Well, after watching the coverage of the Nationals, and reading about them, and seeing the final two decks especially, I'm more convinced than ever that for the state of the American game, if nothing else, either the Monarchs need restricted, or more importantly, their support needs to go.
With the possibility of some Japanese promos heading our way as well (Light and Darkness Dragon comes to mind, it may not be a huge thing in a lot of Japanese decks, but it would be absolutely broken in our game, I feel), some real work needs to be done.
Snatch should go away, period.
Brain Control should go to 1 and,
Soul Exchange should go to 1, solely because of the overplayed Monarchs.
Treeborn Frog may even deserve a ban. I don't think D.D. Crow is an effective enough counter, with some of the looming threats of the future, but we'll see.
With the possibility of some Japanese promos heading our way as well (Light and Darkness Dragon comes to mind, it may not be a huge thing in a lot of Japanese decks, but it would be absolutely broken in our game, I feel), some real work needs to be done.
Snatch should go away, period.
Brain Control should go to 1 and,
Soul Exchange should go to 1, solely because of the overplayed Monarchs.
Treeborn Frog may even deserve a ban. I don't think D.D. Crow is an effective enough counter, with some of the looming threats of the future, but we'll see.