MTG - MASTERING SEALED DECK - Magic: The Gathering 

Or ran home in the rain and took a deep breath right before hitting record.

Paulo is from Brazil. We have an unspoken social rule that it's okey to appear like you just hoped out of shower at all times. If you lived here the "why" would rapidly become clear to you.

Well that's exactly what happened lol

@@cariocaemfuria3946 why?

@@RKLIFE17 probably because it’s hot

Perhaps, but I'd like to take a shot at the champ!

he is newb

Same here. Who has time for that?

I will strive for more realistic advice in the future

@@PVDDRMTG Honestly, not being lazy is genuine realistic advice here. It was always a regular point of conflict with friends/teams whenever folks started talks about wanting to get 'serious'. So many people claim to want to be competitive, but just never take the responsibility for it, don't acknowledge the work required and what they committing to and then the excuses inevitably start for why things don't work out, never acknowledging their failure to actually put the required work in. Honestly, laziness, to me, after 15+ yrs of seeing it, is probably the single most contributing factor to ppl failing to step up their game.

@@matthewvanrensburg3824 A lot of people don’t have the finances to maintain such a lifestyle either, though Laziness is only one part of the equation

@@corpsefoot758 Being serious is a mindset, and just no excuses for a 'poor' mindset. Excuses help deflect self-responsibility and accountability Im afraid. You dont need the finances to have the right mindset to play and practice at a high standard. And in this day and age, heck, even before that, almost 20yrs ago, as a student and a father, living in South Africa, I got myself to a protour in Japan. Ppl underestimate the power and impact of having the right mindset.

Thanks, glad it was useful!

Thanks, glad you liked it!

True, you'll rarely change colors entirely but some of it can, such as changing your curve a little.

Turns out I've secretly been a pro magic player this whole time

Thank you, glad it helped!

Glad it was useful!

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Thanks, I'm happy it was useful!

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Glad you liked it!

the problem is that on arena the interface is quite clunky for that, you can't prepare the other deck earlier... give me cards again!

Yeah, almost no one does since it takes so long. I only do it when the stakes are high

I wrote down the different decks i was able to build on a sheet of paper so i could change decks faster when i needed it. Worked quite well for me :)

Vlw :D

Thanks, glad you liked it!

Vlw :D

Honestly if you already draft Sealed is probably going to be easier. It's a little different but you'll pick it up in no time :)

Thanks!

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In game one you're building a deck to beat the hypothetical field on average. In games 2 and 3 you're building a deck specifically to beat your opponent's deck. The odds of those two decks always being 99% the same are quite low. Consider what you must do to beat control Vs aggro. Another thing to do consider is how polarised your pool is. If you could build a list that's 75%+ against aggro then maybe you enter game 1 with a deck that gives up all it's anti-aggro stuff for a better game 1 against midrange and control knowing even if you lose game 1 against aggro you'll win games 2 & 3 after sideboarding.

Always fun making a whole new deck in game two if your power level is pretty spread out across all colors. Confusion when your control deck turned into an aggro deck that destroys them is always nice lol.

Unfortunately no :(

Yeah I agree that article is pretty good

In best of 3 you can have one bad matchup and you're just done. In best of one you have to lose to 3 different people. So basically if an opponent has Koma and you're not black, its over.

@@SaltySparrow Well they must draw it in two games too. I know what you mean though. It can be frustrating to be at 3-0 with a great deck and then get something insane as an opponent and miss out the day2 qualification then. Although at least that result pays enough for a new buy-in.

you could even play 12 games in Bo3

@@fanf9234 Yeah. Back when Traditional draft was up to 5 match wins or two match losses, I remember going 5-1 with each match win being 2-1 and the one loss was 0-2. I got the best prize with a game record of 10-7, which is pretty funny.

Here's the math if you're interested - www.reddit.com/r/spikes/comments/limumi/sealed_arena_open_bo1_vs_bo3/

yes you can

Yeah I really do enjoy it, to me it's like opening a present on Christmas day every time

also cold hands for kaldheim

@@francescocarelli6090 like "does that mean you having bad luck drawing?"

Er what? xP

Sealed is all about you open so there aren't any hard rules, just general guidelines. Some pools have the cards to be synergistic so you should go for it, but the general rule is that they won't, for the most part. But you can only see that by looking at each individual sealed and then deciding

@@PVDDRMTG thanks for replying! with the help of 26,000+ input data points collected from other players, I've put together a long list of all the micro-synergies at common and uncommon, and found so many clusters of synergy. see the summary on the website: sites.google.com/view/mtgmicro-synergyevaluator/findings/khm-findings-best-pairings-without-rmr and the list for those not afraid of large spreadsheets: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VKKBsm0zOC2RUL7TSGD3hIorLRUQu5rO2csZUVVEcNc/edit?usp=sharing hence my feeling that your KHM pool - specifically for this weekend - can draw on these common / uncommon synergies.

agreed, having bombs is great, but a curve and a minimum of a strategy is better. You'll lose to opponents who have all 3, and there may be more than 2 out of your 9 matches

It's always a trade-of that you be aware of. For example, if your deck with 2 strong cards is already very good and your fixing is poor, then you likely don't need to play a 3rd color. Power 8, Consistency 8 is better than Power 9, Consistency 3 for example. But if your deck is solid but without the strong cards, you're better off splashing for the strong card. Basically if the choice is Power 8, Consistency 5 or Power 5, Consistency 8, choose power 8.

Ok I understand. Love the tips and great channel! Looking forward to your tips for Draft since I draft more than Sealed in MTG Arena due to high price of Sealed.

Yeah that wouldn't work very well xP

Haha thanks

Not always :

Kkkkkkkkkkk Don't worry, I think it's quite charming tbh

I am very much offended, you sir are dead to me.