I'm headed to a booster draft tomorrow (my first one ever) and was wondering if anyone had any tips for me for both this specific draft and drafting in general?
I should mention that this draft consists of:
First pack: DGM
Second pack: GTC
Third pack: RTR
Go aggro! also a lot of people use the gatekeepers but that would involve you having to draft gates. They are really good in this format. Oh and try to stick to a Max of 3 colors.
Just remember b.r.e.a.d
Quote from: Wally on June 12, 2013, 09:41:39 PM
Just remember b.r.e.a.d
Could someone please define this?
I think the b is bomb
Can anyone suggest rares to avoid drafting in the DGM pack?
Quote from: Frothandslosh on June 12, 2013, 10:51:34 PM
Quote from: Wally on June 12, 2013, 09:41:39 PM
Just remember b.r.e.a.d
Could someone please define this?
It's the "order of which you should pick your cards" from a pack
B - Bombs - cards that, if not removed/ dealt with right away/very fast, will win you the game. Ex: {Ruric Thar, the Unbowed}.
R - Removal - Cards that remove, deal with, kill, or stop your opponent's bombs or threats. Ex: {Gaze of Granite}, {Homing Lightning}
E - Evasion - Creatures that are difficult to block, be it through flying, unblockable, or conditions that make blocking unfavorable. Ex: {Wind Drake}, {Deathcult Rogue}, {Beetleform Mage}
A - Aggression - cards (mostly creatures) that favor playing aggressively. This means low mana cost with high efficiency. Haste is great. Ex: {Spike Jester}, {Riot Piker}
D - Duds - everything left in the pack is not useful. You are now tasked with the choice of either taking the least useless card in the hopes you might find a use for it (possible sideboard or color splash options), take a good off-color card just to keep other players from having it in their decks (hate-drafting), or just taking garbage to move on.
Quote from: Frothandslosh on June 13, 2013, 03:25:52 AM
Can anyone suggest rares to avoid drafting in the DGM pack?
{Trait Doctoring} is terrible, don't take it.
{Emmara Tandris} isn't good enough to play, her mana cost is too high to make her worthwhile in anything but commander.
{Possibility Storm} and {Catch // Release} aren't worth it either.
Thanks gorzo. Sorry I didn't give the explanation, I've been out and just got home.
Thanks for the acronym/definition! I actually looked it up and foun an Evan Erwin article describing the meaning, but it seemed a bit out of date block-wise.