The Ultimate Draft Guide

Welcome to the Ultimate Draft Guide! Here the friendly draft veterans of the XDHS will teach you all you need to know to become good at draft!

This guide is divided into four levels. In each level, we'll take a progressively deeper look at the five main aspects of draft - card evaluation, deckbuilding, draft navigation, gameplay and knowing the specific draft format. Each level builds upon the previous ones, so we suggest that you go through them in order (you can skip Level 0 if you know how draft works).

LEVEL 0 

• This is for people who are completely new to Magic and/or have never drafted before.

LEVEL 1

• This is for people who have maybe drafted before, but want to learn how to actually do well in draft. We will teach you about core concepts like CABS, tempo and card advantage here.

LEVEL 2

• This is for people who have the fundamentals down and want to take the next step towards mastering draft. Level 2 will focus on having a plan and how to best execute it, as well as how to react to specific gameplay situations.

LEVEL 3

• This is for people who want to know every little detail to become a true draft master. Level 3 includes a deep dive on synergy, the intricacies of draft navigation and a guide on how to take your opponent's plan into consideration.