Patreon Questions for the show
Added 2015-06-26 00:32:43 +0000 UTCHey all,
I thought I'd put up another post for people to put their Patreon questions for the show. If your question didn't get read and you posted it before, feel free to post it here again. All of the questions we have gotten are good :)
- Marshall
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One of my friends that I draft with at FNM has been drafting for almost a year now, but feels as though he isn't improving. How can I show him that he is improving and/or help him improve more? He listens to the show and drafts every week, but still feels as though he is still a novice.
Garrett Wyckoff
2015-07-24 03:51:01 +0000 UTCBecause I know you guys both draft a lot and not all of them are recorded for us to see, I've wondered: how do you decide which videos to post? (I'm not asking about the real-time streams, obviously, just the YouTube recorded ones.) How do you weight basic demonstration of good practices vs. tricky or oddball plays? And how do you resist showboating a bit, since you can just post only the drafts that work out?
Mark Romanowsky
2015-07-07 00:44:56 +0000 UTCHi, and thanks for a great show! After you talked about how preparing for a draft, by making sure you know the set (as you did in the show about 9 habits), I got together with a friend to do a set review on Magic Origins so we could could compare it to yours when it comes out. One particular card that sparked discussion was Runed Servitor. We both agreed that the card was probably a D+, but what we couldn't determine was which deck the card fits best in? Is it better in an aggressive deck where you are more likely to use the card you draw sooner because your manacurve is lower, or is it better in a more controlling deck because it helps you hit your land drops while it trades for a creature? Or is it just equally good? I find abilities like this difficult to evaluate.
Søren Lahn Sloth
2015-07-06 22:28:53 +0000 UTCTo expand on this question - I will play MTGO, but I greatly prefer paper magic as it requires me to stay on top of on board interactions rather than let them happen automatically like they do on MTGO. However, I feel that I am often more advanced than the typical drafter at my LGS and I am worried that I will not be pushed to improve my game by playing at the weekly events where I am already winning consistently. What ways can I make sure that I am always extracting value from trivial matches, and how can you avoid forming bad habits that are good against the idiosyncrasies of a bad player but do not work as well against good players?
Caleb Simmons
2015-07-02 19:13:38 +0000 UTCLSV always talks about having a plan while deck building and playing the game, but also even when drafting. However, you have also mentioned that you should stay away from trying to force a color or archetype when drafting a format. I was just wondering where the balance is between the two. I feel like after the first two or three picks I can come up with a plan or archetype, but I just don't know where having a plan ends and forcing begins. Can you shed some light on the subject?
Jeremiah Ratliff
2015-07-02 16:38:20 +0000 UTC+1 on this one, good question.
Jason McMullan
2015-07-01 19:58:20 +0000 UTCDoes one have any hope of becoming a top Magic player playing paper Magic only or is using MTGO a lot a requirement these days?
Markus
2015-06-27 21:53:36 +0000 UTCAre there any kind of mental or magic specific warm ups, exercises, or routines you go through before competitive play? I would equate this to the Magic version of sports teams doing warm ups like jogging, plyometrics or stretching. Or perhaps also, in baseball terms, it would be like a bull pen or batting cage. For instance, I've tossed around the idea of doing .5 hours of building auto-generated sealed deck pools immediately before the start of an online limited PTQs or online championship event. Also, what do you suggest doing between rounds to stay mentally fresh? I'm super curious. Thanks!
Jaeger
2015-06-26 06:49:30 +0000 UTCIn regards to timed drafts, are there mental steps that intermediate players can follow to increase the percentage of correct card choice? Also while on the clock it's easy to rush a pick do you have any tips on how to slow things down mentally?
Payton
2015-06-26 05:39:20 +0000 UTCHow many cards(on average) of a given power level do you need to see in a color/archetype before you are pretty sure it's "open" and worth switching into during a draft?
Matthew Mason
2015-06-26 04:05:27 +0000 UTCThrough my work I've been meeting a lot of very new players. I encourage them to Draft at an lgs in the beginning as its a great way to play at an fnm with nothing; turn up, draft, play and also add to your collection. If Marshall and Luis were giving a quick rundown of draft basics to a new player, what would they say? What's a simple quick reference guide for an inexperienced player to help them get SOMETHING out of their first draft or three?
Abe McKinnon
2015-06-26 00:49:48 +0000 UTCWhen the weakest color or archetype in a given format is wide open, is that enough to draft it, despite the lower power level? In Gatecrash for example, because Boros was the "best" guild, it led to multiple drafters fighting over it. Dimir on the other hand, because it was seen as the "weakest," fewer people would pick those cards highly.
Eric Wong
2015-06-26 00:41:58 +0000 UTCIn the last episode, Chris Fennel mentioned that he always had an aptitude for drafting good decks. However, drafting is something that I sometimes struggle with. As I play more, I try my best to listen to the signals from my neighbors, but I often end up with mediocre feeling decks and, on occasion, a train wreck. What is the best way to get better at the drafting portion of limited in particular?
Matthew Hall
2015-06-26 00:40:31 +0000 UTCWhat are the key skills to succeed with the different deck styles? What do you need to be an ace aggro pilot versus an ace control pilot?
William McDuff
2015-06-26 00:38:43 +0000 UTC
