IKORIA DRAFT!!! GET MAX WINS WITH THE BEST BUILD AROUND IN THE SET?!?

Welcome to an Ikoria Draft on MTG Arena! In this Ikoria Draft I first picked one of my favorite cards in the set, Whirlwind of Thought! The card is absolutely bonkers if you build around it correctly, and in this Draft I show you how! Remember to like, share, and subscribe to support the channel! Feel free to discuss any element of the draft or the gameplay in the comments and I will gladly respond with my thoughts or answers!
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[@mtreleaven]

#top100 and #whirlwindNarsetWINS great vid, Nic, I just picked up a Whirlwind and O.Seas in my last draft, so fun to play, and you gave me some critical switches away from 11 creatures, to get more spells and synergy. Winning feels so good, it's why we play.

[@guessthatsitthen4982]

Nice video! I had a similar deck earlier today but I built mine more around being white red with monstrous and still had a decent number of spells plus an ultimatum! Good times were had and got max wins.

[@mastermui4331]

Awesome Draft.The game where you top decked the Apex...Legendary Luck Dude,loved it.

[@dgthunderer]

Nice! My last draft I pulled Whirlwind too. I had sprite dragon, shark typhoon, and Yorion as my companion. It felt really good, and was, more importantly, tons of fun to play. Definitely an archetype I'd love to draft more.

[@urbanhermit928]

Maybe it's just the amount of videos of yours that I'm watching during the crisis and i wasn't paying enough attention before, but I really feel like your plays have improved so much lately! Keep it up! #JeskaiTop100

[@lennartvandereijk6126]

Awesome video, getting a flavor win rare-mythic combo is the best of times for me, given you get it to work. Something to note: I've quite liked Heightened Reflexes with my Pyroceratops, because it wins against Deathtouch. Just saying because you picked a Memory Leak over one and you hadn't taken any Raking Claws, which bothered me just a tiny bit. Though I should say that I do understand that Startling Development is the better card in this deck. #JeskaiTopHundred

[@juliomartini8771]

Awesome content. This season your videos feel like my own way into Ikoria drafts. This deck is awesome. It was an awesome star for me but lately i just completely lost it. Got a 0-3 with the most sick keruga mutate deck ever. I dont know if ill keep drafting this set but ill surely keep on watvching this xD

[@kogetasarada6372]

Hi Nicolai. Awesome vid as always. Question though... what is the wincon for the whirlwind of thought deck if you don’t get bomb cards? Also what is the strategy for winning?

[@alexandercech402]

I follow you from Italy because I think you are an excellent player in picking cards and playing, but what luck bro hahahaha But in Italy we have a proverb: luck helps the strong. Great pick and explanation of the choices

[@sam71389]

Man that top deck was a feels good man moment lol!

[@sam71389]

#jeskaitop100

[@HanHorlings]

#top100 ;) you get sooo lucky with the drafts, it's unbelievable. I get like drannith magistrate or my 10th triome

[@AnT_EyE]

Great content, thanks!

[@TMGTCG]

Nice video as always! Do you recommend quick draft in mtg arena?

[@NicolaiBolas]

Whatever you enjoy playing is what I recommend. I prefer Premier Draft or Traditional Draft because drafting with humans is more fun for me, but if you have fun playin Quick Draft then go for it!

[@spooliN]

I can’t tell if you are just lucky as hell or build perfect decks haha good work man keep it up

[@NicolaiBolas]

Probably some of both.

[@spooliN]

Haha trying to catch a stream man when do you normally go live?

[@NicolaiBolas]

@@spooliN Usually around 11 am PST. It varies though based on my schedule.

[@nickcustodi592]

dude the narset pull had me throw my hands up in the air like how is this guy so lucky lol

[@kavithannaidoo5179]

Top deck Illuna, aka the duchess of clutches

[@samuelmarcelsteiner5283]

Your Rares are just incredible.... amazing actually

[@NicolaiBolas]

Yeah, they were fantastic.

[@carlpalacios]

#JeskaiTopHundred I'm getting into draft to get the sets so I can play constructed. Your videos will certainly help. Thanks for uploading this content 😀

[@flipincan]

Sweet draft and an almost perfect run! Please consider opening the prize packs at the end of your future draft videos. Have a great day! #top100

[@NicolaiBolas]

I'm glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate the feedback!

[@leorfishman1926]

Would it be possible for you to timestamp match 1 and the start of the draft? great draft, btw :)

[@NicolaiBolas]

The video starts with the Draft so timestamping it seems pointless, and watching Match 1 without watching the Draft seems a bit odd, so I don't really see the point of timestamping things.

[@theodoredaley2229]

Really well crafted deck good sir! #top100 #narsetsthought

[@donaldmetzger8238]

Doesn't it seem that Whirlwind of Thought and decks that favor few creatures, could benefit from Keep Safe, in order to keep the few creatures on the board?

[@mastermui4331]

#top100 sick Draft👍

[@alekseytikhomirov7679]

Колян, было круто!)) #top100 #narsetsthought

[@robertbartholomew4473]

I've been out of magic for about 15 years, lol. I'm finding it much more difficult to learn the new rules, cards, abilities, etc. MTGa is fun though, but costly.

[@NicolaiBolas]

It can definitely be overwhelming. I've tried doing flashback drafts from older sets when they are on MTGO and it is hard to figure everything out in a short time period.

[@alexpalmer9194]

#top100, I love me some cool draft decks.

[@StevenMare]

Why do you get a gem reward when finishing the draft picks? What format is this?

[@NicolaiBolas]

If you have 4 copies of a Rare that you pick than it compensates you with some Gems (because you don't get to add a 5th copy to your collection).

[@Trizjoe]

I opened narset the other day then got passed whirlwind but I built terribly lol if only this video came a day sooner 😂

[@NicolaiBolas]

It really is fun when it comes together!

[@gIMX7]

Damn man, you get two mythics in one draft, I've done 5 drafts, 3 sealed rounds and opened 26 packs from mastery pass/rewards. I have no Ikoria mythics. None. Zip. Thats 42 packs with no mythics, a 0.0037% chance.

[@JonMSanderson]

Will he make it to number one! Stay Tuned!

[@davidbaierl5531]

#top100!

[@martyb1667]

#jeskaitop1000! Good job!

[@imnotaginfer]

#top100 good video!

[@scotttemplar8740]

#Narset's Thots you meant like that?

[@jimmycarlson4871]

Comment for algorithms

[@billydev208]

Shew I could do 5 drafts in a row and never see any of the races you get.... rip

[@narutolover1286]

#TopJeskai100 keep it up

[@patrickmeneghetti7730]

#JeskaiTOP100 Next step nº 1

[@Donaarr]

#narsetsthought Nice!

[@dinoangelus]

#narsetthoughts 👍

[@damienince1859]

#bangbangnarsetgang

[@matguinn2985]

#Jeskai Rules

[@mtg_ishtu3195]

#Top100

[@dweave434]

#JeskaiTopHundred

[@taberu003]

How could you draft Whirlwind of Thought and into a Narset?! Im telling ya'll, drafting is rigged.

[@cuchulainn424]

#Narset'sThoughts

[@jacobko8163]

#epicdecknononotthat #top100 #jeskaitop100 #narsetsthought

[@nathanguerard9411]

#top100

[@Marsipanify]

#narsets thoughts

[@ashmeetdas2599]

#top 100

[@billdimi9994]

#jeskaitop100 really fun deck

[@cheechonho]

#jeskaitop100

[@wouterbos4485]

#jeskaitop100 good games

[@BerlinTrainStation1]

Me: Gets 1st pick junk and off-color rares 9/10 drafts. NicolaiBolas: Drafts and gets passed on color rares EVERY FREAKIN' TIME. Love your draft content, man! It's always essential for me while I learn a draft format.

[@beingzero]

#ApexofTopDecks #top100 #RussianDragonGod

[@funfunfun18]

#tophundred

[@Mr3333Ghost]

#jeskaitophundred

[@nathanpatton9804]

I noticed you mentioned having played a build-around for Whirlwind before, but I don't remember that. Did I miss a video?

[@NicolaiBolas]

It was earlier that day when I was streaming but not recording.

[@nathanpatton9804]

@@NicolaiBolas Ah, I see. I didn't know I was missing stuff! Gotta get on that stream! I watch your videos with my infant son every afternoon. He really seems to love them!

[@NicolaiBolas]

@@nathanpatton9804 I'm so glad! That's awesome to hear.

[@Edenjin]

#top100

[@bigchillin1]

#top100