The hardest games, by very very far, are the ones where one gets little enlist, or, being a tight map, little enlist + little mercs.

Then, the games where the adversary gets a lot of debuffs. And where you get very little debuff (though those are less important than enlist).

After a lot less games, I came to a similar conclusion, as I've alluded to in some other forum threads.

Now, in my opinion, the best thing you can get in sealed games is good cards in the group of three rares/ultras that come in your three decks. But this is somewhat unlikely, therefore...

The next best thing you can get, and that you would want to get in combination with good rares/ultras, are "enlist cards" as Geral mentioned. And the next best thing, as Geral also mentioned, are debuffs. You don't need to worry about convincing anybody of this Geral, this is a widely accepted fact.

This is why I lobby for 5 deck sealed games, especially in more meaningful tournaments. With five sealed decks, each player is more likely to get some assortment of enlists and debuffs.

After winning a lot of money, I've come to a conclusion...

Can't wait for draft!

How does draft work? I am not familiar with the concept. Is it a common pool and each player takes a turn choosing a card or something?