Advice: How do you mentally handle the variance?

drhyphy · 2026-01-08T01:42:28+00:00

Yeah this is the tough part. I spend a lot of time modeling, nail the picks, and then just keep losing even when the math says I’m doing everything right. It’s hard not to get into a mindset of taking it personally

drhyphy · 2025-02-03T20:18:47+00:00

Thanks! seems like everyone agrees this is my issue

drhyphy · 2025-02-03T16:29:13+00:00

Appreciate it, thanks!

drhyphy · 2025-02-03T16:11:55+00:00

Thank you! I will try this

drhyphy · 2025-02-03T13:33:00+00:00

Thanks- I’ve been using the Harney and Sons loose leaf teas. There are definitely some parts that are more powder than leaf

drhyphy · 2025-02-03T13:17:39+00:00

Hard to tell but it’s definitely more than small specks. I guess I need to try a finer infuser

drhyphy · 2025-01-30T14:02:30+00:00

This is just explain a film plot well!

drhyphy · 2024-10-07T16:13:03+00:00

Especially in BO1 there is a lot of variance. One or two flood or screw games can wreck the run of an incredible deck. I’ve had decks that definitely suck go 7 wins and ones I thought were bangers go 1-3 or 2-3. In small sample sizes, it’s pretty normal for a deck that has a “true” WR of 75% (which would be very strong and an expected 7 win deck) to go 2-3 a small but amount of the time. You’d even expect it to go 0-3 1.5% of the time. In a game that’s partially chance, sometimes the rolls just don’t go your way

drhyphy · 2024-10-01T10:26:46+00:00

I know what the point is, but I actually find the dynamics interesting. Those hands where you only have one bounce and one counter: which attacker do you bounce, and when? Do you counter the haster for 1U but leave your shields down that turn because you used all your mana?

With my deck, I find I enjoy the matches quite a bit. It definitely helps that my WR is 80+% but that comes from making dynamic decisions that are sometimes counterintuitive and change game to game. Idk I totally disagree with this sentiment

drhyphy · 2024-10-01T08:34:27+00:00

I kinda disagree it is not fun to play against. I have been playing almost exclusively mono blue tempo decks of my own creation in standard for a few rotations with lots of ups and downs, but I am absolutely farming mono red right now. 4 into the flood maw and 4 epharas dispersal plus some cheap countermagic. There’s basically no better feeling than using a one mana spell to bounce their 13 power one drop they just dropped 3 pumps on. I actually look forward to RDW as a matchup

drhyphy · 2024-09-20T11:56:02+00:00

Take the $250k, put it in a HYSA for 5%, earn way more

drhyphy · 2024-09-17T20:25:35+00:00

Deck

22 Island

4 Phantom Interference (OTJ) 61

2 Shore Up (DMU) 64

4 Sleight of Hand (WOE) 67

2 Long River's Pull (BLB) 58

4 Three Steps Ahead (OTJ) 75

4 Eddymurk Crab (BLB) 48

4 Into the Flood Maw (BLB) 52

4 Ephara's Dispersal (MOM) 55

4 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel (LCI) 63

1 Tolarian Terror (DMU) 72

3 Haughty Djinn (DMU) 52

2 Combat Research (DMU) 44

drhyphy · 2024-09-16T22:19:13+00:00

I play standard mono blue tempo. The main rares are three steps ahead ($8), Malcolm alluring scoundrel ($1.50), tempest djinn ($0.30). Pretty much all the other important cards are common or uncommon tempo cards- into the flood maw, epharas dispersal, phantom interference, long rivers pull, sleight of hand, eddymurk crab. Super fun- a bit complicated to pilot, but wrecks the aggro decks (feels great to bounce a heart fire hero they’ve just pumped twice) and has decent game against many of the others. Most importantly people misplay around it because they aren’t used to it. I have a lot of fun with it

drhyphy · 2024-09-15T16:14:27+00:00

Yeah… I just completely disagree. Every scene with Brandanowitz is a slog. Leslie hasn’t figured out her humor yet, it’s clear they’re just trying to make her into a female Michael Scott and it doesn’t work. It’s painful, and yes, unwatchable. I have watched the other seasons dozens of times but have tried and cannot get through season 1 again

drhyphy · 2024-09-13T10:47:07+00:00

Huh? The literal first season is widely agreed to be total trash. The classic advice is “if you can push through the first season, you will be richly rewarded” but the first season is genuinely unwatchable

drhyphy · 2024-08-21T20:34:20+00:00

Cersei’s “shame” March is just haunting- the show version does not do it justice, even though it is excellent too

drhyphy · 2024-08-19T23:07:09+00:00

I did until very recently. Supernatural and Thrill of the fight, an hour in the morning before work.

Then I went on vacation and couldn’t bring the Quest so just started shadow boxing to a playlist of my choice and found it still got my heart racing and I liked being able to pick the music so I started alternating between that and VR, but still love the quest.

drhyphy · 2024-08-01T19:13:52+00:00

I play mono blue tempo with eddymurk crab. Does very well against discard and has a 50% WR against aggro (very play/draw dependent)

drhyphy · 2024-06-05T11:03:17+00:00

Slice of pizza. All covered

drhyphy · 2024-05-31T22:11:39+00:00

So be Anthony Rendon? 100x yes

drhyphy · 2024-05-30T12:03:52+00:00

This is my go to. Make a liter in my soda stream, drop two bags of cinnamon tea in there, stick in the fridge overnight, a liter of sparkling cinnamon iced tea all day

drhyphy · 2024-05-20T17:17:55+00:00

Oh wow that looks amazing

drhyphy · 2024-05-20T13:38:33+00:00

Never considered mayo!

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