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Arch is definitely a tour mon cause this thing is so ass in a ladder setting.
Its versatility comes with lots of set dependence and losing mu's that should be won.
I think peoples complaints are fearmongering based on arch in theory rather than practice / using it as a scapegoat for the meta...