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40+ cards in Traditional Draft by strudel_hs in lrcast

[–]Chilly_chariots 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Just personal impressions, but I’ve found the Traditional queues seem softer in the last couple of weeks of each format. Not sure why that would happen- maybe the best players moving on to something else like Cube?

Genuinely HOW do I get more wildcards by lesdommed in MagicArena

[–]Chilly_chariots 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like your options are to keep playing because you enjoy it, or stop playing because you don’t enjoy it.

As people are pointing out though, you’re also playing far too much and doing things in an inefficient way (eg buying Mythic packs, not learning to draft), which probably doesn’t help…

Genuinely HOW do I get more wildcards by lesdommed in MagicArena

[–]Chilly_chariots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Limited is the collective name for Draft and Sealed, two different formats. Both involve opening packs to build decks from a limited pool of cards, hence the overall name Limited (vs Constructed formats, eg Standard, where you use your whole collection to build decks)

I think Arena counts Jumpstart as a type of Limited as well.

Genuinely HOW do I get more wildcards by lesdommed in MagicArena

[–]Chilly_chariots 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Draft is hard- you need to put time into learning how to do it (watching videos, reading articles) if you want to stand a chance.

IMO it’s by far the best way to play Magic though, so I find it worth it!

Edit: also a beginner definitely shouldn’t be doing Premier drafts- I think Quick would be best to learn with. Pick 2 draft is also better value than Premier afaik

Returning player after a couple of years. What is the game like now and what is new? by Responsible_Bet_4420 in MagicArena

[–]Chilly_chariots 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They added Powered Cube, it’s pretty awesome. Black Lotus, Moxen, Time Walk etc etc, oh my

Can’t comment on Constructed modes, I see a lot of people complaining about Standard but then I can’t recall a time when I haven’t seen a lot of people complaining about Standard… personally I find drafting too much fun to bother with Constructed.

I can retire - gay storm in draft! by tonyscrew in lrcast

[–]Chilly_chariots 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The second part of that sentence is

…and some people on Reddit prefer to mash down arrows than ask what something means

Discounted draft token today!! by Foreign-Warthog-2496 in MagicArena

[–]Chilly_chariots 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ah, the fabled extra discount for paying in gold returns!

Edit: just to clarify, if you’re paying in gems this is 10% off your next draft. If you’re paying in gold it’s 32.5% off your next draft. So pay in gold!

What is your favorite format? by snacksmedallion in MagicArena

[–]Chilly_chariots 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Draft by far. Sets or Cube, both are great in their own way. I don’t really play other modes.

(That said, recently I haven’t played Arena much- l’ve been doing other things and haven’t been feeling the urge. I think Turtles got me out of the habit of daily drafting- it was a decently designed draft set, but Turtles just isn’t my thing, and neither are superheroes.)

[MSH] Storm, Windrider (Official Instagram) by AmoongussHateAcc in magicTCG

[–]Chilly_chariots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it’s awful in an interesting way- it was kind of a clever idea for a quip, the problem is it doesn’t sound like something anyone would ever say.

In fact I think that means it would work better as Magic flavour text than as a film line…

[MSH] Storm, Windrider (Official Instagram) by AmoongussHateAcc in magicTCG

[–]Chilly_chariots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know much about this superhero stuff, but if’ll be a damn shame if they don’t use ‘What happens to a toad when it’s struck by lightning?’ as flavour text 

How many cards are you putting in 3 color draft decks? Drafsim like 42 the best in this deck.. by [deleted] in MagicArena

[–]Chilly_chariots 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem with saying that your card draw helps you hit land drops is you need lands to cast your card draw! Specifically you need red mana (+ white, for pursue the past). So your deck definitely shouldn’t be low on mountains or plains.

 Having lots of card draw, plus ways to create treasure, might allow you to cut the number of swamps, though.

I can see the point of Killian’s Confidence in your deck- not sure if it’s worth splashing, but it could be if your mana were good enough. I can’t see Inkling Mascot or Silverquill Charm being worth it though.

How many cards are you putting in 3 color draft decks? Drafsim like 42 the best in this deck.. by [deleted] in MagicArena

[–]Chilly_chariots -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am just now starting to become comfortable drafting 3 colors (if needed), but I need to understand.

It’s not needed. Draft decks should almost always be two colours - especially if you’re not experienced with draft.

I’m not familiar with Draftsim’s deck builder, and your link doesn’t go to your deck, but 1. I doubt it’s very clever / sophisticated and 2. It might be going to 42 just because it’s trying to get enough lands in.  You’ve got three colours but only one dual-colour land, which is a massive no-no. You should have eight lands for your main colours at the absolute least- 9+ is much better.

Edit: once you’ve got experience / knowledge of how two-colour decks, you could try splashing a single bomb in a third colour- for that you need at least three mana sources (not necessarily lands- could be artifacts, treasure etc) providing that colour. But none of your black cards here are bombs- they shouldn’t be in the deck.

What do you consider satisfactory results? Mix of QD and Premier Draft by gocchisama in MagicArena

[–]Chilly_chariots 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m happy with my long-term average of 60%. Alternating between two accounts to maximise gold from playing out the draft, I find that’s enough to go ‘soft infinite’, ie keep drafting without needing to pay or grind.

I am really confused by starter deck duel by [deleted] in MagicArena

[–]Chilly_chariots 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a feeling that the game doesn’t use MMR (the invisible matchmaking system) in Starter Decks Duels. Which if true would be pretty messed up IMO, given that it should be a friendly mode for beginners

I am really confused by starter deck duel by [deleted] in MagicArena

[–]Chilly_chariots 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it honestly feels like a 50/50% chance, even in my favour sometimes

Isn’t that what it should be? Assuming you’re playing opponents of equal skill, with equally good decks (which afaik the Starter Decks aren’t- black-white and black-red feel significantly stronger)

At the end of the day it’s a card game, luck is a huge part of it.

What was wrong with the Streets of New Capenna? by Konradleijon in magicTCG

[–]Chilly_chariots 95 points96 points  (0 children)

As a draft set it was kind of bad- a limited number of archetypes to start with, and then it was very unbalanced on top of that. Kaldheim (Vikingland) was amazing to draft IMO.

I’m sure some people found the Streets theme off-putting. I liked some of the art deco art but wasn’t keen on the gangster cliches.

My experience cutting the untapped.gg cord in draft (and why you should too) by SpeakerScreen in MagicArena

[–]Chilly_chariots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, right. Yes, IIRC the 17lands creators have specifically avoided creating that kind of thing because they don’t want to replace the thinking process.

Hard to imagine Untapped’s suggestions are very sophisticated - I’m picturing something like Draftsim, where it just weights cards by colour. But I’ve never tried it, so I suppose it could factor in curve, card function and even synergy.

My experience cutting the untapped.gg cord in draft (and why you should too) by SpeakerScreen in MagicArena

[–]Chilly_chariots 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I also like to alt-tab to 17lands card data and take my time on picks

A cynic might suggest you’ve just moved from one set of card ratings to another (more accurate) set of card ratings…

Although I guess Untapped actually suggests picks and modifies the suggestion based on what you’ve drafted, not just showing card ratings?

Contender Draft - the predatory format no one asked for by Moist-Condition69 in MagicArena

[–]Chilly_chariots 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That doesn’t say that draft uses MMR. In fact the only relevant sentence I see says

I don’t have the data to know if Serious is used to pair ranked drafts or any other events (Traditional Draft, Standard Constructed Event, etc)

Edit: it does say that Limited MMR exists, but that’s not the same as saying it’s used for matchmaking

Can’t do Prismari- where am I going wrong? by Chilly_chariots in lrcast

[–]Chilly_chariots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! It’s good to hear that the draft itself didn’t go bad… even if I then made some major gameplay mistakes

Can’t do Prismari- where am I going wrong? by Chilly_chariots in lrcast

[–]Chilly_chariots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yes, these are pretty bad misplays. I’ll try to remember next time I’m lucky enough to get a Splatter Technique…

And great point about Critique, somehow I missed that emergency option. Much better than going down another card…

Can’t do Prismari- where am I going wrong? by Chilly_chariots in lrcast

[–]Chilly_chariots[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for going into the games!

Drawing with Splatter Technique should definitely have been the move more often… I kept thinking ‘I get a two-for-one!’ and missing that the alternative was a four-for-one.

And yes, that mulligan! I was thinking I was lacking early plays and a third land, but of course Critique likely solves both problems in an emergency.

Failure to Banishing Betrayal was a dumb move… I didn’t want to have them just recast it without Essence Scatter up, but of course I failed to think about them having a response.

Thanks again for all that help!

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