There are many reasons you might want to play with 40 cards instead of 60 utilizing the direct challenge feature on MTGA. Perhaps you’ve done a draft on a draft simulator, like Draftsim, and now you actually want to play with the deck. Or...
Read moreComing on the heels of Amonkhet Remastered, we have another MTGA-only “remix” set from Wizards of the Coast. The last one offered an interesting and unique draft environment, distinct from either of the two sets that determined its...
Read moreThis is a pretty exciting moment for Arena Tutor — we’re rolling out an ad-free version! If you’re not familiar with Arena Tutor, also be sure to check out the first blog post where I introduced our app.I’m all about...
Read moreCourtesy of Wizards of the Coast I’ve got a free Zendikar Rising preview for you. This is Draftsim’s first ever preview card, and I’m absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to show off a new card.We’re starting with a good one. I’m going to...
Read moreBelieve it or not, there are two official ways to play Magic: the Gathering on the internet right now: Magic Online and MTG Arena. Yes, this is strange, and yes it kind of doesn’t make sense, but I’m here to give you a little...
Read moreI’ll be the first one to acknowledge the MTG Arena economy is quite complicated and hard to understand, even for experienced players. You have to juggle between gems and gold, figure out which packs to buy, how to maximize your wildcards...
Read moreToday is a really exciting day. For years, Draftsim has been known for its awesome draft simulator. You may know and love the site for its lightning-speed set updates and its in-depth draft data analysis articles.More recently, we’ve been...
Read moreIt seems like ages ago that Theros: Beyond Death was released, marking the last mainline, standard-legal release by Wizards of the Coast for MTG. The good news is that Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths will be arriving before we know it, bringing with it...
Read moreAs many of us bide our time in quarantine or in lockdown, waiting out social distancing restrictions due to COVID-19, we’re seriously starting to miss out on “The Gathering” part of Magic: the Gathering. A couple weeks ago, I...
Read moreI don’t know about you, but I was pretty darn excited for the release of the Mystery Booster set in stores last Friday. We’d already known for months the content of the so-called “Convention Edition” of Mystery Boosters...
Read moreLooking for some direction early on in this Theros Beyond Death draft format? We’ve got some card rankings to help you out.These lists are generated by a machine learning algorithm created by Ryan Saxe based on around 100,000 of your drafts...
Read moreWell then. As you might know, back in September, I pushed a major update to Draftsim’s user interface.It was a lot snazzier and fancier than the old site and it included a major redesign up to and even including the blog. Overall, I think...
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