Drafting Digest: Chicken And Tendies
It’s hard not to love (hate?) the little Chupacabra that could, but things aren’t so cut and dry in Ixalan Limited! So let Ryan Saxe guide you to glory!
AuthorRyan Saxe
Ryan is a Limited specialist who prides himself in his efficacy for problem solving and innovative solutions to Draft formats. Finding exploitable strategies within a Limited format is what he does best, and teaching the skills necessary to succeed in Limited is a close second.
Drafting Digest: When Everyone Else Is Going Blue…
Ryan Saxe thinks players are overdrafting blue in Rivals of Ixalan Limited, so it’s switch-up time! Watch him navigate a pair of picks where it seems everyone else will be lining up for Islands at the land station!
Drafting Digest: Go Trailblazers
Sometimes we debate traps or bombs, but one thing that comes up all the time in Draft that we don’t talk about often enough is the perfect number of a copy of a card! Not all cards need the same quantities! Ryan explains here!
Drafting Digest: You’re My Obsession
Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan revealed what many pros think of the Draft format! Ryan Saxe explores the implications for your local events before offering two intriguing picks!
Drafting Digest: Pro Tour’s Eve
With Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan drawing top players and qualifying hopefuls to Spain, Ryan Saxe turns his eye to the Limited rounds! Would the pros make the picks he makes? Would you?
Drafting Digest: Am I Really Playing Red?
Ryan Saxe makes no bones about it: he thinks Red is the weakest color in Rivals of Ixalan Draft! But with the packs seemingly pushing him that way, can he bring himself to get Mountains at the basic land station?
Drafting Digest: Grasping At Draws
Ryan Saxe has a few more tough picks for you to check out! Do you agree with his analysis? What cards would you take if you were in his shoes? The voting is open!
Drafting Digest: When Blue Drafters Ruled The Earth
Ryan Saxe has found Rivals of Ixalan Draft to be unusually deep. Just how many players does he think it can support in a pod of eight? And how much does it affect his picks today?
Drafting Digest: Curiosity Killed The Opponent
Good news, everyone! The new Limited format isn’t bad! Ixalan just needed a little help from its sister set, and it’s getting it! Ryan Saxe opens a few packs and a lot of discussion!
Drafting Digest: A Pirate’s Life For Thee?
Ryan Saxe is finding Rivals of Ixalan Draft a fairly fast format! But how much will that affect his pick orders when he’s faced with tempting rares and an abundance of powerful Pirates?
Drafting Digest: Rivals Of Ixalan Kickoff
Get a head start on Rivals of Ixalan Draft with Ryan Saxe’s Drafting Digest! Early in a format, he often likes to take rares early to test them out. Will that hold true today?
Drafting Digest: Early Rivals Of Ixalan Tips And Traps
Ryan Saxe is excited to get his hands on drafting packs at the Prerelease! Check out his early impressions of Magic’s newest set and its Limited format here!
Drafting Digest: Getting Started On Rivals Of Ixalan
Ryan Saxe doesn’t have the packs, but he’s already in the draft queues! He’s eyeballing a few of the sneaky good picks you can expect to see in your hand when Rivals releases!
Drafting Digest: Cards That Are Sneaky Good
There are two kinds of Magic players: those that have not played Cube Draft, and those that are addicted to it! Count Ryan Saxe among the latter as he gives you the chance to vote for more picks with more packs!
Draft Digest: Fun, Cubed
Ryan Saxe returns with more rapid-fire Pack 1, Pick 1 decisions in the latest installment of the Draft Digest!