Testing decks
Posted: 22 Dec 2011, 10:10
This is a "kit" for decks that should showcase BotArena's full range of cards.
The archive contains three deck archives:
Global -- Each of these decks is made of four copies of each card from a particular set.
Dual -- This set contains "parts" archive with a Python script; you'll need to change the dir1 and dir2 lines on top to directories you use. Basically, this will mix and match the decks to create a set which will, somewhere, contain every single two-card combination that exists. Each deck will be made from two copies of each card from two different sets. I usually conduct testing by combining this with global decks and running random matches.
All decks in Global and Dual sets are set to 40 life to offset the inherent randomness, so a bad start won't screw you up that much.
Commander -- contains "data" archive and a Python script (again, the "path" variable at the beginning has to be changed to correspond to your system) which will make a set of commander decks. The final output is quite large, but it contains every possible commander-card combination.
In all cases, decks that contain the six Wishes we have so far are fitted with appropriate "collection sideboards" so you'd have a lot of options when you cast the Wishes.
All decks are updated for latest BotArena version. I consider this a nice replacement for random deck construction which we don't yet have.
The archive contains three deck archives:
Global -- Each of these decks is made of four copies of each card from a particular set.
Dual -- This set contains "parts" archive with a Python script; you'll need to change the dir1 and dir2 lines on top to directories you use. Basically, this will mix and match the decks to create a set which will, somewhere, contain every single two-card combination that exists. Each deck will be made from two copies of each card from two different sets. I usually conduct testing by combining this with global decks and running random matches.
All decks in Global and Dual sets are set to 40 life to offset the inherent randomness, so a bad start won't screw you up that much.
Commander -- contains "data" archive and a Python script (again, the "path" variable at the beginning has to be changed to correspond to your system) which will make a set of commander decks. The final output is quite large, but it contains every possible commander-card combination.
In all cases, decks that contain the six Wishes we have so far are fitted with appropriate "collection sideboards" so you'd have a lot of options when you cast the Wishes.
All decks are updated for latest BotArena version. I consider this a nice replacement for random deck construction which we don't yet have.