm is the better option and I can't think of a single reason why you wouldn't be running Feather Duster and Heavy Storm in the modern day as well. Labrynth is still a thing, both Yubel and Tenpai depend on backrow, and Stun never goes away. Evenly Matched is actually kinda a bad out to backrow, because they can choose to keep their most debilitating floodgate and you're down a battle phase and still stuck. What was the point?

Nah, I've tried to use Evenly before and it's only worth considering in something like Swordsoul that gains benefit from the mass-banish. Same deal as Pot of Desires in that case, technically good but only in niche circumstance. There's usually better options you could be using to fill the same purpose.

[76561199543893354]

Originally posted by Silyon:

If it's backrow that you want to out, Lightning Storm is the better option and I can't think of a single reason why you wouldn't be running Feather Duster and Heavy Storm in the modern day as well. Labrynth is still a thing, both Yubel and Tenpai depend on backrow, and Stun never goes away. Evenly Matched is actually kinda a bad out to backrow, because they can choose to keep their most debilitating floodgate and you're down a battle phase and still stuck. What was the point?

Nah, I've tried to use Evenly before and it's only worth considering in something like Swordsoul that gains benefit from the mass-banish. Same deal as Pot of Desires in that case, technically good but only in niche circumstance. There's usually better options you could be using to fill the same purpose.

Idk about others (also lols at Tenpai who fail to win on turn 2) but at least Lab can easy eat a duster because they can just use the crucial traps, and that assuming there is no protection. Plus it all can be recovered.

Was only running it for Weather Painters for a while and Evenly won me more games than anything else - too bad the art doesn't fit for the deck.

[Hexi]

I swear people here keeping finding the most average cards in the game and pointing to them as the problem cards instead of some of the actual broken stuff in the game. What is next, solemn judgement OP? Upstart goblin OP? Triple tactics talents OP?

[Vento]

who's on evenly with tenpai in the game? you gonna evenly after eating 20k damage to face?

[TormentedSalad]

Originally posted by G3:

Let me guess. You just lost to double Evenly?

To be completely fair double Evenly feels ♥♥♥♥♥♥ everytime someone hit me with it few days ago still won but I guess that's on me for not having several negates for it

[Tunnel Sharks Rule!!!]

Originally posted by Vento:

who's on evenly with tenpai in the game? you gonna evenly after eating 20k damage to face?

Anybody that doesn't care about a BP and Tenpai, there's no reason not to run Evenly if the other top decks can't actually combat it