May 26, 2026 · 1 hr 59 min · 14 segments
Everyone is always testing the boundaries of balance in decks. How does complexity impact balance? Kyle brings to the table a consideration to explore with Andy is trying to categorize an idea in…
I think that this has been percolating in my brain for a while, and I've been trying to find the language to articulate this-
... and like the framework, uh, to convey this to people in a way that, that they can relate to.
Um, so I think what we've landed on is I wanna, I wanna set up this idea of w- what I think you and I are gonna call a directive-
Um, a directive, if I can define this, is probably something that you're thinking of as if you do custom categories on your deck lists, these, th- these are probably gonna be the, the directives that you have, right?
So these are, these are things that you, they independently are trying to achieve, and maybe they have some kind of synergistic, uh, capabilities with other directives in your deck.
Right? And so, and we can maybe even think of directives as like your veggies, but then also your things you're trying to do to win the game as well, right? Like, card draw might be a directive.
But then also if you, uh, you know, let's say that you have a white weenie deck, uh, you know, a directive you're gonna have are these like small white creatures, and maybe it's producing white tokens that you have, just these little white weenies, right? Like, that's a directive in your deck, and maybe you wanna do something else with that, so you've got some Soul Sisters with that.
So now you've got a second directive that's, that's part of your deck, is, is you've got your Soul Sister directive, and you've got your white weenie direct-
I think that this has been percolating in my brain for a while, and I've been trying to find the language to articulate this-
... and like the framework, uh, to convey this to people in a way that, that they can relate to.
Um, so I think what we've landed on is I wanna, I wanna set up this idea of w- what I think you and I are gonna call a directive-
Um, a directive, if I can define this, is probably something that you're thinking of as if you do custom categories on your deck lists, these, th- these are probably gonna be the, the directives that you have, right?
So these are, these are things that you, they independently are trying to achieve, and maybe they have some kind of synergistic, uh, capabilities with other directives in your deck.
Right? And so, and we can maybe even think of directives as like your veggies, but then also your things you're trying to do to win the game as well, right? Like, card draw might be a directive.
But then also if you, uh, you know, let's say that you have a white weenie deck, uh, you know, a directive you're gonna have are these like small white creatures, and maybe it's producing white tokens that you have, just these little white weenies, right? Like, that's a directive in your deck, and maybe you wanna do something else with that, so you've got some Soul Sisters with that.
So now you've got a second directive that's, that's part of your deck, is, is you've got your Soul Sister directive, and you've got your white weenie direct-
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