Holding Priority - Magic the Gathering
Jul 6, 2026 · 1 hr 26 min · 11 segments
Welcome to another episode of Holding Priority, the ultimate destination for Magic: The Gathering enthusiasts seeking to deepen their understanding of the game. In today's episode, we discuss the…
But one thing you have to remember is in a four-player game, you're only supposed to win 25% of the time.
So if you are at round three and you haven't won yet, you have only played two of your four matches and you're only supposed to win one, you know, like at odds.
So you could go all the way to round four and not have a win and still win round four and five and get in to top 16.
Um, so it's, it's really important to understand that, like, if you haven't won in your first two or three rounds, um, That happens.
That's pretty much what Ghost did at the Boil to get top 16 was... slow start, but then hit the ground running last day, went out, hit top 16.
Like you're, you're not going to win the games that you don't think you're going to win.
I would also say like, On average, you really need like 11 points, which is two wins and a draw normally.
You're definitely in top 16, I would say, unless there's just some crazy buys or something.
I know that we go to some that are four rounds and it's a little bit harder to kind of figure out.
But those four round tournaments, like I'm not going to say that they're luck, but they're kind of.
Because you're only playing four rounds, you don't really get the full experience, so.
But one thing you have to remember is in a four-player game, you're only supposed to win 25% of the time.
So if you are at round three and you haven't won yet, you have only played two of your four matches and you're only supposed to win one, you know, like at odds.
So you could go all the way to round four and not have a win and still win round four and five and get in to top 16.
Um, so it's, it's really important to understand that, like, if you haven't won in your first two or three rounds, um, That happens.
That's pretty much what Ghost did at the Boil to get top 16 was... slow start, but then hit the ground running last day, went out, hit top 16.
Like you're, you're not going to win the games that you don't think you're going to win.
I would also say like, On average, you really need like 11 points, which is two wins and a draw normally.
You're definitely in top 16, I would say, unless there's just some crazy buys or something.
I know that we go to some that are four rounds and it's a little bit harder to kind of figure out.
But those four round tournaments, like I'm not going to say that they're luck, but they're kind of.
Because you're only playing four rounds, you don't really get the full experience, so.
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