Drafting With Rich – Coldsnap #11

Rich continues his excellent series of Coldsnap Draft walkthroughs, presenting each pick as it happened and highlighting each card chosen. He shares his final decklist, and gives us a brief overview of his results and processes. As usual, for more detailed draft deconstruction, come visit us in the forums!

By Rich Hoaen

September 4, 2006

Draft:

Pack 1:

Orcish Bloodpainter, Snow-Covered Plains, Sound the Call, Surging Sentinels, Frost Raptor, Disciple of Tevesh Szat, Into the North, Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Martyr of Frost, Kjeldoran War Cry, Flashfreeze, Balduvian Fallen, Stalking Yeti, Sek’Kuar, Deathkeeper

Pick: Stalking Yeti

Pack 2:

Martyr of Sands, Thermopod, Into the North, Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Frozen Solid, Zombie Musher, Ronom Hulk, Orcish Bloodpainter, Squall Drifter, Rimewind Taskmage, Steam Spitter, Coldsteel Heart, Luminesce

Pick: Coldsteel Heart

Pack 3:

Grim Harvest, Swift Maneuver, Martyr of Spores, Aurochs Herd, Ohran Yeti, Snow-Covered Mountain, Kjeldoran Outrider, Rimewind Taskmage, Chilling Shade, Tresserhorn Sinks, Rimehorn Aurochs, Ursine Fylgja, Arcum Dagsson

Pick: Aurochs Herd

Pack 4:

Rimebound Dead, Frozen Solid, Surging Aether, Swift Maneuver, Martyr of Spores, Aurochs Herd, Karplusan Wolverine, Surging Dementia, Highland Weald, Jotun Grunt, Rimewind Cryomancer, Panglacial Wurm

Pick: Aurochs Herd

Pack 5:

Ronom Serpent, Gutless Ghoul, Drelnoch, Kjeldoran War Cry, Bull Aurochs, Martyr of Ashes, Martyr of Bones, Adarkar Windform, Frost Marsh, Gristle Grinner, Karplusan Minotaur

Pick: Karplusan Minotaur

Pack 6:

Snow-Covered Island, Ohran Yeti, Frozen Solid, Bull Aurochs, Martyr of Ashes, Martyr of Bones, Thermal Flux, Sun’s Bounty, Thermopod, Controvert

Pick: Ohran Yeti

Pack 7:

Karplusan Wolverine, Feast of Flesh, Martyr of Ashes, Chill to the Bone, Goblin Rimerunner, Kjeldoran Gargoyle, Balduvian Frostwaker, Rime Transfusion, Field Marshal

Pick: Goblin Rimerunner

Pack 8:

Martyr of Sands, Icefall, Grim Harvest, Swift Maneuver, Rimebound Dead, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Highland Weald, Balduvian Fallen

Pick: Highland Weald

Pack 9:

Orcish Bloodpainter, Snow-Covered Plains, Sound the Call, Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Martyr of Frost, Flashfreeze

Pick: Sound the Call

Pack 10:

Martyr of Sands, Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Frozen Solid, Steam Spitter, Luminesce

Pick: Steam Spitter

Pack 11:

Grim Harvest, Swift Maneuver, Martyr of Spores, Chilling Shade, Ursine Fylgja

Pick: Ursine Fylgja

Pack 12:

Rimebound Dead, Surging Dementia, Jotun Grunt, Rimewind Cryomancer

Pick: Jotun Grunt

Pack 13:

Drelnoch, Martyr of Ashes, Martyr of Bones

Pick: Martyr of Ashes

Pack 14:

Martyr of Bones, Thermal Flux

Pick: Thermal Flux

Pack 15:

Rime Transfusion

Pick: Rime Transfusion

Pack 16:

Sun’s Bounty, Simian Brawler, Martyr of Spores, Karplusan Wolverine, Feast of Flesh, Frost Raptor, Disciple of Tevesh Szat, Snow-Covered Forest, Goblin Rimerunner, Kjeldoran Outrider, Surging Aether, Mouth of Ronom, Wilderness Elemental, White Shield Crusader, Garza’s Assassin

Pick: Mouth of Ronom

Pack 17:

Snow-Covered Forest, Chilling Shade, Goblin Furrier, Boreal Griffin, Ronom Serpent, Survivor of the Unseen, Ronom Unicorn, Aurochs Herd, Skred, Krovikan Scoundrel, Rune Snag, Resize, Mishra’s Bauble, Soul Spike

Pick: Resize

Pack 18:

Skred, Krovikan Scoundrel, Rune Snag, Martyr of Sands, Bull Aurochs, Icefall, Gutless Ghoul, Snow-Covered Swamp, Drelnoch, Surging Sentinels, Kjeldoran Gargoyle, Kjeldoran Gargoyle, Diamond Faerie

Pick: Skred

Pack 19:

Icefall, Krovikan Scoundrel, Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands, Thermopod, Rimebound Dead, Surging Might, Boreal Griffin, Surging Aether, Zombie Musher, Phyrexian Snowcrusher, Glacial Plating

Pick: Thermopod

Pack 20:

Orcish Bloodpainter, Squall Drifter, Rimewind Taskmage, Snow-Covered Mountain, Martyr of Bones, Rune Snag, Sun’s Bounty, Simian Brawler, Martyr of Spores, Lightning Storm, Freyalise’s Radiance

Pick: Lightning Storm

Pack 21:

Frozen Solid, Chill to the Bone, Sound the Call, Goblin Furrier, Ronom Unicorn, Martyr of Bones, Rune Snag, Jotun Grunt, Controvert, Soul Spike

Pick: Sound the Call

Pack 22:

Frozen Solid, Ronom Serpent, Goblin Furrier, Rune Snag, Martyr of Sands, Icefall, Grim Harvest, Mystic Melting, Phyrexian Etchings

Pick: Mystic Melting

Pack 23:

Martyr of Frost, Swift Maneuver, Icefall, Krovikan Scoundrel, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Rimewind Cryomancer, Magmatic Core, Jokulmorder

Pick: Magmatic Core

Pack 24:

Sun’s Bounty, Martyr of Spores, Karplusan Wolverine, Snow-Covered Forest, Goblin Rimerunner, Kjeldoran Outrider, Wilderness Elemental

Pick: Snow-Covered Forest

Pack 25:

Goblin Furrier, Boreal Griffin, Ronom Serpent, Survivor of the Unseen, Krovikan Scoundrel, Rune Snag

Pick: Survivor of the Unseen

Pack 26:

Krovikan Scoundrel, Rune Snag, Martyr of Sands, Icefall, Gutless Ghoul

Pack 27:

Krovikan Scoundrel, Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands, Glacial Plating

Pick: Survivor of the Unseen

Pack 28:

Martyr of Bones, Sun’s Bounty, Martyr of Spores

Pick: Martyr of Spores

Pack 29:

Goblin Furrier, Martyr of Bones

Pick: Goblin Furrier

Pack 30:

Martyr of Sands

Pick: Martyr of Sands

Pack 31:

Martyr of Spores, Aurochs Herd, Karplusan Wolverine, Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux, Drelnoch, Gutless Ghoul, Ronom Hulk, Snow-Covered Island, Gelid Shackles, Ohran Yeti, Balduvian Warlord, Freyalise’s Radiance, Deepfire Elemental, Arcum Dagsson

Pick: Ronom Hulk

Pack 32:

Thermal Flux, Ronom Unicorn, Frostweb Spider, Skred, Martyr of Bones, Rune Snag, Zombie Musher, Orcish Bloodpainter, Snow-Covered Plains, Sound the Call, Surging Sentinels, Tresserhorn Skyknight, Balduvian Rage, Adarkar Valkyrie

Pick: Skred

Pack 33:

Snow-Covered Mountain, Chill to the Bone, Goblin Rimerunner, Surging Might, Gelid Shackles, Frost Raptor, Martyr of Frost, Frostweb Spider, Martyr of Ashes, Surging Dementia, Krovikan Whispers, Tresserhorn Skyknight, Cryoclasm

Pick: Goblin Rimerunner

Pack 34:

Simian Brawler, Rite of Flame, Rite of Flame, Martyr of Frost, Swift Maneuver, Chill to the Bone, Sound the Call, Ronom Serpent, Goblin Furrier, Balduvian Warlord, Steam Spitter, Jokulmorder

Pick: Sound the Call

Pack 35:

Boreal Centaur, Snow-Covered Swamp, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Frozen Solid, Zombie Musher, Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux, Frostweb Spider, Counterbalance, Phyrexian Snowcrusher, Soul Spike

Pick: Boreal Centaur

Pack 36:

Ohran Yeti, Thermal Flux, Sun’s Bounty, Thermopod, Simian Brawler, Rite of Flame, Feast of Flesh, Cryoclasm, Deepfire Elemental, Mishra’s Bauble

Pick: Ohran Yeti

Pack 37:

Surging Aether, Boreal Centaur, Frostweb Spider, Martyr of Ashes, Surging Dementia, Survivor of the Unseen, Ronom Unicorn, Wilderness Elemental, Cover of Winter

Pick: Boreal Centaur

Pack 38:

Survivor of the Unseen, Ronom Unicorn, Krovikan Scoundrel, Drelnoch, Ohran Yeti, Balduvian Frostwaker, Phobian Phantasm, Lovisa Coldeyes

Pick: Ohran Yeti

Pack 39:

Martyr of Spores, Karplusan Wolverine, Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux, Balduvian Warlord, Freyalise’s Radiance, Arcum Dagsson

Pick: Balduvian Warlord

Pack 40:

Thermal Flux, Ronom Unicorn, Frostweb Spider, Martyr of Bones, Orcish Bloodpainter, Balduvian Rage

Pick: Orcish Bloodpainter

Pack 41:

Martyr of Frost, Martyr of Ashes, Surging Dementia, Krovikan Whispers, Tresserhorn Skyknight

Pick: Krovikan Whispers

Pack 42:

Rite of Flame, Rite of Flame, Martyr of Frost, Steam Spitter

Pick: Steam Spitter

Pack 43:

Kjeldoran Javelineer, Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux

Pick: Surging Dementia

Pack 44:

Thermal Flux, Sun’s Bounty

Pick: Sun’s Bounty

Final Decklist:

Maindeck:

2 Goblin Rimerunner
1 Lightning Storm
3 Ohran Yeti
2 Skred
1 Stalking Yeti
1 Thermopod
2 Aurochs Herd
2 Boreal Centaur
1 Resize
1 Ronom Hulk
3 Sound the Call
2 Steam Spitter
1 Coldsteel Heart
8 Forest
7 Mountain
1 Snow-Covered Forest
1 Highland Weald [FOIL]
1 Mouth of Ronom

Sideboard:

1 Balduvian Warlord
1 Goblin Furrier
1 Icefall
1 Jotun Grunt
1 Karplusan Minotaur
1 Krovikan Whispers
1 Magmatic Core
1 Martyr of Ashes
1 Martyr of Sands
1 Martyr of Spores
1 Mystic Melting
1 Orcish Bloodpainter
1 Rime Transfusion
1 Sun’s Bounty
1 Surging Dementia
2 Survivor of the Unseen
1 Thermal Flux
1 Ursine Fylgja
1 Wilderness Elemental

This draft went well, as I never really had any decisions to make. My early picks set me in the right colors and I seemed to get everything I needed to win two easy rounds. There were a couple picks I wasn’t sure about so I was hoping to get the forum’s opinion on them. First, Aurochs Herd versus Rimehorn Aurochs? And Skred versus Resize?

Until tomorrow,

Rich

Draft recording done by Blargware‘s MTGO DraftCap. Support Blargware!