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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For my first Reality Fracture episode, I'm taking a close look at the 2-drops in the format, trying learn about different deck gameplans by categorizing the different types of 2 drops you might play.

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

3-0 6-0. Pulled off the infinite and also cast a t5 emrakul off a 1 land opener lol 🤪

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

People are making way too big a deal about FRA sealed imbalance from the mirrored pairs. The list of pairs where both cards are busted is exactly the Garruks. Even for the uncommons, a large portion of this space is taken up by 2c + monocolor pairs that you can't/shouldn't play in the same deck.

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Jeremy Geist @jeremygeist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Good evening! Would you like to learn some of useless minutia about #mtgfracture 's mirrored pair sheet? I mean of course you would, who wouldn't? #wotcstaff

The Magic: the Gathering card "Chandra, Torch of Defiance"

The Magic: the Gathering card Chandra, Chill of Compliance

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Trophied prerelease with a scrappy(?) 1-rare GW deck! Had a GR tricks build where Ferocities would have been GREAT but decided the grindier build looked better. Won a lot of games combining Battalion with the Pegasus! Unbelievably good games tonight too.

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

All my questions going into the first drafts of Reality Fracture! YouTube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nlN... Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/4OnYIYm... Linktree - linktr.ee/roughdrafts

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This preview season I'm struck by the idea that the way most of us talk about draft is fundamentally flawed. Winrate data, format speeds, A-F grades, tier lists are 2-dimensional answers and draft is a 3-dimensional problem.

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Marc Anderson @neo-mtg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The reason for my silence is that instead of playing HOB. I spent the last few months doing rotisserie cube drafts in @sampratt.bsky.social's server. They've been a blast with a scattering of real ringers to keep the competitive juices flowing. If anyone is interested, here's my season 4 decks:

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

my football team won today

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This week I'm taking the opportunity to deep-dive on variance in Magic - why flooding is probably your fault, and how thinking about variance before you even start your draft can help.

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

CubeCon trophies! GB Dudes by my friend Jack UB Flash 4c Pile Bant Blink by my friend Matt

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My second cube of my 2026 cube project (5 cubes in 6 months) is Class of 2013, which attempts to recreate the decks and metagame of Innistrad - Return to Ravnica standard by leveraging some creative high-level constructions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=glvm...

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Class of 2013 - MtG Cube Overview - Cube Project 2026 #2

YouTube video by Rough Drafts

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Last week was all about my weekend as a competitor at CubeCon. This week I'm recapping my experience as a designer, talking about player feedback, play data, and upcoming cube changes.

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Also ran my cube for the monthly competitive drafts I've been running, and took it down myself 😉 with GBr beats

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Recapping all the drafts from my great weekend at CubeCon! YouTube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvPn... Spotify - open.spotify.com/episode/3Cjy... Linktree - linktr.ee/roughdrafts

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I was really touched by all the positive feedback I got about GUT over the weekend. Honored to have it featured on stream in the t128, and I had so many people express positive things that matched my design goals. I cannot WAIT to get my hands on the deck pictures.

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

OK I'll stop being coy with the p1p1s and do a proper CubeCon deck pic thread 😘

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

CubeCon draft 1 p1p1 (didn't make the deck) 2-1

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

CubeCon prequel draft p1p1 2-1

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

As my Hobbit experiment draws to a close, it's time to pull the veil off The Data and compare my own card evaluation to the aggregate.

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

My second post-release Hobbit episode goes into my big-picture format experience without 17lands, including why I've been winning with black, why this set is so good for small games, and why this is the best Menace has ever been.

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

might be the coolest card ever printed

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Time to recap my experience drafting the Hobbit blind - no previews, no discussion, no 17lands data. This episode mainly focuses on the topic of card evaluation.

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Chicago Draft League II! We're playing Duskmourn

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

If you're interested in watching me attempt to draft Hobbit cards without reading them, I uploaded the twitch vod to youtube. Enjoy :) youtu.be/ITX7YYszOUU?...

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Day 1 Hobbit Drafts! Going in blind

YouTube video by Rough Drafts

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

2 trophies in my first two drafts! then rounded it out with a 3-3 WR deck. Going into my first draft blind was insanely stressful but I already feel like I know every single common. Set seems to have some really cool cards and I love the Recruit mechanic.

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CubeCon @cubecon.org · 11/08/2026

#CubeCon is just about 2 weeks away! Did you know we have a bunch of designers named Sam and you could possibly fill your entire CubeCon weekend just playing Sam designed cubes? How about a #P1P1 from the @sampratt.bsky.social designed GUT (Grand Unified Theory)? #MTGCube #Sam

Pack of 15 magic cards from the SamP designed 'GUT'

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The Hobbit is the last small set for the foreseeable future, so I'm taking the opportunity to do something cool - go into the set totally blind! This episode goes into detail on my plan and expectations for this unique experiment.

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Golden Ratio is a cube that draws inspiration from the Fibonnaci sequence - mana can only be spent in increments of 2, 3, 5, 8, and so on. That's not a rules modification, that's a quality of the cube! This is cube #1 of my 2026 project (5 first drafts in 6 months) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXc1...

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Golden Ratio - Cube Overview - Cube Project 2026 #1

YouTube video by Rough Drafts

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Mardu by clong and his legs

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I've had a number of ideas for new cubes over the past two years, but haven't found the time, energy, or drive to actually see them through. So I'm tackling the problem head on - finishing a "first draft" of five cubes by the end of the year.

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Sam Pratt @sampratt.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Back home for the weekend. It still works. Can I get a hell yeah

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