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Rakdos has the lowest winrate on 17lands. And this is because many of the cards that fall into the archetype's theme of triggering descended are a trap. I think there is still a viable strategy if you focus on a small game.

Golgari has one thing going for it. And that is reanimating big dinosaurs for cheap. And caves work well in the archetype. This week, I decided to go more in-depth with how I analyze an archetype and mix up how I present my favorite cards. Please let me know if you liked the new format and if it's worth doing in the future. Enjoy.

Dimir is the top performing black archetype, but black has not been performing well. Black’s strength is single-point removal, and in a set where cards are multiple cards in one, you fall behind trying to answer your opponents threats one for one. This is why I recommend trying to be as aggressive as you can instead of taking a controlling approach.

The second frontrunner in week one of Lost Caverns of Ixalan is Izzet Pirates. Giving up the evasion of white flyers, and midrange craft strategies, for pirate synergies and aggressive red removal and combat tricks. My most successful strategy has been tempo and it isn't uncommon for me to have a low curve, 15 or 16 lands, and very few cards that cost 4 or more. Join this channel to get access...

Welcome to episode 54! White-Blue Azorius is the early front runner during the first week of Lost Caverns of Ixalan. A tempo based strategy utilizing the cheap flyers at common and uncommon with a midrange backup plan leaning on craft cards has been my most successful approach. Become a youtube member to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jaX4aJ768rYJnQpTvDPww/join Want to hel...