M19 Biggest Movers (Patreon)

Howdy loyal patrons! As usual I've been playing Magic all weekend and have learned a lot about the new format. Hope you got a chance to do a prerelease as well!

I've adjusted a whole bunch of ratings in Draftsim to match my new understanding of the format.

Cards that performed a bit better than expected

Patient Rebuilding (+.8) to 3.4 - Wow, I knew this would be a control finisher and source of card advantage, but the fact that it's both makes it a bomb. Worth picking early and building around.

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager (+.6) to 4.6 - Speaking of bombs, Nicol Bolas is absurdly powerful and you just win if you get to flip him. I originally thought a 4/4 might be too susceptible to removal, but it just doesn't matter. Plus Luminous Bonds and Dwindle are not good answers.

Dwindle (+.5) to 2.6 - But unless your opponent has a crazy mythic with activated abilities, Dwindle plays great in M19. It invalidates big threats at a reasonable mana cost. And they fact they can only block once really matters. Core sets mean less abilities on creatures, which make a card like this better.

Vampire Sovereign (+.4) to 3.2 - This might be one of the best uncommons in the set. It helps with catching up, racing, blocks well, attacks well. The complete package.

Cards that were worse than expected

Liliana, Untouched by Death (-.7) to 2.4 - When I originally rated this, I assumed zombies would be more prevalent/available then they really are. This card is not a high pick despite being a planeswalker.

Valiant Knight (-.6) to 3.7 - Still a great card and probably near-bomb level but not an unbeatable one. In sealed it's very hard to get enough knights to really get the full value out of it. But you can prioritize knights a little more in draft.

Ajani's Welcome (-.4) to 1.8 - Did you notice how few lifegain payoffs there are in the set?? This card is super narrow and you won't want it even in every single B/W deck.

Sticher's Supplier (-.4) to 1.9 - Another card that maybe looked like it would have enough payoffs (ways to get graveyard value, in this case) but there's just nothing there. Even if you have a Gravedigger, you're playing a 1/1 to set it up. And that 1/1 doesn't do anything, especially if your opponent just ignores it.