If anyone has tips or resources for drafting I’d love to hear them!
I’ve been playing paper magic for a few years but never played any limited. I didn’t really understand the appeal. But my brother convinced me to try Arena and I had a draft or quick draft token and now I am hooked. But I also kinda suck at draft.
I think my goal is to be good enough to break even ish on gems so I can draft a lot without spending a lot. I’m okay spending while I learn ($60 so far… (probably only $25 towards drafting)).
I think I have most of the basics down. Stuff like 17 ish lands, 13 ish creatures, a good mana curve, prioritize removal and land fixings.
I find myself doing research online of people’s favorite sets to draft and wondering if I’ll ever get to draft it. I saw Neon Dynasty is coming up on the schedule and I’m very excited to draft it. I enjoyed Dragonstorm and am enjoying Ixalan. I feel like my first 3 or so drafts of a set go pretty terribly. They’re fun still, but it also stinks to lose $5 so fast…
I’m hesitant to do anything besides quick draft because of the stronger competition and bigger downside to losing quickly. But I don’t want to stay this way. Ideally I’d quick draft to learn a set and then switch to premier. But I also don’t want to miss out on what’s available - right now Mix-Up Draft and Core Set 2021. I’m tempted to try both, but feeling like maybe I should stick to a set I know until I develop skills?
If you are a newbie, you probably want to focus on drafting tips and videos that are NOT set specific. General guides to drafting. Of course, also consume some content based on drafting the set you want. Those set specific tips and tricks, usually make a lot more sense when you understand drafting better in general.
Have you played much constructed magic?
Sorry I dont have much to say myself, i really only play Brawl on Arena and commander irl. Our occasional draft is usually mixed sets or a cube draft.
Yeah I’ve played a lot of constructed magic. Never have gone to a prerelease or draft event though so I had no experience with limited until recently. Makes sense to start with learning draft skills in general though, rather than only trying to learn a set!