Hello everyone, and welcome to my first ever limited set review! During my twelve-plus years of playing Magic, I’ve always loved reading the various set reviews available. This time around, I get to write my own. Hopefully it’ll help...
Read moreAll right, it’s go time. We had our little palette cleanser with Adventures in the Forgotten Realms draft, but summer is wrapping up here in the US and that means it’s time for the big fall release: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt.In fact...
Read morevs at the | Illustrations by Alex Konstad, Daarken, & Craig J Spearingom, respectivelyToday I’ve got some exciting news for you: Draftsim is part of a Magic data study that’s being presented this week at the IEEE Conference on...
Read moreAs Magic’s first foray into another universe, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is a very unique thematic set. Long-time D&D fans will enjoy many references to characters, monsters, and spells that they’ve played with. In terms of draft...
Read moreTurbo Draft is a unique, casual, and Arena-only draft format. It functions exactly like a normal draft (with bots), but with a twist: each player starts with a pervasive “emblem” that makes each of your spells cost (5) less to cast! This single...
Read moreGreetings! Our time is short, as unfortunately Modern Horizons 2 will be gone from MTGO on July 8. So it’s vital that I quickly impart all of my hard-fought knowledge to you, as there isn’t much time left for you to use it. Well, unless you’re...
Read moreDraftsim has long catered to the nerdier side of Magic (yes that is a thing!) and I’ve always been quite proud of that fact. We’ve done this for years with various data analysis blog articles, including big studies of aggregate user data and pick...
Read moreHello everyone and welcome to the wizarding world of Strixhaven! In a land where the students want to do nothing more than to learn, you’ll find fierce rivalries between some houses and close alliances between others. The new mechanics in this...
Read moreYou gotta love it — right now is the most exciting time of year here at Draftsim. Strixhaven: School of Mages preview season is over and we’ve finally got our hands on the full spoiler. Draftsim even got three cards to preview this...
Read moreMagic: The Gathering, a collectible card game by Wizards of the Coast, is almost 30 years old. Its popularity continues to grow and for good reason. It’s arguably the best game, full stop. Granted, I am speaking from a biased viewpoint; I love...
Read moreWelcome, everyone, to one of the wildest formats in recent memory. Are you a fan of drafting 5-color piles? Do you like to take multiple turns to cast a spell? Do you like massive blocks of text on your Magic cards? Well boy, do I have the format...
Read moreIt’s now been a week since Kaldheim was released and as usual, I have drafted as much as my mind, body, and spirit can tolerate. After 20 drafts with a 86% win rate I’m going to give you the tips and tricks that have taken me 40 hours to learn...
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