EDH Players Are Building Interaction All Wrong

About this episode

This episode explores the crucial role of interaction in deck building for Magic: The Gathering.

This episode explores the crucial role of interaction in deck building for Magic: The Gathering, focusing on reactive vs proactive strategies, speed considerations, and how to tailor your interaction package to your deck's game plan and meta. Derek and Benjamin share insights on effective removal, protection, and the importance of matching your interaction to your deck's speed and strategy. Patreon.com/mymythicalmeta If you are an upcoming content creator, use our affiliate link for VidIQ, the best YouTube growth toolkit for new creators: https://vidiq.com/MyMythicalMeta. You can find all of My Mythical Meta's MTG deck lists by following our Archidekt page here: https://archidekt.com/u/MyMythicalMeta Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Interaction in Deck Building 02:21 Understanding Interaction: Definitions and Types 04:26 Reactive vs. Proactive Interaction 07:02 Stack Interaction and Its Importance 09:21 Determining Interaction Based on Deck Speed 11:34 Mid-Range Deck Strategies 14:09 Control and Combo Deck Considerations 16:56 Evaluating Interaction Needs 20:16 Game Plan and Interaction Alignment 24:44 Understanding Interaction in Deck Building 29:01 Tailoring Interaction to Deck…

People in this episode

Hosts: Derek, Benjamin

Topics covered

• deck building
• interaction
• Magic: The Gathering
• reactive strategies
• proactive strategies
• game plan
• meta awareness

Keywords

• interaction
• deck building
• removal
• protection
• deck speed
• mid-range strategies
• control decks
• combo decks
• common mistakes

Sponsors

VidIQ

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon.com, My Mythical Meta, Archidekt

Books & works: Magic: The Gathering

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