Sage of the Skies 👀

FF7, just because it’s the only one I own.

The worse the pool, the more it would favor the pro’s build. The better the pool, the more forgiving to both sides. Over Day 1, I believe player skill tends to outweigh the variance of opening well. Even when I’ve had “good” pools, I find myself down games or in tight scenarios esp. facing bombs.

While I do think most edges to be gained in sealed is the ability to maximize one’s pool, which includes effective SBing, it’s hard to imagine a scenario where the pro doesn’t come out on top. Most people are capable of building decks that cohere, assuming reasonable mana and curve.

Here’s my crack at the 4c build.
sealeddeck.tech/gvkl0zAhht

Moon stompy

iron btw

I'd say Starting Column.

100% agree constructed discourse is populated by blanket statements and truisms that aren't always challenged. One way of thinking (from limited) that has worked for me is picturing end states of games, like envisioning a trajectory for the game that leads to a win and taking the steps to set it up.

What would you say are the ways you translate limited skills to success in constructed? For me, limited has built up most of my fundamentals and intuition but gaining edges in constructed has always felt way more opaque.

Love when Universes Beyond and Secret Lair arts tilt my Magic Purist TM opponents at RCQs. People love to blame their misplays on the art of a basic land.

Be more on this app and less on the other one.

It’s great to see SCGCons come back and also for them to serve the West Coast.