# Transition from gold to platinum **URL:** \ **Category:** MtGPQ General Discussion\ **Created:** [February 11, 2017, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/transition-from-gold-to-platinum/33144 "2017-02-11T10:41:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aairlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@Aairlon](https://forums.505go.com/u/Aairlon)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/transition-from-gold-to-platinum/33144/1 "2017-02-11T10:41:06Z")
I’m not sure if this had been posted previously. I’ve been in gold for a while and the transition to platinum is coming up. Based on the message boards it sounds like going to platinum is a nightmare. How bad is the transition actually? ---
**Author:** ![Falizar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4491bb/32.png) [@Falizar](https://forums.505go.com/u/Falizar)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/transition-from-gold-to-platinum/33144/2 "2017-02-11T14:39:56Z")
IDK about the transition but it will help you be a better deck builder and player ![icon_e_smile.gif](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/uploads/x505go/original/1X/67bb473b5611f3e55d45572294b1a2a498a74c04.gif) ![icon_e_smile.gif](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/uploads/x505go/original/1X/67bb473b5611f3e55d45572294b1a2a498a74c04.gif) ![icon_e_smile.gif](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/uploads/x505go/original/1X/67bb473b5611f3e55d45572294b1a2a498a74c04.gif) ---
**Author:** ![THEMAGICkMAN](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/themagickman/32/8641_2.png) [@THEMAGICkMAN](https://forums.505go.com/u/THEMAGICkMAN)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/transition-from-gold-to-platinum/33144/3 "2017-02-11T14:53:41Z")
> [@Aairlon](#): > > I’m not sure if this had been posted previously. > I’ve been in gold for a while and the transition to platinum is coming up. > Based on the message boards it sounds like going to platinum is a nightmare. > How bad is the transition actually? I went to plat very recently, and I can say that a majority of decks aren’t that bad. It’s just a select few that will crush you unless you get incredibly lucky, the rewards more than make up for this though. A piece of advice: their creatures will always be bigger, meaner and smell worse than yours, so get rid of them, control is key. ![icon_e_smile.gif](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/uploads/x505go/original/1X/67bb473b5611f3e55d45572294b1a2a498a74c04.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Pestilence](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecd19e/32.png) [@Pestilence](https://forums.505go.com/u/Pestilence)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/transition-from-gold-to-platinum/33144/4 "2017-02-11T17:59:42Z")
Prepare to fight Mersicide…ALOT ---
**Author:** ![wereotter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/wereotter/32/6220_2.png) [@wereotter](https://forums.505go.com/u/wereotter)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/transition-from-gold-to-platinum/33144/5 "2017-02-11T18:05:15Z")
> [@Pestilence](#): > > Prepare to fight Mersicide…ALOT Also Killwind and Kilpher. Seems those three are about all I see. ---
**Author:** ![Justyce](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/justyce/32/6808_2.png) [@Justyce](https://forums.505go.com/u/Justyce)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/transition-from-gold-to-platinum/33144/6 "2017-02-11T18:33:17Z")
They match you based on deck strength. So if you make a deck with a low mythic count you face off against weaker decks ---
**Author:** ![jimilinho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jimilinho](https://forums.505go.com/u/jimilinho)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/transition-from-gold-to-platinum/33144/7 "2017-02-11T19:53:53Z")
As others have mentioned, You play Mersicide… a lot! ---
**Author:** ![Volrak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f17d59/32.png) [@Volrak](https://forums.505go.com/u/Volrak)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/transition-from-gold-to-platinum/33144/8 "2017-02-11T21:42:41Z")
> [@Justyce](#): > > They match you based on deck strength. So if you make a deck with a low mythic count you face off against weaker decks They do seem to match by planeswalker level, but from what I’ve seen, deck content has no bearing on matchmaking. ---
**Author:** ![bk1234](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/bk1234/32/4502_2.png) [@bk1234](https://forums.505go.com/u/bk1234)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/transition-from-gold-to-platinum/33144/9 "2017-02-11T21:54:37Z")
> [@Justyce](#): > > They match you based on deck strength. So if you make a deck with a low mythic count you face off against weaker decks This is not true – I have quite a few low / no mythic decks that I’ve run in Platinum and I play the same decks I would play with my stronger decks. ---
**Author:** ![bk1234](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/bk1234/32/4502_2.png) [@bk1234](https://forums.505go.com/u/bk1234)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/transition-from-gold-to-platinum/33144/10 "2017-02-11T21:57:00Z")
> [@Aairlon](#): > > I’m not sure if this had been posted previously. > I’ve been in gold for a while and the transition to platinum is coming up. > Based on the message boards it sounds like going to platinum is a nightmare. > How bad is the transition actually? I lost about 10% for the first couple events and then I was fine. Be prepared to use a lot of control and play against a lot of control. You’re going to get crushed, mooned and engulfed every other turn with Tutelage in play if you go against a blue deck. Koth decks will drop 2 huge haste creatures on every turn. Mono green will contain Gaea. Make sure your control game is tight and consider joining a community of coalitions where you have lots of people to support you. ---
**Author:** ![Delnai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/delnai/32/250_2.png) [@Delnai](https://forums.505go.com/u/Delnai)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/transition-from-gold-to-platinum/33144/11 "2017-02-12T03:50:13Z")
My experience from recently making the transition is that I suddenly had to get used to occasionally losing. Not consistently getting crushed. Just, in gold most games felt winnable. In plat, every once in a while I throw up my hands and say, “Well, that happened.” It’s harder to get placement rewards, especially given the first-come first-served model they have now. But I think on balance the improved progression rewards make up for it. ---
**Author:** ![AresOmega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@AresOmega](https://forums.505go.com/u/AresOmega)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/transition-from-gold-to-platinum/33144/12 "2017-02-12T11:15:52Z")
> [@bken1234](#): > > Be prepared to use a lot of control and play against a lot of control. You’re going to get crushed, mooned and engulfed every other turn with Tutelage in play if you go against a blue deck. > > Koth decks will drop 2 huge haste creatures on every turn. > > Mono green will contain Gaea. This is pretty much the meta in Gold already.