Be sure to also watch The Real Brothers' War! Corey Baumeister vs. Brad Nelson as we sit down to Shuffle Up & Play with Emma Partlow's Peasant Cube: ruclips.net/video/H8zoa-BVuaY/видео.html The New Player's Guide To Drafting Magic: The Gathering: ruclips.net/video/fUqPxSYPfrA/видео.html The New Player’s Guide To Building a Sealed Deck: ruclips.net/video/VKCCM8Uvm8U/видео.html
Thanks bro. This is one of the best draft guide videos I've ever seen. I've watched you for a long time, but I didn't really know that you did these videos.
Posting this after getting a chance to do a $20 draft of this set at my lgs today and literally watched this on the way there since I had no real idea how the set functioned. Typically I try some hairbrained concoction and end up pretty frustrated, but this time I stuck to your guide, put together a consistent, low to the ground Rakdos deck, and just had the most fun I've ever had at a draft going 2-1(I'm usually lucky to get a win). Suffice to say - thus video was absolutely perfect, even months after its release. Thanks for again fir all that you do, man (Who knew I'd have so much fun playing a color combo I typically hate and avoid! 😄)
I drafted this set last friday at my LGS. I ended up in simic. Pick 1 pack 1 for me was Birds of Paradise so I was already pumped as I don't have one yet. (Only started play mtg about a year ago.) My strategy was kind of a mix of the 2 archetypes you laid out in your video. I had blue for counter magic and a bit of card draw but I actually ended up picking up a 2nd copy of Birds of Paradise the fullart one and also having access to utopia sprawl and open the gates i always had ramp to the bigger payoffs like overwhelm, and siege wurm. I ended up winning 2 of my 3 matches which is was very happy with as it was my 1st draft night I've ever attended. I had a bunch of fun and i will definitely be going to more.
Watched this before drafting the set last night, and helped a lot clarifying what archetypes to look for and helped me land a nasty Simic evolve list - great content as always prof!
I did a draft of this on Friday and had a blast with a 4 color extort deck. Helped that I got 3 shocklands between the draft and the prize packs. Looking forward to more drafts of the set, so far every remastered set has knocked it out of the park in terms of likited environments.
quick (definitaly not meme) tip: When drafting persistant petitioner it might be worthwhile to also draft orzhov as that guild has quite a few extra advisors
As a beginner drafter. Im amazed at how a little research goes such a long way. I listened to a few videos before my Ravnica remastered draft and did my PB, even beating some players thst have crushed me in past drafts!
I just had the best draft experience with this set. 15 dollar entry. Person who passed the 2nd pack didn't notice they had cyclonic rift. Got it. Drafted two lands worth 10. Then one Phoenix anime worth 8 dollars. Won the tournament and got 3 packs. Opened the packs and pulled a 5 dollar card and a 25 dollar demon card which was an anime borderless version. So happy.
71 rares, 10 of which are shocklands. This means that on average, a draft box should have 5 shocklands. The 5 shockland challenge seems reasonable with this set.
I found this very helpful! I’ve only done one draft (Ixalan pre release). I had fun, but had no idea what I was doing. Gonna watch this a few more times to make sure I I don’t blank out at draft on Friday!
Do you honestly feel boxes of a Remastered set should sell for half that of a regular Standard set? What price do you genuinely feel is fair for a set like this?
Right now on TCG Player its going for $165. Still too much. I think the max id pay for is $110. Dominaria Remastered is being sold for $93 and has some fantastic rares to chase.@@TolarianCommunityCollege
Went to my lgs after watching this twice and was super ready for a petitioners deck to fail beautifully, or try for gruul or five colour good stuff, but only one person showed up for the store's draft, and they had even already left.
I did a sealed preview event for this set and after it I’m thinking this is definitely a draft set. It should be a blast when you get find a 2-3 color pair that’s open.
I don’t play magic as much anymore but I started when Ravnica city of the guilds came out and my first deck was a pre con gulgari death creep and seeing many of these cards brings back memories
Guilds of Ravnica was my first Draft set and gateway to MTG, so it's like a circle that the set boosters end with Ravnica. Sadly I'm not gonna draft this. Drafts had been dried out in my area. No LGS that I'm happy to go to, no friends that are into drafting, and economy doesn't help either. I wish to return to drafts one day, but I need to find the right community for that.
Good video. I think of myself as a pretty experienced player and halfway decent drafter, but there are things I wouldn't have thought of before, like specifically waiting on the selesnya and boros signets since they're more likely than the others to get passed. Thanks!
Looking forward to drafting this set. Probably going to keep a few packs just to hold as the last draft packs. Also looking forward to the Behind the Campus video that I'm sure will be great and fun to watch.
If my household hadn’t literally banned me from buying more boosters, I’d be drafting Ravnica Remastered. …of course we also have a Khans draft to get through, two drafts of New Capenna, the Mystery Boosters box, the chaos draft made from our previous drafts… …okay, I might see their point.
It'd be nice if there were chapters in videos like this. Also could've saved me a bunch of time if iy was mentioned bruvac and his backup dancers was an archetype I could go for.
Curious what you consider a reasonable amount. Given a Standard draft box such as Lost Caverns is usually about $110 (USD), what would you consider a reasonable amount for Ravnica Remastered.
@@TolarianCommunityCollege $100 for a box would probably be a reasonable mark that would allow many to enjoy. It would be nice if we got one full set at a incredible price of less than that. As a Olive branch to players for all good will an bridges WOTC/Hasbro has done lately. Not to mention nod at hardships of inflation.
@@thatguyintherain3168 yep, ive been a viewer of the prof for a while, but i never actually played magic before. i play yugioh, used to play pokemon, i play other card games. but as a kid i never knew anyone who liked magic so it never came up. gonna draft RR with a few friends, hope i do well!
@@thatguyintherain3168 yeah i casted the archon in the next turn dropping the unbreakable formation giving flying to all creatures with helium squirtler
Drafts around me are running about $30. I might wait and pick up a box down the line to draft with friends but right now, I don't want to pay that to get ran over by Boros or Rakdos on turn 3-4.
Actually, RVR is just like DMR with retro frame rares - it doesn't add an extra rare to the pack, it replaces the normal rare and puts an extra common into the pack. Very sad that this is apparently becoming the norm, rather than how TSR did it where the retro and rare are just always there
I haven't been excited about a Magic product in a long time, & have been avoiding buying magic cards/products as a whole due to product fatigue, frustration with all the poor decisions from Wizards & Hasbro, and general dissatisfaction with the game as a whole, but man, this set might get me, I really want to draft RR.
I appreciate you showing us the Ravnica Remastered drafting. Our group will not buy this overpriced product unless there is an Amazon dump. This is just like the overpriced Dominaria Remastered reprint set. We will wait awhile to buy singles though we have a lot of the original cards from the Ravnica block. Thank you for the video Professor.
I'm a timmy. But whenever I draft, I always end up building control. No matter the set, no matter the colors. Judging by the juicy cards in Ravnica, I don't think it'll be any different.
Prof, I have noticed at my local game stores that none of them I repeat none of them are carrying binder sheets. Having been playing for a very long time, I am very much used to people having trade binders, and with only the big box stores, having cheap binder sheets, I’m wondering what this means for the game and especially trading. Are people trading their cards less in person now and just buying singles online instead? Is this just some thing that is happening in my neighborhood which is not reflective upon the rest of society? I’m kind of curious about it. Please weigh in if the situation is the same or different in your area everybody.
I know there seemed to be an issue last year with getting ahold of sheets and sleeves dependant on manufacturer. I think it was due to Covid issues and now they are catching up.
Professor, love you man, but putting a big red X across Blind Hunter sends the wrong message to folks. That card was and is very good, despite the awkwardness of the mechanic
I get that this set is not fantastic in the finance department, but as a draft set it's one of my favourites in recent memory (went 3-0 in the preview draft, *might* be a bit biased)
No more draft packs. Sets will now be made as "play boosters" which will be draftable. See my video on it here: ruclips.net/video/_KRqQGgEM_o/видео.html
if we just boycott, Hasbro then once they go bankrupt we start a Kickstarter to buy wotc we can fix all these problems xD not like any other part of their company makes any money @@themoops4006
Be sure to also watch The Real Brothers' War! Corey Baumeister vs. Brad Nelson as we sit down to Shuffle Up & Play with Emma Partlow's Peasant Cube: ruclips.net/video/H8zoa-BVuaY/видео.html
The New Player's Guide To Drafting Magic: The Gathering: ruclips.net/video/fUqPxSYPfrA/видео.html
The New Player’s Guide To Building a Sealed Deck: ruclips.net/video/VKCCM8Uvm8U/видео.html
Thanks bro. This is one of the best draft guide videos I've ever seen. I've watched you for a long time, but I didn't really know that you did these videos.
Posting this after getting a chance to do a $20 draft of this set at my lgs today and literally watched this on the way there since I had no real idea how the set functioned. Typically I try some hairbrained concoction and end up pretty frustrated, but this time I stuck to your guide, put together a consistent, low to the ground Rakdos deck, and just had the most fun I've ever had at a draft going 2-1(I'm usually lucky to get a win).
Suffice to say - thus video was absolutely perfect, even months after its release. Thanks for again fir all that you do, man (Who knew I'd have so much fun playing a color combo I typically hate and avoid! 😄)
I drafted this set last friday at my LGS. I ended up in simic. Pick 1 pack 1 for me was Birds of Paradise so I was already pumped as I don't have one yet. (Only started play mtg about a year ago.)
My strategy was kind of a mix of the 2 archetypes you laid out in your video. I had blue for counter magic and a bit of card draw but I actually ended up picking up a 2nd copy of Birds of Paradise the fullart one and also having access to utopia sprawl and open the gates i always had ramp to the bigger payoffs like overwhelm, and siege wurm.
I ended up winning 2 of my 3 matches which is was very happy with as it was my 1st draft night I've ever attended. I had a bunch of fun and i will definitely be going to more.
As a Simic Combine enthusiast I applaud your victories
Congrats on the wins dude! Took me a few drafts to get above 1 win. Draft nights are super fun
Watched this before drafting the set last night, and helped a lot clarifying what archetypes to look for and helped me land a nasty Simic evolve list - great content as always prof!
Just want to keep stating how happy I am that you're putting out more draft content! Thank you, keep it up!
2 hours before my first Ravinica Remaster Draft, tnks Professor!!
Hope you enjoy it!
opening packs before official release? Pinkertons are on the way.
I did a draft of this on Friday and had a blast with a 4 color extort deck. Helped that I got 3 shocklands between the draft and the prize packs. Looking forward to more drafts of the set, so far every remastered set has knocked it out of the park in terms of likited environments.
Thank you for this! Went 2-1 and was only one game off from a clean sweep, had a blast!
How'd you go 2-1 but only lose a single game?
@@AdamParker-j2l bo3 each round, lost 3 games total, one match total
played a draft and went 3-0 because of this video, was a great first draft experience and would love to see more like this video!
Yes, I agree, everyone should avoid drafting Golgari and just pass me all the good Golgari cards.
Literally helping my LGS organize a draft for this sunday, i fricking love ravnica and this channel
I love the draft prep videos that you do. Would love to see one for every set. Keep them coming!
quick (definitaly not meme) tip:
When drafting persistant petitioner it might be worthwhile to also draft orzhov as that guild has quite a few extra advisors
As a beginner drafter. Im amazed at how a little research goes such a long way. I listened to a few videos before my Ravnica remastered draft and did my PB, even beating some players thst have crushed me in past drafts!
I just had the best draft experience with this set. 15 dollar entry. Person who passed the 2nd pack didn't notice they had cyclonic rift.
Got it. Drafted two lands worth 10. Then one Phoenix anime worth 8 dollars.
Won the tournament and got 3 packs.
Opened the packs and pulled a 5 dollar card and a 25 dollar demon card which was an anime borderless version. So happy.
Played my first draft last Friday and went 2-1 thanks to this vid. Thanks Professor!
Thanks for the crash course. Was able to go 3-0 and place 2nd at my LGS. It was super fun drafting cards that I hadn't touched since high school.
71 rares, 10 of which are shocklands. This means that on average, a draft box should have 5 shocklands. The 5 shockland challenge seems reasonable with this set.
Just opened 3 boosters from the 3-pack... didn't get a single shock land lol..
Shocklands don't appear in the rare slot. They're in the mana slot. There should be 3-4 per box.
they appear in both, can confirm as saw someone open a pack with 2 shocks@@charlie2136
@@Blue_Narciss Meanwhile, I just got a full art Niv Mizzet with a Temple Garden in a booster :D (sorry bro)
I found this very helpful! I’ve only done one draft (Ixalan pre release). I had fun, but had no idea what I was doing. Gonna watch this a few more times to make sure I I don’t blank out at draft on Friday!
Are you sure you did a draft, or did you play sealed? (Opening 6 packs and building your deck from it)
looking forward to drafting this set when boxes drop to $60
Same.
A return to $10 drafts. Good.
Do you honestly feel boxes of a Remastered set should sell for half that of a regular Standard set? What price do you genuinely feel is fair for a set like this?
@@TolarianCommunityCollege 125% of standard set, that's how much more powerful it is.
Right now on TCG Player its going for $165. Still too much. I think the max id pay for is $110. Dominaria Remastered is being sold for $93 and has some fantastic rares to chase.@@TolarianCommunityCollege
Went to my lgs after watching this twice and was super ready for a petitioners deck to fail beautifully, or try for gruul or five colour good stuff, but only one person showed up for the store's draft, and they had even already left.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I did a sealed preview event for this set and after it I’m thinking this is definitely a draft set. It should be a blast when you get find a 2-3 color pair that’s open.
I love Bruvac he is so fun if you like to mill. He is also an advisor so keep that in mind when you do Persistent Petitioners second ability.
Unpopular opinion: Ultra Pro needs to reprint the guild deck boxes they did 4-6 years ago
Unpopular? When?? Those were some of the best products ever
I want the izzet one so bad
I still have the Dimir and Gruul ones, and they are fantastic. Still in good shape after over four years
You undershoot the popularity of your opinion
I don’t play magic as much anymore but I started when Ravnica city of the guilds came out and my first deck was a pre con gulgari death creep and seeing many of these cards brings back memories
Guilds of Ravnica was my first Draft set and gateway to MTG, so it's like a circle that the set boosters end with Ravnica.
Sadly I'm not gonna draft this. Drafts had been dried out in my area. No LGS that I'm happy to go to, no friends that are into drafting, and economy doesn't help either. I wish to return to drafts one day, but I need to find the right community for that.
i first really got into MTG with guild pact I cant wait to collect all the cards for this set.
Kind of wish this was on Arena. I started playing Magic during Guilds of Ravnica on Arena and it would be nice to experience more of Ravnica there.
Always appreciate your summaries of new set! Thanks professor!
Thanks prof for the detailed run down.
I’m going to my first local draft this Friday, I’m hoping it’s gonna be a good time!
Me too :) I am really excited and a little scared but I hope for an awesome experience. Wish you a lot of luck :)
Well this finally convinced me, I'm going to my very first draft event at an lgs in Portland!
Boros signet isnt for the boros deck. It's for the multicolor deck
This looks extremely fun to draft!
what a phenomenal guide, thanks
Good video. I think of myself as a pretty experienced player and halfway decent drafter, but there are things I wouldn't have thought of before, like specifically waiting on the selesnya and boros signets since they're more likely than the others to get passed. Thanks!
SUPER informative. Thanks TCC.
Looking forward to drafting this set. Probably going to keep a few packs just to hold as the last draft packs. Also looking forward to the Behind the Campus video that I'm sure will be great and fun to watch.
This video helped me win my first draft!!😁
About to winston draftthis tonight can't wait
Thanks for this one. I'm really looking forward to this one
If my household hadn’t literally banned me from buying more boosters, I’d be drafting Ravnica Remastered.
…of course we also have a Khans draft to get through, two drafts of New Capenna, the Mystery Boosters box, the chaos draft made from our previous drafts…
…okay, I might see their point.
Ha
It'd be nice if there were chapters in videos like this.
Also could've saved me a bunch of time if iy was mentioned bruvac and his backup dancers was an archetype I could go for.
When price on box drops to a reasonable amount might enjoy drafting it.
Curious what you consider a reasonable amount. Given a Standard draft box such as Lost Caverns is usually about $110 (USD), what would you consider a reasonable amount for Ravnica Remastered.
@@TolarianCommunityCollege $100 for a box would probably be a reasonable mark that would allow many to enjoy. It would be nice if we got one full set at a incredible price of less than that. As a Olive branch to players for all good will an bridges WOTC/Hasbro has done lately. Not to mention nod at hardships of inflation.
Would have been great to have this video before my draft last week
prof clutches this up cuz i need this for tmrw
yay Ravnica Remastered!!!
3-0 with 2x crackling drake deck. The spellslinger package is really good
is it just me or is the letter o in the word slot at 4:40 a zero and not an o
would you say this set is a good draft to start with if someone has never played the game before?
Yes, I would, because as long as you pick a two-color combination and stick to it, you'll be okay.
sweet, thanks prof :D
This was my 1st draft experience at a LGS and I had a lot of fun. Hope you do as well.
Dude, new to magic? Gatecrash from Ravnica was my first ever set! I hope you enjoy the game and the cards. Best of luck if you end up drafting.
@@thatguyintherain3168 yep, ive been a viewer of the prof for a while, but i never actually played magic before. i play yugioh, used to play pokemon, i play other card games. but as a kid i never knew anyone who liked magic so it never came up.
gonna draft RR with a few friends, hope i do well!
thanks, very helpful.
Thank you for your help
Love this, excited for the set!
Can't wait to fire some drafts this weekend
I did it! I won a game by casting Blazing Archon!
That's actually sick, that card has some of the coolest Art and Flavor Text
@@thatguyintherain3168 yeah i casted the archon in the next turn dropping the unbreakable formation giving flying to all creatures with helium squirtler
Drafts around me are running about $30. I might wait and pick up a box down the line to draft with friends but right now, I don't want to pay that to get ran over by Boros or Rakdos on turn 3-4.
thanks a lot and now go to drafting!
I just canceled my preorder. I’m happy grabbing singles.
Same. Preorder canceled when they released spoilers.
Actually, RVR is just like DMR with retro frame rares - it doesn't add an extra rare to the pack, it replaces the normal rare and puts an extra common into the pack. Very sad that this is apparently becoming the norm, rather than how TSR did it where the retro and rare are just always there
God I love the outro music
Going to draft Tonight lgs told me last Friday $31 hoping for shock lands
How can you check the percentages of the cards you can obtain in boosters? In which website?
I haven't been excited about a Magic product in a long time, & have been avoiding buying magic cards/products as a whole due to product fatigue, frustration with all the poor decisions from Wizards & Hasbro, and general dissatisfaction with the game as a whole, but man, this set might get me, I really want to draft RR.
Ill-Gotten Inheritance was the best common in its set and probably the same in this set.
I wonder if it is worth it to buy some pack of this if you are not into draft
I appreciate you showing us the Ravnica Remastered drafting. Our group will not buy this overpriced product unless there is an Amazon dump. This is just like the overpriced Dominaria Remastered reprint set. We will wait awhile to buy singles though we have a lot of the original cards from the Ravnica block. Thank you for the video Professor.
Love the video, but the background music at the begining sounds like a Skype call...gote nostalgic a bit!
Made me laugh a bit don't worry about it
Thanks Again
I tried to draft yesterday but not enough people showed up, please I just want to play once in person again but I never have a chance 😢
Going to a ravnica remastered sealed rcq saturday any thing i should look out for sealed wise?
Is it in bad form/taste to note these archetypes/suggested cards and bring that with me to reference while drafting? I've never done one before.
Going for a Boros/Rakdos theme for draft, hit ‘em hard and fast and remove anything they try to stop me with
will this set be available on Arena?
I really wanted to go to a draft event for this but none of my LGSes are hosting one.
I'm a timmy. But whenever I draft, I always end up building control. No matter the set, no matter the colors. Judging by the juicy cards in Ravnica, I don't think it'll be any different.
WotC asks like they LOVE arena but they barely pay attention to it. Every set should be draftable on arena.
They act like they LOVE standard as a format because they print so many sets for it, yet they don't do anything to make it popular again.
@@menace4nrk agreed
Go prof!
Prof, I have noticed at my local game stores that none of them I repeat none of them are carrying binder sheets. Having been playing for a very long time, I am very much used to people having trade binders, and with only the big box stores, having cheap binder sheets, I’m wondering what this means for the game and especially trading. Are people trading their cards less in person now and just buying singles online instead? Is this just some thing that is happening in my neighborhood which is not reflective upon the rest of society? I’m kind of curious about it. Please weigh in if the situation is the same or different in your area everybody.
your sample is anecdotical at best, i've seen many people using binders
I know there seemed to be an issue last year with getting ahold of sheets and sleeves dependant on manufacturer. I think it was due to Covid issues and now they are catching up.
Blind hunter is a good card
Wosh I'd seen this video before drafting golgari as my first irl draft haha
How'd it work out for you?
@@TolarianCommunityCollege actually almost won a pack but was pipped to the post in the final game. Was fun though :)
Izzet fun? Yes
Gruul
Professor, love you man, but putting a big red X across Blind Hunter sends the wrong message to folks. That card was and is very good, despite the awkwardness of the mechanic
Not going to draft this due to just how expensive it is, also unsure why they have to sanitize and redo so many really great artworks
I would love to draft but my local lgs is asking for 40 euros which is more than a week of food groceries for me :(
so sad.
LONG LIVE THE IZZET LEAGUE
Are these the last true draft boxes for the foreseeable future?... sad.
I get that this set is not fantastic in the finance department, but as a draft set it's one of my favourites in recent memory (went 3-0 in the preview draft, *might* be a bit biased)
PSA: MTGO Drafts will actually start next Wednesday, January 17
wait so no more draftable sets?
No more draft packs. Sets will now be made as "play boosters" which will be draftable. See my video on it here: ruclips.net/video/_KRqQGgEM_o/видео.html
they'll also be $6-7 a pack like set boosters so drafts are now more expensive for no reason. yay!
@@themoops4006Draft packs always creep up when the LGS can’t get anymore Set Boosters
if we just boycott, Hasbro then once they go bankrupt we start a Kickstarter to buy wotc we can fix all these problems xD not like any other part of their company makes any money @@themoops4006
I will be drafting the meme
mispronunciation engagement
I'd like to try it but wotc snubbing digital players
Why isn’t it on Arena😭😭😭
Demonfire at uncommon was a huge mistake.
Draftnica
lol professor said " gobhobbler"
[[Selesnya Keyrune]]
i wat for "ravnica unbroken".. or "ravnica masters"..
Yall see Prof got that Pimp ring on, he ain't playin