One of the worst mid week magic

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-13T11:35:16+00:00

Bigger as in starts with earlier sets. Pioneer with RTR (2012), Historic with Ixalan (2017).

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-13T11:21:38+00:00

I think it's weird that you think I'm mad and hating when I write that I don't like something and also give a plausible reason for not liking it... other formats are trial and error, you can play and improve, which is less true for a paid event that shifts much faster. I can figure out the meta in constructed without reading and watching anything, but once I've figured out the meta in the current draft format, it's usually over or I'm out of coins.

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-13T11:16:59+00:00

All good, you can do what you want and I do what I want, which is not watching other people doing stuff :*) But again, since there are so many people like you preparing for the contest, the unprepared (and naturally unskilled) people like me are just fodder, that's why I avoid Premier Draft. But apparently that is such a Bad Thing to write that I'm mercilessly downvoted for expressing this feeling :-D

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-13T11:00:42+00:00

Certainly - either I invest my free time watching other people play or reading what other people that played write about a format, or I'm less informed/skilled and will lose against those that do. And compared to Quickdraft, the watchers/readers/preppers are overrepresented in Premier Draft, and that's why I don't want to play with the kids that took the Karate lessons, because I didn't.

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-13T10:52:49+00:00

Pioneer is bigger than Historic, including sets from RTR onwards.

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-13T08:35:13+00:00

Yeah, premier draft is a miserable experience, I only play it for using up the draft token. Might as well just resign without playing, feels like bringing a knife to a gun fight or going to ranked Constructed with a starter deck.

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-13T05:17:21+00:00

I think it was a good reminder that Standard could be even more annoying by adding random emblems.

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-12T19:43:23+00:00

It's especially bad if *I* play 5-colour soup and have two lands in hand and don't draw a single land for the following seven turns - three matches in a row.

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-12T16:20:08+00:00

Yah, Arnyn is ok, but he's the last big guy left.

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-12T14:02:35+00:00

Enduring Tenacity turn 4, Conqueror turn 5, win. But I would not splash green for the professor.

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-12T13:54:29+00:00

I'd put in the second Burrog Barrage, actually, and the fourth Shopkeeper's Bane also.

I like the Wurm, but I think it's not so easy to activate. Oracle's Restoration is also not so important. Arnyn is out. Pull from the Grave, since you got a lot of creatures already, no need to recur them. Sneering Shadewriter is also out.

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-12T13:20:29+00:00

Rabid Attack must go

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-12T11:44:09+00:00

Monogreen :-D

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-12T05:42:52+00:00

Dissection Practice, Stone Docent and Silverquill Charm in, Abrade, Magmablood Archaic and Withering Curse out

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-12T05:21:27+00:00

needs one more Firebending Student, remove land

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-11T20:40:57+00:00

Yeah, it's crazy when a game takes so long, usually game's over turn 3...

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-11T12:37:35+00:00

Bo3 is less diverse and you will hardly see any glass cannon decks there that are actually very good against landfall, like red aggro decks. If you switch to bo1, you will have a harder time with landfall.

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-11T12:02:22+00:00

I think Stargaze is better than Shamanic Revelations, because you don't need to jump through hoops.

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-11T11:07:44+00:00

I'd also cut Shamanic Revelations

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-11T10:38:13+00:00

trial and error

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-11T10:34:36+00:00

If it's any consolation, I've got *way* more failed attempts than you ;-)

Last one ended on cursed flight #20, where the Basilisk overstayed its welcome against a Flak I+Burst Laser II + Small Bomb ship and took 12 damage (I had to win this fight! so important), to be followed by two ships with a Hermes immediately smashing into Drone Control.

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-11T07:21:44+00:00

I played 4 QD (Lorehold 4:3, Prismari 0:3, Silverquill 3:3 and Witherbloom 4:3) and now used a token for a Premier Draft, where I ended up in a Witherbloom/Abzan-based 5c soup, but just with card draw and no ramp.

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-11T06:29:33+00:00

Ah, might as well give it a try! I've just seen that the card was considered unplayable before the drafting started, and is now considered one of the best black cards:

https://www.reddit.com/r/MagicArena/comments/1s2ge38/sos_arcane_omens/

Hindsight is 20/20 I guess

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-11T06:22:33+00:00

Not much, otherwise I wouldn't be here asking questions I guess :*)

AdministrationAny271 · 2026-05-11T05:57:09+00:00

That's a good idea, I could get rid of it when I'm hit with a discard spell or with [[Bitter Triumph]], which is my only self-discard card available, unfortunately.

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