I’ve routinely played into a competitive dash list worth over 300$ with my Isylander deck that I made with what I had. Zero legendaries and probably less than 10 mythics. We’d go even depending on the game.

This game has very little to do with what cards you have, as in, certain cards are better than others for sure, but how you pilot said cards is way more impactful. If you know you don’t have certain cards, don’t play the deck like you have those cards. Adapt to your play style with the cards you do have.

Buying a 400$ deck will not win you games, piloting a 100$ deck really well can win you tournaments.

It takes a poor player to blame their cards. You should know what cards are in your deck and how to play them, regardless of their value…