“[R]emarquant que cette vérité, j’appelle las cartes, donc je suis, étoit si ferme et si assurée, que toutes les plus extravagantes suppositions des sceptiques n’étoient pas capables de l’ébranler, je jugeai que je pouvois la recevoir sans scrupule pour le premier principe de la Magie que je cherchois.” –Descartes
Journey into Nyx has shaken up the draft format immensely, and if you ask me, Theros limited is better than ever. With games going just a bit longer, slower strategies have a chance to shine. It’s official, control decks are back!
Ernest Hemingway famously said, “The first draft of anything is shit.” But this isn’t Windmill Slam’s first JBT draft.
“Cubum autem in duos cubos, aut delectus in duos delectus, et generaliter nullam in infinitum ultra Marescalli delectum potestatem in duos eiusdem nominis fas est dividere cuius rei demonstrationem mirabilem sane detexi. Hanc marginis exiguitas non caperet.” — Pierre de Fermat
After jumping in the wrong queue, James and Graham end up drafting a real deck.
Marshall makes his MTGO Academy Journey Into Nyx debut in this post. Join him to celebrate the release online of the new Theros draft format!
Just in time before Pro Tour Atlanta, Simon Says takes a first look at the Journey into Nyx draft format. In this episode, I try to identify the two best commons in each color. Find out which of them I like to first-pick and why!
