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Any card? Maybe, but I think this is somewhat obtuse. Most players would agree that Dark Ritual and Rancor are two of the best cards at what they do, and in all of Magic. For me personally, including these cards in each deck I made that has the capacity for them would be... mentally lazy? When it comes to casual Constructed, what's the point of playing if you're just going to coast with the same cards that are the best tools in the game all the time? Where's the challenge? Does anyone even enjoy playing against someone like that? If you're a competitive player, or if you don't keep multiple decks at a time, that's a different story. Otherwise... I think you use powerful cards as a "crutch", and you lack style. I'm not saying not to use Dark Ritual, I'm saying I don't like the idea of "Black? Automatic Dark Ritual.".What is it that you think that means, though? It seems to me that if one card can be a crutch, then any card could be a crutch. Even for the worst cards in the game, it's possible to construct decks that rely on those cards. This is a zero-sum game.
And that's all totally fine. I'm not gonna rag on a guy just because he plays with his favorite black deck with Dark Ritual, Dark Confidant, Desecration Demon, etc.. I guess I'm really talking to deckcrafters (which, I think, many people on this forum are). Maybe it only applies to me because of the way I play the game (I actually play most other types of games with this mindset). I have 25 assembled decks right now, 7 of them have black, and 3 of those have Dark Ritual (yikes, even that's a lot compared to 1 deck with Rancor). If you're gonna call yourself a deckcrafter, branch out! Challenge yourself!Oversoul said:A lot of people play this game. Many pride themselves on their imagination. Some even professionally rely on being imaginative. But how that comes out in Magic varies from person to person. Some people prefer building their own decks that offer something new and unique. Some people prefer to refine existing decks and optimize them for an environment. Some people prefer to express themselves more in gameplay than in deck design. Some people express themselves through art. Some people like to build decks around a theme, caring more about flavor than about what the deck actually does. Some people really like a certain card or type of deck, and prefer exploring the space therein. Some people don't express their imagination or style in Magic at all, using other outlets to do that and simply playing Magic to unwind or perhaps to socialize with friends. There's nothing wrong with any of these. I'd think everyone should know that. And yet, I see players claim a lack of style/creativity/imagination/ingenuity/wit/etc. in others over some particular detail, whether it's netdecking, only playing a certain color, only playing certain formats, playing with certain cards, playing combo decks, playing control decks, playing aggro decks, playing with expensive cards, playing with other people's cards, or just not playing the game in what is perceived to be the right way. There's no call for any of that. The Magic community can be big and wide open for all kinds of different forms of expression and contribution to the game...
The fact that something exists doesn't negate a hypothetical supposition of that thing. What I'm saying is I'm not explicitly defining exactly what all cards are "crutches", nor which environment these "crutches" are used, nor what all type of players use them.Confusing. You say it's hypothetical, then in the same sentence you say that it isn't. Something can't be both hypothetical and not hypothetical. That's a logical contradiction.