ATM I try to build an Arena Deck including Sop.
After some Testgames in Trainer I started wondering whats up with the AI, because it collected cards and cards and doesnt seem to play anything, so I took some Precogs to see the AIs Hand and....well.....
When does the AI actually play SoPs? He collect them keeping his hand about 6-7 cards and plays nearly nothing, although he had only 0-att creatures in play.
Finally I decided to not play any card against him, to see how long it takes to get him playing the damn SoP.
I have to say the AI is incredible stupid when you want it to use SoP. Thats what he has done:
I built an Aether/Death deck for fractaled Deathstalkers with SoP (fractal is my todays oracle card).
He kept all his SoPs (some turns he had 4 in his hand) and prefers to discard anything instead of playing a SoP as long as he got less than 6 creatures.
When he finally managed to play the 6th creature (fractal you know), he plays 1 (!!!) of the fractaled Stalkers, plays 1 (!!!) SoP....and than 4 more Stalkers....
It went something about 6 turns this way: Ai plays a creature, plays SoP, plays eventually some more creatures. When he finally attacked for the first time, I have had 12 cards left (33 card deck).
I guess the AI waits for the 6th creature because this is the first spot that could may be flooded....although there is not a single innundation in the Deck. Also the AI doesnt care about the creatures he has, while he has some SoPs in his hand.
I think now that the AI got improved to handle a bit better with/against SoSac there should be another improvement for using SoP. At least it should not discard something like Fractal, Deathstalkers, Bonewalls etc instead of playing a SoP for 3 Stalkers or other creatures.
Too bad, I liked the idea of an Arena-SoP deck