How to Prepare for a Draft in 5 Easy Steps (and Sit Down with Confidence at Your Next Match)

prepareShowing up to a draft unprepared is overwhelming. When I did my first booster draft I had many questions such as: Which cards are good? How much are cards worth? What’s a good strategy? Are there new rules or abilities? What do they do?

Answering these questions ahead of time, and showing up prepared, will increase your chances of winning and help you have more fun because you can focus on the draft, deck building and game play.

Let’s look at five things you can do to prepare for a booster draft. The are:

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How To Evaluate a Card for Draft and NEVER Make a Bad Pick Again

What is the ‘best’ cardMagic: The Gathering Card Evaluation

There is a lot of pressure in trying to pick the “best” card when drafting. The truth is the best card depends on your goals and how deep into the draft you are. I will assume your goal is to win the draft and not to draft money cards or pull cards you can use in your other decks.

With that in mind, let’s say you’ve already chosen your colors; a card in line with those colors will be better for you than …

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