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Classic Top 8 March Profiles
Richard Wyatt
What you played:
Jazzy Fire Sounds - Soundwave Firedrive Autobot Jazz
Why did you play it?
Because it’s a sick, nasty banana hammock that slaps my opponents.
Who is your favorite ATP-6 Card?
Broadside, Titanic Mariner
If you could make an ATP character into a spot glass who would it be and why:
Broadside, Titanic Mariner, cause why the hell not!
Any updates you would like to see made to The Classic Format:
Possibly a ban to Here’s the Thing. With Nitro Boosters gone from the format, I think Pierce-dedicated decks are less degenerate and have a lower NPE ceiling. Thus, the safeguard Jazz + Strat provides might actually be a detriment to the format going forward.
Ansel Cox
What you played:
This is Why We Can’t Be Friends - ATP Highbrow, ATP Seaspray, Brawn, Demolisher + Anti Air Battery
Why did you play it?
I’ve been using a version of this deck for awhile, normally with ATP Legend Starscream, and it has always done pretty well. Due to some real life things going on, I also really didn’t have time to truly explore the Classic format prior to the 1-day event, so when I took 2nd, it seemed right to try it out in month long event. .
Who is your favorite ATP-6 Card?
I haven’t really explored ATP-6 much, both during playtesting and once it was dropped, but I would say I am looking forward to trying out Nemesis Prime and Warpath.
If you could make an ATP character into a spot glass who would it be and why:
: From a pure looks perspective, I’d pick ATP-5 Galvatron. The art on both sides just looks really cool, and I know that one day I will pick him up and try him in a deck.
Any updates you would like to see made to The Classic Format:
No comment, for the sake of not wanting to another fruitless debate.
Jon Palmer
What you played:
Classic Hits on the Fives (Off-Road Patrol + Seaspray)
Why did you play it?
Originally I was going to run the pierce version of the deck, but pierce winning the one-day worried me that the meta would be ready for it. This version beats any pierce deck and any narrower orange deck reasonably easily, and has game against most blue decks (but notably, not against Jazz)
Who is your favorite ATP-6 Card?
I haven’t figured out the best use for him, but it’s nice to see Warpath get a playable card (and that 7 cost slot for non-Wrecker autobots has been a problem for a while)
If you could make an ATP character into a spot glass who would it be and why:
Probably Astrotrain, I like both of his alt modes
Any updates you would like to see made to The Classic Format:
At the moment, I’d like to see a few of the top decks get taken out, simply to guarantee we get variety in the format. Jazz, Powertrain, and then some of the characters who have too many HP for their star value - Doubledealer, Soundwave, Seaspray. I was a little bummed we didn’t see any of the decks that had tournament success in 2019 doing well (bugs, OPBL, Galaxy Prime) although that may change with Blaster’s new strategem
Christian young
What you played:
I played 3-Wide Wreckers with Impactor/Cpt. Impactor/Wheeljack and No Matter the Odds
Why did you play it?
I choose this deck because I have yet to play wreckers in a monthly event. This off season event was the perfect time, but I also predicted a lot of blue decks which I was wrong about!
Who is your favorite ATP-6 Card?
Settle Some Scores!
If you could make an ATP character into a spot glass who would it be and why:
Sky Lynx would make an excellent spotgloss I think! Get that big dragon side in that pretty form.
Any updates you would like to see made to The Classic Format:
My first was the banning of Nitro Boosters, but that was already there! Otherwise I am not sure if I have a card that I believe needs to be hit right away, but one archetype that might need to be closely looked at is Insecticons. Proving themselves to be a tournament winning deck in the last one day, the archetype has a lot of undiscovered potential with the consistency and power of flips it can have in a deck might need to be watched and checked.
Jason
What you played:
I played 4 wide seekers including Thundercracker, Skywarp, Dirge, and Thrust (thanks CY!)
Why did you play it?
I really enjoyed the teams/tribes within the game so I'm just working my way through all of them and trying to play a different deck every tournament.
Who is your favorite ATP-6 Card?
Warpath looks really good! For battle cards I love the art for Thrumming Blade.
If you could make an ATP character into a spot glass who would it be and why:
ATP-3 Ransack, Hungry for Battle, because he is the embodiment of the orange aggro playstyle. These are so difficult to get that this is a hard question.
Any updates you would like to see made to The Classic Format:
I like the Nitro Boosters ban. I think the Jazz stratagem and Powertrain strat are a little too much for classic. Classic is my favorite format. The different sideboard rules add a challenge to this format that I like
Ogar
What you played:
Soundwave Insecticons
Why did you play it?
I was able to get it to 40 orange pips with 40 cards. If you know anything about me, you know that’s my dream deck. Plus, I just love Soundwave in orange shells.
Who is your favorite ATP-6 Card?
Bouncy Cloud Tank!
If you could make an ATP character into a spot glass who would it be and why:
Nemesis. The art is just so badass.
Any updates you would like to see made to The Classic Format:
I can’t think of any since it’s pretty new. I really enjoy the format as it feels really fresh and interactive.
Drew pennington
What you played:
Doubledealer/Rung/Jazz + Here’s The Thing
Why did you play it?
With End Hostilities and Belligerence gone, I thought rung would be a good guard against Bold/Tough decks. I picked Jazz to defend against pierce. With 10 stars left, I chose the best option at the cost…Doubledealer. He does it all. Merc with crazy stats, draw, defense vs. untaps, and a solid bounty.
Who is your favorite ATP-6 Card?
Take No Prisoners
If you could make an ATP character into a spot glass who would it be and why:
Ironhide - I think he is an awesome character, and his artwork would look cool as a spot glass. I know the question isn’t for full art battle cards, but if that’s still up in the air…Take No Prisoners would be hot.
Any updates you would like to see made to The Classic Format:
I’ve heard/read concern over Here’s The Thing, and if any changes were going to be I think that is probably the right direction. Beyond that, I’d say let it ride and see what ATP-6 does to the format first. There were so many different decks, many of which I didn’t expect to see, and it was awesome. Shoutout to Madsleepy (Gear Up) and Butter (Cosmos)…those decks are cool.
invictus
What you played:
Herald Bois - ATP -5 Galvatron + Scourge + Cyclonus
Why did you play it?
It was the team I had the most fun with in testing
Who is your favorite ATP-6 Card?
Astrotrain
If you could make an ATP character into a spot glass who would it be and why:
Astrotrain because he’s an absolute blast to play
Any updates you would like to see made to The Classic Format:
Not particularly. It’s not my favorite format to play just because I feel a little restricted as far as team building but it’s still tons of fun
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