how come player going first gets to mulligan only 3 cards ? its such a big disadvantage specially as control deck going first against aggro. what if it was mulligan 4 cards and then dont draw the card when game starts.
First player advantage is a well documented thing is HS. The coin and the extra mulligan for the player going second is to try to balance it out, but even so, the player going first still has the advantage.
Here's an article, and, although slightly outdated, it shows that throughout the history of HS, the overall win rate of first vs second player has always leaned towards first player advantage.
how come player going first gets to mulligan only 3 cards ? its such a big disadvantage specially as control deck going first against aggro. what if it was mulligan 4 cards and then dont draw the card when game starts.
Its because first player already have an advantage.
English is not my native language, so, with a high probability, mistakes were made.
First player advantage is a well documented thing is HS. The coin and the extra mulligan for the player going second is to try to balance it out, but even so, the player going first still has the advantage.
Here's an article, and, although slightly outdated, it shows that throughout the history of HS, the overall win rate of first vs second player has always leaned towards first player advantage.
https://www.vicioussyndicate.com/the-witchwood-coin-differential-a-silent-problem/