I've played A LOT with
Montana, so here is my two cents:
SOB does not get wrecked by
Montana. DareSmurfMe said it well in that with SOB against
Montana, you just have to pick when to win. The majority of the time, 2 round wins with and SOB clan (
Nightmare in particular) can out gap a
Montana hand without
Avola.
Is
Azel playing 0 pills? 3 pills? 8 pills? If you get hit by any poison card with
Montana, you pretty much have to win all remaining rounds and even then it becomes close.
The same life-gap deal applies to SOA clans. Sure
Montana still have their bonus, but you have to play PERFECTLY. 2 hits from either SOA clan will have enough of a life gap to win. Some
Montana cards work fine against SOA (
Desmond,
Gianfranco, even
Mona) but
Spiaghi,
Ivy,
Moses,
Avola etc. lose their effectiveness, and
Oscar gets 5 power. When playing with
Montana, I am more afraid of SOA than SOB. And seeing as
Leviatonn was unbanned this week, my trip to 1314 so far has seen
GHEIST (not even exaggerating) 1 in every 2 matches. I wouldn't be game to play mono
Montana. (although I am playing half)
The
Moses vs
Suzie comparison is fair enough, but cards these days are getting better and better. It's bound to happen.
I'm not sure if you've noticed, but
Montana DO in fact get bans on occasion -
Mona is the most common.
Avola was banned reasonably recently too.
Just a note: I'm abusing the
Beeboy -
Blaaster Cr combo while I can.