Questions tagged [mtg-drafting]
MTG Drafting is when a group of people take a number of booster packs and pick one card at a time to build a 40 card deck.
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In Magic, are you allowed to reveal what cards you have drafted to stop others from drafting the same colors?
For example, suppose I open a [bomb Boros mythic]. I reveal it, and say "Ok guys I'm drafting Boros" (with the implication that everyone else should avoid fighting me over those colors). Is ...
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XMage alternative to draft Magic the Gathering online?
I'm getting back into Magic the Gathering at the start of Innistrad Midnight Hunt. I used to use XMage for drafts online, but while the program looks alive and well, it doesn't seem like there are any ...
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Tiger-Tribe Hunter and temporary power/toughness changes
I played AFR draft on MTG Arena last night and encountered something that doesn't make sense to me.
My opponent had a Zombie Ogre with a +1/+1 counter and a Death-Priest of Myrkul in play. I had a ...
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How many Planeswalkers appear in Core Set Displays
I'm a bit confused regarding the MTG sets. Currently I'm looking at several options to buy for a draft:
Core Set 2021 Display (36 Core Set boosters)
Expansion Set Display (36 Expansion Set boosters)
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How many booster each players should crack for a 60 cards booster draft?
I plan to create a 60 cards booster format. How many booster each players should crack for a 60 cards booster draft?
I think that 4 or 5 should works. Is there any existing format or math about this?
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Why don't players draft the week before a new set releases?
I'm a new player, and I enjoy draft -- I went to my local card shop this week and draft didn't happen, though it always has before. The store owner explained it's because a new set is coming out next ...
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In MTG Arena, does your "rank" affect what cards you can draft?
In Ranked Draft, does your own "rank", such as Bronze Tier 3, affect the general "quality" of the cards you can draft!?
If you're only Bronze, most of the cards you can draft is only Common and ...
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What does BREAD stand for while drafting? [duplicate]
I was just reading What are good strategies for booster drafts?, but as a new player I'm not familiar with a lot of jargon. The accepted answer mentions that BREAD is important when drafting:
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Can I ask for Wastes like basic lands in Limited?
My question is about limited tournaments like draft or sealed. Can I ask for Wastes for my decks like basic lands?
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Drafting without being able to look at your picks?
I love drafting, but most of my experience with it is watching MTGO videos or playing on MTGO myself. There you can see your picks during the whole drafting part, sort your cards several ways, and ...
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Draft Defaults: Common Baseline Stats [closed]
I don't really draft at all.
My general question: In the scope of new sets (non-supplemental), what are generally good cards to draft?
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-What P/T is good for a beater of X CMC? How many ...
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Is there a significant advantage to being at an 8 person pod over a 6 person pod?
From this question and from experience at a local shop, when there are 14 people who want to draft at Friday Night Magic then they are split into 2 pods, 1 pod of 8 and one pod of 6. Anecdotally, I ...
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Is bringing packs that have a higher chance of a mythic rare to a draft cheating?
There is an issue with US Eldritch Moon booster boxes so that all of the mythic rares in a box are in a single artwork.
My LGS has a policy where you may bring your own packs and only pay a table fee....
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How much worse is Rare Re-drafting for the weakest player than opening a random pack? [closed]
One way of awarding prizes in Magic Tournaments is to "rare re-draft", where you take all the higher value cards that have been opened while drafting (6-8 players, 3 packs per player, approx 1 rare ...
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What is the proper way to split uneven draft pods?
The optimal number for a draft pod is 8 people, but it can be often hard to get a even multiple of 8.
If there are an odd number of drafters how should the pods be split? Also if there is any ...
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How long should a draft round last by official rules?
I'm making an app for assist player during Magic gameplay, and I'd like to add a section for drafting.
But I can't find anything official, the only official source about it, is inside the ...
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After I finish my match in a draft, is it okay to observe other matches?
In a draft or sealed event I often finish my match before everyone else in the event is done with theirs. Is it impolite to walk around and observe the matches still in progress, given that I may be ...
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Two Headed Giant Sealed Events Card Trading
Origins is being released soon, and I plan on going to the THG prerelease for the first time. Me and my partner have been running pull simulations to see what deck strats come up often. We are ...
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How many cards do I need to make a collected set "draftable?"
I have very fond memories of (Triple) Innistrad, which is an absolutely amazing draft format, probably without equal.
I'd like to be able to have a playset that I can pull out, years from now, and ...
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How do I tell which cards are "bombs" in draft?
I use the BREAD strategy for drafting, but am unsure what exactly makes a "Bomb".
For example, in a Kahns of Tarkir draft I'm normally quite happy to pick a Mystic of the Hidden Way as a ...
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How should I set up a draft from multiple old sets?
I recently recovered a treasure trove of "lost" cards.
(If you're physically recoiling at the thought of all those warped and potentially bent cards, I'm right there with you)
They run the gamut ...
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How do you run a short multiplayer Conspiracy draft tournament?
There is a new set in Magic the Gathering coming out, called Conspiracy. Conspiracy is a set specifically designed for drafting, and notably, multiplayer games.
My question revolves around how to ...
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What does Will of the Council do with 2 Players?
Will of the Council -- Starting with you, each player votes for X. The X with the most votes does YZ.
What happens when you have only two players, therefore making it in some cases impossible for ...
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Two Player Draft Formats
My friend and I are buying an RTR booster box mainly in hopes of getting some chase rares, but also for some fun.
What are some Draft Variants for only 2 players?
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How is the current format for an MTG booster draft calculated?
I know that once all three sets in a block are out, a draft consists of one pack of each; and I know that when only the first set is out, a draft consists of three packs of that set.
What's the ...
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What should I know before my first MTG draft?
As a birthday present, I'm taking my cousin to a MTG draft at a local game store this weekend. I haven't really played Magic since Tempest block, but I've been keeping up with rule changes and so ...
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How has the rise of limited formats affected MTG set design?
One of the great thing about playing limited is that you have to work with what you've got, no matter how bad it is. This means that even some of the worst cards will occasionally see limited play ...
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How many of each land do I need to support a draft tournament?
I am planning on running some booster draft tournaments, and want to make sure I am well supplied. The best case scenario is that each player takes 8 of one color and 8 of another color (assuming a ...
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Archetypes in triple Avacyn Restored draft
What good archetypes have you found in triple Avacyn Restored draft? I'm looking for strategies, color combinations and core cards for each deck type.
Maybe you found something that was surprisingly ...
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Suitable drafting rules for multi-set repacks?
For fun we picked up a booster box of multi-set repacks at our LGS (really cheap). Our intention was drafting, but we found that since they are multi-set the cards lack the synergies when drafting ...
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How many cards per booster pack in the Core M12 Sealed Booster Box?
I want to buy a booster box to hold some office drafts.
I remember booster packs as having 15 cards per pack, which is in line with what Wikipedia says:
Starting with the Shards of Alara block, ...
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Where can I practice MTG draft online and actually play against my opponents for free?
I've been having fun practicing drafts on draft simulators like this one, but sometimes I'd like to actually be able to play with the deck I built. Since all of the other players on these simulators ...
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Relative amounts of luck in MTG limited formats?
While I haven't played very much, I've noticed there seems to be slightly more luck in sealed than in draft. In draft, skill can prevail by recognizing bombs/archetypes, observing what colors are ...
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Recommended strategies for the MTGO Cube
MTGO Cube Drafts were offered online a few weeks ago, and they'll be appearing again later this week. I didn't play any cube drafts the first time, largely because I was intimidated: I've never ...
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When to choose what colors I will play and vary my picks accordingly?
In the first round of a draft, I usually just pick the best card from every pack. After that I look at what I've picked, try to pick good on-color card in the second pack, and pick whatever my deck ...
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How should I change my usual draft strategy in a Two-Headed-Giant draft?
I have done several drafts with my drafting group, but we recently elected to try the next one as Two-Headed-Giant instead of a 'normal' matches. How should my drafting strategy change to reflect this?...
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How much collaboration is reasonable for a Two-Headed-Giant draft?
My friends and I have a regular MTG-drafting group. It's pretty informal, and after we draft sometimes a group of 4 people will play Two-Headed-Giant just for fun since it's not really a tournament ...
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What strong draft decks exist for Innistrad-Innistrad-Dark Ascension draft?
Innistrad has a decent amount of archetypes that you can build. In draft, what tier 1 deck types exist?
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MtG: making makeshift cards for home play
A friend and I got into Magic and get together to play a few games once a week. Each of us has ~110 cards, the bulk of them being a Magic 2012 intro pack, the rest boosters.
We thought we'd mix ...
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Where to find lists of cheap Cubes?
I'm an occasional social Magic player (not crazy about the game). I like playing drafts more than constructed to avoid the arms race, but they're not cheap, and one of my friends had a real problem ...
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How should my strategy change in an MTG Draft based on the number of players?
I am curious as to how the number of players in a draft should affect my strategy and deck-building tactics. With fewer people, there will obviously be fewer card choices, so building a good mono-...
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What's a good handicap for a less experienced player in an MTG Draft?
My drafting group has a few hardcore players like me who have been playing magic for a while. We've memorized almost all the commons and uncommons in the sets we're drafting (usually Innistrad or 2012)...
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What are the Pros and Cons of using cards from multiple different sets when drafting?
My friends and I have never drafted before and are planning to try it in the next few weeks. However, one thing we're not sure of is whether its better to mix cards from different sets or just have ...
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How long will an MTG draft take with varying number of players (approximately)?
I'm planning to have a MTG draft with some of my friends, but I'm not exactly sure how much time I should block out. We'd be using 40 card decks with 3 boosters total.
About how long will the ...
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What are the possible archetypes in Innistrad draft?
Assuming Innistrad-Innistrad-Innistrad in a booster draft, what are the potential archetypes a player could draft?
For a reference, see Alex P's answer to another quetion here
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Running a MTG draft without actually having to buy new boosters for each player every single time?
MTG drafting sounds like a really awesome way to play the game. I'd love to try it with some of my friends, but having to spent >5$ for each player every single time you want to play seems ...
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How many creatures should be in a draft deck?
How many creatures should the average, typical draft deck contain?
Obviously this depends on a multitude of factors, including the kinds of creatures in your deck, the kinds of non-creatures you have ...
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How many lands should I have in my sealed or draft decks?
A standard draft deck has 40 cards in it; a 4-booster sealed deck has 30 cards. How many lands should I put in each of these formats? And why do I need this ratio?
The conventional wisdom that I ...
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What are good strategies for booster drafts?
I know that doing a booster draft can be somewhat complicated, because to really be good you need to know a lot about the set you're drafting (or be really good at evaluating cards quickly) and to pay ...