Welcome, 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 moreMTG Arena has grown leaps and bounds since it was originally introduced. For example, they’ve finally added player draft, direct challenges against friends, and a lot of cool formats like cube.But one thing has always been lacking —...
Read moreHere we are on the brink of Kaldheim’s release, and it’s been four months since we’ve had a new draft format. I don’t know about you, but I am starved. What better way is there to whet your appetite than to talk about...
Read moreThere 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 moreFor the first time in a long time, we get a draft format that’s elegant in both drafting and gameplay. I love Zendikar Rising and its implications for the future of MTG. I’ve played over a hundred ZNR drafts now and have formulated a very strong...
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 moreAsk a group of Magic players what they think about Core Set draft and you’ll likely be met with some polarized opinions. What’s touted as a back-to-basics palate cleanser by some is decried as a bland, overboiled potato of a draft experience by...
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 moreThe MTG Arena Cube event is back! From December 12 to 20, 2020 you can play the Arena Cube. It’s only here for a week, so make sure you jump on it quickly.We’re getting a bit ahead of ourselves, though. First things first. If you’re like me, you...
Read moreIf the past few years of Magic are anything to go by, I have to assume that it’s a corporate-mandated requirement for each year’s Spring set to include strong overtones of “hold on a second, they really did that?” and “wait, this is a real Magic...
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...
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