MARCH OF THE MACHINE DRAFT GUIDE!!! Top Commons, Color Rankings, Archetype Overviews, and MORE!!!

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Welcome to a March of the Machine Draft Guide! In this March of the Machine Draft Guide I discuss the Top Commons for each Color, I rank each Color based on its power level, I give an overview of every Archetype, I show you all the relevant Combat Tricks, I discuss cards that are Traps, some powerful Combos you can assemble with just Commons and Uncommons, and I provide you with all the information you need to succeed in March of the Machine Draft! If you are trying to get ready for your Prerelease or your first Draft of March of the Machine, this Draft Guide has all the information you need to crush your competition! Remember to Like, Share, and Subscribe to support the channel! Feel free to discuss any element of the Draft Guide in the Comments and I will gladly respond with my thoughts or answers!
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@NicolaiBolas Год назад

Subscribe for more Draft Strategy videos!

@stefano4380 Год назад

best to worst colors?

@SurfaceTensionNews Год назад

OK but I don't think you can target a battle if a card says "target enchantment" my guy

@romeworks9698 Год назад

Can they block an instant burn spell when targeting battle? When incubator is turned into creature does it have summoning sickness or able to attack since it was on the board?

@brunoarchanjo9728 Год назад

@@romeworks9698 blz😂😂

@cris5555 Год назад

Good video! At 4:15 I have to make a correction tho, battles are not enchantments, they are just battles, they are nonland permanents as enchantments are, but you cannot destroy a battle with a card that destroys enchantments or any other type that is not "battle" or "nonland permanent"

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

Good call! I definitely knew they were a different type when I first read them, but I kept just thinking of them as Enchantments which led to this error. I still think Sunder the Gateway is a strong card, but I definitely appreciate your comment because getting it correct is important. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I appreciate the kind way you let me know about my mistake.

@theguytoby1362 Год назад

More important is that destroy effects don't flip the battles, you need to remove the counters from it, so keep that in mind.

@thiagoaprovado Год назад

@@NicolaiBolas For old mtg players like me, the confusion is justified since back (long back tbh) in the days we had global enchants that are almost like 'battles' de per si (less the dfc factor).

@Kipkama7 Год назад

Wow, so impressed that you were able to get such a comprehensive video on the topic so quickly! Thanks for your work!!

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I’ve been working on it for the past few days so I could get it posted today. It’s nice to hear such positive feedback!

@Nokus416 Год назад

Wow, absolutely blown away by how fast you got this out! Thanks for this! This set looks like it's going to be an absolute blast to draft!

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I really appreciate the kind comment and I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I'm super hyped for this set and it sounds like you are looking forward to it too!

@ryanfarrell2779 Год назад

I look forward to seeing a lot of sideways heads trying to read the battles in hand.

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

They aren’t very pleasant to read. That’s why I rotated all of the ones I referred to in my video. It’s good to know what they look like vertically, but flipping the card is the ideal way to actually read them in my opinion (way easier on the neck). If playing in paper, I recommend periodically rotating your entire hand if you want to read Battles (and then occasionally doing it as a bluff as well to not give anything away).

@Justwist Год назад

You can trick your opponent into thinking that you have a battle by doing a sideways head lol

@Metalcursine Год назад

You must then also hide that card well, since all battles are mdfc so the can spot it from the backside. And if they know what they are they can also know what battles color you picked

@merkospav8777 Год назад

@@Metalcursine thats why you use sleeves

@raysun1209 Год назад

@@merkospav8777 You can't use sleeves during the drafting phase itself

@lennartvandereijk6126 Год назад

As always I'm gratefull that you make the case for each of your top common picks, truly informative. #DraftingMachine

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I’m glad you find my reasoning helpful! Thanks for the kind comment, and I appreciate the feedback!

@jeffreychang6620 Год назад

I always appreciate watching your draft guides for the combat tricks and combo sections, saves a lot of time preping for a prerelease, thanks!

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

You are welcome! Thanks for the feedback!

@AZNCIess Год назад

Wow thats quick Nicolai, really appreciate your content! Can't wait for the pre-release and drafts! Good luck on yours!!!

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I’m so glad you enjoyed the video, and I appreciate the kind words! Good luck to you too!

@iccamba23 Год назад

Thank you for going over the combat tricks and combos and focusing on the commons and uncommons. I always go to you for pre-release guides before each new set pre-release I can make it to.

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm so glad you find my videos helpful!

@guthriepaulson9775 Год назад

This was the first vid of urs i watched and you do such a good job, subbed :^).

@mylevin23 Год назад

You always have the best draft guides! I look forward to these.

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

Thank you so much for the kind comment!

@stevejohnson8164 Год назад

thank you so much for this video. it has helped me immensely with the draft of this set and to win the promo on friday.

@marcwilliams1942 Год назад

This is EXCELLENT! Thanks so much!

@AlexBradyMusic Год назад

These videos are the best content available as far as limited set overviews go, I will be sharing this one with my play group :). Thanks, Nicolai!

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm so glad you found it helpful! Thanks for the kind comment!

@azuram Год назад

I really only manage to make it in for 2-3 drafts a set due to time and these guides you make help out so much. Thank you!

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm so glad you find my guides helpful!

@MrXanderii Год назад

This is really good, you made it so easy to understand! Thank you

@pikachucknorris5441 9 месяцев назад

Wow, i just got a 7-2 with Izzet convoke featuring Invasion of Segovia. Thank you so much😃

@Chopper2a Год назад

Thank you for this guide ! I can't wait to draft this set.

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

You are most welcome!

@gamingfossil6199 Год назад

As always my Nr. 1 infosource.....Thanks man !👍👍👍

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

That is very kind of you to say! I'm so glad you liked it!

@MegaTrain Год назад

Great video! There is a great uncommon ramp/fixer you missed in the new battle cards: “Invasion of Zendikar” - 3G to search up TWO basics and put them BOTH on the battlefield (tapped). Even if you never flipped it, this would still be very playable.

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I actually used Invasion of Zendikar as my example while I was explaining the Battle mechanic in that section. I didn't put it in the Manafixing section because I try to focus on Commons in that part. The reason I do that is because I find it to be more useful to think about which cards I can reasonably expect to see in a draft (especially if I am going into packs 2 and 3 looking for some fixing so I can splash). Commons come up more than Uncommons, so they will comprise the bulk of the fixing. Another way of thinking about it is that if there is not a lot of fixing at Common it will be harder to splash, but if there are lots of Uncommons that provide fixing it might be misleading to the overall viability of splashing. I agree that the card is sweet and super powerful in the right deck!

@kylenaughton51 Год назад

Love it drafting machine, your videos always smooth and easy to watch

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

Thank you for the kind comment!

@batbennis Год назад

I cannot believe how fast you got this out. This set looks like it's going to be a great draft experience!

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm so glad you liked it! I agree that the set looks awesome for draft!

@zaxbunny3081 Год назад

Thanks Nicolai. Particularly liked the combos this time. #DraftingMachine

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

@marcopietroventura Год назад

Excellent analysis, I appreciate

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

You are welcome!

@Ebenenstil Год назад

Thanks for the great summary. There's a Sealed Draft tournament this weekend and I feel more prepared for it now. Let's see how it goes. #DraftingMachine

@allfunlovermtg7559 Год назад

I'm impressed how fast this came out, great job with that! It was great to meet you at the Magic Summit too, keep it up! #draftMachine

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm so glad you liked it! The Magic Summit was awesome and I enjoyed meeting you too!

@robertahearne423 Год назад

Hey #DraftingMachine, I always enjoy your videos. Thanks for this. Happy drafting

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm so glad to hear it! I enjoy reading your comments!

@7thCircleHobbies Год назад

#draftingmachine Great video. Very helpful for prerelease tonight!

@nael_luna 4 месяца назад

Hoping this helps with the quick draft of this expansion out now on Arena, I'm not very good in draft but I'm trying to learn slowly with your videos, they are so helpful and informative!

@NicolaiBolas 4 месяца назад

I’m glad you’ve been enjoying my videos!

@gamefan8552 Год назад

Great video #DraftingMachine

@friartech Год назад

Awesome pre-release info! Thank you ! #DraftingMachine

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm so glad you liked it!

@gonzalogarcia4308 Год назад

Amazing video! I started to play Magic this year and I am learning a lot thanks to your videos. #DraftingMachine

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm so glad you enjoyed it and are liking my videos!

@eduardofilippi7698 Год назад

Nice!

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm glad you liked it!

@mtreleaven Год назад

#drafting machine! I want to rewatch this when it's out but at 0.5 or 0.75x haha you pump dem words out Nico! Long time fan. Keep up the great work.

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

Thanks for another kind comment! It is always nice hearing your feedback on my videos! I definitely recognize your username when I ready your comments!

@ondrejbronec837 Год назад

Love your videos! Are you planning to do set reviews for draft (going card by card) like other channels do? Would love to watch that, even though this is much more helpful being short and to the point.

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm glad to hear you are enjoying my videos! I am not going to be making a card by card review, but I do make a spreadsheet with that information and I post it on the NicolaiBolas Patreon for the folks that like to see my grades on every card.

@jamesbob7553 Год назад

I can't wait to see you draft as well as draft myself! #DraftMachine

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I’m hyped for the set too!

@DiscipleofVenser1992 Год назад

#DraftMachine after hearing about all the combos and cards, I'm more excited for this set than ONE and I was pretty eager for ONE.

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm so glad you liked the guide!

@grafikpapst Год назад

Well, I didnt expect to see this so quickly, but I aint complaining.

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I’ve been working on it the past few days so I could post it today. I’m glad you liked it!

@TheEmperorAs Год назад

#DraftingMachine (just started a Neon Dynasty Draft yesterday and now I'm excited for March of the Machine!)

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I’m so glad you liked the video!

@TheEmperorAs Год назад

@@NicolaiBolas jup, your content is really becoming my new companion since I started drafting more seriously a few weeks ago. It's quite a thrill, and a much appreciated addition / change to the normal everyday standard routine ^^

@lindengook8402 Год назад

Just a Perfect intro to drafting the new rotation. #draftingmachine

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

Thank you so much for the kind comment!

@OmegaSD18 Год назад

Thanks for the overview! #DraftingMachine

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm so glad you liked it!

@crimson90 Год назад

Great info! #draftingmachine

@Metalcursine Год назад

That was quick and really informative. Will probably watch it again closer to drafting. #draftingmachine

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I appreciate the kind words!

@philippoberholzer6095 Год назад

#draftingmachine You‘re always so helpful I‘m going to a two headed giant prerelease

@diverlawn3491 Год назад

MOM is the first time I will play draft l, so I am very thankful that video like that exist😊

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

Good luck! I'm so glad you found my video helpful!

@burningbelow4424 Год назад

#draftingmachine. Thanks for all the advice on drafting this set. Even though this weekend is prerelease it's going to be a sealed event in limited format. But this guide will help later on

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm so glad you found it helpful!

@alexdiudea4473 Год назад

#draftingmacine. Thanks for the content! Very helpful. Wish I found your stuff sooner!

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm glad you enjoyed the video, and I appreciate the kind words!

@robertelmes5646 Год назад

#draftingmachine Great video, thank you

@niels274 Год назад

#draftingmachine! I am hyped about this set!

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I am hyped as well! It looks super fun to play and I love how they've brought many of my favorite characters back into the mix!

@enjoisk8a911 Год назад

Didnt think about the paper implications of being able to sometimes know exactly what someone is drafted at ayour table with DFCs. Smart

@Turky9261 Год назад

What do you think of Two-Headed Giant planning? I'm thinking Orzhov/Izzet is the way to go based on commons and uncommons. But I also think the Legends and Battles are gonna have big sway over what my friend and I end up going with.

@paulnatta8519 Год назад

#draftmachine great video, thanks!

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@Bekayvd Год назад

Great video #Draftingmachine

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm so glad you liked it!

@aidandolinar Год назад

Awesome

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

Thanks bro!

@jaimesttivend Год назад

Looking forward to the preview drafts #draftingmachine

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm glad to hear it! Me too!

@ColossusofWar Год назад

During the top white Commons, you mentioned Battles are enchantments. This isn't true, they're their own card type- battle. There's a green card that mentions destroying artifact, enchantment , or battles

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

You’re totally right. I still think Sunder the Gateway is strong, but it definitely can’t kill Battles. I think it was a combination of some part of my brain thinking Battles were Enchantments and another part that thought Sunder was templated the same way as that Green card you mentioned (Atraxa’s Fall). I’m just used to reading the line, “destroy an artifact or enchantment,” and that just meaning basically “any non-creature thing,” which isn’t the case anymore.

@relaxobomber98 Год назад

I Hope i‘m gonna ace that sealed draft tomorrow #DraftingMachine

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

Good luck! I'm glad you liked the video!

@LuckS221 Год назад

Nice

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm glad you liked it!

@Fik2003 Год назад

Thx

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

You're welcome!

@averywight Год назад

Great March of the machines update. Thank you. Time for some MOM jokes

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

@tommykelly744 Год назад

#DraftingMachine Thanks for this! I plan on watching and listening to this video a lot as I prepare for CommandFest! As a chronically bad drafter, I'm determined to have MOM be the set I finally get good

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm so glad you found it helpful!

@sigmundphelps7959 Год назад

This side seems a lot more complicating and a lot different from the others I feel like. Thank you for the advice always appreciate these type of videos. #DraftingMachine

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

This set seems more complex to me too, and I think Battles in particular will take some getting used to. I'm so glad you liked the video!

@ryankagerooverlord9567 Год назад

Idk why but we do not draft traditional in my shops. We just get one of those 6 pack boxes and build it from that. Still love it tho. Thanks for the video!

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

That format is known as Sealed. It is a pretty common way to play and is also fun. I'm glad you liked the video!

@Thoredk Год назад

#DraftingMachine. Very nice video. Are u gonna make one for sealed?

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I don't make a Sealed Guide because a lot of the stuff is less relevant. Archetypes are less clearly defined, knowing top commons is less important because you never have to pick between them, and overall it is pretty similar to draft so lots of the same info applies. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

@thenightman9189 Год назад

Can't wait for the endless "why did my opponent have Thalia" posts on the arena subreddit 😂

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I feel like Thalia is not the Multiverse Legend that will be most complained about. There are some super strong ones in the mix!

@ItsDangerousGoAlone Год назад

Ouch, these were some off predictions. Predicting is hard though and this set was way different then what i thought it would be

@MollymaukTealeaf-et3vg Год назад

Due to the abundance of color-fixing in this set, what do you think about playing 3-color decks? Only do it for Multiverse Legends, do it where mechanics overlap (i.e. selesnya counters+ boros backup), or just flat out don't do it?

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I don't think there is drastically more color fixing in this set than in others, so I wouldn't try to go for 3 color decks. It feels much more reasonable to stick to 2 colors and then sometimes splash a 3rd color when you have a compelling reason to do so.

@joshuadavis3930 Год назад

Drafting machine.

@SIMPLIFIEDFILMING Год назад

Battle cards are not considered enchantments

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

Good call! It doesn’t have a huge impact on any of my evaluations (Sunder the Gateway gets a little worse but I still think it’s a great card), but Battles not being Enchantments is still valuable to keep in mind! Thanks for pointing it out.

@OrbGoblin Год назад

Go team Ahab!

@Coyote81 Год назад

#draftingmachine Good video

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm so glad you liked it!

@seilaoquemvc2 Год назад

I have a dream where blue isn't the worst color in limited.

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

There are plenty of sets where Blue is the best color. Color power level varies, but they’re almost always pretty balanced.

@makalarch Год назад

volcanic spite seems insane? not just thinking about draft but also been missing a hand to library interaction in standard...

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

It is quite powerful!

@user-gp5ji2zt3l Год назад

getting that many wins in draft is crazy hard. I know you have to do your research and know card combos based off what you draft but holy crap people seem to be getting full decks against me lol.

@lsseimetz3532 Год назад

Does incubator tokens get summoning sickness? Like if you just summoned the artifact, can u transform and attack already?

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

You have to wait a turn to attack still. If the Incubator token was from a previous turn though, it doesn't gain summoning sickness when you flip it.

@DMCDCW Год назад

That was fast

@guybellerby8298 Год назад

At 4:20 you mention that Battle cards are enchantments, I don't believe they are they are a totally new card type and so can not necessarily be directly destroyed by sunder the gateway. Keep it up I enjoy your videos.

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

Good call. I definitely messed that up. I still think Sunder is a solid card though. I'm glad you are enjoying my videos!

@newxm8 Год назад

Can you explain your comment on sunder the gateway and battles? I thought battles were a unique card type, not enchantments?

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

Sunder the Gateway can't kill Battles. I was mistaken (I still think Sunder the Gateway is good though).

@newxm8 Год назад

@@NicolaiBolas great, just making sure I understood. Agree it's a great card

@dexyteevee2764 Год назад

#drafting machine

@brokankle2618 Год назад

Pro tip. Take pics of the backs of your mdfc's you're putting in your deck before the matches begin

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

You're also allowed to call a judge and get oracle text on any card if you want. An alternative approach because looking at your phone during a game is sometimes frowned upon.

@brokankle2618 Год назад

@@NicolaiBolas thank you for the info!

@brettvandermeer5297 Год назад

I just look around the table when ever there is a set with double sides, can just clearly see what is out there lol

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

It is definitely strategically valuable information and totally within the rules to do. I do the same thing myself!

@brandnamepending4817 Год назад

drafting mechanism

@theArtofJosh. Год назад

I am at a 27% winstreak now... Going 1-3, 2-3, 1-3 in premiers... Saved up all this gold for nothing. Sadly I feel like others have much stronger decks even though I only drafted good cards and I wouldn't say I am a bad drafter at all

@emieldehouwer4507 Год назад

Thanks for the vid! Question: I feel like battles are inherently bad in limited. Why would I ever put 3-7 damage in a battle, if connecting means I could have just hit my opponent? I feel an aggro deck that ignores battles could hose so many players

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm glad you enjoyed the video, and here are some of my thoughts on Battles that you may find helpful. I know that this example may be a bit of a simplification, but it might help if you compare a Battle to the way Lightning Bolt functions in Limited. If you use Lightning Bolt to deal 3 damage to your opponent's creature, you get a board advantage that can let you keep attacking and win the game easier than if you just did 3 damage to your opponent directly. For an aggressive deck, dealing 5 damage to Invasion of Kylem will give you 2 4/3 attackers on the following turn (if they both survive) which is 8 power to keep pressuring your opponent with. Similarly, the rewards for killing other Battles helps you gain a tangible advantage that makes up for the fact that you are giving your opponent's life total a temporary reprieve. There are also many decks that don't really care about damaging the opponent, as they plan to take over the lategame and win after stabilizing, so those decks benefit from having a better thing to hit with their chip damage. Finally, there are some Battles that have solid effects when they come into play that would justify their use even if they didn't have the ability to flip at all. It is important to remember that the front half of the card is still a relevant gamepiece, and having the option to attack it is pure upside.

@emieldehouwer4507 Год назад

@@NicolaiBolas Thanks so much for taking the time to formulate an interesting take on this. Especially with how many messages you get, you're a crazy workerbee :) On the topic of battles. I'm still not entirely convinced. I guess in the end it all depends on the situation. And there's the fact that we just came from ONE, a crazy fast format. This does look like it will be a grindy format, so I can see some battles working. Overall though, the front side is expensively costed (because of the possible later upside). The upside is also public knowledge, which makes it less powerfull. Non-combat damage I can see going for a battle, unless OP is within lethal range. Though creatures with evasion (trample, flying, menace,.. ) I myself will probably rarely justify hitting a battle. The reward would have to be about double the power of a similar evasive creature. Battle of Kylem is one of the best ones indeed (that you have a reasonable chance of seeing), but the 8 power it provides you isn't guaranteed to hit. The fact that you just cleared 5 defense counters, means that damage was guaranteed. Then again, you most definetly are way more skilled at this game then I am. So I will 100% take this advice with me to the pre-release. And on sidenote, I build grixis control in 3 of my last 4 pre-releases and did really good with them, so control might suit me haha

@Fabiundso Год назад

@@emieldehouwer4507 Another thing to probably keep in mind is, how much more likely is it that the opponent defends your battle than their lifetotal? Maybe they are like "whatever, flip your card" or if they really don't want you to flip it they probably "trade their creatures recklessly into it". I mean, i don't know how battles play out in actual games, but i have the feeling it adds an additional strategic component to play around where your opponents could make mistakes you could use to your advantage.

@betasequence4885 Год назад

draftboymission#1

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm glad you liked the video!

@Riccardo-kw5dc Год назад

Hi Nicolai! Will you make more pure drafting content on MOTM? It looked to me you did less than usual in ONE! Is it a choice because you didn't like the set, a stylistic choice for the channel or you simply had other stuff in you life? Please don't feel pressured by this, it's just my way to say that I miss the crazy singing live content and ask if it will come back more regularly! Thanks for this guide!

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm not entirely sure what you mean, because I made 26 gameplay videos (mostly Draft with a little Sealed) for Phyrexia: All Will Be One. That's pretty comparable to what I make for most sets (and it's way more than I made for Brothers' War or Dominaria United). I didn't make any draft videos for the set in the past few weeks because I wanted to end on the high note of the Arena Open and every set dwindles in popularity over time anyway. I'm glad you enjoyed the Draft Guide, and hopefully this clarifies things for you a bit.

@Riccardo-kw5dc Год назад

@@NicolaiBolas I double checked and my memory tricked me so bad! I was referring to Shadows Over Innstrad, not ONE, this whole time! Sorry for not having it done earlier and thanks for the answer

@NoName-fc3xe Год назад

#DraftingMachine

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@DemonNo667 Год назад

This is really early. I thought: "Wait, is the prerelease THIS weekend?"

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

Prereleases aren’t until April 14th at the earliest, so you’re all good!

@mikechurchill1071 Год назад

Great video but Blue being the worst color definitely hasn’t aged well. It’s now considered the best color in the set with black right after. UB is one of the best decks out there. White and red I find are the worst colors.

@Nokus416 Год назад

One quick correction: at 4:19, you mention that Battles are enchantments. That's incorrect. Battles are a whole new card type, and while they act a bit like enchantments, they're not. Still a great video!

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

Yep! Good call for sure. I definitely knew that when I was first reading through them because there was all this buzz about them being a new type, but then I got it a bit jumbled and was thinking of them as if they were Enchantment Battles instead of just Battles. The fact that I was often reading them with my head at an angle also didn't help me grasp the concept! There's also the classic case of reading, "destroy artifact or enchantment," and just defaulting in my mind to, "removal that isn't for creatures," which isn't true anymore. I still think Sunder the Gateway is a strong card though. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I appreciate your kind way of pointing out my error.

@TheMasterVanitas Год назад

Comparing against the bllitzkrieg that was ONE draft. Between battles, incubate and convoke this format seems that will be much slower.

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I think most formats are slower than Phyrexia: All Will Be One, and I do hope that this one is in that camp. I tend to find that when formats are a little slower there is more room for decision making.

@wernerbeinhart2320 Год назад

Ah, don't know about this set. Seems like a prince format.

@Alowwoowos Год назад

Hi! There are no rares in these sets?

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

I don't talk about the Rares in the Draft Guide because they come up much less frequently than the Commons and Uncommons. It makes more sense to discuss the cards that will be seen draft in and draft out.

@_zz.123_ Год назад

Sunder the Gateway cannot kill battles.

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

Good call. I definitely messed that up.

@joelakat Год назад

Thanks for the tips! Hope to become a #DraftingMachine w/ this set.

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

You are most welcome!

@gozol9646 Год назад

4:17 Battles aren't enchantments. They are a completely new card type so Sunder the Gateway won't work on them.

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

Yep, you are correct. Sunder the Gateway will not kill Battles (but I still think it is a good card). I think my mind is just used to reading, "destroy an artifact or enchantment," and shorthanding to, "destroy a noncreature thing," which is not the case anymore. Luckily it doesn't really impact my evaluations, but I'm glad you pointed this out because it will help me avoid errors in the future.

@MollymaukTealeaf-et3vg Год назад

Quick nitpick, battles aren't enchantments, they are a card type of their own. 4:21

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

Good call! I knew that deep down, but I got confused when thinking about that particular card (and it is worth noting that I still think Sunder the Gateway is strong). I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I appreciate the kind way you informed me about my mistake.

@MollymaukTealeaf-et3vg Год назад

@@NicolaiBolas No problem at all, it's insane how quickly you get such an in-depth guide up.

@NicolaiBolas Год назад

@@MollymaukTealeaf-et3vg I worked hard on it so it is awesome to see such a positive response!