Never rule out someones opinion because you are the better Magic player and avoid going with your own opinions without working them through with others.
#The looter problem lsv pro#
Skill level is of course important but not the primary factor, I would also put money on the ratings given by one top level pro being less accurate than the amalgamated ratings of ten people with 1800ish rankings. I would put money on the most accurate ratings being an average of the ratings given by many individuals. The one aspect of Magic this highlights more than anything else is the value of teamwork, discussion and cooperation. While I have gotten a fair bit better at assessing cards quickly over the last year I am still far less consistent than the likes of the afor mentioned LSV rather unsurprisingly. If I am honest I thought early reviews would be pretty easy, I can remember reading LSVs various set reviews and chuckling to myself about the odd card he got wrong that I thought was obvious.
Conveniently I put a top 5 cube cards (or more) for each review which I have collated in this post and placed it next to how I would rate the top 5 cards from the set now after having played with them a reasonable amount.
Being right is nice but it doesn't teach you as much. I find it quite interesting to look over my initial thoughts about cards to see how and why I was wrong.
Any card I missed would be hyped by the magic community and turn up in various constructed decks and so I could easily place those in the cube as well despite being off my radar. Previously I would just throw all the interesting cards into the cube and wait until testing and experience reveal the truth about the cards. I have never really had a need of quickly assessing cards until this blog.