Wow really ? So cure is almost certain? It's this related to rapid advancements of AI already?

To fix the 'going first' issue in this game, players should be able to play lands on their opponents' turns, making the game more interactive. Additionally, making sorceries into instants could weaken counter spells. New rules should be tested on a server.

All the time, that's why they don't open source the code, so we won't see how bad it is . There are lots of factors. Going first, drawing bad. Sometimes I even feel that mtg gives me the only card I need to turn the game around...