1 Card Evaluation - THE BASICS

In this section, you will learn the fundamentals of card evaluation. Card evaluation happens constantly in Limited - during the draft itself, during deckbuilding, and even outside the actual draft when you read the cards from an upcoming set or maybe an article about a specific Limited format. And with the over 200 new cards that you have to evaluate with each new set, it's something that you absolutely want to get good at if you want to do well in draft.

1.1 Categories of cards

• Cards that affect the boardstate (CABS)

1.2 Power level of cards

• The Vanilla Test

1.3 Core concept: Card advantage

• Cards that provide card advantage vs. cards that don't

1.4 A first look at synergy

• Is this card good enough on its own or does it need help?