Aetherdrift Week 5 Meta Update + 17Lands Draft Share Analysis

Hey drafters,

Aetherdrift is winding down and the meta is not changing much! Traditional Draft is seeing some increased interest though, so this week we’ll take a look at:

📊 Meta Comparison: The format isn’t shifting much, but Traditional Draft has enough games tracked by now to make some comparisons with Premier Draft.

🔀 Premier vs. Traditional Draft Differences: Some cards perform surprisingly differently between Best-of-1 and Best-of-3. A few sideboard stars shine in Traditional, while aggressive cards lose value.

🔎 Read the full breakdown here: Aetherdrift Week 5: Meta Update and Traditional Draft Insights

How Many Arena Players Use 17Lands?

Ever wondered how many drafts on MTG Arena are actually tracked by 17Lands? We used the public draft dataset of the first three week of the format to estimate the share and the results look promising.

🧐 Premier Draft Coverage: About 11.3% of all drafts are recorded—higher than you might expect! But the number is increasing as the format progresses.

📈 Traditional Draft Has More 17Lands Users: 21.3% of Best-of-3 drafts are tracked. Check out the article to read about the methodology used to compute these results.

🔍 See the full analysis here: How Many Arena Players Use 17Lands?

Join the Conversation

With the release of the public datasets from 17Lands the possibilities to explore are near endless. If you have any questions about Aetherdrift that can be answer by digging into the number, let us know on Bluesky!

Until next week,
Simon
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