1. Why is the blog called "Nice Feat" and where did the idea to write it came from?
Starting perhaps with this second part of the question, the idea of writing a blog appeared more or less in 2019. A friend with whom I played a lot of cards at the time gave thoughts when he said that the deck I was playing didn't have a proper website. So I started making one . Unfortunately, I was late because the Legacy cummunity in the USA came up with a similar idea. Many times I exchanged thoughts with them on internet forums or during conversations on discord, and since we often had differences in opinion, I decided to create my own separate place where, in my opinion, a deck like Nic Fit would be properly described.
The desire to write a blog also came from gathering in my head the appropriate amount of knowledge about this deck. The number of players in Poland who have any idea about this deck is negligible. I wish that if someone in our country is looking for information about Nic Fita, they could find this knowledge here.
Now why Nice Feat. The original idea for the name was "NiceFit". The name was supposed to refer to the good match of cards - Veteran Explorer and Cabal Therapy. However, during the determination of the name for the blog's domain, no available name associated with "NiceFit" was available. I was forced to come up with a name that, in my understanding, had a similar pronunciation in Polish. "Nice Fit" and "NiceFeat" mean something different, but saying those names sounds similar.
2. Why am I playing this deck and not another?
It's a very complex topic. Maybe I'll start by describing how I came across the deck and that's how I'll get to the point.
The first time I dealt with a deck like Nic Fit was around 2012. My now very close friend brought this deck with him to a local tournament. I was already very bored with playing Affinity over and over again, which, although nice, is quite monotonous. I think that's one of the reasons why I chose this deck. I don't like boredom very much and I like when a lot is going on. There's always a lot going while playing Nic Fit. The deck always has tons of options, it's hard to play against it, it can win any duel and it can also lose any duel. In order to achieve some success while playing it, you have to be stubborn and patient - it's a bit like in life when you are pursuing some dreams. Somehow the choice of deck was very relevant to my to be or not to be. I don't like simple solutions, and I don't like blindly using things that everyone can use - netdecking. I also like unconventional choices, and Nic Fit is just such a choice.
It's been 11 years since 2012 and since then I've tested nearly 20 different versions of the deck. During this time, I happened to change constructions, which I played constantly, but never because of boredom.
3. Why do I think Nic Fit is the best Legacy deck?
I think I've answered this question in passing above, but I'll be more specific.
Nic Fit is a hard deck to master but also hard to beat. It is because it often plays cards that don't play in any other decks in Legacy. How can you learn to play against such a deck if it is virtually non-existent in the meta? For this reason, Nic Fit is often the target of ridicule and is sometimes referred to as an EDH deck to play Legacy. The advantage of this fact is also that the deck can be immune to bans. Since I've been playing it, only 3 times have the Wizards banned cards playing in this deck, including only 1 key card - the top.
4. If Nic Fit is such a strong deck, why isn't anyone playing it?
This question has been somewhat answered as well, and again, I will elaborate more.
Many players, when choosing a deck, usually suggest what kind of deck makes good results. To make a good Nic Fit result is quite a feat and an extremely rare occurrence. In addition, access to non-fiction knowledge is very limited. It's easier to read guide for playing Delver or some other tier 1 deck. Finally, Nic Fit is often inconsistent.
5. What are the future plans for this blog?
I am currently in the process of refining the website. Once I'm done with this, I'll probably finally start posting/recording videos and writing more articles. Perhaps in the future, when I expand my YouTube channel, if there is interest, I will start organizing my own Legacy tournaments in Poland.
I would also like to develop more in terms of the game itself. I already know almost the entire Polish community. So far, I've only been to a major tournament abroad once - the Grand Prix Prague in 2016. It would be nice to increase my reach through trips of this type and meeting players from other countries.
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