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Conceding defeat to a strategy is entirely different than acknowledging strategies the only one of these that is no fun is you giving up

All of the counters to Coney existed before it did that's why it's a real card and not even op

It's actually cute that more counters are being pitched while hardly anyone played the myriad that exist

And even the bowls that I 1 shot Josiahs children with yet somehow no one was equipped for a toss battle?

That has existed for multiple sets

what you are facing is the same dilemma as throne last year. it came out significantly powerful enough for 6/8 top cut players to decide it was a winning shot.

quite simply, at this point the way you build your deck determines whether or not throne can overwhelm you or greatly benefit your own strategy. if this card or the cards previously mentioned were considered broken, they would be adjusted (as seen with humble soul and covenant of prayer). this meta is balanced. children of light won't become bad, neither will throne, neither all of the other d9 options available :p the argument that card advantage makes coney unstoppable is bogus.

you have at least 3 opportunities which fit in nearly every deck to d9 against the offense..

if they have drawn 9 from a block you can't stuff anymore heroes in their hand. hand limit still applies and hand protection is a thing which is why i opted out of mayhem even with hypocrisy

guess i should have played mayhem then :p lol granted that is kind of how my games with Gabe and Brian looked at 2016 nationals