The forums here are great, don't get me wrong. A lot of the people have their hearts in the right places, and you don't see people shooting other people's ideas down for no reason or to make themselves look good, or whatever it is that makes other forums so user-hostile. That's why this is the best magic community site.
But, on the downside, there is never really high-level strategy discussion. I'm not talking about Netdeck matchup discussion; that's the most boring stuff on the Net. I'm talking about limited analysis help(No matter how many drafts I play in, about 10-15 monthly, I still don't make great decks), and the 'quality' stuff there is on the Sideboard for the most part. I'm also talking about gameplay strategy.
I think the following is decent strategy, and it might make you think a bit.
Anyone ever think about the impact of luck on the game?
As I see it, you can use luck in one of two ways.
In a losing situation/matchup, you want to expand the impact of luck.
In a winning situation/matchup, you want to reduce the impact of luck.
To express this concept further, against a superior player, you want greater luck in the game.
At it's most extreme, a new player vs. World Champion Jon Finkel, may have no hope of winning unless the first turn Mana Clash ends the game dealing 20 damage to Finkel.
Steps you can take to reduce the impact of luck are basically to run a consistent deck, with many cards serving similar purposes.
To expand luck, play with cards that are highly powerful situational cards. The most extreme would be playing an entire protection from red deck, and hope your matchups pair you against many red decks. (The Solution)
Generally, everyone uses decks that reduce the impact of luck, by just being the best deck that they can be. I prefer the opposite. I think that the way to win is to beat the decks you play against, and to predict what they will be. This game is played on many levels, not the least of which is psychological momentum. You have to know how the game will unfold, and play accordingly. At the beginning of each game, and at each important change, ask yourself, "How can I win this game?" and "How could I lose this game?" The answers will prepare you to take appropriate action. Sometimes card advantage is the way to go, while sometimes sacrificing everything to reduce an opponent to Urza's Ra
ge is the way to go.