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Drafting With Rich – 999 #2

Rich continues his excellent Draft series. The Canadian maestro turns his back on the cooling Coldsnap, and heads for the balmy waters of Ninth Edition. From now until the online release of Time Spiral, Rich will draft a number of formats, from RGD to 999 to CBS to CCC… whatever takes his fancy at the time. He’ll supply each pick, from pick one to pick forty-five, and pen a brief commentary on hs deck and performace. For more detailed comments, visit the forums!


Draft:

Pack 1:










Time Ebb, Reflexes, Aven Flock, Plague Beetle, Rampant Growth, Sandstone Warrior, Wanderguard Sentry, Order of the Sacred Bell, Spineless Thug, Angelic Blessing, Ogre Taskmaster, Puppeteer, Tanglebloom, Karplusan Forest, Plains

Pick: Karplusan Forest

Pack 2:










Dehydration, Goblin Chariot, Honor Guard, Raise Dead, Kavu Climber, Fugitive Wizard, Raging Goblin, Sift, Zodiac Monkey, Giant Cockroach, Megrim, Fellwar Stone, Kami of Old Stone, Forest

Pick: Sift

Pack 3:










Holy Strength, Goblin Brigand, Sage Aven, Wood Elves, Looming Shade, Firebreathing, Bog Imp, Scaled Wurm, Dehydration, Whip Sergeant, Urza’s Mine, Levitation, Plains

Pick: Dehydration

Pack 4:







Tree Monkey, Goblin Sky Raider, Aven Cloudchaser, Razortooth Rats, Natural Spring, Time Ebb, Raging Goblin, Sift, Zodiac Monkey, Giant Cockroach, Hunted Wumpus, Island

Pick: Sift

Pack 5:







Crafty Pathmage, Demystify, Giant Growth, Wanderguard Sentry, Order of the Sacred Bell, Spineless Thug, Angelic Blessing, Gift of Estates, Demolish, Mogg Sentry, Swamp

Pick: Giant Growth

Pack 6:







Crossbow Infantry, Lightning Elemental, Storm Crow, Trained Armodon, Infantry Veteran, Sacred Nectar, Elvish Berserker, Swarm of Rats, Quicksand, Forest

Pick: Trained Armodon

Pack 7:







Crossbow Infantry, Lightning Elemental, Storm Crow, Infantry Veteran, Shatter, Contaminated Bond, Llanowar Elves, Anaconda, Mountain

Pick: Llanowar Elves

Pack 8:




Holy Strength, Seething Song, Fear, Flight, Telepathy, Viridian Shaman, Teferi’s Puzzle Box, Mountain

Pick: Viridian Shaman

Pack 9:




Reflexes, Plague Beetle, Rampant Growth, Wanderguard Sentry, Angelic Blessing, Tanglebloom, Plains

Pick: Rampant Growth

Pack 10:




Honor Guard, Fugitive Wizard, Raging Goblin, Zodiac Monkey, Megrim, Forest

Pick: Zodiac Monkey

Pack 11:




Holy Strength, Firebreathing, Scaled Wurm, Urza’s Mine, Plains

Pick: Scaled Wurm

Pack 12:

Goblin Sky Raider, Natural Spring, Raging Goblin, Island

Pick: Natural Spring

Pack 13:

Crafty Pathmage, Angelic Blessing, Swamp

Pick: Crafty Pathmage

Pack 14:

Sacred Nectar, Forest

Pick: Sacred Nectar

Pack 15:

Mountain

Pick: Mountain

Pack 16:










Fugitive Wizard, Shock, Holy Day, Gravedigger, Norwood Ranger, Goblin Piker, Horned Turtle, Giant Spider, Mind Rot, Veteran Cavalier, Bottle Gnomes, Sudden Impact, Tidings, Maro, Swamp

Pick: Tidings

Pack 17:










Suntail Hawk, Balduvian Barbarians, Boomerang, Overgrowth, Foul Imp, Skyhunter Prowler, Anaba Shaman, Sacred Nectar, Dark Banishing, Elvish Berserker, Web, Drudge Skeletons, Icy Manipulator, Plains

Pick: Icy Manipulator

Pack 18:










Aven Windreader, Firebreathing, Master Decoy, Bog Imp, Scaled Wurm, Goblin Piker, Horned Turtle, Giant Spider, Veteran Cavalier, Viashino Sandstalker, Exhaustion, River Bear, Forest

Pick: Aven Windreader

Pack 19:







Fishliver Oil, Shatter, Pegasus Charger, Contaminated Bond, Remove Soul, Stone Rain, Aven Fisher, Elvish Warrior, Execute, Kraken’s Eye, Goblin King, Plains

Pick: Aven Fisher

Pack 20:







Venerable Monk, Goblin Mountaineer, Sleight of Hand, Tree Monkey, Festering Goblin, Reflexes, Plague Beetle, Sea’s Claim, Angel’s Feather, Yavimaya Enchantress, Mountain

Pick: Sleight of Hand

Pack 21:







Venerable Monk, Goblin Mountaineer, Sleight of Hand, Tree Monkey, Hill Giant, Demystify, Fishliver Oil, Enrage, Spellbook, Swamp

Pick: Sleight of Hand

Pack 22:







Suntail Hawk, Balduvian Barbarians, Boomerang, Goblin Sky Raider, Aven Cloudchaser, Natural Spring, Urza’s Tower, Blood Moon, Plains

Pick: Boomerang

Pack 23:




Flight, Reclaim, Stone Rain, Aven Fisher, Stream of Life, Serra’s Blessing, Booby Trap, Plains

Pick: Aven Fisher

Pack 24:




Fugitive Wizard, Holy Day, Goblin Piker, Horned Turtle, Veteran Cavalier, Sudden Impact, Swamp

Pick: Horned Turtle

Pack 25:




Suntail Hawk, Balduvian Barbarians, Boomerang, Sacred Nectar, Elvish Berserker, Plains

Pick: Boomerang

Pack 26:




Firebreathing, Bog Imp, Goblin Piker, Exhaustion, Forest

Pick: Exhaustion

Pack 27:

Fishliver Oil, Shatter, Stone Rain, Plains

Pick: Stone Rain

Pack 28:

Reflexes, Sea’s Claim, Mountain

Pick: Sea’s Claim

Pack 29:

Fishliver Oil, Swamp

Pick: Fishliver Oil

Pack 30:

Plains

Pick: Plains

Pack 31:










Wind Drake, Goblin Sky Raider, Aven Cloudchaser, Razortooth Rats, Natural Spring, Time Ebb, Lava Axe, Counsel of the Soratami, Treetop Bracers, Serpent Warrior, Horror of Horrors, Inspirit, Flame Wave, Jester’s Cap, Island

Pick: Time Ebb

Pack 32:










Warrior’s Honor, Flowstone Shambler, Lumengrid Warden, Craw Wurm, Coercion, Foot Soldiers, Goblin Chariot, Honor Guard, Raise Dead, Kavu Climber, Creeping Mold, Sanctum Guardian, Defense Grid, Island

Pick: Kavu Climber

Pack 33:










Sea’s Claim, Anaba Shaman, Sacred Nectar, Elvish Berserker, Crafty Pathmage, Lava Axe, Counsel of the Soratami, Treetop Bracers, Serpent Warrior, Blanchwood Armor, Zealous Inquisitor, Temporal Adept, Mountain

Pick: Temporal Adept

Pack 34:







Samite Healer, Panic Attack, Mana Leak, Naturalize, Ravenous Rats, Holy Day, Norwood Ranger, Wind Drake, Guerrilla Tactics, Baleful Stare, Elvish Bard, Plains

Pick: Elvish Bard

Pack 35:







Warrior’s Honor, Lumengrid Warden, Craw Wurm, Coercion, Foot Soldiers, Mending Hands, Reclaim, Ornithopter, Soul Warden, Imaginary Pet, Forest

Pick: Craw Wurm

Pack 36:







Remove Soul, Seething Song, Fear, Rootwalla, Rogue Kavu, Sea Monster, Grizzly Bears, Glory Seeker, Phyrexian Hulk, Island

Pick: Rootwalla

Pack 37:







Panic Attack, Mana Leak, Naturalize, Reflexes, Plague Beetle, Rampant Growth, Sea’s Claim, Withering Gaze, Swamp

Pick: Mana Leak

Pack 38:




Crafty Pathmage, Hill Giant, Demystify, Rogue Kavu, Sea Monster, Grizzly Bears, Scathe Zombies, Swamp

Pick: Sea Monster

Pack 39:




Wind Drake, Natural Spring, Lava Axe, Treetop Bracers, Serpent Warrior, Horror of Horrors, Island

Pick: Wind Drake

Pack 40:




Warrior’s Honor, Lumengrid Warden, Honor Guard, Creeping Mold, Defense Grid, Island

Pick: Defense Grid

Pack 41:




Sea’s Claim, Sacred Nectar, Crafty Pathmage, Treetop Bracers, Mountain

Pick: Treetop Bracers

Pack 42:

Panic Attack, Holy Day, Baleful Stare, Plains

Pick: Baleful Stare

Pack 43:

Warrior’s Honor, Ornithopter, Forest

Pick: Ornithopter

Pack 44:

Seething Song, Island

Pick: Seething Song

Pack 45:

Sea’s Claim

Pick: Sea’s Claim

Final Decklist:

Maindeck:

2 Aven Fisher
1 Aven Windreader
1 Dehydration
2 Sift
2 Sleight of Hand
1 Temporal Adept
1 Tidings
1 Time Ebb
1 Wind Drake
1 Craw Wurm
1 Elvish Bard
1 Giant Growth
1 Kavu Climber
1 Llanowar Elves
1 Rampant Growth
1 Rootwalla
1 Trained Armodon
1 Treetop Bracers
1 Zodiac Monkey
1 Icy Manipulator
8 Forest
9 Island

Sideboard:

1 Baleful Stare
2 Boomerang
1 Crafty Pathmage
1 Defense Grid
1 Exhaustion
1 Fishliver Oil
1 Horned Turtle
1 Karplusan Forest
1 Mana Leak
1 Mountain
1 Natural Spring
1 Ornithopter
1 Plains
1 Sacred Nectar
1 Scaled Wurm
1 Sea Monster
2 Sea’s Claim
1 Seething Song
1 Stone Rain
1 Viridian Shaman


This draft seemed to go pretty well. This being Magic Online, I had to take the rare first and then go from there. I didn’t really like to go into Green after I had already passed more good Green than anything else, but it was the only color I was being passed. I wasn’t sure about the Llanowar Elves versus Anaconda pick, but I’ve found there to be a glut of four-mana spells in the format, so I generally take the one that doesn’t cost four in situations like this. I ended up losing a frustrating finals thanks to two poor draws on my part. I got beaten by a Pyroclasm in game 3. I hadn’t seen it in the first two, but still should probably have played around it, because I would have been pretty far ahead without playing the third creature.


Until tomorrow,


Rich

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