Draft:
Pack 1:
Inner-Flame Acolyte, Peppersmoke, Paperfin Rascal, Nath’s Elite, Moonglove Extract, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Broken Ambitions, Cenn’s Heir,
Boggart Forager, Facevaulter, Fallowsage, Incremental Growth, Boggart Harbinger, Militia’s Pride
Pick: Moonglove Extract
Pack 2:
Avian Changeling, Bog-Strider Ash, Eyeblight’s Ending, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Soaring Hope, Shimmering Grotto, Judge of Currents, Lace with Moonglove, Blind-Spot Giant, Turtleshell Changeling, Crush Underfoot, Incendiary Command
Pick: Incendiary Command
Pack 3:
Thieving Sprite, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Whirlpool Whelm, Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Fertile Ground, Cenn’s Heir, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Shimmering Grotto, Merrow Reejerey, Summon the School, Exiled Boggart
Pick: Summon the School
Pack 4:
Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Amoeboid Changeling, Spring Cleaning, Lys Alana Scarblade, Kithkin Mourncaller, Wren’s Run Vanquisher
Pick: Wren’s Run Vanquisher
Pack 5:
Lys Alana Huntmaster, Runed Stalactite, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Neck Snap, Nightshade Stinger, Blades of Velis Vel, Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Turtleshell Changeling, Gaddock Teeg, Herbal Poultice
Pick: Lys Alana Huntmaster
Pack 6:
Wanderer’s Twig, Avian Changeling, Bog-Strider Ash, Springleaf Drum, Inkfathom Divers, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope, Elvish Promenade, Sunrise Sovereign
Pick: Sunrise Sovereign
Pack 7:
Thieving Sprite, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Hillcomber Giant, Streambed Aquitects, Nightshade Stinger, Faerie Trickery, Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Captivating Glance
Pick: Gilt-Leaf Ambush
Pack 8:
Herbal Poultice, Kithkin Greatheart,
Oakgnarl Warrior, Hornet Harasser, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Judge of Currents, Familiar’s Ruse
Pick: Oakgnarl Warrior
Pack 9:
Paperfin Rascal, Nath’s Elite, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Broken Ambitions, Boggart Forager, Facevaulter
Pick: Nath’s Elite
Pack 10:
Bog-Strider Ash, Oakgnarl Warrior, Soaring Hope, Shimmering Grotto, Lace with Moonglove, Crush Underfoot
Pick: Bog-Strider Ash
Pack 11:
Whirlpool Whelm, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Shimmering Grotto, Exiled Boggart
Pick: Whirlpool Whelm
Pack 12:
Deeptread Merrow, Protective Bubble, Amoeboid Changeling, Spring Cleaning
Pick: Spring Cleaning
Pack 13:
Nightshade Stinger, Dawnfluke, Herbal Poultice
Pick: Herbal Poultice
Pack 14:
Pick: Ingot Chewer
Pack 15:
Pick: Lairwatch Giant
Pack 16:
Battlewand Oak, Hurly-Burly, Plover Knights, Paperfin Rascal, Dreamspoiler Witches, Runed Stalactite, Nath’s Elite, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager,
Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Fodder Launch, Changeling Hero, Merrow Commerce, Thousand-Year Elixir
Pick: Nath’s Elite
Pack 17:
Hillcomber Giant, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Dreamspoiler Witches, Battlewand Oak, Oaken Brawler, Elvish Eulogist, Giant’s Ire, Lairwatch Giant, Spellstutter Sprite, Spiderwig Boggart, Ghostly Changeling, Seedguide Ash, Hearthcage Giant, Howltooth Hollow
Pick: Seedguide Ash
Pack 18:
Smokebraider, Stonybrook Angler, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Hunt Down, Giant’s Ire, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Flamekin Spitfire, Battle Mastery, Boggart Mob
Pick: Fertile Ground
Pack 19:
Stonybrook Angler, Thieving Sprite, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Hillcomber Giant, Streambed Aquitects, Boggart Forager, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Drowner of Secrets, Thorntooth Witch, Hoarder’s Greed, Scion of Oona
Pick: Thorntooth Witch
Pack 20:
Oakgnarl Warrior, Goldmeadow Harrier, Glimmerdust Nap, Soulbright Flamekin, Kithkin Daggerdare, Shimmering Grotto, Judge of Currents, Lace with Moonglove, Blind-Spot Giant, Exiled Boggart, Vivid Grove
Pick: Vivid Grove
Pack 21:
Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Lowland Oaf, Fistful of Force, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Mournwhelk, Needle Drop, Scattering Stroke, Incandescent Soulstoke
Pick: Lowland Oaf
Pack 22:
Glimmerdust Nap, Soulbright Flamekin, Kithkin Daggerdare, Exiled Boggart, Ponder, Heal the Scars, Skeletal Changeling, Elvish Promenade, Entangling Trap
Pick: Kithkin Daggerdare
Pack 23:
Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust
Nap, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Elvish Branchbender, Wellgabber Apothecary, Sylvan Echoes, Sentry Oak
Pick: Elvish Branchbender
Pack 24:
Hurly-Burly, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Merrow Commerce, Thousand-Year Elixir
Pick: Hurly-Burly
Pack 25:
Oaken Brawler, Elvish Eulogist, Giant’s Ire, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Hearthcage Giant
Pick: Hearthcage Giant
Pack 26:
Hunt Down, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Flamekin Spitfire
Pick: Flamekin Spitfire
Pack 27:
Thieving Sprite, Boggart Forager, Facevaulter, Hoarder’s Greed
Pick: Thieving Sprite
Pack 28:
Glimmerdust Nap, Lace with Moonglove, Exiled Boggart
Pick: Lace with Moonglove
Pack 29:
Pick: Needle Drop
Pack 30:
Pick: Entangling Trap
Pack 31:
Lignify, Silvergill Douser, Oblivion Ring, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Bog-Strider Ash, Aethersnipe, Tarfire, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant,
Gilt-Leaf Seer, Hunter of Eyeblights, Sylvan Echoes, Pollen Lullaby, Jace Beleren, Summon the School
Pick: Tarfire
Pack 32:
Pestermite, Hurly-Burly, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Consuming Bonfire, Wispmare, Stonybrook Angler, Flamekin Brawler, Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Triclopean Sight, Silvergill Adept, Vivid Creek, Vivid Meadow, Wild Ricochet
Pick: Lys Alana Huntmaster
Pack 33:
Wanderer’s Twig, Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Kithkin Greatheart, Aquitect’s Will, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Entangling Trap, Ethereal Whiskergill, Secluded Glen, Plains
Pick: Gilt-Leaf Seer
Pack 34:
Whirlpool Whelm, Leaf Gilder, Adder-Staff Boggart, Wispmare, Streambed Aquitects, Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Incremental Growth, Lys Alana Scarblade, Favor of the Mighty
Pick: Leaf Gilder
Pack 35:
Aethersnipe, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Wanderer’s Twig, Silvergill Douser, Heal the Scars, Inkfathom Divers, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer, Kithkin Mourncaller, Vivid Meadow
Pick: Kithkin Mourncaller
Pack 36:
Neck Snap, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Moonglove Winnower, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Triclopean Sight, Nath’s Buffoon, Caterwauling Boggart, Elvish Handservant, Glarewielder, Boggart Shenanigans
Pick: Glarewielder
Pack 37:
Fistful of Force, Aethersnipe, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Battle Mastery, Changeling Berserker
Pick: Changeling Berserker
Pack 38:
Battlewand Oak, Paperfin Rascal,
Runed Stalactite, Giant’s Ire, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Scattering Stroke
Pick: Battlewand Oak
Pack 39:
Lignify, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Bog-Strider Ash, Spring Cleaning, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Sylvan Echoes, Pollen Lullaby
Pick: Lignify
Pack 40:
Hurly-Burly, Wispmare, Flamekin Brawler, Tideshaper Mystic, Silvergill Adept, Wild Ricochet
Pick: Wild Ricochet
Pack 41:
Aquitect’s Will, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Plains
Pick: Mournwhelk
Pack 42:
Adder-Staff Boggart, Wispmare, Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel
Pick: Adder-Staff Boggart
Pack 43:
Heal the Scars, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer
Pick: Ingot Chewer
Pack 44:
Nath’s Buffoon, Boggart Shenanigans
Pick: Nath’s Buffoon
Pack 45:
Pick: Heal the Scars
Final decklist:
9 Forest
7 Mountain
1 Fertile Ground
1 Battlewand Oak
1 Changeling Berserker
1 Elvish Branchbenderv
1 Flamekin Spitfire
1 Gilt-Leaf Ambush
1 Gilt-Leaf Seer
1 Glarewielder
1 Incendiary Command
1 Kithkin Daggerdare
1 Kithkin Mourncaller
1 Leaf Gilder
1 Lignify
1 Lowland Oaf
2 Lys Alana Huntmaster
1 Moonglove Extract
2 Nath’s Elite
1 Seedguide Ash
1 Sunrise Sovereign
1 Tarfire
1 Vivid Grove
1 Wren’s Run Vanquisher
Sideboard
1 Adder-Staff Boggart
1 Bog-Strider Ash
1 Entangling Trapv
1 Heal the Scars
1 Hearthcage Giant
1 Herbal Poultice
1 Hurly-Burly
2 Ingot Chewer
1 Lace with Moonglove
1 Lairwatch Giant
1 Mournwhelk
1 Nath’s Buffoon
1 Needle Drop
1 Oakgnarl Warrior
1 Spring Cleaning
1 Summon the School
1 Thieving Sprite
1 Thorntooth Witch
1 Whirlpool Whelm
1 Wild Ricochet
Pick 1 I took Moonglove Extract to keep my options open for the next packs,
since no card was that powerful (ex: Peppersmoke), or they somehow forced commitment
(Fallowsage). I prefered Moonglove Extract and hold my options, rather than going
Green right away with Incremental Growth.
Picks 2, 3, and 4 I just took the best card. By Pick 5 I figured I
wouldn’t be U/W Merfolk, and by Pick 6 (with the Giant lord) I thought I could move
into the Elves and Giants archetype.
Pick 7 there was a very late Steambed Aquitects, but I only had Summon the School
to go with it, and I alreay had four good Red and Green cards, plus I had a
pick here.
Pick 16 I just took the only card that would probably make it into my deck at this
point, even though I wasn’t clearly happy about it.
Pick 19 I considered splashing or moving into a Treefolk theme, but this ended up in
the sideboard and I settled for Green/Red.
Round 1 I played versus Blue/Black Merfolk.
Game 1 he started with Angler, Aquitects, Douser, and Douser. I made turn
4 Huntmaster and turn 5 Incendiary Command, getting a three-for-one as
the Aquitects had attacked the previous turn. He had a third
Silvergill Douser, but I followed with turn 6 Sunrise Sovereign, and turn
7 Glarewielder plus Kithkin Daggerdare, which was enough to force the
concession.
I sided in Hurly Burly and Thorntooth Witch for extra removal, since I can
afford to wait for the Thorntooth Witch to kill the Dousers.
Game 2 he mulliganed to six, and I to five. He got a better start and
dropped me to 13. He had Angler, Douser, Aquitects. Meanwhile I was building,
as I got a good draw for five cards. I killed the Douser, and I had a
Daggerdare that allowed me to go on offense with the random 3/3 guys I
had. I started forcing damage through, and getting decent creature trades
thanks to Daggerdare, especially in the turns where he had no mana for Angler. I
never stopped attacking, and there was a turn where he had two 1/1
Faeries behind to chump block, since he had attacked with two creatures the
previous turn to put me to 8. I never got to know if he had something, as I
drew a sideboarded Hurly Burly to kill the Faeries and attack for the win.
Round 2 I played against Mono Red Elementals splashing Mulldrifter.
Game 1 he killed my Huntmaster with Lash Out, and Flamekin Spitfire with
Tarfire, as retribution for the Lignify I cast on his Smokebraider to slow him
down. The only creature I had in my hand was a Daggerdare, which I didn’t
cast because I had Incendiary Command. He only had a Cauterwailing Boggart
attacking me, so I held onto the Command for a while. One turn he played a 3/3 and my
life was a little above ten. I figured I could wait no more, so I used
Command to kill the Boggart, and also forced us to cycle our hands… Mine was 3 lands
and the Daggerdare, so it put me back in the game. Our next creatures traded.
The key moment was when he had Flamekin Bladewhirl and Inner-Flame
Igniter plus the Lignified Smokebraider, on eight lands. I only had Seedguide
Ash, and I figured if he drew the 9th land it would always be bad for me, so I
attacked, holding on my Gilt-Leaf Ambush. He attacked me back, and I played
Ambush, hoping just to get the Igniter, but won the clash and took the
Bladewhirl down as well. Since he was at zero cards in hand, I don’t think it
was necessary, but I just needed to take out the Igniter before he drew the 9th
land.
Game 2 I mulliganed and he had a fast start of Soulbright Flamekin,
Inner-Flame Igniter, Cauterwailing Boggart. That took me more than half of
my life, but there was one attack where I Tarfired his Boggart and made some
profitable blocks, getting a four-for-three and clearing his side of the board while
keeping a creature on mine. The problem was that we were both left with very
little, and a couple of turns passed with nothing happening… until he
played a Mulldrifter. Frown.
Game 3 it’s his time to mulligan and my time to have a good start. Turn
2 Wren’s Run Vanquisher, and turn 3 Lignify for his Smokebraider. The
Vanquisher dealt all the damage this game, up until the point where he had to
triple block it. The situation: he had the Lignified
Smokebraider, 3 life, and almost no hand. I was at 14 life, with a creature easily
blocked by the 0/4 Wall, holding lands and Tarfire. The game went again into
topdecking mode, but I had life advantage and many more lands in play. I just
didn’t want him to draw Mulldrifter. All of our next cards traded with each
other, the exception being the Wild Ricochet I sided in, but it could also
be a game winning if he cast removal or a Tarfire. Just when my Seedguide
Ash was ready to attack into his Faultgrinder, I drew Incendiary Command for
the final points.
I split the finals.
See you next week!
Tiago
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