Dan admits to being a terrible card evaluator but still thinks about cards as they are released and their possible impact on Standard.
Sealed: Identify a deck plan and build around that.
Draft: Be very mindful of your mana curve.
Find A team. Ideally you'll want a team with Pro players but if you can't find one then just get on A team that play tests regularly.
Take good notes and don't waste play testing time. Be mindful of "inbred" play testing.
Invest in Standard and stick with your deck as you improve and move up to bigger tournaments.
The Elephant Method (you just have to read it for yourself)
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