Found this while watching various pre release stuff trying to learn. Good points, but definitely distracting with all the draft talk when trying to learn about pre release which to my understanding is all played as sealed. Just input from a new player.
Hyperspace is just cosmetic! Fancy versions of cards in this game (foils, hyperspaces, showcases) don't have unique gameplay effects, they just look different!
I can strongly argue that the Cloud Car is a good pick in Sealed in this set. People tend to not play a ton of space in Sealed. Maybe that's different in this set, but even if you force an even trade with your opponent trying to get your Restore 2 off the field, that is still probably worth it. Restore 2 is GREAT on a three cost unit. Maybe you've never been Restored to a loss in your tournament scene? In Sealed it is far more likely for Restore to act as a Bomb in the right matchup. I could just be splitting hairs. Your Aggression pool is better than you might think. I don't think you've spent enough time thinking about Stolen Landspeeder. Overall your sealed build makes sense, but in an actual pre-release I'd probably spend more time comparing options/keywords. You have LOTS of Underworld. Also, respectfully, consider paying more attention to your camera field. There are many cases where you are speaking about cards while holding them just off camera. I understand you do this for fun. Also, we can't connect if you don't show us what you're talking about while you talk about it.
You likely had a decent Gar cunning deck as well. Between shielded units and upgrades I think you had the density it needed. 2/2 in space is not great but in the context of this set it’s not terrible. There are very few two drops that eat a 2/2 in space for free so it can go uncontested or trade for their 3/2 very easily.
I don't know if there was enough there to play this time around (as I thought going Boba Yellow was the right call) but I feel Rey is strong in a Han Blue deck. He can play her turn 3 for 4/5 and she can heal herself on her first attack. And then she can heal & shield the non heroic units like the Constables and Followers of the Way. She becomes an immediate problem for opponents just as Han is deploying.
Love it man. I love limited and am looking forward to pre-release. One thought for you - Cloud Car has a keyword and would have triggered Boba's abilities becoming a 3/2 Restore 2 upon Boba's deploy. Having more units in space is soooo strong in limited. With a good number of turn 1 plays already, it would not have been a bad idea to take it over Underworld Thug or BH Initiate (who do not trigger Boba's abilities).
Thanks for this video, this was really helpful for me to understand what to expect and how to put together a deck, this is my first prerelease event so I was clueless.
In pack two pick for drafting - Covetous Rivals with grit is sorta crazy - pick off anothe unit that dors 3 damage , now your rocking 33% off your opponents base
In general I don’t recommend hate drafting in early picks because it makes your deck worse in exchange for potentially hurting another player’s deck - but you might not even end up paired with that player at all, and even if you are it would only be for one game of the event! That said Boba’s armor is a decently playable card if you end up in Cunning (2 for +2/+2 upgrades are OK), so maybe it wouldn’t be that bad?
