I propose an experiment to try and determine just how strong first turn mayhem (called FTM from here on) really is.
Both players use the exact same deck. Lets try to do this with multiple styles of decks, but both players must use the same deck to ensure that theres no natural deck advantage.
Now, you continue to reset in RTS until one player, and only one player, has Mayhem on the d8. Play the game from there. Do this 5-10 times and see how often the FTM player wins.
Is anyone up for testing this?