Magic Numbers #86: How do draft formats evolve over time? @Sierkovitz
Magic Numbers #86: How do draft formats evolve over time?  @Sierkovitz
Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
This week I look at how LTR drafts changed over time. Which cards, color pairs fell in and out of favour with the Arena users. And how did the player win rate impact those preferences.

But doing just a retrospective of one format can be a bit boring - what universal trends can we draw from LTR evolution? Can some color pairs be more resiliant to metagame shifts and if so - why?

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Magic Numbers #86: How do draft formats evolve over time?

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