John_Sherwood 18 months{"ops":[{"insert":"This quandry came to me as I was adding the \"Upgraded Precon\" tag to my Jared Carthalion deck. \n\nWhen is an upgraded precon an entirely new deck?\n\nFor me, this question evokes an MtG version of the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus"},"insert":"Ship of Theseus"},{"insert":".\n\nMy Jared deck contain[ed] 54 of the original cards from the precon, not counting basic lands. Several of the new cards are multi-colored with similar effects to the mono-colored cards they replaced. I increased the deck's focus on multi-color matters, but sometimes at the expense of efficiency.\n\nMy Lathril deck contain[ed] 22 of the original precon cards, again excluding basics. While still an elf ball, my version contains multiple infinite combos with Lathril's activated ability. The deck can consistently win by turn 7 without interraction; it is faster and more potent.\n\nI tagged both decks as upgraded precons because I believe each is an improvement on the source product.\n\nDo you have an opinion about when a deck is an upgraded precon or something else entirely?\n\nEdit: Removed the links to the Jared and Lathril decks. RIP.\n"}]}
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John_Sherwood 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Updates:\nThe fomer Jared deck is now "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4127902/jenson_jegantha"},"insert":"Jenson"},{"insert":" Carthalion with Jegantha companion. I cut 26 of the cards from the Painbow Precon and added Jegantha.\n\nMy old Lathril deck is now "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2367060/lathril"},"insert":"Tyvar"},{"insert":". The current deck actuallly contains more of the original cards from the Elven Empire Precon, currentlly 36, not including basics.\n"}]}
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Slowpoke81 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I don't have many cards left from my Frodo Sam prec con I bought last year. I'll count and respond later. I'm interested to find out. 😊\n"}]}
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John_Sherwood 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"You can use the Compare Deck feature for an easy side-by-side look. \n"}]}
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