New Posts For Thread: Help me be a better pilothttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29511467/Help_me_be_a_better_pilotHi everyone,So I learned something last FNM.It's the end of the night, and I've had a good time testing out a new deck. I'm playing a game for fun against a tricky G/W token deck, and I'm pretty sure the game is lost. Just then, though, one of the moKnow the rules. It sounds obvious, but learn them as well as you can. Aside from experience, nothing helps you play better than really understanding how everything works. In particular, learn how the stack (and priority) works and learn the phaseshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29511467/Help_me_be_a_better_pilot?post_id=526450893#526450893Know the rules. It sounds obvious, but learn them as well as you can. Aside from experience, nothing helps you play better than really understanding how everything works. In particular, learn how the stack (and priority) works and learn the phasesThu, 29 Nov 2012 03:33:32 -0600What Islands just meant to say was 'Don't trade creatures by blocking til it makes you dead to not block.'This applies in particular during early stages of play. As the game progresses and creatures get larger you might be more compelled to block withttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29511467/Help_me_be_a_better_pilot?post_id=526430557#526430557What Islands just meant to say was 'Don't trade creatures by blocking til it makes you dead to not block.'This applies in particular during early stages of play. As the game progresses and creatures get larger you might be more compelled to block witWed, 28 Nov 2012 09:23:24 -0600Muligan often. If you aren't mulliganing at least once a match, you're most likely not doing it enough.Shuffle thoroughly.Don't block. Crack back.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29511467/Help_me_be_a_better_pilot?post_id=526424083#526424083Muligan often. If you aren't mulliganing at least once a match, you're most likely not doing it enough.Shuffle thoroughly.Don't block. Crack back.Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:08:44 -0600learn all the (important) cards in standard and what you can (generally) expect in any given matchup.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29511467/Help_me_be_a_better_pilot?post_id=526421311#526421311learn all the (important) cards in standard and what you can (generally) expect in any given matchup.Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:53:44 -0600I would like to chime in. Practice your deck as often as possible, against as many decks as possible. One of your best and only guarantees for advantage is knowing exactly what you could draw. How many clifftop retreats do you run, how many have youhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29511467/Help_me_be_a_better_pilot?post_id=526421173#526421173I would like to chime in. Practice your deck as often as possible, against as many decks as possible. One of your best and only guarantees for advantage is knowing exactly what you could draw. How many clifftop retreats do you run, how many have youTue, 27 Nov 2012 21:41:57 -0600