Listen "#99 - Drafting the Right Way"
Episode Synopsis
Improvement in Magic is hard. Where to start? Diagnosing the problem can be a daunting task. Today I look at how to measure your draft strategies and figure out how you draft - are you a forcing type of a drafter or a durdly drafter who bobs and weaves for too long before making a decision to settle on a path.
Both strategies have their pros and cons, so finding the right balance should improve both your win rate and in some cases also the trophy rate.
Apart from this we have a collection of data from LCI draft dataset of 17Lands.com - great first picks, what can be wheeled reliably etc.
If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures. https://discord.gg/druhnK8yXn
Patreon: https://patreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work.
This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business.
Reminder: This podcast is a recording of a stream, which relies heavily on graphics. Check the youtube recording of it to see any graphs that are hard to imagine in the audio-only format:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHGxUdSFaN0
Find all other things Sierkovitz here: https://linktr.ee/sierkovitz
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Both strategies have their pros and cons, so finding the right balance should improve both your win rate and in some cases also the trophy rate.
Apart from this we have a collection of data from LCI draft dataset of 17Lands.com - great first picks, what can be wheeled reliably etc.
If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures. https://discord.gg/druhnK8yXn
Patreon: https://patreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work.
This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business.
Reminder: This podcast is a recording of a stream, which relies heavily on graphics. Check the youtube recording of it to see any graphs that are hard to imagine in the audio-only format:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHGxUdSFaN0
Find all other things Sierkovitz here: https://linktr.ee/sierkovitz
Theme song: You Do You, Mana Junkie by essesq (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/essesq/61332 Ft: Mana Junkie
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