How to Stay Open In MTG Draft - Decent at Magic Episode 1

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

If you have Ideas/Requests for later episodes/topics please do let me know.

[@Tezhut]

Thanks for the video, it was very helpful. Here's a point of feedback: you show cards on screen, but they aren't (always) the ones you're mentioning. That makes no sense to me. I'm not familiar with this set (yet) and I have to pause the video to look up the cards you mention, that takes me out of the video.

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

Appreciate the feedback, I do try to plan out the cards I intend to use as examples but then I think I kind of drift off as I start discussing. I'll try to script it out a bit better and maybe edit in some of the cards that aren't on the slides.

[@Tezhut]

@@MagicByTheNumbers Yeah nice, you could also add those 'drift' cards later in edit. Just showing them shortly on the screen 🙏

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

@@Tezhut@Tezhut That's a good idea; I'll try to do that in the future whenever I go off on one of my tangents.

[@neophyte_DQT]

1 question I have is assessing color fixers and when to take them. Like I'm not sure if taking them over meh common in my color is a good idea Should I only take them if I need splash help? Or is pre picking to be open good? Could also talk about lands in general, idk how to rate evolving wild or surveil lands

[@courtneyolsonvasha7687]

Hey I just wanted to let you know that you are making VERY HERLPFUL content. The way you explain things really clicks with me and I haven't found anything else like it in my search to improve my drafting skills. Please keep going!! You made a fan out of me

[@LtLove2626]

Thank you for the videos going over your insight and methodology on how you approach drafting, I also play Magic pretty intermittently and this has made my BLB drafts much more consistent and enjoyable, keep it up!

[@henningthornblad7191]

Looking forward to future episodes of this series! Awesome work man! 😊

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

Thanks! I should have a new episode out today or tomorrow.

[@chinesefood421]

first time player but long time interest in draft this was wonderful thanks

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

Glad it was helpful!

[@RepTuneRepeat]

Great video! You picked excellent examples to drive home your talking points.

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

Thank you! 👍

[@kevinpetitpas6618]

Also I'd argue that drafting the hard way is a lot more fun. Sure it's more complex, as it requires a lot of thinking especially in the first picks. But because of that the drafting process becomes even funnier, instead of being brain dead picking my colors If anyone is looking to be a better draft player, I would strongly advise you to watch any good draft player in video. Right before he says anything or does his pick, you pause the video and you think for yourself "what would I pick ?" See what's your good points, and where you were wrong, and see how it pays off for the player And I think it's really important to ask yourself "why would I pick that ?", "why over this card ?", and then when you play the video again if the good player explains a bit, you'll see how you can improve Sometimes you'll even be surprised how some players pick cards you didn't even think of at all ! Stay open minded, and you'll be good at this

[@gambitben6184]

Amazing video and series idea. Keep at it friend ;)

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

Thanks. Should have a new one coming in the next few days.

[@jackfoster1489]

Great content. I really like this format and everything in the episode seems to make clear sense.

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

Appreciate it, I'll try to make some more like this soon.

[@Adeirian]

Thank you, hope for more content in this series! I like all of the helpful examples while drafting. If you can also sprinkle in some of your advise while playing the decks, that would be helpful for me as well. I feel like most limited content focuses a lot on pick orders and draft guides and less so on just optimizing the odds of winning by chosing when to play removal, when to just focusing on curving out and all of those questions

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

I do try to talk through the decision making when I make the gameplay videos but I do get a bit distracted sometimes because I get a bit lost in the game. I'll try to work on that.

[@jarvis]

great video

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

Thanks! I'm trying to finish up the rest of the series soon, I didn't realize how little time there is between set releases now.

[@ifolop1249]

Great Video!

[@rurikdankill7834]

I love this video and your videos in general. Your thoughts are easy to follow and great for casual players that want to play better. This was very helpful. Thank you

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

Much appreciated!

[@ericghaugenful]

Very useful content! Thank you 😃

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

Glad it was helpful!

[@neophyte_DQT]

Love the content. As a returning player these are really helpful.

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

Thanks so much.

[@ReligiousGamersCh]

Love these videos! Keep em coming.

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

Thanks! Will do!

[@medea8395]

This was exactly what I looking for! Thank you!

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

Glad I could help!

[@Wizardlemon]

Great guide! I definitely needed before the FNM draft coming up 😅😅

[@Wizardlemon]

Also a follow up, can we get a guide on how you draft your deck after selecting all of your cards? What cards make the cut/dont make the cut, what cards do you consider sideboarding, and what do you consider for your mana curve for any given deck? As someone who isn't used to deckbuilding in draft I struggle with those basics and trying to figure out my mana base and some insight would be much appreciated!

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

I'll see if I can put something together on making the cuts once you have drafted a pool.

[@bremtreaty2469]

Loved the video style, will watch part 2 :)

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

Thanks. Now I just have to work on finishing the rest of the them

[@ushnotzkr4006]

Great content, thanks a lot!

[@HandMadeSpider]

Nice

[@lucasbeer]

Love this content. Very informative and should help me improve. Please keep sharing! Future content ideas: Reading and giving signals during draft (never was good at that) Curve vs. Type of deck. When do you choose a one drop over a five drop if their power level is equal?

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

Hope it helps. I'll take a look at those topics and see if I have anything to say that might be helpful to people. There are some topics that I am not advanced enough to speak on yet.

[@hinatatw4356]

always love these contents and hope to see more! hitting mythic in limited has always been my goal :D (plat now)

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

If you hit Plat I feel like Mythic is very obtainable. Sometimes it just becomes a grind to overcome variance and not everyone is going to have that kind of time (or gems)

[@DarwinsBeerReviews]

Great tips!

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

Glad it was helpful! I hope that the series will improve over time as I get a bit more practice.

[@andrewdriscoll6365]

I just got 7 wins in a mono blue deck with eluge which was a lot of fun!

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

Nice. I actually tried a Mono Blue deck but didn't have nearly as much success as you did.

[@bananajoe275]

Stay flexi

[@albertobarbieri117]

Looter is not a card to avoid imo. Great on his own fuels trshold and hold well buff from birds.

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

The point I was trying to hit was that picking stronger cards like Looter in a weaker color is going to make you less flexible. I wouldn't avoid Looter but you do have to be aware that it is going to be more difficult to navigate a draft if you are in a color that doesn't pair well. I probably could have made that point a bit more clearly.

[@goodolarchie]

I broke at least 3 of these rules and still got 3 wins... seems like everyone wants green, mice and rabbits

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

These are just the basic rules so if you know when to deviate from them you are in a good spot already. Green is going to be heavily contested so if you are able to find good lanes with other colors that is probably a nice opportunity.

[@David-xb8hz]

every set is going to be different. some sets reward you for staying open some sets reward you for going hard into something early. this is a set that tends to reward you for going into something early. I'm not saying it doesn't reward you for being patient and open either, but this set is much more on rails.

[@David-xb8hz]

another great video.

[@goodolarchie]

@@MagicByTheNumbers Don't get me wrong, I think going 3-3 is pretty bad and indicates you're drafting poorly. lol

[@goodolarchie]

And Lifecreed Duo has saved my skin in so many games I take it in basically every white combo deck, except maybe mice.

[@imnourologist]

Is the baby voice thing really necessary? It's quite distracting

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

What do you mean "baby voice"?

[@tulejumal]

No clue what that person is on about.

[@TauntedSymbol]

@@MagicByTheNumbers I think they are referring to the way you pronounce the R sound

[@MagicByTheNumbers]

@@TauntedSymbol Oh, yeah, I just have a speech issue so I can't say words with "R"s. I know that can make me a bit hard to understand sometimes.

[@danielkelley5177]

⁠@@MagicByTheNumbersdidn’t even notice til the comment. I could understand you just fine. I think they’re just being extra. Love the video!

[@ushnotzkr4006]

Great content, thanks a lot!