What if I'm New to Magic?!?!

user-11180382'. Their article, A Complete Introduction to Deckbuilding (Part One) is very,good at explaining some of the core concepts of what a deck is, what each color is good at, how to go about building a deck, and setting up your mana base.

For the prerelease itself, there is this article that refers to an older set but is still applicable. It's called 'Sealed Deck Beginner's Guide' and I consider it recommended reading for people new to the prerelease.

For a more advanced discussion there is the core idea that. This here is my absolute favorite article, My Most Important Deck Building Rule' by Gavin Verhey. It discusses and breaks down one of the key concepts that I use every time I play a limited format. Whether it be Booster Draft, Cube, or Sealed which is much more notable right now:

"The piece of advice is simple: you're building a deck, not just a pile of cards."

Eldraine Videos

First off, there is Mountain Man Magic 's Prerelease Guide . It's a good video that walks through the archetype of each color pairing and ranks each color when it's alone. Now naturally these are before the set has been played, but it does not hurt to get some advice from people who have taken a deep-dive into the set.





really good for seeing the cards in action, and you can skip wherever you want. Note that the first comment has timestamps for the different sections, and that there is a section from That link takes you to the start of the clip, so you can use it at your LGS to explain the rules. The whole discussion does not take more than four minutes, thirty seconds so it's a good way to ensure you have the details committed to memory. Next, if you like Loading Ready Run, magic streams, or just want to see the cards in action, the LRRMTG channel has put out their Throne of Eldraine Pre-PreRelease video. For those who are not familiar with the term, starting with (I think) Eldritch Moon the wonderful people behind Friday Nights have been sponsored by Wizards of the Coast to hold their own prerelease event a week before it actually would happen and stream it. The videos are really,good for seeing the cards in action, and you can skip wherever you want. Note that the first comment has timestamps for the different sections, and that there is a section from judges Serge and Nelson going over the mechanics of the set





The LRRMTG channel also includes the First Impressions of those who went to the pre-prerelease.









On that note, while it is not a video, Dawnglare.com has Eldraine up on its Visualizer. For those of you not familiar with it, it lays out the cards in columns sorted by price, with more expensive cards in a larger size. The cards that are face-down are the Borderless and Extended Art versions of certain cards that you can get from Collector's Edition boosters.





EDIT: He posted a video called ' Last but not least is Nizzahon Magic's series of Throne of Eldraine Limited Set Reviews . While the series is not complete, and averages 34 minutes for each video so far, it is not a bad idea to watch them if you want to get down to brass tacks as to which cards you want to be on the lookout for.He posted a video called ' Top Ten Throne of Eldraine Limited Bombs ' that I missed. It's a good one to watch as well.





Deckbuilding Articles

Most of these are from Wizards of the Coast, and from a long time ago. Even so, they are useful and their information can be applied to any limited format.









If your plan is to join a draft tournament and you have never played in one before, go here to If you have never played Sealed before, go and read the previously mentioned article, a Sealed Deck Beginner's Guide If your plan is to join a draft tournament and you have never played in one before, go here to The Basics of Booster Draft









After reading that one, Five Tips for Advanced Sealed Deck Building by Gavin Verhey is a very good article to read up on. Take notes with this one, it can't hurt! It contains six tips with an explanation on each:

never use cards with mana costs with double red if you're in a white/blue deck. Fixing can be important but nine times out of ten you would rather have a creature or a removal spell.

Ben Bleiweiss's Five Tips for Better Deckbuilding 0. Know your Basics. - 40 cards, around 17 lands and 23 spells. Build your deck around two colors, if you splash include three colors at most anduse cards with mana costs with double red if you're in a white/blue deck. Fixing can be important but nine times out of ten you would rather have a creature or a removal spell.

needs a plan to win. If you keep a plan in the back of your mind as you build and when you play, you will know what cards you need, which creature you hit with removal and what you sideboard in. It ties into everything.

Gavin Verhey's My Most Important Deck-Building Rule 1. Have a Plan - Your deck absolutelya plan to win. If you keep a plan in the back of your mind as you build and when you play, you will know what cards you need, which creature you hit with removal and what you sideboard in. It ties into everything.





Dot Esports Limited Archetypes for Throne of Eldraine



Andrew Brown's Adventuring in Standard and Limited for THrone of Eldraine 2. Build your Deck in Context - Research the cards of the set, look at what each color combination wants to do, and build your deck with a strategy to combat them. You don't need anything complicated, but including a board wipe to stop a swarm of Knights or including a card that taps down their fliers so you can punch through damage could be critical.

3. You have a Sideboard - A very important tip to keep in mind. In a draft I will always be on the lookout for good silver-bullet cards in my colors that can deal with decks or cards I know mine will have problems playing against. It's harder to do so in MTTG Arena's 1-game per match Ranked Draft format, but it allows you to change your deck between matches. It lets me experiment with cards and modify my curve as I play. For more reading, here are a few resources that may help: