
Since gems are rare and cannot be farmed, I will assume the 5000 gold cost here instead of the 750 gem cost. Opening packs is better if you: wants your cards asap (you don't have the luxury of time), are going for specific mythics or rares.Ĭost: 750 gems or 5000 gold (note that using gems is "cheaper", as it converts to only 3750 gold).

By playing Sealed, you improve your skill in the format.If you reach 6 wins, you get your 2000 gems back. Every win gives you AT LEAST an additional pack IN GEMS. Sealed is better for growing your collection, even if you go 0-3 every time, because you will always get more cards for your gems.For simplification purposes, I rounded these down to 0. You also progress your wildcard track 4 times, so 0.67 uncommon and 0.67 mythic/rare. This is 3 packs from finishing the event and 1 pack for converting the 200 gems reward as a pack. You get 6 packs of 14 cards (limited packs) and 4 packs of 8 cards (MTGA packs). IF you decide to play the sealed event, let's assume you go 0-3 (let's face it you open shit/got mana flooded/got mana screwed and your opponents had the best bombs/had JUST what they needed). For simplification purposes, I rounded these down to 1. You also progress your wildcard track 10 times, so 1.66 uncommon and 1.66 mythic/rare. IF you use the entry fee of 2000 gems to open packs, you get 10 packs of 8 cards. Note: MTGA Packs can contain wildcards, and progress your mythic/rare and uncommon wildtracks by 1 each.Ĭost: 2000 gems (10000 gold, but you can only enter this event using gems) Limited Pack (14 cards): 1 mythic / rare, 3 uncommons, 10 commons.MTGA Pack (8 cards): 1 mythic / rare, 2 uncommons, 5 commons.I hope the numbers below can help fellow planeswalkers who are new to MTGA, or those who are lesser-skilled (like me) who want to min-max their returns with the least risk. I started Magic Arena last week and couldn't find a calculated guide on what to spend gold/gems on to make the best returns as a beginner player starting with an empty collection.
