A sideboard is a set of cards that a Magic: The Gathering player can use to customize their deck between games in a match. The typical MTG match is usually done with the first game with the default maindecks, and the second and third game (if needed) with sideboard cards. Here are some tips and tricks for optimizing your MTG sideboard strategy:
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Losing in Magic: The Gathering games is frustrating, especially when it is a close match. Several reasons include the opponent top-decked a good card to finish the game, you have not enough mana or life to do a move to win, running out of creature threats, top-decking lands instead of spells, and much more. I can recall similar real-life scenarios in my gaming experience in various Magic: the Gathering tournaments.
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I remember my first Magic: the Gathering Prerelease event where I just prepared a piece of paper, a ballpen, and a deck box containing some basic lands in it. At that time, internet access was limited and you’d only have the official MTG website posting the info on the complete spoiler list, and the strategy details were somewhat premium.
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Back when I was in the competitive mode in the game of Magic: the Gathering, I took every vacant time of the day to playtest my deck builds, whether online or with my friends. It may not be thorough, but every game counts with added info on the deck’s gameplay, card & board interactions, etc.
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With the Magic: the Gathering decklist info almost published in real-time online, it is just a breeze to copy a list and use it for building a deck. The question now is what happens if this info is not available to you?
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Playing first in Magic: the Gathering is crucial especially if you are piloting an aggro deck as Red Deck Wins and Suicide Black. The term “aggro curve” is really important for the archetype to be consistent in the explosive one-two-three punch in their first three turns, and often catching opponents off-guard.
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