Comments on: Insider: Making MTGO More Affordable for the Non-Financier, Part Two

By: koen_knx

koen_knx — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 11:17:46 +0000

I consider myself a great example of a free drafter, because last time I bought tix in the store was april 8 2013. I bought 100 then, and since then I played approximately 1 draft a day. My total startspending must be around 1000 (started in 2009), and at the moment I have a collection of 100.000 cards.
I follow similar patterns as you do, selling drafted cards during releaseperiods and holding them later on. At the moment I’m at the point I’m stopping selling the fetchlands I draft (COLT this is your answer).
I tend to play only Swiss drafts and usually I win 2 out of 3, collecting enough during the draft to compensate for the 5 tic loss (2 tic + 1 booster). I bought 80 KTK boosters during prerelease at 3.2 each, I have 52 left at the moment but also 128 tic from the sold cards (and still holding a foil Sarkhan, a regular Sarkhan and 2 Sorin).
I do make a little extra money by speculating here on QS (m15 was very kind), so I’m happy I can be a real draft adict who doesn’t have to pay 100 or more dollars every month.
As a side not, I’m not a cube fan because I miss the kick of opening a moneycard 🙂 .
From time to time I make a strong standard deck and play some matches with that, carefully watching the cards I use don’t loose value.
And Colt, release from second and third sets are even more important because those cards come in smaller supply and tend to get worth a lot more then those from first sets. I Always try to triple draft the new sets as much as possible during the release events !

By: Mason Peterson

Mason Peterson — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 21:28:34 +0000

These articles are fantastic! I just started to play MTGO this past month, so this series is perfect. Being newer to MTGO, what is the best type of the KTK draft format: swiss, 8-4, or 4-3-2-2? Keep up the great work!

By: Colt Mitchell

Colt Mitchell — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 19:36:04 +0000

Amazing series. These 2 articles alone are worth the sub to QS. I have a few questions for you if I may (I currently average paying ~$7/draft):

1. When you say you drafted Theros 84 times, is this Triple Theros only or also includes BTT and JBT?

2. What do you do during the releases of the 2nd and 3rd sets? Do you do pre-release events and sell the cards, waiting until the price starts dipping to start holding them?

3. Are you holding drafted fetches as long-term specs and taking them whenever possible?

4. What is your hold policy on flashback drafts? Hold until at least 3 months after the draft ends?

5. Why aren’t you streaming?

Again, great articles.