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Drafting is a form of limited MTG where players take turns selecting cards from booster packs in order to build a deck on-the-fly.
In many ways it is a very “pure” form of Magic because it allows you to rely heavily on your skills and knowledge, plus a bit of luck. There’s no room for expensive decks or planning beforehand, and the mere thrill of opening new boosters to make a deck from scratch makes drafting a very exciting and rewarding way to play MTG.
A booster draft is traditionally played in 8-player groups called “pods.”
Each player receives three booster packs, usually from the same set
You open the first pack, pick a card, and then pass the pack to the next player
Take the pack from the player passing one to you, pick a card, and do it again
Rinse and repeat until everyone has opened three packs and you have a card pool which you’ll use to build a 40-card minimum deck
Drafting is a unique way to experience Magic and is significantly different from constructed. In any constructed format, you already know which cards you’ll play with and can easily engage in theory-crafting.
There’s also the matter of investment, since players with bigger budgets will naturally have more cards to choose from which can create a huge gap between players. But players are on equal grounds when it comes to drafting. Nobody knows what cards they’ll get and it’s much more difficult to counter other players’ decks. All you can only rely on to make a good deck out of nothing is your skill and (obviously) lady luck.