Sometimes there are Combo decks too, but most of the time we see ourselves confronted with a classic rock-paper-scissors metagame, where the slightly slower deck wins against the slightly faster deck, but the fastest deck beats the slowest
It doesnt matter that your Venom Sliver or Talon Sliver are enchantments or creatures, you just want their buffs
For me, the best decks score highly on the following axes: They added something new to the game, and just weren't another deck that played similar to many before and since
In BO1, you can have a very explosive draw with Leyline of Resonance in your hand, and a fast aggro start that ends the game as fast as turns 2 or 3
On the one hand it is a stand alone 5/5 trample for an affordable five mana
Beyond its breathtaking visuals, the cards scarcity is the stuff of legend (pull rates were astronomically low)