Cycling isn't awful, but we try not to do too much of it. The biggest downside to cycling isn't that it specifically makes one type of deck stronger, but that it makes games play out too similarly. When a deck routinely draws all 30 of its cards, those games tend to play out the same way more often than a deck that draws 10-20 of its cards per game.
Iksar
Cycling isn't awful, but we try not to do too much of it. The biggest downside to cycling isn't that it specifically makes one type of deck stronger, but that it makes games play out too similarly. When a deck routinely draws all 30 of its cards, those games tend to play out the same way more often than a deck that draws 10-20 of its cards per game.
Realz
Nice catch! Shifting Shade will become orphanless and match the Oracle in the Un'goro patch =)