Oh dear, I just restarted with MTG and only knew about constructed back then 20 years ago. I came back and did my first 2 drafts with just one friend as we did winston draft which i enjoyed very much. It was hard to abandon my loved precon deck but it got me hungry to dig into other cards more. So i came up here to learn more about the draft format and what unfolds is a sport that is a legacy on its own... When i thought is was 'just' a little other way to play MTG. It hooked me and while i still love my Golgari Precon, i also drafted with colours i never thought i'd enjoy. Maybe this will be a new start to my magic existance : D Tysm for that awesome video revealing the deapth of drafting.
I've been playing MTG limited formats for a long time. I have won multiple limited PPTQs. The best advice I can give a new player is that you need to have an appreciation for all 5 colors of Magic and what they do. Way too often I see new players refusing to draft a color just because they think they don't like it. If you want to win, draft the deck that is being passed to you no matter what color it is. To become a master, you have to learn to love each color for what it is.
You could not have released this at a a better time. I am going at my second draft ever on Friday and I am a brand new player . I went 1-3 on my first one mostly because I missed the signal that a color was taken. Thanks so much for this!
Two things...First, great music choice. That is EXACTLY the kind of stuff that we here in Detroit love to listen to at lounges and clubs in the heart of the city. So keep that shit coming. Second, these Magic techy-type videos are perfect. If you made 2 or 3 of these everyday, you still couldn't make enough. So, just to let you know that this was a great idea and you need to win some type of award for making these. Good job. Also, it would be super if Megan made a 3 to 5 part series on Theme Deck Building. When everything is said and done (if that is even possible here), I wouldn't mind having the majority of my decks be cool themed deck. Thank you, ladies.
An interesting tip I picked up from an LSV draft stream... If you're looking at the last two cards in pack 1 (land+a colour you're definitely not in) just take the land. It can incentivise the person you're passing to, to get in that colour and hence away from your colour. It's a good sign to throw out there, plus you're not playing it any way so why not? Keep the awesome vids coming Maria
Even better if your stores tournament plays games outside of your drafting pod as well. You care even less about taking cards from the people around you.
Very good refresher of what to pay attention to after a 5 year break and getting back into drafting and wanted to retrain my mind what to pay attention to.
Yess! So true! I love drafting and limited in general but even after playing a year, I still suck at draft. Was just about to request a video like this! Thanks!
Nice vid! The first event I've ever played was draft and it actually didn't go terribly for me. It's a grand format, bringing some well-deserved love to common and uncommon cards.
Great video! I would love to see more in depth videos on drafting and sealed deck building. Listening to LR is great, but I think a visual style would be even more helpful.
Here is a tip: "Figure out if you are better at remembering cards, or better at striping them off" ... what do i mean by that? Well a basic run of the mill deck will have 4x 2, 3, 4, 5 drop, and 4 removal, that is five times a 4 ... so each time you take a pick you can stripe a 'manaslot' or 'removal' off your list. So you just keep 4, 4, 4, 4, 4r in your head, if you pick up a 2 drop, edit -> 3, 4, 4, 4, 4r ... pick up a removal -> 3, 4, 4, 4, 3r ... and so on. Now obviously different strategies warrant for different mana curves; but especially at the beginning of the draft, and if you are better at doing it this way than remembering all your picks. Going for this 5 times 4 striping off will at least set you up with a decent set of cards in each mana slot to pick from and enough removal. And seeing the total amount of cards to pick is 42 (+ 3 lands), and 5x 4 is 20, this means there are still 22 cards to diversify or simply 'forget', pick up a bomb at 6 mana? great!, pick up a strong 1 drop with late game value? great!, pick up a strong 2 drop but you already have 4? well great ! ... given you have your 5x 4 satisfied, your deck can only become better, and at least you will know you will have a play at each spot on the curve and enough removal, and if you don't you know what you are looking for... Obviously once you are in a set of colors (generally 2), and know sort of what strategy you are following, you may want to settle for just 2x 5-drops and prioritising more agro drops (or some other curve with some other strategy); but at least you will know ... Try it out, it may not be for everyone to do it like this, but some minds just deal easier with editing what's already there than adding to nothing and keeping track of it all...
thank you so much for this video and I hope theres more. the MTA cast has moved away from teaching and seems like skits are the new thing. Id rather this teaching type video and really appreciate it. u are beautiful Maria. bye for now
Last set I found Blue/Red energy to be a great combo for drafting. Thriving turtle would get massive quick... Have yet to draft AR though, looks like fun but Im still looking for that colorpool I can rely on...
B.R.E.A.D. Prioritize cards in this order. B: bombs. R: Removal. E: Evasion. A: Anything else. D: Duds. If you had Removal to take out your opponents flyers you would have had a better chance. If you had Evasion in your creatures as well, their flyers wouldn't be such an issue. You probably missed a few Bombs when you took Anything else or Duds by accidents.
Example of importance of knowing the set: During Innistrad+Dark Ascension draft when DA had just come out, I was playing a really close, long game. My opponent was at 9 life and I had a 7/7 Falkenrath Marauders on the battlefield and a Fires of the Damned in the graveyard. I attacked for 7 with Falkenrath Marauders putting him at 2, and then went to finish him off with Fires of the Damned since it had Flashback. He used the Fateful Hour mechanic to his advantage and cast Faith's Shield in response, giving himself Protection from Red in response. He beat me his next turn. If I had studied the set better and had Fateful Hour in mind, I could have cast Fires first reducing him to 2, then attacked for 7 and won that round. It's a lesson that has obviously stuck with me since then.
I think b.r.e.a.d. still works as an overarching strategy; Bombs, Removal, Evasion, Aggro, Dorks, in that order and you will draft stronger decks immediately. I'm a control player that loves goblins and burn so my strategy is more r.b.e.a.d. than b.r.e.a.d. because your threats don't really have to be as good if you can remove the oppenent's bombs then sweep in with evasion and aggro.
Cheers! Just starting to watch this now. I can not get a local draft here and I so badly want to. If I want to progress on day 2 of a sealed GP I need more tips and experience :)
Cheers! I think you are spot on. Sometimes not being overwhelmed at who is sitting in the pod helps as well LOL. I like MtGO but it is like click bait sometimes. Folks miss steps or triggers are MtGO does it all for you. What you think MtGO better or worse than face to face? Great work on video!
I think face-to-face is best for beginners - but something like MTGO will help you level up over time - especially by teaching you about triggers and the stack. You will mess up, but that's all part of learning. :)
Mtg is fun, not like calculus. Math is for blockers People don't realize how much math and probability is involved in mtg. That's fine though, I love when mono red players recklessy attack when dead on board
I am a paragon of Flashy Card Syndrome. My first draft ever, I drafted Door to Nothingness and didn't look back -- until I lost 0-3 with a completely non-functional deck. (The card is 5 colors and if you get it off, "Target player loses the game." So shiny O.o ) Apparently I don't learn because last draft I grabbed Nicol Bolas, Dragon God pick 1 pack 1 and ran with it. I have yet to win a match in draft.
I really think ignoring the off-color planeswalker in your pack is much better in order to get the ability to prepare for it. Still have some hate pickers in my Group and I can't persuade them at all..
Do you keep the cards after draft? Because if so, is it better to prioritise more expensive or rarer cards to add to your collection at the expense of deck synergy in the draft itself?
Hey you made me laugh at least five times in this video and I'm not even at the 10-minute mark thank you for all the information and for bringing it to me in such a way that I could enjoy it #magicalChristmasland
This video is now a month old and we have not seen any more How-To, Noob, or other instructional/intro videos for rookies to the game. When will we see more?
I don't really agree that this is drafting for noobs. For starters, it doesn't mention what drafting is or how it works. It only tells you how to pick cards. Also recommendation #9 - playing mtgo ..... that's going to make people not want to play magic ever again. That software is so bad, I genuinely believe people are better off not playing, than suffering on there.
I already hate this draft format because of Green. GW and GB are just broken. So many incredible uncommons and they can easily end up with amazing removal due to having the 3 fight cards available.
A lot of competition over green though. If you don't end up with a Tiger, Leopard, Cub, Rhino, or Lifecraft Cavalry you may be lacking some of the better creatures. I opened an Ajani yesterday, forced green white and my biggest best green creature was a Cowl Prowler :'(. White is super solid tho. Brights, Thopter Arrest, Revoke can get pretty mean.
Oh dear, I just restarted with MTG and only knew about constructed back then 20 years ago. I came back and did my first 2 drafts with just one friend as we did winston draft which i enjoyed very much. It was hard to abandon my loved precon deck but it got me hungry to dig into other cards more. So i came up here to learn more about the draft format and what unfolds is a sport that is a legacy on its own... When i thought is was 'just' a little other way to play MTG. It hooked me and while i still love my Golgari Precon, i also drafted with colours i never thought i'd enjoy. Maybe this will be a new start to my magic existance : D Tysm for that awesome video revealing the deapth of drafting.
You're very welcome!
I've been playing MTG limited formats for a long time. I have won multiple limited PPTQs. The best advice I can give a new player is that you need to have an appreciation for all 5 colors of Magic and what they do. Way too often I see new players refusing to draft a color just because they think they don't like it. If you want to win, draft the deck that is being passed to you no matter what color it is. To become a master, you have to learn to love each color for what it is.
Only the Avatar, master of all five colors could have stopped them. Though when the workd needed them most, they dissapeared
In response to your comment on blue players, counter this video unless you pay four
You could not have released this at a a better time. I am going at my second draft ever on Friday and I am a brand new player . I went 1-3 on my first one mostly because I missed the signal that a color was taken. Thanks so much for this!
Two things...First, great music choice. That is EXACTLY the kind of stuff that we here in Detroit love to listen to at lounges and clubs in the heart of the city. So keep that shit coming.
Second, these Magic techy-type videos are perfect. If you made 2 or 3 of these everyday, you still couldn't make enough. So, just to let you know that this was a great idea and you need to win some type of award for making these. Good job. Also, it would be super if Megan made a 3 to 5 part series on Theme Deck Building. When everything is said and done (if that is even possible here), I wouldn't mind having the majority of my decks be cool themed deck. Thank you, ladies.
Really informative, well put together and really enjoyable to watch. I'm sure these tips will help a lot of people. Keep up the great work!
An interesting tip I picked up from an LSV draft stream... If you're looking at the last two cards in pack 1 (land+a colour you're definitely not in) just take the land. It can incentivise the person you're passing to, to get in that colour and hence away from your colour. It's a good sign to throw out there, plus you're not playing it any way so why not?
Keep the awesome vids coming Maria
Even better if your stores tournament plays games outside of your drafting pod as well. You care even less about taking cards from the people around you.
Very good refresher of what to pay attention to after a 5 year break and getting back into drafting and wanted to retrain my mind what to pay attention to.
Thank you!! 😊
Maria is a definite first pick :)
She has some wonderful ....playables :)
sxepunk
only allowed because of your name.
This was way more than JUST a beginner video. Some great core rules here. Hope to see more like this. Thanks!
This is a great series. Maria presents fantastic information for new and old players alike and presents it in a fun and informative way. High five!
I love your energy. I'm so happy you and Meghan have become a bigger part of the magic community as a whole. Well done you!!!
Yess! So true! I love drafting and limited in general but even after playing a year, I still suck at draft. Was just about to request a video like this! Thanks!
Nice vid! The first event I've ever played was draft and it actually didn't go terribly for me. It's a grand format, bringing some well-deserved love to common and uncommon cards.
ABD. Always! Be! Drafting! CABS. Cards that affect the board state!
That's all I knew about draft. I still suck at it.
photosinensis I learned that from an episode of Friday Nights
Next Acronym; B.R.E.A.D.
vid was put together really well, great job Maria
This was great fun, and very useful! Im glad you guys are branching out in your own channel. I will patron this.
Thanks u...love the outfit, helping me out with drafting in general...keep up the good work .. see u next time
Great video and also love the doors in your house!
one of my fav TH-cam channels keep it up
Great video! I would love to see more in depth videos on drafting and sealed deck building. Listening to LR is great, but I think a visual style would be even more helpful.
Here is a tip: "Figure out if you are better at remembering cards, or better at striping them off" ... what do i mean by that?
Well a basic run of the mill deck will have 4x 2, 3, 4, 5 drop, and 4 removal, that is five times a 4 ... so each time you take a pick you can stripe a 'manaslot' or 'removal' off your list. So you just keep 4, 4, 4, 4, 4r in your head, if you pick up a 2 drop, edit -> 3, 4, 4, 4, 4r ... pick up a removal -> 3, 4, 4, 4, 3r ... and so on. Now obviously different strategies warrant for different mana curves; but especially at the beginning of the draft, and if you are better at doing it this way than remembering all your picks. Going for this 5 times 4 striping off will at least set you up with a decent set of cards in each mana slot to pick from and enough removal. And seeing the total amount of cards to pick is 42 (+ 3 lands), and 5x 4 is 20, this means there are still 22 cards to diversify or simply 'forget', pick up a bomb at 6 mana? great!, pick up a strong 1 drop with late game value? great!, pick up a strong 2 drop but you already have 4? well great ! ... given you have your 5x 4 satisfied, your deck can only become better, and at least you will know you will have a play at each spot on the curve and enough removal, and if you don't you know what you are looking for...
Obviously once you are in a set of colors (generally 2), and know sort of what strategy you are following, you may want to settle for just 2x 5-drops and prioritising more agro drops (or some other curve with some other strategy); but at least you will know ... Try it out, it may not be for everyone to do it like this, but some minds just deal easier with editing what's already there than adding to nothing and keeping track of it all...
Hahaha your dude voice is amazing! Great video btw, very helpful!
Super clear and accessible! Thanks!
thank you so much for this video and I hope theres more. the MTA cast has moved away from teaching and seems like skits are the new thing. Id rather this teaching type video and really appreciate it. u are beautiful Maria. bye for now
Last set I found Blue/Red energy to be a great combo for drafting. Thriving turtle would get massive quick...
Have yet to draft AR though, looks like fun but Im still looking for that colorpool I can rely on...
I drafted once and lost all my games so this should help.
remember to draft TONS of creatures ;)
BloCKBu5teR i had tons of creatures and some pump spells, but my opponents had flyers and other nasty things.
B.R.E.A.D. Prioritize cards in this order. B: bombs. R: Removal. E: Evasion. A: Anything else. D: Duds. If you had Removal to take out your opponents flyers you would have had a better chance. If you had Evasion in your creatures as well, their flyers wouldn't be such an issue. You probably missed a few Bombs when you took Anything else or Duds by accidents.
Example of importance of knowing the set: During Innistrad+Dark Ascension draft when DA had just come out, I was playing a really close, long game. My opponent was at 9 life and I had a 7/7 Falkenrath Marauders on the battlefield and a Fires of the Damned in the graveyard. I attacked for 7 with Falkenrath Marauders putting him at 2, and then went to finish him off with Fires of the Damned since it had Flashback. He used the Fateful Hour mechanic to his advantage and cast Faith's Shield in response, giving himself Protection from Red in response. He beat me his next turn. If I had studied the set better and had Fateful Hour in mind, I could have cast Fires first reducing him to 2, then attacked for 7 and won that round. It's a lesson that has obviously stuck with me since then.
I think b.r.e.a.d. still works as an overarching strategy; Bombs, Removal, Evasion, Aggro, Dorks, in that order and you will draft stronger decks immediately. I'm a control player that loves goblins and burn so my strategy is more r.b.e.a.d. than b.r.e.a.d. because your threats don't really have to be as good if you can remove the oppenent's bombs then sweep in with evasion and aggro.
This video is awesome!! Thanks Maria :D
i still come to this video and the prof's to brush up on my basics
This was so useful! Thanks so much :D
Cheers! Just starting to watch this now. I can not get a local draft here and I so badly want to. If I want to progress on day 2 of a sealed GP I need more tips and experience :)
Cheers! I think you are spot on. Sometimes not being overwhelmed at who is sitting in the pod helps as well LOL. I like MtGO but it is like click bait sometimes. Folks miss steps or triggers are MtGO does it all for you. What you think MtGO better or worse than face to face? Great work on video!
I think face-to-face is best for beginners - but something like MTGO will help you level up over time - especially by teaching you about triggers and the stack. You will mess up, but that's all part of learning. :)
"I'm 35 and living with my mom" probably hit half of the viewerbase.
Mtg is fun, not like calculus.
Math is for blockers
People don't realize how much math and probability is involved in mtg. That's fine though, I love when mono red players recklessy attack when dead on board
I am a paragon of Flashy Card Syndrome. My first draft ever, I drafted Door to Nothingness and didn't look back -- until I lost 0-3 with a completely non-functional deck. (The card is 5 colors and if you get it off, "Target player loses the game." So shiny O.o )
Apparently I don't learn because last draft I grabbed Nicol Bolas, Dragon God pick 1 pack 1 and ran with it. I have yet to win a match in draft.
Love that "Live Fast" big card. Where do I get one ? 😍
Great video. Thanks
I really think ignoring the off-color planeswalker in your pack is much better in order to get the ability to prepare for it. Still have some hate pickers in my Group and I can't persuade them at all..
Another great video!!
8:31 - Wow! - Things got really scary there for a minute! 0.0
That was fun. Thx for the info
Glad you enjoyed it :)
I try not to hate draft...but I'll always take a Walker over anything. I have an addiction.
Michael Stokes same
Generally it's not even a bad idea to draft walkers. They're good bombs and have decent value outside of draft.
Awesome video, thank you! :)
Glad you liked it!
great video, thanks!
Awesome stuff, Maria. Yet again you provide expert advice in a fun and unique way. I hate to be that guy, but elves deck tech when?
It's our next one --- this week!
oh my god, you're awesome, and great vid.
what was the music you used?
Great vid!!
Helped me prepare for a date. Cheers
i would like see you make new video on drafting on new set please
I'm taking Calculus right now in Uni...ughh...
well thanks !
tomorrow is gonna be: eternal masters,iconic masters and moder masters 2017!
i like magic but i love drafts!
Do you keep the cards after draft? Because if so, is it better to prioritise more expensive or rarer cards to add to your collection at the expense of deck synergy in the draft itself?
Can you do one for sealed too?
You got it! It's on the list :)
Really helpful video pitched at just the right level! Thanks 👍
My first deck I ever built is a blue white deck. 😆😁
where can you get a full size card like that... ive tried searching but hell I dont even know what to really search for...
Hi, what is the Story behind this big magic card in the Background? I like it
It was our preview card for Kaladesh! We got a big one because it was revealed at PAX/World Championship. :)
I'm watching good players draft! LRR rare draft is the best!
Thank you
I've always passed Left Right Left not Right Left Right lol but still great tips!!
Hey you made me laugh at least five times in this video and I'm not even at the 10-minute mark thank you for all the information and for bringing it to me in such a way that I could enjoy it #magicalChristmasland
What is PPQT? Pro Player Qualifying Tour?
It was a pre-pro tour qualifier tournament that doesn’t exist anymore in the new model of competitive play.
I always abandon my first pick. EVERY TIME.
lovely put :)
Awesome.
12k veiws and nobody be liking this video. this video was amazing.
Could we maybe watch Maria draft at some point?
I'm sure I'll post a MTGO draft sometime soon!
This video is now a month old and we have not seen any more How-To, Noob, or other instructional/intro videos for rookies to the game. When will we see more?
Hopefully very soon! Working two full-time jobs and a third part-time job takes its toll.
Hate drafting is a key part of limited and should not be ignored.
8:48 Which card was that?!?!?!?!?!?
Hm each player gets 3 packs each but a pack only has 1 lands in it thus 3 lands per person??? 🤔
What do you think about web sites such as draftsim.com?
I think they're fine - I don't think their algorithms are always correct. Good for practice. :)
Yes, I was the 1k like. That is all.
PS, nice video! Thank you
Calculus can be fun too...
How long have you been playing?
A bit over 4 years.
I wish I had magic the gathering friends to tech me how to play.
Oh man, your chair wore the same duds, haaate it when that happens. Eeesh. 😸 Thank you for this. It helps shore up my main Mtg deficiency.
dry toast and pizza rolls!
space tabletttttt ahahaha I thought it may be too early for me to laugh this much but it's not! :D
always hate draft force of will in cube
"No cards were harmed in the making of this video"
5:46 LOL
calc is fun...
Draft on Xmage, it's for free
I think she meant Galaxy tablet
u rock
I don't really agree that this is drafting for noobs. For starters, it doesn't mention what drafting is or how it works. It only tells you how to pick cards. Also recommendation #9 - playing mtgo ..... that's going to make people not want to play magic ever again. That software is so bad, I genuinely believe people are better off not playing, than suffering on there.
Black. Just draft black.
Yeeeeah, not getting into MTGO. But good video overall :)
Sadly I suffer from
valuedrafteritis.
heeeeey. i kinda liked calculus......
What's wrong with pizza rolls?
We actually love pizza rolls!
excuse me but what is wrong with eating pizza rolls and dry toast for dinner?
Examples would be useful....
8:30 Spoiler Alert! Scary voice! Also, 9:26 WTF?
Maria is so cute AF I can't even.
I already hate this draft format because of Green. GW and GB are just broken. So many incredible uncommons and they can easily end up with amazing removal due to having the 3 fight cards available.
A lot of competition over green though. If you don't end up with a Tiger, Leopard, Cub, Rhino, or Lifecraft Cavalry you may be lacking some of the better creatures. I opened an Ajani yesterday, forced green white and my biggest best green creature was a Cowl Prowler :'(. White is super solid tho. Brights, Thopter Arrest, Revoke can get pretty mean.
zotha G/B is probably the best went 2-1 in my first AER draft
you dont look 35
how many of you clicked on this video simply because its a chick?
A "chick" who's the host of all the major Magic tournaments and has had one of the most successful podcasts in the game for almost a decade?
@@glhfmagic and?
i clicked on the video simply because of learning draft
@@rlhm-fk8id oh boy, that grammar.
We all hate blue spells XD hahahahaha