Prometa

Situational Awareness: How to Play Around Things

PVDDR takes us through some next-level mindset needed to succeed at the top levels, in how and when to play around the cards you're afraid of.

PVDDR
January 21, 2023
Premium Strategy

Sometime ago, my teammate Julian Wellman posted a video where he discussed an interesting spot from his World Championship run (the play starts at 5:52):

Basically, the situation for Julian is as follows - he can either go for the Transmogrify or for the Esika's Chariot. I...

This exclusive content is available for Premium members!

Support MTG Arena Zone and your favorite content creators by subscribing to our Premium community! Get the most of your gaming experience with the following perks for paid membership:

No ads: Browse the entire website ad-free, both display and video.
Exclusive Content: Exclusive articles only for Premium members, at your fingertips.
Support: All your contributions get directly reinvested into the website to increase your viewing experience!
Giveaways and Promotions: Regularly, we will hold giveaways and promotions to the community.
Discord: Join our Discord server, claim your Premium role and gain access to exclusive channels where you can learn in real time!
Tournaments: More information coming soon!

PVDDR

Paulo Vitor "PVDDR" Damo da Rosa has been a professional Magic: the Gathering player and writer for over 20 years. He was Player of the Year in 2017, World Champion in 2020, and is tied for most Top Finishes in history with 17. He will play whichever decks he thinks are the best, but his favorite style is aggro-control. Other than Magic, PV is also a fan of watching TV shows, reading fantasy novels and playing several other games such as Bridge, LoL, TFT, Storybook Brawl, Baldur's Gate 2 and Diablo 2.

Articles: 41