Pure Fun (6–3 with Jeskai in SOS)

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:01:56 +0200

I’m finding myself agreeing more and more with the idea that Limited is the most fun way to play Magic. I just finished another SOS draft—my first one this week and my seventh overall—and I had an absolute blast!

I think I drafted well, striking the right balance between taking the strongest cards and taking the cards that best fit the deck that was taking shape. I ended up with a Jeskai build, closer to the Prismari school than Lorehold. In fact, white was mostly limited to my removal package ( Erode , Ajani's Response , and Stand Up for Yourself ) plus a few multicolored spells, while the deck’s mechanics revolved around Opus and Converge. The deck performed far better than I expected and, in fact, I kept discovering new interactions as I played.

First steps drafting Secrets of Strixhaven

Mon, 25 May 2026 15:22:17 +0200

Over the last 10 days I’ve played 3 Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) drafts using Untapped.gg’s Draftsmith. The experience has been much more positive than I remembered from the drafts I had played sporadically in the past. This time I knew that Boros, Orzhov, and Golgari (or maybe I should say Lorehold, Silverquill, and Witherbloom) are the winning decks, and I had looked over the tier list a little. Still, I have to say the guidance Draftsmith adds is crucial: not just for picking cards, but also for deciding which 40 cards will make it into the deck. I think what I still struggle with most is, first, staying open to changing colors after the first few picks and, above all, building the deck. In the next drafts I play, I’ll turn Draftsmith off while building the deck and only turn it back on afterwards to see whether what I built is very far from the recommendation.

SOS on Bolt the Bird!

Pure Fun (6–3 with Jeskai in SOS)

First steps drafting Secrets of Strixhaven