#182: Draft deck skeletons for Secrets of Strixhaven with the Skeleton Crew
From Magic Numbers by Sierkovitz
April 21, 2026 · 3h 0m
About this episode
The episode discusses deck strategies and card evaluations for the upcoming Secrets of Strixhaven set with guests Zach Kagan and Tresio.
New set is almost there, so it is time for my eccentric, deck-centric set review with the ever changing but ever wise Skeleton Crew. This time we have Zach Kagan and Tresio and we dive into out hopes and aspirations for the Secrets of Strixhaven set. And what a banger it promises to be. Despite being a 5 guilds set, where only 5 color pairs are supported for draft, the design team tried to seed in fast and slow versions of each of the 5 archetype and we try to figure out how that could work for each of them. We look at cards, but in context of decks and plans rather than evaluating each card in vacuum. Great material to prime yourself for the upcoming set, and I can proudly say - I think it is one of the best Skeleton Crew episodes we did so far. Ping me for coaching. Join the Discord , sign up for Patreon , and use this…
People in this episode
Host: Sierkovitz
Guests: Zach Kagan, Tresio
Topics covered
- deck building
- Magic: The Gathering
- Strixhaven
- game strategy
- card evaluation
Keywords
- deck skeletons
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Magic: The Gathering
- draft strategies
- card analysis
Sponsors
BulkBox
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Skeleton Crew, Discord, Patreon
Books & works: Secrets of Strixhaven
Places: UK
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