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Bit of a lack of 2 drops but a lot of removal to make up for it. My ideas for cuts were:

• Confusticate and Bebother: Just not as strong as my other cards + I don't really care about draw 2 that much
• 1 Partings and 1 Nuisance: I have 4 of each and my curve is pretty high already
• Garrison: Again, curve is high and it's kind of mediocre

This is my first time drafting UW even with about 20 drafts this format, any wisdom from people who have done it more than me?

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Examples of 2 decks that both went 7-0.

Blue is the second best color after Black in this set but Blue is harder to draft.
The draw 2 archetype is very strong but the suggested UW or UG pairing rarely works well I find. The problem is that blue, white and green have good stuff but both are shallow and white/green are mostly dwarves/elves/ferocious, none of which synergize with the good blue stuff. So unless blue is really open if you go UW/UG you'll end up with ~15 cards that work well in the draw 2 archetype and then need to play a bunch of dwarves/elves and mediocre removal to fill it out. It's especially hard to get a good amount of 2-drops which are crucial in this format.

Instead I would suggest to pair blue with black or red usually. You get access to more stuff that actually works well with the strong blue stuff, ie good removal, solid 2-drops, decent equipment that makes those soldiers useful and even some draw stuff (rage into the valley, ragged spear) and sacrifice synergies for your soldiers. Heck even decent graveyard synergies to use with recruit/masters like tidings of war and gollum.
It's probably completely unintended by the designers but red/black both synergize way better with blue than white/green.
Still there can be a few bombs in white/green you do want to play (company or mountain king cards) but most of those are a single white/green pip and 3+ mana. So you just splash those. With recruit and the bilbo's your looting is very good so you can easily splash. Either you find your splash color or if you don't you can just loot away the cards you can't cast.

I've had some thoughts on the foramt that I'm sure a lot of you will share, specifically about how dominant black is as a color in general, with black-red being the standout archetype of the format. This is true in draft, and it seems to be true in sealed as well, and I've been seeing a lot of people having success with black-red in the arena direct, even succeeding with decks that have no rares at all.

This is a testament to the depth of black (and to a lesser extent red) as well as the overall card quality. This is also an unbalanced format in terms of what strategies it supports, being heavily biased in favor of aggression. This doesn't necessarily mean a format is bad, but in this case it's certainly not making it any more fun, as it's already a small set, and having such a narrow band of what's viable really makes me start to dislike this set, especially in events like the Arena Direct where it quickly becomes frustrating to see the same thing over and over again.

What are your thoughts, both about red-black as an archetype as well as its place in the format in general? Do you think it will continue to succeed, or will it be overtaken once players and the meta adjust to it.

I've had some thoughts on the foramt that I'm sure a lot of you will share, specifically about how dominant black is as a color in general, with black-red being the standout archetype of the format. This is true in draft, and it seems to be true in sealed as well, and I've been seeing a lot of people having success with black-red in the arena direct, even succeeding with decks that have no rares at all.

This is a testament to the depth of black (and to a lesser extent red) as well as the overall card quality. This is also an unbalanced format in terms of what strategies it supports, being heavily biased in favor of aggression. This doesn't necessarily mean a format is bad, but in this case it's certainly not making it any more fun, as it's already a small set, and having such a narrow band of what's viable really makes me start to dislike this set, especially in events like the Arena Direct where it quickly becomes frustrating to see the same thing over and over again.

What are your thoughts, both about red-black as an archetype as well as its place in the format in general? Do you think it will continue to succeed, or will it be overtaken once players and the meta adjust to it.

Had this super close game, I am sure I made a mistake somewhere that cost me the win here but I just can't find it. If anyone has the time to have a look and give feedback it would be greatly appreciated!

Im currently making some 3D print inserts that'll go into some pokemon tins to hold some dice and accessories for when my friends and I play on the go, but Id love to hear more opinions on what else I can fit into the design for them.

The Pokemon Mini-tin design includes storage for 9 standard dice and two mini spin downs from bundles

The larger tins would be more modular depending on your preferences, but Id like for them to include a sleeve holder, dice, spindown dice or the ones from the gift bundles, and storage for your side board/prize packs.

So… title basically.

I’ve spent more hours than I’d like to admit drafting this set and I’ve seen black (specially with red but also golgari) perform so much better than the other colors (both when I was piloting it and when I was facing it).

It feels like goblins sac synergies & ferocious are so much easier to get going than, say, draw second card stuff.

I’ve personally enjoyed more playing Azorius (common Bilbo tempts me so much every time it comes up) and even some Boros equipments but it always feels like I’m passing on the best cards in the pack when I do so.

I am fairly new to Arena (not so much to MTG) so I do not know where to search for this kind of stats, and also beware I am not a professional drafter whatsoever (I just hit diamond for the first time).

Do people feel the same way about this?

Lots of value griniding and only around silver, but for once i only got mana screwed once and a single match with a fatal missplay. Feels nice