<h2>Play during a new set's release</h2>
<p>This is only anecdotal, but I've noticed greater success in Draft and Sealed during the first week or so of a new set's release.  Thinking logically, this makes sense - Releases are popular, and the time when the most players will be playing.  So the percentage of players who play infrequently is higher, and you're more likely to play against inexperienced players.</p>

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This will also only work at the beginning of a new season. Since your limited-rank depends on how many games you play (and of course your win/lose ratio), you will get matched with similarly skilled players.
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<p>I'm grinding MTG Arena pretty hard and managed to get my hands on 2-3 top tier decks by now (while still holding some wildcards).</p>

<p>Up to now i just played Ranked Games to get the daily challenges done. Once I have 5k Gold I play drafts. Traditional drafts seem pretty risky to me since you have to pay a lot of gems while getting a low base-value (3 boosters)</p>

<p>But I haven't figured out yet if it would be better to solely play Constructed events and then buy packs with the acquired gold.</p>

<p>What is the best approach to get the largest cardbase with no in-game purchases assuming a winrate of 50% across all event-types?</p>

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How to get the best value out of gold and gems in MTG Arena?
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# How to get the best value out of gold and gems in MTG Arena?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-05-03)

I'm grinding MTG Arena pretty hard and managed to get my hands on 2-3 top tier decks by now (while still holding some wildcards).

Up to now i just played Ranked Games to get the daily challenges done. Once I have 5k Gold I play drafts. Traditional drafts seem pretty risky to me since you have to pay a lot of gems while getting a low base-value (3 boosters)

But I haven't figured out yet if it would be better to solely play Constructed events and then buy packs with the acquired gold.

What is the best approach to get the largest cardbase with no in-game purchases assuming a winrate of 50% across all event-types?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-10-31. Score: 0

## Play during a new set's release

This is only anecdotal, but I've noticed greater success in Draft and Sealed during the first week or so of a new set's release. Thinking logically, this makes sense - Releases are popular, and the time when the most players will be playing. So the percentage of players who play infrequently is higher, and you're more likely to play against inexperienced players.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: This will also only work at the beginning of a new season. Since your limited-rank depends on how many games you play (and of course your win/lose ratio), you will get matched with similarly skilled players.  

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