Draft:
Pack 1:
Goldmeadow Harrier, Fistful of Force, Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust Nap, Cloudcrown Oak, Oblivion Ring, Ponder, Heal the Scars, Skeletal
Changeling, Shields of Velis Vel, Sylvan Echoes, Hearthcage Giant, Changeling Hero, Deathrender, Sylvan Echoes
Pick: Oblivion Ring
Pack 2:
Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Avian Changeling, Warren Pilferers, Lowland Oaf, Fistful of Force, Protective Bubble, Fire-Belly Changeling, Skeletal Changeling, Aquitect’s Will, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Entangling Trap, Merrow Commerce, Tar Pitcher
Pick: Tar Pitcher
Pack 3:
Inner-Flame Acolyte, Peppersmoke, Paperfin Rascal, Nath’s Elite, Moonglove Extract, Shimmering Grotto, Giant’s Ire, Lairwatch Giant, Spellstutter Sprite, Wizened Cenn, Sylvan Echoes, Boggart Mob, Mountain
Pick: Boggart Mob
Pack 4:
Boggart Loggers, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Runed Stalactite, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Neck Snap, Leaf Gilder, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Guardian of Cloverdell, Glarewielder
Pick: Glarewielder
Pack 5:
Stonybrook Angler, Thieving Sprite, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Hillcomber Giant, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Broken Ambitions, Nath’s Buffoon, Faultgrinder, Rootgrapple, Changeling Titan, Giant Harbinger
Pick: Stinkdrinker Daredevil
Pack 6:
Springleaf Drum, Kithkin Healer, Footbottom Feast, Axegrinder Giant, Shields of Velis Vel, Mournwhelk, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Merrow Commerce
Pick: Footbottom Feast
Pack 7:
Oaken Brawler, Hurly-Burly, Peppersmoke, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Giant’s Ire, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Elvish Promenade
Pick: Peppersmoke
Pack 8:
Glimmerdust Nap, Kithkin
Daggerdare, Surge of Thoughtweft, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Elvish Branchbender, Vivid Meadow, Battle Mastery
Pick: Vivid Meadow
Pack 9:
Fistful of Force, Soulbright Flamekin, Heal the Scars, Shields of Velis Vel, Sylvan Echoes, Hearthcage Giant, Sylvan Echoes
Pick: Soulbright Flamekin
Pack 10:
Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Fistful of Force, Protective Bubble, Entangling Trap, Merrow Commerce
Pick: Fistful of Force
Pack 11:
Giant’s Ire, Lairwatch Giant, Spellstutter Sprite, Sylvan Echoes, Mountain
Pick: Giant’s Ire
Pack 12:
Lairwatch Giant, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Guardian of Cloverdell
Pick: Guardian of Cloverdell
Pack 13:
Nath’s Buffoon, Faultgrinder, Rootgrapple
Pick: Nath’s Buffoon
Pack 14:
Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars
Pick: Springjack Knight
Pack 15:
Pick: Dawnfluke
Pack 16:
Wanderer’s Twig, Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Woodland Changeling, Kithkin Greatheart, Mulldrifter, Fire-Belly Changeling, Elvish
Branchbender, Amoeboid Changeling, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Lace with Moonglove, Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender, Vivid Meadow, Inner-Flame Igniter, Vigor
Pick: Mulldrifter
Pack 17:
Weed Strangle, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Kithkin Healer, Footbottom Feast, Aquitect’s Will, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Crush Underfoot, Lys Alana Scarblade, Ethereal Whiskergill, Ancient Amphitheater
Pick: Weed Strangle
Pack 18:
Oaken Brawler, Smokebraider, Stonybrook Angler, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Flamekin Brawler, Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Squeaking Pie Sneak, Guardian of Cloverdell, Boggart Harbinger, Wanderwine Prophets, Vivid Creek
Pick: Boggart Harbinger
Pack 19:
Aethersnipe, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Tarfire, Wanderer’s Twig, Silvergill Douser, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Shenanigans, Colfenor’s Plans, Springleaf Drum
Pick: Tarfire
Pack 20:
Pestermite, Hurly-Burly, Consuming Bonfire, Wispmare, Stonybrook Angler, Cenn’s Heir, Boggart Forager, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Seedguide Ash, Howltooth Hollow
Pick: Consuming Bonfire
Pack 21:
Hurly-Burly, Paperfin Rascal, Runed Stalactite, Goldmeadow Dodger, Wings of Velis Vel, Flamekin Brawler, Warren-Scourge Elf, Ceaseless Searblades, Hunter of Eyeblights, Thorn of Amethyst
Pick: Runed Stalactite
Pack 22:
Silvergill Douser, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Bog-Strider Ash, Inkfathom Divers, Boggart Birth Rite, Soaring Hope, Nectar Faerie, Woodland Guidance, Dolmen Gate
Pick: Boggart Birth Rite
Pack 23:
Thieving Sprite, Whirlpool
Whelm, Adder-Staff Boggart, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath’s Buffoon, Tideshaper Mystic, Ashling’s Prerogative
Pick: Adder-Staff Boggart
Pack 24:
Axegrinder Giant, Elvish Branchbender, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Lace with Moonglove, Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender, Vivid Meadow, Inner-Flame Igniter
Pick: Inner-Flame Igniter
Pack 25:
Kithkin Healer, Aquitect’s Will, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Crush Underfoot
Pick: Kithkin Healer
Pack 26:
Oaken Brawler, Flamekin Brawler, Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Wanderwine Prophets
Pick: Wanderwine Prophets
Pack 27:
Spring Cleaning, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Shenanigans
Pick: Wellgabber Apothecary
Pack 28:
Wispmare, Boggart Forager, Facevaulter
Pick: Facevaulter
Pack 29:
Flamekin Brawler, Hunter of Eyeblights
Pick: Hunter of Eyeblights
Pack 30:
Pick: Soaring Hope
Pack 31:
Pestermite, Hurly-Burly, Peppersmoke, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Consuming Bonfire, Wispmare, Faerie Trickery, Nightshade Stinger, Blades of Velis Vel,
Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Sentry Oak, Tar Pitcher, Veteran of the Depths, Galepowder Mage
Pick: Tar Pitcher
Pack 32:
Herbal Poultice, Kithkin Greatheart, Oakgnarl Warrior, Lash Out, Hornet Harasser, Deeptread Merrow, Shimmering Grotto, Judge of Currents, Lace with Moonglove, Blind-Spot Giant, Exiled Boggart, Scattering Stroke, Summon the School, Goatnapper
Pick: Lash Out
Pack 33:
Fistful of Force, Aethersnipe, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Cloudcrown Oak, Wanderer’s Twig, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Bog Hoodlums, Hoarder’s Greed, Elvish Promenade, Ancient Amphitheater
Pick: Wanderer’s Twig
Pack 34:
Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Weed Strangle, Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Bog Hoodlums, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Captivating Glance, Ceaseless Searblades
Pick: Weed Strangle
Pack 35:
Fertile Ground, Hillcomber Giant, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Dreamspoiler Witches, Battlewand Oak, Elvish Handservant, Cenn’s Heir, Boggart Forager, Seedguide Ash, Howltooth Hollow
Pick: Dreamspoiler Witches
Pack 36:
Bog-Strider Ash, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Inkfathom Divers, Scattering Stroke, Boggart Harbinger
Pick: Boggart Harbinger
Pack 37:
Whirlpool Whelm, Adder-Staff Boggart, Wispmare, Triclopean Sight, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Warren-Scourge Elf, Drowner of Secrets, Lys Alana Scarblade
Pick: Adder-Staff Boggart
Pack 38:
Moonglove Winnower,
Kinsbaile Balloonist, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn’s Heir, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Familiar’s Ruse, Deeptread Merrow
Pick: Moonglove Winnower
Pack 39:
Hurly-Burly, Peppersmoke, Wispmare, Blades of Velis Vel, Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Sentry Oak
Pick: Peppersmoke
Pack 40:
Herbal Poultice, Oakgnarl Warrior, Lace with Moonglove, Exiled Boggart, Scattering Stroke, Goatnapper
Pick: Goatnapper
Pack 41:
Quill-Slinger Boggart, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Bog Hoodlums, Elvish Promenade
Pick: Quill-Slinger Boggart
Pack 42:
Springjack Knight, Bog Hoodlums, Captivating Glance, Ceaseless Searblades
Pick: Ceaseless Searblades
Pack 43:
Hillcomber Giant, Cenn’s Heir, Boggart Forager
Pick: Hillcomber Giant
Pack 44:
Oakgnarl Warrior, Bog Hoodlums
Pick: Oakgnarl Warrior
Pack 45:
Pick: Warren-Scourge Elf
Final Decklist:
1 Island
8 Mountain
8 Swamp
2 Adder-Staff Boggart
2 Boggart Harbinger
1 Boggart Mob
1 Consuming Bonfire
1 Dreamspoiler Witches
1 Facevaulter
1 Footbottom Feast
1 Glarewielder
1 Goatnapper
1 Inner-Flame Igniter
1 Lash Out
1 Mulldrifter
2 Peppersmoke
1 Runed Stalactite
1 Tarfire
2 Tar Pitcher
1 Wanderer’s Twig
2 Weed Strangle
Sideboard
1 Boggart Birth Rite
1 Ceaseless Searblades
1 Dawnfluke
1 Fistful of Force
1 Giant’s Ire
1 Guardian of Cloverdell
1 Hillcomber Giant
1 Hunter of Eyeblights
1 Kithkin Healer
1 Moonglove Winnower
1 Nath’s Buffoon
1 Oakgnarl Warrior
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Quill-Slinger Boggart
1 Soaring Hope
1 Soulbright Flamekin
1 Springjack Knight
1 Stinkdrinker Daredevil
1 Vivid Meadow
1 Wanderwine Prophets
1 Warren-Scourge Elf
1 Wellgabber Apothecary
Pick 2: I think the possibilities are Tar Pitcher and Warren Pilferers. None of
the cards combine well with my first pick. White/Black is a little awkward,
and Tar Pitcher usually doesn’t have many Goblins in Red/White. Whatever
card I pick it’s quite likely that either the first or second pick will be
discarded or splashed. I went with Tar Pitcher, knowing I could try to go
for Red/Black Goblins, where he shines, and he was still playable in
White/Red… but it was all very dependable on the next boosters.
Pick 3: Moonglove Extract is a pick that keeps me in a waiting position for a
little longer. Wizened Cenn pushes me into White and Kithkin, Boggart Mob
takes me into Black/Red Goblins. Since I had the Tar Pitcher, I went for it.
Pick 5: All the cards in my colors aren’t very good, I took Stinkdrinker
Daredevil mostly because he’s a Goblin, but perhaps Thieving Sprite would’ve
been better. I just wanted plenty of Goblins costing two and three, to play
Mob or Tar Pitcher turn 4.
Pick 16: Nothing spectacular to pick, and I like Mulldrifter enough to splash
it. I wouldn’t advise you to do it… I don’t know if it’s correct to
splash Mulldrifter, but I like when I’m passed Mulldrifters in the second
and third boosters.
Round 1 I played against Mark Herberholz. He was also Red/Black Goblins.
Game 1 he had Facevaulter comboing with Hornet Harasser and Mudbutton
Torchrunner. He got one of them back with Warren Pilferers. It was good
enough, as my life had taken some hits in the beginning from Changeling
Berserker.
Game 2 was much longer, I left him really low on life, thanks to a big
attack where my Goatsnapper stole his Changeling Berserker. He managed to
stabilize, and kill me with a Cairn Wanderer, but at that point the game was
very lost because of his Colfenor’s Plans.
When I lose these long games, where I have plenty of decisions each turn, I
always feel I could’ve played different. After rewinding the game in my
head, I think I could’ve won on the turn where I stole Changeling Berserker
with Goatsnapper.
He had Skeletal Changeling and Changeling Berserker, both tapped. I have
Facevaulter, Boggart Harbinger, and I played Goatsnapper, leaving one Black,
one Red open. I attacked with everyone. His life totals went to three. After
combat I sacrificed Changeling Berserker to my Facevaulter, to get rid of
it. The Thieving Sprite that was championed returned to play, and I
responded to the discard with Tarfire.
I could’ve played Goatsnapper, attacked with everyone, and instead of using
my single Black mana to get rid of Changeling Berserker after combat, I
could’ve sacrificed Goatnapper to Facevaulter, to leave him at one. While
holding a Tarfire. It’s not an elaborate plan, it’s not math, it’s just like
Sesame Street…
Playing on autopilot in a game where you have multiple decisions each turn
causes these problems. Sometimes, the play that you are supposed to make most of
the time will not win you the game.
See you next week!
Tiago
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