No Rares Required

Welcome to my final episode of No Rares Required. Thank you to all who have followed this series throughout the years. I have learned a lot about draft and I hope you have as well.

This weekly podcast dives deep into each archetype and this week I cover the last archetype for Outlaws of Thunder Junction: Gruul. The theme for Gruul (red-green) in OTJ is 'Power 4+'. In this episode I go over the top performing cards, what traps to avoid, and when to take certain cards during a draft. Enjoy :)

Welcome to my Draft Guide for Outlaws of Thunder Junction. This weekly podcast dives deep into each archetype and this week I cover the last two archetypes: Boros and Gruul. The theme for Boros (red-white) in OTJ is 'Mercenary Aggro'. In this episode I go over the top performing cards, what traps to avoid, and when to take certain cards during a draft. Enjoy :)

Welcome to my Draft Guide for Outlaws of Thunder Junction. This weekly podcast dives deep into each archetype and this week Azorius had the 2nd number of votes. The theme for Azorius (white-blue) in OTJ is 'Take a Break'. The idea being to take a break on your turn and cast spells on your opponent's turn. And it has been a bit hit-and-miss. There are a couple great payoffs for taking a break but there are traps as well. As with most blue strategies outside of Simic (which is really a green strategy anyway), I've had the most success treating it as a spellslinger archetype with a low creature count. Focus on flyers and out tempoing your opponent with disruption from blue. In this episode I also go over the top performing cards, what traps to avoid, and when to take certain cards during a draft. Enjoy :)

Welcome to my Draft Guide for Outlaws of Thunder Junction. This weekly podcast dives deep into each archetype and this week Orzhov won the vote. The theme for Orzhov (white-black) in OTJ is Attrition. Many of the signposts feel like 'Orzhov Sacrifice' would have been more fitting, but you do have access to a lot of removal so 'attrition' is fairly accurate. Focus on removal and flyers and take advantage that the signpost uncommon, Ruthless Lawbringer, is underdrafted. In this episode I also go over the top performing cards, what traps to avoid, and when to take certain cards during a draft. Enjoy :)

Welcome to episode 80 of No Rares Required! A weekly podcast focused on strategies for drafting the current set: Outlaws of Thunder Junction. The theme for Simic (green-blue) in OTJ is Plot. Plot is a trap. Focus on the good green creatures and protect them at all costs with Snakeskin Veil and Counterspells. In this episode I go over the top performing cards, what traps to avoid, and when to take certain cards.

Welcome to episode 79 of No Rares Required! A weekly podcast focused on strategies for drafting the current set: Outlaws of Thunder Junction. The theme for Izzet (blue-red) in OTJ is Second Spell. To accomplish this task, you need spells that draw cards so you can keep double spelling. I've had the most success with this archetype by treating it as a spellslinger with a low creature count. In this episode I go over the top performing cards, what traps to avoid, and when to take certain cards.

Welcome to episode 78 of No Rares Required! A weekly podcast focused on strategies for drafting the current set: Outlaws of Thunder Junction. The theme for Rakdos (black-red) in OTJ is Outlaws. All of your creatures should be Outlaws but there are some traps to avoid that on first read appear that they'd fit well into the archetype. You have great removal in black-red at common and uncommon as well. This archetype also depends quite heavily on rares but some of them are underdrafted. In this episode I go over the top performing cards, what traps to avoid, and when to take certain cards.

Welcome to episode 77 of No Rares Required! A weekly podcast focused on strategies for drafting the current set: Outlaws of Thunder Junction. The theme for Dimir (blue-black) in OTJ is Crimes. You want as many crime enablers as you can manage. It is a classic control archetype so don't be afraid to run a lower creature count and focus on interaction to answer your opponents plays. In this episode I go over the top performing cards, what traps to avoid, and when to take certain cards.

Welcome to episode 76 of No Rares Required! A weekly podcast focused on strategies for drafting the current set: Outlaws of Thunder Junction. The theme for Golgari (black-green) in OTJ is Creatures in the Graveyard. As with most sets, it plays out more as a midrange deck with some graveyard synergies as a plan B. Green has great midrange threats while black has excellent instant speed removal. Also, don't be afraid to extend the later part of your curve as aggro has struggled a bit at the beginning of OTJ. In this episode I go over the top performing cards, what traps to avoid, and when to take certain cards.

Welcome to episode 74 of No Rares Required! A weekly podcast focused on strategies for drafting the current set: Outlaws of Thunder Junction. The theme for Selesnya (green-white) in OTJ is Mounts. This is the most drafted and most winning archetype in week 1. Green is the best color and has some amazing midrange threats. White has great removal with several Oblivion Rings. And the signpost uncommon, Miriam, Herd Whisperer, can make some truly oppressive starts if you have mount synergies. In this episode I go over the top performing cards, what traps to avoid, and when to take certain cards.