🛑 STOP 🛑 Want MORE Wildcards On MTG Arena? Do THIS Before You Open Your Packs! 💰

[@josephreis2915]

This is the most important video I have ever seen as an MTGA player, I’ve seen ppl mention something like this in passing but I have never seen it before. Does this apply to drafting as well? Do rate or mythic rare cards drafted in excess also help with the vault? What about commons and u commons drafted? How do they affect the vault?

[@JimDavisMTG]

Drafting applies the exact same way; commons and uncommons you draft that you already own 4 of go into your vault progress, while rares and mythics you draft and already own 4 of turn into 20 or 40 gems respectively.

[@Silenceaverted]

@@JimDavisMTGa rare/mythic you own 4 of is converted to 20/40 gems respectively? Those prebuilt decks they sell in the store are such a ripoff then

[@evangelinemcdowell8325]

@@Silenceavertedcost of those decks in the store are prorated based on what cards you already own. If you have the cards, buying the deck won’t give you any extra copies

[@swiftdragonrider]

@@Silenceavertedthe vault is a huge ripoff. When arena was just released there was no system for extra card then people got mad they introduced the vault people hated it because it gives so little value they hid it for a long time and then they turned it visible again once people forgot.

[@l0lan00b3]

⁠@@swiftdragonriderlol the game was in open beta until the first eldraine set. It wasn’t a full game.

[@saijeetdogra9360]

me who is running out of uncommon and common wildcard: "interesting"

[@ClavisRa]

Additional tip: refine your search by selecting for cards you have exactly 3 copies of, so your search returns only cards you need one copy of to complete the set of four.

[@jackpabich763]

How do you refine the search to 3 copies of a card?

[@MartinSparkes-BadDragon]

@@jackpabich763 In the collection panel, click on the settings icon (right one of the mana symbols) -> then under the collected check box there ar x1, x2, x3, x4 icons to filter the cards you have 1 of or 2 of etc

[@landonduncan7128]

I feel like this doesn't work unless you have tons and tons of common/uncommon wildcards, which I never do. I use them all to build (or at least try to build) decks. On one hand, I play BO3 Explorer exclusively, so these cards will never rotate, but on the other hand, I wish I could build more decks, and as you mentioned in the video, rares/mythics are hands-down your biggest obstacle to that in Arena (ESPECIALLY rare lands). Also, I am an awful drafter, I'm F2P with no real desire to spend money on the game, and I'm barely on Arena in the first place (pretty much BECAUSE of to the inability to build the decks I want). I'm glad you're "hacking" Arena's terrible economy like this, and that you're encouraging others (with the means) to do so as well, because with a game economy THIS bad, you just about need to milk it for all it's worth. IDK why I even commented this, it's not like this comment will change anything, but I just felt like venting lol

[@dpatota58]

Uhhhhhh why didn’t I see this 105 packs ago!!! Thanks Jim! On me! Thanks for all your great videos!

[@kevinpetitpas6618]

For someone who draft a lot, I'll craft first the card I'm pretty sure I'll draft a lot (remove all, unco bombs, best commons) to maximise the Vault ! What a great tip

[@koolaiddude7685894]

Ive always done all my drafts and sealed for a set before opening, the crafting commons/uncommons thing is actually so smart. Thanks for the tip

[@espinacasable]

Just stopping to leave a like and a comment because this was the most useful video id seen the first time you made it, and ive been doing this every set drop since

[@StaleBranflakes]

The background with the pyramids and birds flying is FIRE btw woah

[@Gurglesburg]

It’s invocations daze artwork

[@swolehammer]

More content like this! Useful to both returning players like me and new players akin to my gf - Arena is tricky to maneuver. Always appreciate the non-gameplay vids! 💪🏽

[@andrewp6738]

My favorite MTGA tip! Wish the economy was structured so this hack wasn’t necessary in the first place. But appreciate the tip regardless!

[@JimDavisMTG]

Gotta squeeze out every drop if you can, and this takes less than five minutes for each new set, well worth it.

[@StaleBranflakes]

They also updated the starter decks so you get a BUTTLOAD of cards to start

[@CaptainMarvel4Ever]

If this were like any other digital TCG we could just decraft, but whatever. I'm glad you managed to find a cool method like this when the game is being so anti-consumer.

[@AlexisLopez]

I am sure people know this as well but you can also get to your collection by: 1. Selecting Decks at your home screen. 2. Then selecting Collection in the bottom left. It's a small thing but it gives you a better view of your collection since it doesn't have the deck window.

[@0xCAFEF00D]

Open/claim the starter decks first also. As many of those just complete playsets of commons.

[@MrAmorim]

Very good advice, especially well-timed for Foundations since this is gonna be on standard for a long time, so people will be able to get their return on their vault while building up a collection that will last. \o/

[@thespanishinquisiton8306]

I haven't done the math, but it may also be wise to just open Foundations for the next 5 years and complete the set as much as possible. You get fewer rares and mythics because of no golden packs, but you'll end up with a lot of playsets, which gives you wildcards instead of opening bulk rares in packs from new sets

[@renmaddox]

@@thespanishinquisiton8306 You do get Golden packs, though. As of this set, all Standard and Alchemy pack purchases advance the Golden pack progress.

[@renmaddox]

@@thespanishinquisiton8306 Oh, and you don't get wildcards from having playsets or rares and mythics, just gems (20 and 40, respectively).

[@GeusGames]

@@thespanishinquisiton8306 You can get set completion in about a month of drafting(excluding mythics, those you usually end up having to use wildcards on), no need to keep opening it after that. This is not intensive drafting either, you could get it much earlier if you really grind it.

[@MasterCrvo]

When you complete a set you don't get wildcards in subsequent packs, just gems. I may have misunderstood what you're saying though.

[@amaizenblue44]

Yep. Ive been doing this. Since i use all my wilds, i also go back in and do it again every 10 or 20 packs i open.

[@zigzag2370]

id recommend that you save the packs you received from wins/rank ups until after the 2nd week when wuick draft for a new set is released. saving the gems and gold as you go then you can not only get the 4x of commons and uncommons but also every drafted pack you open progresses your wild card counter too this way youre opening the packs with as much possible chances of filling your vault. if youre good at drafting then you should be able to stay as close to free to play as possible...ive managed to complete 99% of every set on arena simply by doing things this way i think ive got about 75$ total invested into arena across 6 years 😊

[@mitchellkrever421]

Mate if you have 99% of all the sets in the last 6 years and you only spent 75 total you would be in the top 0.001% of players. Stop the cap.

[@milowinstonsmith]

So if I’ve only purchased the $4.99 deal and have about 98% of all the main sets (minus Alchemy) this means I’m lying too? If you draft well and win 60% and break even, you don’t have to spend money to build your collection.

[@zigzag2370]

@@milowinstonsmith ty 😊 smh and you dont have to even win 60% even slightly above 50% will do it long as you stay consistent and grind daily...sure its a slog at times but why spend the money if you dont have to...idk how you want me to prove it but id gladly show you my collection 😆

[@tylermacdonald3124]

I tried this, but now I can’t craft my 300-card Battle of Wits pauper deck anymore 😢

[@SebastianMorath]

Oh my G, I’ve just opened the 50 packs I pre-ordered. Why on earth didn’t I check KZbin before MTGA…

[@joesumpter37]

This is an AWESOME I did know about! Thanks for sharing Jim and keep up the great content!

[@lonnienichols9246]

Well that is super sweet info.... wish I saw this 30 minutes sooner lol I just blasted through like 20 packs and could have easily done this first lol

[@silentsnake820]

They should implement a system where you can just trade commons and uncommons for rares and mythics. Like for example spend 20 common wildcards to get 1 rare or 2 etc

[@JohnnyTightIips]

Been saving up about 40k worth of gold and thankfully haven't opened them yet! Thanks Jim!

[@RafaGonzalezGouveia]

Very convenient and well-timed video! Thanks Jim 🎉

[@terrymay952]

I've been doing this since they started the vault system.

[@griffinMTG]

They need to give us a "craft all" button for doing this. Takes so much time. Also need the ability to select and delete multiple decks at once

[@WarsWorth]

You can add the cards into your "deck" before crafting them then hit the Craft All button at the bottom right when everything you wanna craft is in your deck

[@griffinMTG]

@@WarsWorth ohh good idea!

[@Sewer_bck]

Yeah I'm not spending all that time to get a few wild cards eventually

[@Demios101]

Don't worry Jim, I already do this. My vault is at 200% and I'm swimming in mythic and rare wild cards. Thanks tho! Everyone needs to know!

[@isaacmiller5037]

Liked and commenting to get this more attention in the algo. Thanks as always Jim!

[@StaleBranflakes]

Wow. I wish I knew this sooner. Thanks JIM!

[@michaelmitchell338]

I am free to play. I have Wilds of Eldrain almost done. I have all x4 of commons, uncommons, and mythics. I buy the mythic packs to get 40 gems per 1300 gold and vault progress at the same time. I recommend trying it with a set you really like drafting and spamming the heck out of drafts when it comes up.

[@LarsIsReal]

STOP - Before this, Farm Jump In Packs

[@keiharris332]

Omg you are right

[@A-a-r-on]

Wait, why? Also, how?

[@beornwagner1]

​@@A-a-r-onGoing to the Jump In 'event' let's you enter it for 1000 gold, the same price as a pack. Each time you enter, you get a 'new' deck made from two sets that each contain 11 actual cards and the rest of the 40 filled with basics. Moreover, there are a limited set of choices possible, so it's entirely possible to get a given option four times, but the big point is that it lets you get 22 cards for the price of a single pack, filling your common slots very quickly. You don't even need to play the deck, selecting it and resigning to reset the button for a new deck still gives you the cards.

[@JaceFace75]

What?!

[@jordanlee9394]

How? Is jump in Foundations soon?

[@Cameron-ds9xs]

Wish I knew this before drafting all day yesterday

[@FallenJustice]

Good tip, but it's sad that we have to resort to this in the first place. Wotc and their extreme greed caused me to stop spending any real money on this game. I can't imagine what it's like for a new person entering the game, either spend a shit load of cash to be able to play the decks you want, or grind away with the shitty rewards.

[@Troy_34]

Great tip! Thanks Jim

[@jackcarsen6247]

this is a good idea i should have thought of this THANKS JAM

[@lithhtil]

Thatll be super helpful next season i already opened mine Dx Great tip tho

[@kristianffblessing2348]

Thank you so much. Really nice advice.

[@sevialvarez9761]

Great tip. Love this content

[@S1000rr-7]

WOTC: "How do we stop people from quitting MTG?" also WOTC: congrats on your new deck, enjoy playing it for the next 5 months.

[@jfrizzell6645]

This works for a couple of new set openings and then you deplete the common and uncommon wildcards and that issue is only going to accelerate next year with 6-7 Arena sets a year! I play Brawl so I only need 1 of each new card!

[@JP-ks3kh]

Thanks! Subbed.

[@TauntedSymbol]

Even if you do this the effect is really marginal. Every common fills your vault by 0,1% and uncommons 0,3%. This means you need to craft 1000 commons or 333 uncommons to open a single extra vault

[@jrightly]

thats just goood advice. everyone's got something to hide except for me and my monkey

[@VictorAntares]

new sub ,great tip.

[@egghunter2122]

Easy way? you used like 200 wildcards and spend money to buy 50 packs to get 2 rare and one mythic wild card ... Nice tip bro, really helped me out here

[@ViaDiva]

jokes on you, I still don't have enough common and uncommon wcs after over a year of playing...

[@indigoblooper2059]

one thing that either I missed or is isn't mentioned by this video: There's also a new set of "New Player" decks being given out in Arena that will also give a lot of the commons and uncommons from the set for free. good idea to grab those as well before spending the wildcards to maximize this trick further

[@valkopuhelin2581]

Love Arena tips like this!

[@Fundamentals89]

If you could have importable common/uncommon deck lists for the next set that would be clutch. I just tried to import every single common but MTGA won't allow it since it's over 250 cards.

[@Azeria]

Why can’t I just use Mythic wildcards for Rares? I haven’t needed a Mythic the entire time I’ve played but I’m constantly out of Rares.

[@MeesterBeefo]

Super helpful tip for the new players!

[@BMacAttack]

Thanks for this!

[@ChristianCruz-dz4mw]

Thank you Jim!

[@sometimesisetfires]

PUSH THE BUTTONS!! ty for this one

[@AzazelReborn81]

I wish I had 1k common/uncommon wildcards to do that 😂

[@augustoaag]

you get one vault for every 1000 common wildcards you trade. or 333 uncommon wildcards. How is this even ... I will keep them, thank you.

[@MadrasB]

It used to be that extra commons do not add anything to your vault. Uncommons and higher rarity does. Has this changed?

[@MillionaireRobot]

Someone pls answer

[@albertoparolin7170]

I reckon common now do add up to the vault

[@JorgenGames]

Is your whole floor green screen? That dog is just floating around 😅

[@mitchellkrever421]

Interesting. I have 1000s of common/uncommon buy only 250 mythic and 500 rares.

[@klipzy0]

thanks steve-o

[@Darkkent83]

Son of a......where was this earlier today!?

[@kallit7279]

Maybe dont do this with a set full of reprints you maybe already have. But with any other set a good way to get some precious wildcards

[@ThePHATBASTURD]

Genius!

[@entertheshadowplay]

I think the only problem with this for someone who is mostly interested in standard, is that Arena still shows the Jumpstart (I think it's called) stuff still. I currently have 74/80 commons, yet when I go to look at what commons I don't have, there are about 20. Anyway around that? Or to specify Foundations only?

[@nicolegarner3069]

thanks

[@morrowmorrow4811]

Is the vault a new thing? If not I didn't even know it existed and have been playing for a few years...

[@IFGchannel931]

Of course MTG Arena has a trading system. You can trade hundreds and hundreds of common and uncommon wildcards for 2 RARES AND A MYTHIC

[@alexroel123]

Jim i do my daily quest every day and buy packs with gold, i have nowhere near enough un/commons for this :(

[@Africa4444]

How have I been on arena since it launched and not figured this out

[@BiJay33]

It basically turns 1000 Common or 333 Uncommon wildcards into two Rare and one Mythic wildcards if you open a lot of the packs of the specific set you craft. Actually, not that huge in the end.

[@Squillard-fr8xw]

Can this be done for free? With out buying anything? Or having mass resource.

[@CoL_Drake]

FIRST you take the starter decks so you get 400+ cards from foundation for free THEN do this ... plz for god sake dont make it this way first

[@Tamarizz]

so I been playing occasionally from a year now, I haven't crafted anything yet and I have 91 common and 100 uncommon wild cards, is it worth it to do this with this numbers? I algo have 47 rares and 17 mythics and with Foundations I think I want to start playing more and star discovering constructed (because I've been just playing with starter decks)

[@PhoebusApollo]

This is a good tip but it seems damn unrewarding to trade a bunch of common and uncommon wildcards for a slightly better rate at a tiny amount of rare and mythic wildcards. I wish the vault had just a little bit more to it.

[@w0e.666]

Jim talking about ways to enhance your wildcards count for poor new players -> next scene casually opening 52 packs XD is it worth it to buy a pack from set you have 100% cards tho ?

[@JimDavisMTG]

Definitely not, you just want to maximize the packs you are opening.

[@ddletare]

Too late, I just opened 50 packs *crying*

[@izzyv830]

i really wish the vault was more rewarding. like its nice but 1 or two wild cards after usually hundreds of packs feels kinda insulting

[@recusantvessel]

wait hold on you are COOKING with this video Sad that we have to resort to this kind of thing but MTGA is a disgusting money grubbing garbage pile of an experience for magic. So ya know, pretty reflective of WOTC and hasbro as a whole.

[@RodeoAnarchy]

Could you just complete a set entirely and then just milk wild cards

[@rendevoir4736]

Useful if you cannot play the most powerful card, the credit card.

[@CoL_Drake]

i dont have nearly enough common and uncommon wc xD

[@KillianConanMiller]

I got 7x opt from new massage

[@NCoNicoco]

How did you add 4 copies of the same card at a time?

[@laomoua1727]

Are the MTGA server not working. I keep getting kick out or disconnected 😢

[@swbonk]

Does this work for any packs you open? I already opened the packs wotc gave me but can I do this with the prerelease codes before I open those packs?

[@TheRicardobtc]

Any pack works. The goal is to fill up the Vault as quick as possible and as many times as possible. The Vault only builds up when you obtain cards that you already own 4 copies of. That being said, I honestly don't think this is a good way to get Rare or Mythic WCs. Unfortunately, the Vault gives very little reward for how long it takes to build up. You see he spent hundreds of Un/Common WCs just to get 2 Rares and 1 Mythic, which is a terrible rate. And he already had the Vault at 61%, so you'd need even more than that. The irony is that you run the risk of not being able to build a deck due to not having enough Un/Commons to spend, as they're still the bulk of most decks.😅

[@lifeiaskedfor]

If only they would just let us convert wild cards into higher up by Sacing a handful of one like 10 commons for 1 uncommon or 10 uncommon to rare I'd probably wanna play more mtga if they did but wotc is too greedy to do something like that

[@hwago123]

All this for a bit quicker access to 2 rares and 1 mythic xD

[@BeRadd]

Oops too late

[@datenschutzification]

Not sure if this satire tbh. 61.7 to 63.1%.

[@albertoparolin7170]

No one did this? I thought it was common knowlegde

[@FluffySpikeM]

Bad advice is bad. Do the math.

[@BigFriendlyNinja]

i dont have any uncommons to use. its ass lol

[@EzqAl]

Its a trap!!! dont waste your commons they are more hard to get than rares, lol.

[@andreyl7934]

The advice is generally solid, but the timing of the video is incredibly unfortunate, since the Foundations is probably the worst set ever to start doing this. There are a lot of commons and uncommons in the beginner box and starting collection that are not playable in constructed formats and also not present in both draft and store packs. Since there is no good way to tell what's what in the Arena client, you need to do your own research on what you actually need to craft instead of just crafting whatever.

[@JimDavisMTG]

A very fair point, but the advice is evergreen for all sets.

[@timwillemsen4333]

Duh......

[@chusarcoligado]

Is an aweful system...

[@irou95]

True whales do this for rares as well

[@wraith_youtube]

Ok so after clicking for 20ish minutes to craft some card I get 2-4 extra rare wildcards? Wow, what a hack...

[@JimDavisMTG]

It's more like ~5 minutes but live your life

[@magnumboz]

Don't hate the player, hate the game

[@eugenesesmaiii3278]

THIS WAS SUCH GREAT ADVICE!! i’ve been playing arena for years and never realized this! i appreciate you & love our MTG community! 🫶🏽