Lorehold was a little too open and I'm struggling with cuts. Are the Dig-Site inventories worth it? Maybe cut one or both Kirols? Unsure. I'd like to maintain as many creatures as possible given Practiced Offense, but not sure what's the right balance.
Been consuming a lot of content and studying the format, but I think I must be missing something because that’s not translating in wins. I started pretty hot, had a 69% winrate over my first 10 drafts, and it’s been downhill from there (currently sitting at 54% in 20 drafts).
I was hoping to get some pointers on my drafting. I’m sure my playing can get much better too, but the drafting is where I’m most lost on which mistakes I’m making. Here are a few drafts where I felt like I knew what was happening, and ended up with 1-3 wins.
https://www.17lands.com/draft/4435bb48d6ff402987d3f5c35aea0eec/1/1
https://www.17lands.com/draft/93b1291abb184a4692a7e47f12ee91f2/1/1
https://www.17lands.com/draft/56a9924fd8674b198dee41b620ab6a06/1/1
https://www.17lands.com/draft/1f3f6c392bbc436484ef7d4025b6e3f4/1/1
https://www.17lands.com/draft/ef6d0c1478c14583905db15c265ca4ad/1/1
Thought I misdrafted, ended up 6-3. Not mad, but still feel like I'm having some challenges reading signals in this format, so I wanted others' opinions. Some picks I'm unsure about are:
- P1P2: Stock up is amazing obviously, I think goes mostly to preference and I've been enjoying RW but still wondering.
- P1P3: Nothing felt close to Scornmage (though maybe Quick Study or Embrace if I had gotten Stock Up would), but picking 3 colors in 3 picks feels weird--maybe I'm just a noob.
Then for a few picks I flip flopped between RW and BW cause I wasn't sure what looked more open. I'd argue for the middle of pack 2 it was RW, but then the rest of the picks it doesn't look super open.
- P3P7: Maybe Dig-Site is better? I got really worried that I didn't have enough creatures, but Ascendant ended up not doing much in the matches so Idk.
Overall I think I ended up on the right lane, but in this draft (and many others this format) I just felt myself having trouble understanding what was open. Maybe it's the erratic nature of the average arena drafter? I'm Plat 3 for reference. But I also think I could improve for sure. Thoughts?
Thought I misdrafted, ended up 6-3. Not mad, but still feel like I'm having some challenges reading signals in this format, so I wanted others' opinions. Some picks I'm unsure about are:
- P1P2: Stock up is amazing obviously, I think goes mostly to preference and I've been enjoying RW but still wondering.
- P1P3: Nothing felt close to Scornmage (though maybe Quick Study or Embrace if I had gotten Stock Up would), but picking 3 colors in 3 picks feels weird--maybe I'm just a noob.
Then for a few picks I flip flopped between RW and BW cause I wasn't sure what looked more open. I'd argue for the middle of pack 2 it was RW, but then the rest of the picks it doesn't look super open.
- P3P7: Maybe Dig-Site is better? I got really worried that I didn't have enough creatures, but Ascendant ended up not doing much in the matches so Idk.
Overall I think I ended up on the right lane, but in this draft (and many others this format) I just felt myself having trouble understanding what was open. Maybe it's the erratic nature of the average arena drafter? I'm Plat 3 for reference. But I also think I could improve for sure. Thoughts?
First time this format I feel like I completely bungled a draft. There were times where it seemed like I should have pivoted to UR but I was not sure enough, and maybe was just bad at reading signals. Not sure I found my lane, and not even sure this is a playable deck at the end here lol not a great first trad draft, but let’s see how it goes. Would appreciate any advice to improve my drafting in the future.
https://www.17lands.com/draft/1d148d77668e40c8b356c66c9463ec1c
Lost going for the trophy, never drew any creatures and they were aggressive lol so obviously not a perfect deck. But it's my first format back since I stopped playing in 2021, so I'm excited to at least go for the trophy. Still got a lot to learn. Happy drafting!
Recently back from a 5 year break and I feel like I'm way more rusty in limited than constructed. Felt pretty good about this draft but unclear to me if this is the right way to build the deck. Mainly Lute and Sanar--worth putting them in? Not sure what to cut though. Any thoughts?