https://www.bolt-the-bird.com/tags/17lands/Recent content in 17lands on Bolt the Bird!Hugo 0.161.1enhttps://www.bolt-the-bird.com/posts/the-platinum-wall/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:49:00 +0200https://www.bolt-the-bird.com/posts/the-platinum-wall/<p>Yesterday I played a Draft of <span class="set-name"> <a href="https://scryfall.com/sets/hob" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class="ss ss-hob" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;The Hobbit (HOB) </a> </span> , my first of the September season after taking a few days off from MTG Arena. Truth be told, I was feeling a little burned out after the poor results at the end of August.</p> <p>I started the <a href="https://www.bolt-the-bird.com/arena/seasons/2026-08/">season</a> really well: both my last few <span class="set-name"> <a href="https://scryfall.com/sets/msh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class="ss ss-msh" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;Marvel Super-Heroes (MSH) </a> </span> Drafts and my first Hobbit Drafts went pretty well. In fact, I even wrote a slightly euphoric post about it: <a href="https://www.bolt-the-bird.com/posts/having-a-dwarven-good-time/">Having a Dwarven Good Time!</a>. I climbed the ranks fairly quickly, all the way to Platinum 4 — and that&rsquo;s when the problems, and the gem burning, began&hellip;</p>