Cudgel Troll is right.. he's very good in limited. When you get OCTGN set up... I know you go to tourney's i'd be happy to help you practice by doin' 6 sealed with ya. I never done a draft yet though,

Draft is harder, but it's more rewarding. You have to read table signals and figure out what colors are open if you want to build the best deck possible. Or you can just force the colors you want and ensure that you and the person who's trying to force you out of it end up with mediocre decks.
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I get the concepts behind drafts, I think 6 sealed takes skill. It is easier than drafting though. As you said when you draft you have to notice how many, or what percent rather of a given colors relevant cards your seeing as the cards go by. (are you seeing a lot of ok red cards, green cards or what)... then secondly noticed what colors are missing, and if you know the sets well enough, you can know what kind of deck they're building.

For example in m11 if i a lot of blue go missing, then i know regardless my color i need to pick up some enchantments, to deal with Ice Prison.

Probably can play mind-games with people to.. if you open a pack and there is only one blue, and when you pass it down they see no blue in the pack, then the next guy will see no blue in the pack.. they might start thinkin' blue is not an option. Especially if it happened two packs in a row for you.

Honestly, I've never drafted like that.. I'd like to, and I'll see if i can get in a draft. I have a general feel for the strategy.

And if your strategy for playing around Ice Cage is to start drafting Holy Strengths, then you have no idea what the fuck you're doing.

I woudl throw some in, and other enchants... I'd at least throw a couple in, if i knew someone was running blue. Probably 1 or 2. OR mighty leap or something to serve two purpsose, one for their effect and two for their icing on the cake to potentially deal with that annoying card.

And I've technically did 1 sealed irl (and many online sealed), but not draft style... but I knew the difference strategically. I was saying the same thing as Syd, since it's Syd so he's gunna make a good point, but just adding explanation for how you know what other people are drafting, and some reasons why it's relevant. I'd feel okay drafting in m11, but no other set. Since i know a lot of the m11 cards, which is hugely important in drafting.

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You're wrong. I mean, maybe that's what YOU'D do, but you'd be wrong to do so.

Whatever... they wouldn't be top picks but i think i'd eventually grab one or two.. and those would be the reasons. I should ask on MTG salvation what they think about the scenario. You do have more magic experience, perhaps you're right.

P.S. thanks for talking like a sensible person in this reply... you didn't really give any reason for your statement, but at least it was a moderate statement on the issue. Your sig says otherwise about modesty... but in this case, I have to give you props for that.