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Drafting With Jeroen – Time Spiral #1

With everyone’s favorite grumpy Canadian winging his way towards Geneva (to let those PT hopefuls do some real Drafting With Rich), Jeroen “Ask The Drama” Remie has stepped manfully into the breach. For the rest of the week, Jeroen will bring us a draft each day, sharing each pick and ponderance along the way. For more protracted discussion on his card choices, come visit the forums!


Draft:

Pack 1:










Chromatic Star, Tolarian Sentinel, Flowstone Channeler, Trespasser il-Vec, Spinneret Sliver, Fortify, Sidewinder Sliver, Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Viashino Bladescout, Ophidian Eye, Saltcrusted Steppe, Primal Forcemage, Phthisis, Bogardan Hellkite, Thornscape Battlemage

Pick: Bogardan Hellkite

Pack 2:










Dark Withering, Goblin Skycutter, Crookclaw Transmuter, Strength in Numbers, Zealot il-Vec, Greenseeker, Foriysian Interceptor, Basal Sliver, Drifter il-Dal, Subterranean Shambler, Cavalry Master, Paradox Haze, Flagstones of Trokair, Stormscape Familiar

Pick: Crookclaw Transmuter

Pack 3:










Deathspore Thallid, Flowstone Channeler, Herd Gnarr, Children of Korlis, Sangrophage, Viashino Bladescout, Mystical Teachings, Thrill of the Hunt, Harmonic Sliver, Pull from Eternity, Phyrexian Totem, Magus of the Mirror, Dragonstorm

Pick: Flowstone Channeler

Pack 4:







Gemhide Sliver, Mindstab, Gaze of Justice, Venser’s Sliver, Children of Korlis, Sangrophage, Viashino Bladescout, Mystical Teachings, Firewake Sliver, Locket of Yesterdays, Dreadship Reef, Zhalfirin Commander

Pick: Gemhide Sliver

Pack 5:







Bonesplitter Sliver, Dark Withering, Ashcoat Bear, Amrou Seekers, Basal Sliver, Sage of Epityr, Ghitu Firebreathing, Momentary Blink, Greenseeker, Paradise Plume, Mishra, Artificer Prodigy

Pick: Bonesplitter Sliver

Pack 6:







Scarwood Treefolk, Slipstream Serpent, Gaze of Justice, Flamecore Elemental, Sidewinder Sliver, Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Viashino Bladescout, Durkwood Tracker, Ignite Memories, Premature Burial

Pick: Premature Burial

Pack 7:







Aether Web, Mogg War Marshal, Sprout, Foriysian Interceptor, Aetherflame Wall, Detainment Spell, Urza’s Factory, Assembly-Worker, Tivadar of Thorn

Pick: Mogg War Marshal

Pack 8:




Goblin Skycutter, Pentarch Ward, Thallid Germinator, Aetherflame Wall, Detainment Spell, Thallid Shell-Dweller, Bewilder, Fungal Reaches

Pick: Goblin Skycutter

Pack 9:




Chromatic Star, Tolarian Sentinel, Flowstone Channeler, Sidewinder Sliver, Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Viashino Bladescout, Saltcrusted Steppe

Pick: Flowstone Channeler

Pack 10:




Strength in Numbers, Zealot il-Vec, Foriysian Interceptor, Basal Sliver, Drifter il-Dal, Paradox Haze

Pick: Strength in Numbers

Pack 11:




Children of Korlis, Sangrophage, Viashino Bladescout, Harmonic Sliver, Pull from Eternity

Pick: Harmonic Sliver

Pack 12:

Gaze of Justice, Children of Korlis, Sangrophage, Locket of Yesterdays

Pick: Locket of Yesterdays

Pack 13:

Basal Sliver, Sage of Epityr, Ghitu Firebreathing

Pick: Basal Sliver

Pack 14:

Gaze of Justice, Viashino Bladescout

Pick: Viashino Bladescout

Pack 15:

Detainment Spell

Pick: Detainment Spell

Pack 16:










Coal Stoker, Durkwood Baloth, Coral Trickster, Ivory Giant, Deathspore Thallid, Errant Ephemeron, Thrill of the Hunt, Shadow Sliver, Bogardan Rager, Traitor’s Clutch, Return to Dust, Evil Eye of Urborg, Phyrexian Totem, Pulmonic Sliver, Lord of Atlantis

Pick: Durkwood Baloth

Pack 17:










Spiketail Drakeling, Flamecore Elemental, Mana Skimmer, Nantuko Shaman, Coral Trickster, Molder, Children of Korlis, Viscid Lemures, Ground Rift, Dream Stalker, Quilled Sliver, Dread Return, Clockwork Hydra, Enduring Renewal

Pick: Clockwork Hydra

Pack 18:










Drudge Reavers, Crookclaw Transmuter, Empty the Warrens, Strength in Numbers, Thallid Shell-Dweller, Bewilder, Call to the Netherworld, Cyclopean Giant, Wipe Away, Firemaw Kavu, Smallpox, Hivestone, Duskrider Peregrine

Pick: Firemaw Kavu

Pack 19:







Dark Withering, Goblin Skycutter, Crookclaw Transmuter, Zealot il-Vec, Urborg Syphon-Mage, Jhoira’s Timebug, Chameleon Blur, Subterranean Shambler, Cyclopean Giant, Telekinetic Sliver, Yavimaya Dryad, Trickbind

Pick: Yavimaya Dryad

Pack 20:







Orcish Cannonade, Errant Ephemeron, Dream Stalker, Watcher Sliver, Blazing Blade Askari, Glass Asp, Traitor’s Clutch, Plated Pegasus, Haunting Hymn, Ixidron, Undead Warchief

Pick: Orcish Cannonade

Pack 21:







Zealot il-Vec, Ironclaw Buzzardiers, Temporal Eddy, Call to the Netherworld, Cyclopean Giant, Brass Gnat, Savage Thallid, Screeching Sliver, Urza’s Factory, Chronatog Totem

Pick: Savage Thallid

Pack 22:







Scarwood Treefolk, Slipstream Serpent, Gaze of Justice, Shadow Sliver, Bogardan Rager, Traitor’s Clutch, D’Avenant Healer, Skittering Monstrosity, Dreadship Reef

Pick: Bogardan Rager

Pack 23:




Cancel, Empty the Warrens, Divine Congregation, Jhoira’s Timebug, Chameleon Blur, Ghostflame Sliver, Magus of the Candelabra, Bogardan Rager

Pick: Empty the Warrens

Pack 24:




Thrill of the Hunt, Shadow Sliver, Bogardan Rager, Traitor’s Clutch, Return to Dust, Evil Eye of Urborg, Lord of Atlantis

Pick: Thrill of the Hunt

Pack 25:




Flamecore Elemental, Molder, Children of Korlis, Viscid Lemures, Ground Rift, Dream Stalker

Pick: Molder

Pack 26:




Drudge Reavers, Bewilder, Call to the Netherworld, Cyclopean Giant, Smallpox

Pick: Smallpox

Pack 27:

Jhoira’s Timebug, Chameleon Blur, Subterranean Shambler, Cyclopean Giant

Pick: Subterranean Shambler

Pack 28:

Traitor’s Clutch, Plated Pegasus, Haunting Hymn

Pick: Haunting Hymn

Pack 29:

Cyclopean Giant, Brass Gnat

Pick: Brass Gnat

Pack 30:

Shadow Sliver

Pick: Shadow Sliver

Pack 31:










Mindstab, Gaze of Justice, Coal Stoker, Durkwood Baloth, Coral Trickster, Ivory Giant, Plunder, Eternity Snare, Molder, Venser’s Sliver, Paradox Haze, Firewake Sliver, Dreadship Reef, Triskelavus, Hail Storm

Pick: Triskelavus

Pack 32:










Cloudchaser Kestrel, Thallid Germinator, Terramorphic Expanse, Snapback, Rift Bolt, Pentarch Ward, Flickering Spirit, Call to the Netherworld, Drifter il-Dal, Havenwood Wurm, Voidmage Husher, Yavimaya Dryad, Reiterate, Avalanche Riders

Pick: Rift Bolt

Pack 33:










Flamecore Elemental, Gemhide Sliver, Feebleness, Castle Raptors, Glass Asp, Prismatic Lens, Ground Rift, Skulking Knight, Plated Pegasus, Truth or Tale, Serra Avenger, The Rack, Urborg Syphon-Mage

Pick: Gemhide Sliver

Pack 34:







Errant Doomsayers, Ironclaw Buzzardiers, Icatian Crier, Savage Thallid, Screeching Sliver, Momentary Blink, Ancient Grudge, Foriysian Totem, Might of Old Krosa, Locket of Yesterdays, Liege of the Pit, Tribal Flames

Pick: Tribal Flames

Pack 35:







Coal Stoker, Deathspore Thallid, Tolarian Sentinel, Benalish Cavalry, Orcish Cannonade, Traitor’s Clutch, Plunder, Eternity Snare, Molder, Return to Dust, Phyrexian Totem

Pick: Coal Stoker

Pack 36:







Errant Doomsayers, Subterranean Shambler, Cyclopean Giant, Screeching Sliver, Psychotic Episode, Jedit’s Dragoons, Scryb Ranger, Aspect of Mongoose, Moonlace, Thallid

Pick: Scryb Ranger

Pack 37:







Aether Web, Drudge Reavers, Screeching Sliver, Psychotic Episode, Jedit’s Dragoons, Sprout, Foriysian Interceptor, Ghostflame Sliver, Tectonic Fiend

Pick: Aether Web

Pack 38:




Flowstone Channeler, Herd Gnarr, D’Avenant Healer, Glass Asp, Ground Rift, Eternity Snare, Dementia Sliver, Dreadship Reef

Pick: Herd Gnarr

Pack 39:




Mindstab, Gaze of Justice, Plunder, Molder, Venser’s Sliver, Paradox Haze, Firewake Sliver

Pick: Molder

Pack 40:




Thallid Germinator, Pentarch Ward, Call to the Netherworld, Drifter il-Dal, Havenwood Wurm, Voidmage Husher

Pick: Thallid Germinator

Pack 41:




Flamecore Elemental, Glass Asp, Ground Rift, Plated Pegasus, Truth or Tale

Pick: Truth or Tale

Pack 42:

Ironclaw Buzzardiers, Savage Thallid, Ancient Grudge, Locket of Yesterdays

Pick: Ironclaw Buzzardiers

Pack 43:

Traitor’s Clutch, Plunder, Return to Dust

Pick: Return to Dust

Pack 44:

Cyclopean Giant, Aspect of Mongoose

Pick: Aspect of Mongoose

Pack 45:

Drudge Reavers

Pick: Drudge Reavers

Final Decklist:

Maindeck:

1 Tribal Flames
2 Gemhide Sliver
1 Goblin Skycutter
1 Mogg War Marshal
1 Scryb Ranger
1 Strength in Numbers
2 Flowstone Channeler
1 Orcish Cannonade
1 Rift Bolt
1 Thallid Germinator
1 Yavimaya Dryad
1 Coal Stoker
1 Empty the Warrens
1 Herd Gnarr
1 Clockwork Hydra
1 Bogardan Rager
1 Durkwood Baloth
1 Firemaw Kavu
1 Triskelavus
1 Bogardan Hellkite
1 Thrill of the Hunt
8 Forest
9 Mountain

Sideboard:

1 Aether Web
1 Aspect of Mongoose
1 Basal Sliver
1 Bonesplitter Sliver
1 Brass Gnat
1 Crookclaw Transmuter
1 Detainment Spell
1 Drudge Reavers
1 Harmonic Sliver
1 Haunting Hymn
1 Ironclaw Buzzardiers
1 Locket of Yesterdays
2 Molder
1 Premature Burial
1 Return to Dust
1 Savage Thallid
1 Shadow Sliver
1 Smallpox
1 Subterranean Shambler
1 Truth or Tale
1 Viashino Bladescout


This draft was pretty tricky, as it was pretty hard to settle in my colors. I tried keeping my colors open in my first couple of picks, but nothing really came. The very late Strength in Numbers (that wheeled) made me favor Green slightly. Pack 2 first pick: I almost took the Coal Stoker, but decided to take the more powerful Baloth anyway. (I was favoring Green because I felt that would be open in pack 3, and I did not see a Blue card after the second pick Crookclaw Transmuter.) From there on I was R/G, and the draft basically ran automatically. I thought my deck ended up very good, with some nice help from a Firemaw Kavu and Triskelavus I picked up later on.


Of course, I lost. My B/R opponent suspended Phthisis on turn 2 two games in a row before being stuck on three mana for a while. This meant that he drew a lot of action, and my many lands (I swear I am going to start playing sixteen lands) couldn’t compete with him killing my big guy with the Phthisis and pulling himself out of burn range with Tendrils.


Until tomorrow,


Jeroen

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