Glossary
This glossary was compiled, written, and edited by Lothari and SwanDive with the help of these amazing people: Damorquis, Danman233, Green Cricket, Gvuardya, Gwent2town, ImpairedTuxedo, Kai_a, lordgort, Molegion, Santtu2x and shinmiri2.
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A card chosen for its strength against a certain matchup or mechanic, as opposed to synergy.
A tech choice is a card used in a deck not because it is synergistic but because it can help against a specific matchup or card mechanic that is unfavorable for the deck. This is often done when a particular deck or card is popular or OP in a meta or when a player targets a specific deck or archetype during tournaments. An example is teching a row effect clear if row effects are widely used in the current meta.
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