Crimson Vow Early Draft & Sealed Format Tips
This writeup is for players who will be battling it out in Sealed (and hopefully Draft Day 2) in Vegas this weekend, but applies to anyone playing 40-card formats with Crimson Vow.
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The Ultimate Innistrad: Crimson Vow Limited Set Review
In this article, I’ll be reviewing every card from Crimson Vow in the context of limited (i.e. sealed deck and booster draft), along with a rating out of 10. These reviews are based entirely on my initial impressions of the cards and as the...
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The Ultimate Guide to Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Draft
It’s time for the ultimate Innistrad: Midnight Hunt draft guide. This is my attempt to cover everything I can about this new, awesome format. Let’s just jump right in!
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The Ultimate Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Limited Set Review
I’ve always loved reading set reviews over my 12+ years playing Magic. This time around, I get to write my own! Hopefully it’ll help guide you as you jump into playing Limited with Innistrad: Midnight Hunt.
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Exclusive Midnight Hunt Preview: Fading Hope
| Illustration by Rovina Cai All 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...
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The Ultimate Guide to Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Draft
As 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...
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Exclusive AFR Preview: Djinni Windseer — Is it Good Enough to Join the Party?
You know, building the perfect Limited deck is kind of like assembling the perfect D&D party. You want to make sure you put together a great team with a bunch of different skills and abilities, ready to handle any situation. But whatever you...
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Modern Horizons 2 Draft Guide and Archetypes
Greetings! 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...
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Strixhaven Draft Data Analysis: The Best Colleges and Cards
| Illustration by Randy Vargas Draftsim 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...
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How Many Lands Should You Really Play in Limited?
As you probably know being a reader of ours and most likely a frequent Limited player, 17 is the industry standard for lands played in 40-card formats. But why is this, and when should you play more or less than 17 lands?
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The Ultimate Guide to Strixhaven Draft
Hello 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...
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Commander Cube Overview: How to Play it and How to Build One
Commander is a fun experience, right? Getting to play with your favorite cards you’ve collected over the years and sharing your deck ideas and cool strategies is one of the most appealing things WotC has to offer with Magic. More often than not...
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