I had high hopes coming off some back to back powerful set designs. Your assessment is valid, and I would go as far as to say that guardian only got sidegrades -- and that's not great considering where they currently stand.

Keep your chin up! Even some of the best players in the world crash out. Sometimes it's just not your day or season but that's okay. Go again!

What I need are novels. Rathe is full of amazing stories, and I need them like the old MtG paperbacks. What a time!

Assassin in general had issues when they were ahead and drew a low/no-disruption hand. Similar to Vynsett today. I don't think midrange is bad or dead, just wasn't consistent and overshadowed by better numbers aggro decks

My personal thought around it is the issue of midrange consistency. Florian is probably a good example of a deck that functions well today! So yes, mid-range is alive in a world without Auroras and Zens (premiere aggro).

I think that was a fair expectation. Seeing the new cards and Death Dealer in the format still, I thought 3oak might have been a contender

I agree. It's been awhile since a good midrange deck has been established in the meta. My hope is that guardian truly makes a comeback with their pack this year.

If they can print 1 card 7 value ranger blocks, they can definitely step it up for the midrangers.

What were some of your considerations?