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How To Build Your Own Sideboard – A Deep Dive

Altheriax explains the ins and outs of what you need to consider when building your own sideboard with lots of tips in this 4,500+ word deep dive!

Hey everyone! With sideboard guides and netdecking becoming a core part of competitive Magic, and a lot of players still playing best of 1, there are a lot of people who aren't experienced at building their own sideboard and it can be a daunting task.

I firmly believe that best of 3 is a lot deeper and generally more fun than best of 1 since it removes a lot of variance, and for existing best of 3 players being able to tweak your sideboard and re-work it depending on metagame shifts makes a huge difference to gettin...

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Alth is an MTG Arena grinder who has been #1 on the ladder multiple times and is always looking to bring new ideas and archetypes to the format and push them to the top spots on the ladder. You can follow him on Twitter and YouTube.

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