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Drafting With Tiago – LLL #20

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Tiago Chan, Portugal’s Level 6 Magic dynamo, takes us by the hand and leads us through the choppy waters of a triple-Lorwyn draft on Magic Online. He shares each and every pick, from one to forty-five, and supplies expert commentary on the draft and the games. For more detailed information, visit the forums!

Draft:

Pack 1:











Silvergill Douser, Avian Changeling, Bog-Strider Ash, Eyeblight’s Ending, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Fire-Belly Changeling, Skeletal Changeling, Elvish Harbinger, Goldmeadow Stalwart, Flamekin Spitfire, Mistbind Clique

Pick: Silvergill Douser

Pack 2:











Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Weed Strangle, Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Blind-Spot Giant, Exiled Boggart, Ponder, Heal the Scars, Skeletal Changeling, Rebellion of the Flamekin, Prowess of the Fair, Fodder Launch

Pick: Weed Strangle

Pack 3:











Nath’s Elite, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Moonglove Winnower, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Nightshade Stinger, Blades of Velis Vel, Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Vivid Creek, Sentry Oak, Flamekin Harbinger, Goldmeadow Dodger

Pick: Sentinels of Glen Elendra

Pack 4:








Adder-Staff Boggart, Consuming Bonfire, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn’s Heir, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Shimmering Grotto, Glarewielder, Squeaking Pie Sneak, Crush Underfoot, Shelldock Isle, Woodland Guidance

Pick: Glarewielder

Pack 5:








Herbal Poultice, Kithkin Greatheart, Oakgnarl Warrior, Hornet Harasser, Deeptread Merrow, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Mournwhelk, Needle Drop, Elvish Promenade, Entangling Trap

Pick: Hornet Harasser

Pack 6:








Hurly-Burly, Peppersmoke, Wispmare, Broken Ambitions, Cenn’s Heir, Boggart Forager, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Battle Mastery, Mudbutton Torchrunner

Pick: Peppersmoke

Pack 7:








Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Adder-Staff Boggart, Wispmare, Shimmering Grotto, Elvish Eulogist, Giant’s Ire, Faerie Tauntings, Guardian of Cloverdell

Pick: Adder-Staff Boggart

Pack 8:





Axegrinder Giant, Kithkin Greatheart, Footbottom Feast, Blind-Spot Giant, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net

Pick: Boggart Birth Rite

Pack 9:





Mudbutton Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Fire-Belly Changeling, Goldmeadow Stalwart

Pick: Mudbutton Torchrunner

Pack 10:





Kithkin Healer, Exiled Boggart, Ponder, Heal the Scars, Rebellion of the Flamekin, Prowess of the Fair

Pick: Ponder

Pack 11:





Nightshade Stinger, Blades of Velis Vel, Dawnfluke, Sentry Oak, Goldmeadow Dodger

Pick: Blades of Velis Vel

Pack 12:


Cenn’s Heir, Black Poplar Shaman, Crush Underfoot, Woodland Guidance

Pick: Woodland Guidance

Pack 13:


Herbal Poultice, Exiled Boggart, Needle Drop

Pick: Needle Drop

Pack 14:


Cenn’s Heir, Hunt Down

Pick: Cenn’s Heir

Pack 15:


Elvish Eulogist

Pick: Elvish Eulogist

Pack 16:











Stonybrook Angler, Thieving Sprite, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Hillcomber Giant, Streambed Aquitects, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Nameless Inversion, Giant’s Ire, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Merrow Reejerey, Pollen Lullaby, Lys Alana Scarblade, Horde of Notions

Pick: Nameless Inversion

Pack 17:











Kithkin Greatheart, Oakgnarl Warrior, Hornet Harasser, Deeptread Merrow, Goldmeadow Harrier, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Fire-Belly Changeling, Crib Swap, Vivid Crag, Tar Pitcher, Fathom Trawl

Pick: Tar Pitcher

Pack 18:











Boggart Loggers, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Runed Stalactite, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Neck Snap, Leaf Gilder, Elvish Eulogist, Giant’s Ire, Lairwatch Giant, Spellstutter Sprite, Incremental Growth, Summon the School, Masked Admirers

Pick: Boggart Loggers

Pack 19:








Lash Out, Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Lowland Oaf, Fistful of Force, Shields of Velis Vel, Fire-Belly Changeling, Elvish
Branchbender, Amoeboid Changeling, Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender, Elvish Promenade, Thorntooth Witch

Pick: Lash Out

Pack 20:








Goldmeadow Harrier, Fistful of Force, Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust Nap, Cloudcrown Oak, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Inkfathom Divers, Ingot Chewer, Faerie Tauntings, Deathrender

Pick: Deathrender

Pack 21:








Springleaf Drum, Kithkin Healer, Footbottom Feast, Axegrinder Giant, Aquitect’s Will, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Kithkin Mourncaller, Gilt-Leaf Palace

Pick: Gilt-Leaf Palace

Pack 22:








Boggart Loggers, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Spiderwig Boggart, Flamekin Brawler, Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Goatnapper, Ceaseless Searblades, Ego Erasure

Pick: Boggart Loggers

Pack 23:





Paperfin Rascal, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Nath’s Buffoon, Faultgrinder, Rootgrapple, Goldmeadow Dodger, Sylvan Echoes, Captivating Glance

Pick: Boggart Sprite-Chaser

Pack 24:





Thieving Sprite, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Pollen Lullaby, Lys Alana Scarblade, Horde of Notions

Pick: Thieving Sprite

Pack 25:





Deeptread Merrow, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Vivid Crag

Pick: Vivid Crag

Pack 26:





Runed Stalactite, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Elvish Eulogist, Giant’s Ire, Lairwatch Giant

Pick: Runed Stalactite

Pack 27:


Herbal Poultice, Fistful of Force, Shields of Velis Vel, Elvish Promenade

Pick: Fistful of Force

Pack 28:


Heal the Scars, Ingot Chewer, Faerie Tauntings

Pick: Ingot Chewer

Pack 29:


Kithkin Healer, Zephyr Net

Pick: Kithkin Healer

Pack 30:


Ego Erasure

Pick: Ego Erasure

Pack 31:











Oblivion Ring, Wanderer’s Twig, Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Woodland Changeling, Kithkin Greatheart, Mulldrifter, Soaring Hope, Shimmering Grotto, Judge of Currents, Lace with Moonglove, Familiar’s Ruse, Kithkin Harbinger, Wren’s Run Vanquisher, Dread

Pick: Dread

Pack 32:











Oaken Brawler, Smokebraider, Stonybrook Angler, Nameless Inversion, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Wings of Velis Vel, Flamekin Brawler, Facevaulter, Warren-Scourge Elf, Wren’s Run Vanquisher, Merrow Harbinger, Ashling’s Prerogative

Pick: Nameless Inversion

Pack 33:











Lignify, Silvergill Douser, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Bog-Strider Ash, Aethersnipe, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Amoeboid Changeling, Spring Cleaning, Turtleshell Changeling, Crush Underfoot, Fodder Launch

Pick: Fodder Launch

Pack 34:








Battlewand Oak, Plover Knights, Paperfin Rascal, Runed Stalactite, Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Faerie Trickery, Seedguide Ash, Glarewielder, Turtleshell Changeling

Pick: Caterwauling Boggart

Pack 35:








Neck Snap, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Thieving Sprite, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Whirlpool Whelm, Triclopean Sight, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Faerie Trickery, Nectar Faerie, Ashling the Pilgrim

Pick: Ashling the Pilgrim

Pack 36:








Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Warren-Scourge Elf, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn’s Heir, Ringskipper,
Black Poplar Shaman, Sentry Oak, Glen Elendra Pranksters, Thorn of Amethyst

Pick: Boggart Sprite-Chaser

Pack 37:








Fistful of Force, Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust Nap, Wanderer’s Twig, Aquitect’s Will, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning, Kithkin Mourncaller, Hearthcage Giant

Pick: Soulbright Flamekin

Pack 38:





Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Lace with Moonglove, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Hoarder’s Greed

Pick: Hoarder’s Greed

Pack 39:





Wanderer’s Twig, Kithkin Greatheart, Soaring Hope, Shimmering Grotto, Judge of Currents, Lace with Moonglove, Kithkin Harbinger

Pick: Judge of Currents

Pack 40:





Oaken Brawler, Moonglove Winnower, Wings of Velis Vel, Flamekin Brawler, Warren-Scourge Elf, Ashling’s Prerogative

Pick: Moonglove Winnower

Pack 41:





Quill-Slinger Boggart, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Spring Cleaning

Pick: Quill-Slinger Boggart

Pack 42:


Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel, Goldmeadow Dodger, Faerie Trickery

Pick: Wings of Velis Vel

Pack 43:


Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Triclopean Sight, Nightshade Stinger

Pick: Triclopean Sight

Pack 44:


Warren-Scourge Elf, Cenn’s Heir

Pick: Warren-Scourge Elf

Pack 45:


Spring Cleaning

Pick: Spring Cleaning


Final Decklist:


7 Mountain
9 Swamp
1 Adder-Staff Boggart
1 Ashling the Pilgrim
1 Boggart Birth Rite
2 Boggart Loggers
1 Boggart Sprite-Chaser
1 Caterwauling Boggart
1 Deathrender
1 Dread
1 Fodder Launch
1 Glarewielder
1 Hornet Harasser
1 Lash Out
1 Mudbutton Torchrunner
2 Nameless Inversion
1 Peppersmoke
1 Quill-Slinger Boggart
1 Runed Stalactite
1 Soulbright Flamekin
1 Tar Pitcher
1 Thieving Sprite
1 Vivid Crag
1 Weed Strangle


Sideboard
1 Blades of Velis Vel
1 Boggart Sprite-Chaser
1 Cenn’s Heir
1 Ego Erasure
1 Elvish Eulogist
1 Fistful of Force
1 Gilt-Leaf Palace
1 Hoarder’s Greed
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Judge of Currents
1 Kithkin Healer
1 Moonglove Winnower
1 Needle Drop
1 Ponder
1 Sentinels of Glen Elendra
1 Silvergill Douser
1 Spring Cleaning
1 Triclopean Sight
1 Warren-Scourge Elf
1 Wings of Velis Vel
1 Woodland Guidance

Pick 4: Having Silvergill Douser, Weed Strangle, and Sentinels of Glen Elendra,
our options are on-color cards Squeaking Pie Sneak and Shelldock Island, or
pick a Red card (which I did, choosing Glarewielder over Consuming Bonfire).


Pick 8: There are four playable Black or Red cards. The giants are better suited
for Giant decks, so it’s Footbottom Feast or Boggart Birth Rite. Most of the
times, Feast is correct, but I think I’ll end up with some Goblins, and it’s
a cheap way to recurse powerful commons that I’ll take without hesitation:
Nameless Inversion, Warren PIlferers, and Tarfire if I end up Red.


Pick 18: Lots of Green goodies and a Summon the School, but I can’t switch to
any of them, as their mana requirements are too high.


Pick 21: I don’t really want to end up with any of these cards in my main deck.
I can pick them, but most likely they won’t make it.


Round 1 I played against Manuel Bucher with Green/Black splash Red.


His deck was good and always had great starts. Game 1, turn 2 Wren’s Run
Vanquisher, turn 3 Imperious Perfect, turn 4 Moonglove Extract for my
Tar Pitcher. I conceded shortly after, having no anwser to the elves.


Game 2 I won, growing Ashling the Pilgrim up to 10/10 since I couldn’t use his
ability… he had once again a fast start with Wren’s Run Vanquisher and I
took some hits. He also screwed up in one attack where he could have killed
me.


Game 3 I was once again tromped. Turn 1 Elvish Handservant, turn 2
Wren’s Run Vanquisher, turn 3 Leaf Glider, and turn 4 Changeling Titan. My
Moonglove Winnower (sided in) was keeping things under control, and I was
planning to grow a Pilgrim once again. He killed Pilgrim with Moonglove
Extract, played Lignify on Winnower, and after two or three attack steps I
was dead.


See you tomorrow!


Tiago

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