MTG DRAFT TIPS FOR BETTER DRAFTING!!!

In this video I breakdown Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa's excellent article, "The 4 Reasons You Won't 3-0 Your Next Draft." It is an incredible article about mistakes new drafters make and how to fix them, so it will serve you well as you try to improve at Magic: the Gathering Draft! I think it is a classic article every Magic player should read, but it is hard to find online, so I wanted to give it some exposure to help more players benefit from its timeless wisdom. I also add a bit of context and explain some of Paulo's examples, because it was written over 8 years ago and some of the references may be difficult for newer players to grasp.
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[@NicolaiBolas]

Remember to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to support the channel! Would you like to see more breakdown videos like this in the future?

[@Frittenkopf88]

yes please! very informative.

[@NicolaiBolas]

@@Frittenkopf88 I'm so glad you liked it!

[@jansebar2301]

I think it would be really good to see an analysis of a current draft based on these points. I see myself more often then not either forcing a colour combination or being unable to decide which colour to go for at all and ending up with not enough playables.

[@NicolaiBolas]

These are definitely lessons you can use in future drafts! They are certainly built into my play style and approach to the game, so even when I don’t say them explicitly they are on my mind (for example, I take multicolored cards with my first pick very infrequently). I’m glad you liked the video!

[@crazytail11]

Great video nicolai, thank you. OTJ drafts have been going well for me

[@NicolaiBolas]

I'm so glad you liked it and it's great to hear you are having success in your OTJ drafts!

[@hello-hn9is]

#4fixes makes a lot of sense and I can see a lot of my past mistakes now. Thank you!

[@NicolaiBolas]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful! You are most welcome!

[@ShayneClarkWesley]

Looking forward to using these tips in my next draft

[@NicolaiBolas]

That's great to hear!

[@Quarter_Turn]

Nice. This is a fantastic evergreen article. Thanks for sharing it.

[@NicolaiBolas]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@Kal1voda]

Nice, I realy enjoy those type of videos

[@NicolaiBolas]

I’m so glad you liked it!

[@geronimonunez32]

I really wanted to read this article but I never found it. Thank you!! #4fixes

[@NicolaiBolas]

I'm so glad you liked it! I think this article is fantastic, so I'm happy to be able to give it some more exposure and help folks find it!

[@jacobstanford8703]

Hiya! The linked article is different from the one you are reviewing:)

[@NicolaiBolas]

Thanks for letting me know in such a friendly way! I have fixed it so the correct article is now linked.

[@tillfreitag4446]

I like the pacing of this video!

[@NicolaiBolas]

Thank you!

[@Lasagneification]

I really enjoy this type of videos even though I know that I most likely won't follow these #fourfixes lol

[@NicolaiBolas]

I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know!

[@Jelmomovies]

I really enjoy your analysis of the pieces the experts write. I myself are now finally in Mythic rank, but I keep stumbling upon the same problem. I now often know how to wait what colours are open and I end up in open combinations, However, even though I end up wtith tons of playables and even good cards, the games themselves often end in 1-3 or 2-3. It has most of the time to do with mana. Not colour fixing but, being flooded or not. for example, there's a 2 drop in my hand thats lets me rummage and I have 3 lands total. Odds are that if I choose to rummage a land I won't take one on my next draw step and thus am screwed, however, if I choose not to rummage, I will draw my fourth land which will often en up in me getting flooded. Do you have any advice except for.. put some Scry in, play 17 lands etc to how I can make my deck more reliable? The curve is still a mistary to me.

[@NicolaiBolas]

I’m glad you’ve been enjoying my article analysis videos! The first thing that comes to mind is that it seems unlikely your mana is worse than others, so maybe it is a confirmation bias where you are focusing more on the games where the mana doesn’t come together. With that out of the way, I would generally say that in some situations it is possible to build decks that are happy to have an extra land, but have plenty of ways to spend their mana or plenty of card filtering to discard extra lands for value. I actually have a whole video about building a better mana base where I go over some tips called something like, “MTG Draft Tips for Less Mana Screw,” or something along those lines that you may find helpful. I also think I have an entire video about Lands in Limited that could help as well.

[@ChristianRPGGamers]

#4fixes Thanks for making this video, helpful tips mate. God bless you 🙏🏻.

[@NicolaiBolas]

You are welcome! I'm so glad you found them helpful!

[@TheRancorking]

#4fixes

[@Xicivilian]

Good read #4fixes

[@NicolaiBolas]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@j.s.fluegelschlag842]

#4fixes thanks for the insight

[@NicolaiBolas]

You are welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@samdelfavero]

I just got back from my third FNM draft, went 0-3.. for the third time. Can't figure it out :/

[@NicolaiBolas]

It takes practice. If there are good players who you are friends with at your FNM, I often find showing folks like that your deck and having them offer suggestions is helpful.

[@samdelfavero]

@@NicolaiBolas thank you for the reply! Trying my best. I think the pod I was with was the worst combination of tryhard and toxic, because I did ask two people for some pointers and they were very against that. The one who didn't refuse pretty much just told me "yeah there's not much you can do here" and handed me my deck back 😂

[@jimmyjohansson7955]

4 fixes

[@NicolaiBolas]

I’m glad you liked it!

[@supapuffn8]

Thanks, I would not have found that article. #4fixxy

[@NicolaiBolas]

I'm so happy I was able to show it to you then! That's great to hear!

[@willhunter3391]

#4fixes

[@yeetus333]

#4fixes

[@NicolaiBolas]

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@QuarterMaster14]

#4fixes

[@NicolaiBolas]

I’m glad you liked it!