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Drafting With Rich – Coldsnap #3

Rich moves from the mean streets of Ravnica to the icy tundra of Coldsnap! Today’s installment of Drafting With Rich sees the Canadian maestro share a full triple-Coldsnap draft, from pick one to pick forty-five, with brief commentary on strong cards and deck performance. For a more detailed analysis, come join the forums!

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Draft:

Pack 1:










Sound the Call, Ronom Serpent, Squall Drifter, Goblin Furrier, Rimebound Dead, Snow-Covered Island, Skred, Martyr of Bones, Rune Snag, Sun’s Bounty, Simian Brawler, Krovikan Whispers, Balduvian Fallen, Balduvian Warlord, Woolly Razorback

Pick: Skred

Pack 2:










Martyr of Spores, Karplusan Wolverine, Feast of Flesh, Krovikan Mist, Kjeldoran War Cry, Snow-Covered Forest, Goblin Rimerunner, Kjeldoran Outrider, Orcish Bloodpainter, Boreal Centaur, Gutless Ghoul, Jotun Grunt, Rimewind Cryomancer, Tresserhorn Skyknight

Pick: Boreal Centaur

Pack 3:










Into the North, Icefall, Krovikan Scoundrel, Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands, Thermopod, Snow-Covered Swamp, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Frozen Solid, Zombie Musher, Gristle Grinner, Cryoclasm, Braid of Fire

Pick: Into the North

Pack 4:







Goblin Furrier, Snow-Covered Mountain, Ronom Serpent, Boreal Druid, Rimebound Dead, Aurochs Herd, Krovikan Scoundrel, Rune Snag, Martyr of Sands, Bull Aurochs, Luminesce, Krovikan Whispers

Pick: Aurochs Herd

Pack 5:







Rite of Flame, Feast of Flesh, Martyr of Frost, Swift Maneuver, Goblin Rimerunner, Snow-Covered Forest, Goblin Rimerunner, Kjeldoran Outrider, Surging Aether, Vanish into Memory, Wall of Shards

Pick: Snow-Covered Forest

Pack 6:







Goblin Furrier, Boreal Griffin, Ronom Serpent, Rimebound Dead, Karplusan Wolverine, Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux, Ronom Unicorn, Frostweb Spider, Wilderness Elemental

Pick: Ronom Serpent

Pack 7:







Ronom Serpent, Goblin Furrier, Rimebound Dead, Martyr of Bones, Thermal Flux, Sun’s Bounty, Thermopod, Ursine Fylgja, Counterbalance

Pick: Ursine Fylgja

Pack 8:




Surging Dementia, Survivor of the Unseen, Ronom Unicorn, Snow-Covered Swamp, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Frozen Solid, Controvert, Balduvian Warlord

Pick: Balduvian Warlord

Pack 9:




Ronom Serpent, Goblin Furrier, Rimebound Dead, Martyr of Bones, Sun’s Bounty, Balduvian Fallen, Balduvian Warlord

Pick: Balduvian Warlord

Pack 10:




Martyr of Spores, Kjeldoran Outrider, Gutless Ghoul, Jotun Grunt, Rimewind Cryomancer, Tresserhorn Skyknight

Pick: Kjeldoran Outrider

Pack 11:




Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands, Snow-Covered Swamp, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Braid of Fire

Pick: Snow-Covered Swamp

Pack 12:

Goblin Furrier, Ronom Serpent, Krovikan Scoundrel, Martyr of Sands

Pick: Ronom Serpent

Pack 13:

Rite of Flame, Martyr of Frost, Wall of Shards

Pick: Wall of Shards

Pack 14:

Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux

Pick: Thermal Flux

Pack 15:

Martyr of Bones

Pick: Martyr of Bones

Pack 16:










Goblin Rimerunner, Surging Might, Gelid Shackles, Frost Raptor, Snow-Covered Forest, Chilling Shade, Grim Harvest, Krovikan Mist, Swift Maneuver, Martyr of Spores, Aurochs Herd, Glacial Plating, Flashfreeze, Balduvian Fallen, Brooding Saurian

Pick: Brooding Saurian

Pack 17:










Feast of Flesh, Kjeldoran War Cry, Bull Aurochs, Martyr of Ashes, Ronom Hulk, Snow-Covered Island, Gelid Shackles, Ohran Yeti, Frozen Solid, Chill to the Bone, Greater Stone Spirit, Tresserhorn Sinks, Rimehorn Aurochs, Commandeer

Pick: Ronom Hulk

Pack 18:










Martyr of Ashes, Martyr of Bones, Thermal Flux, Sun’s Bounty, Thermopod, Simian Brawler, Snow-Covered Plains, Sound the Call, Surging Sentinels, Frost Raptor, Disciple of Tevesh Szat, Controvert, Deathmark

Pick: Simian Brawler

Pack 19:







Frostweb Spider, Skred, Martyr of Bones, Rune Snag, Sun’s Bounty, Simian Brawler, Sound the Call, Surging Sentinels, Frost Raptor, Disciple of Tevesh Szat, Mystic Melting, Highland Weald

Pick: Skred

Pack 20:







Goblin Rimerunner, Surging Might, Snow-Covered Forest, Chilling Shade, Frostweb Spider, Martyr of Ashes, Surging Dementia, Aurochs Herd, Ronom Unicorn, Magmatic Core, Steam Spitter

Pick: Aurochs Herd

Pack 21:







Kjeldoran Outrider, Rimewind Taskmage, Chilling Shade, Into the North, Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Martyr of Frost, Frostweb Spider, Sheltering Ancient, Diamond Faerie

Pick: Into the North

Pack 22:







Rimewind Taskmage, Chilling Shade, Thermopod, Simian Brawler, Rite of Flame, Feast of Flesh, Martyr of Frost, Swift Maneuver, Wilderness Elemental

Pick: Simian Brawler

Pack 23:




Karplusan Wolverine, Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux, Ronom Unicorn, Frostweb Spider, Snow-Covered Island, Mishra’s Bauble, Wall of Shards

Pick: Snow-Covered Island

Pack 24:




Goblin Rimerunner, Snow-Covered Forest, Chilling Shade, Grim Harvest, Swift Maneuver, Martyr of Spores, Glacial Plating

Pick: Goblin Rimerunner

Pack 25:




Kjeldoran War Cry, Bull Aurochs, Snow-Covered Island, Frozen Solid, Greater Stone Spirit, Commandeer

Pick: Bull Aurochs

Pack 26:




Martyr of Bones, Thermal Flux, Sun’s Bounty, Snow-Covered Plains, Surging Sentinels

Pick: Snow-Covered Plains

Pack 27:

Frostweb Spider, Martyr of Bones, Sun’s Bounty, Simian Brawler

Pick: Simian Brawler

Pack 28:

Frostweb Spider, Surging Dementia, Steam Spitter

Pick: Steam Spitter

Pack 29:

Rite of Flame, Martyr of Frost

Pick: Martyr of Frost

Pack 30:

Rite of Flame

Pick: Rite of Flame

Pack 31:










Snow-Covered Swamp, Drelnoch, Surging Sentinels, Boreal Druid, Disciple of Tevesh Szat, Ohran Yeti, Icefall, Krovikan Scoundrel, Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands, Thermopod, Mouth of Ronom, Stromgald Crusader, Earthen Goo, Thrumming Stone

Pick: Mouth of Ronom

Pack 32:










Krovikan Scoundrel, Rune Snag, Martyr of Sands, Bull Aurochs, Icefall, Ronom Hulk, Orcish Bloodpainter, Squall Drifter, Rimewind Taskmage, Snow-Covered Mountain, Chill to the Bone, Steam Spitter, Phyrexian Snowcrusher, Darien, King of Kjeldor

Pick: Ronom Hulk

Pack 33:










Icefall, Grim Harvest, Krovikan Mist, Swift Maneuver, Martyr of Spores, Aurochs Herd, Snow-Covered Plains, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Drelnoch, Gutless Ghoul, Cryoclasm, Resize, Jokulmorder

Pick: Resize

Pack 34:







Into the North, Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Martyr of Frost, Kjeldoran War Cry, Orcish Bloodpainter, Squall Drifter, Rimewind Taskmage, Snow-Covered Mountain, Chill to the Bone, Mishra’s Bauble, Rimewind Cryomancer

Pick: Snow-Covered Mountain

Pack 35:







Surging Might, Boreal Griffin, Surging Aether, Orcish Bloodpainter, Martyr of Spores, Karplusan Wolverine, Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux, Rimewind Taskmage, Balduvian Frostwaker, Balduvian Rage

Pick: Orcish Bloodpainter

Pack 36:







Surging Might, Boreal Griffin, Surging Aether, Orcish Bloodpainter, Martyr of Spores, Karplusan Wolverine, Krovikan Mist, Bull Aurochs, Freyalise’s Radiance, Jotun Grunt

Pick: Surging Might

Pack 37:







Martyr of Bones, Sun’s Bounty, Simian Brawler, Martyr of Spores, Karplusan Wolverine, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Drelnoch, Gutless Ghoul, Braid of Fire

Pick: Simian Brawler

Pack 38:




Drelnoch, Ohran Yeti, Bull Aurochs, Martyr of Bones, Thermal Flux, Sun’s Bounty, Balduvian Rage, Phyrexian Etchings

Pick: Ohran Yeti

Pack 39:




Drelnoch, Surging Sentinels, Krovikan Scoundrel, Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands, Thermopod, Earthen Goo

Pick: Earthen Goo

Pack 40:




Krovikan Scoundrel, Rune Snag, Martyr of Sands, Orcish Bloodpainter, Steam Spitter, Phyrexian Snowcrusher

Pick: Phyrexian Snowcrusher

Pack 41:




Martyr of Spores, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Drelnoch, Cryoclasm, Jokulmorder

Pick: Martyr of Spores

Pack 42:

Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Martyr of Frost, Rimewind Cryomancer

Pick: Grim Harvest

Pack 43:

Martyr of Spores, Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux

Pick: Martyr of Spores

Pack 44:

Martyr of Spores, Freyalise’s Radiance

Pick: Freyalise’s Radiance

Pack 45:

Sun’s Bounty

Pick: Sun’s Bounty

Final Decklist:

Maindeck:

1 Earthen Goo
1 Goblin Rimerunner
1 Ohran Yeti
1 Orcish Bloodpainter
2 Skred
1 Aurochs Herd
1 Aurochs Herd [FOIL]
1 Boreal Centaur
1 Brooding Saurian
1 Bull Aurochs
2 Into the North
1 Resize
2 Ronom Hulk
1 Steam Spitter
1 Phyrexian Snowcrusher
4 Simian Brawler
1 Snow-Covered Forest
1 Snow-Covered Mountain
7 Forest
5 Mountain
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Snow-Covered Plains
1 Snow-Covered Swamp
1 Mouth of Ronom

Sideboard:

2 Balduvian Warlord
1 Freyalise’s Radiance
1 Grim Harvest
1 Kjeldoran Outrider
1 Martyr of Bones
1 Martyr of Frost
2 Martyr of Spores
1 Rite of Flame
2 Ronom Serpent
1 Sun’s Bounty
1 Surging Might
1 Thermal Flux
1 Ursine Fylgja
1 Wall of Shards


This deck seemed quite good to me. It took me a little while to decide on my colors because of some weird packs, but once I got settled in things seemed to go well. I lost in the first round to Josh Ravitz. He got pretty filthy with some Surging Mights, and drew his Skreds at opportune moments while I got a bit flooded. The games were pretty close but he always seemed to have a slight advantage.


Until tomorrow,


Rich

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