Drafting With Rich – Coldsnap #6

Rounding out today’s triple-whammy of Coldsnap Draft goodness, we have the latest installment of the fantastic Drafting With Rich series! As usual, the Canadian pro shares a complete draft, from pick one to pick forty-five, sharing some thoughts on the deck and his performance. For a more detailed breakdown, visit the forums!

By Rich Hoaen

August 28, 2006

Draft:

Pack 1:

Martyr of Bones, Thermal Flux, Sun’s Bounty, Thermopod, Simian Brawler, Rite of Flame, Snow-Covered Swamp, Drelnoch, Surging Sentinels, Boreal Druid, Disciple of Tevesh Szat, Mishra’s Bauble, Rimewind Cryomancer, Deathmark, Jester’s Scepter

Pick: Boreal Druid

Pack 2:

Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands, Thermopod, Into the North, Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Snow-Covered Swamp, Drelnoch, Surging Sentinels, Boreal Druid, Disciple of Tevesh Szat, Phyrexian Snowcrusher, Glacial Plating, Tamanoa

Pick: Into the North

Pack 3:

Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux, Ronom Unicorn, Frostweb Spider, Skred, Snow-Covered Island, Surging Might, Boreal Griffin, Orcish Bloodpainter, Stalking Yeti, Mouth of Ronom, Wilderness Elemental, Haakon, Stromgald Scourge

Pick: Stalking Yeti

Pack 4:

Snow-Covered Plains, Surging Flame, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Gutless Ghoul, Martyr of Ashes, Surging Dementia, Survivor of the Unseen, Ronom Unicorn, Aurochs Herd, Balduvian Rage, Mystic Melting, Phyrexian Etchings

Pick: Surging Flame

Pack 5:

Orcish Bloodpainter, Squall Drifter, Rimewind Taskmage, Snow-Covered Mountain, Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Kjeldoran War Cry, Frostweb Spider, Martyr of Ashes, Cryoclasm, Void Maw

Pick: Snow-Covered Mountain

Pack 6:

Snow-Covered Plains, Surging Flame, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Drelnoch, Swift Maneuver, Martyr of Spores, Aurochs Herd, Karplusan Wolverine, Deepfire Elemental, Jotun Grunt

Pick: Surging Flame

Pack 7:

Orcish Bloodpainter, Squall Drifter, Snow-Covered Mountain, Chill to the Bone, Martyr of Sands, Bull Aurochs, Icefall, Grim Harvest, Greater Stone Spirit

Pick: Snow-Covered Mountain

Pack 8:

Bull Aurochs, Martyr of Ashes, Martyr of Bones, Snow-Covered Island, Surging Might, Boreal Griffin, Zombie Musher, Orcish Bloodpainter

Pick: Martyr of Ashes

Pack 9:

Martyr of Bones, Thermal Flux, Thermopod, Rite of Flame, Drelnoch, Mishra’s Bauble, Rimewind Cryomancer

Pick: Thermopod

Pack 10:

Survivor of the Unseen, Thermopod, Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Drelnoch, Phyrexian Snowcrusher

Pick: Thermopod

Pack 11:

Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux, Ronom Unicorn, Frostweb Spider, Surging Might

Pick: Surging Might

Pack 12:

Kjeldoran Javelineer, Martyr of Ashes, Surging Dementia, Survivor of the Unseen

Pick: Martyr of Ashes

Pack 13:

Grim Harvest, Martyr of Ashes, Cryoclasm

Pick: Martyr of Ashes

Pack 14:

Kjeldoran Javelineer, Martyr of Spores

Pick: Martyr of Spores

Pack 15:

Orcish Bloodpainter

Pick: Orcish Bloodpainter

Pack 16:

Surging Flame, Snow-Covered Swamp, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Frozen Solid, Zombie Musher, Ronom Hulk, Krovikan Scoundrel, Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands, Thermopod, Into the North, Luminesce, Krovikan Whispers, Tresserhorn Skyknight, Lightning Serpent

Pick: Surging Flame

Pack 17:

Rune Snag, Martyr of Sands, Bull Aurochs, Icefall, Grim Harvest, Chilling Shade, Goblin Furrier, Boreal Griffin, Ronom Serpent, Boreal Druid, Rimebound Dead, Balduvian Fallen, Freyalise’s Radiance, Rimefeather Owl

Pack 18:

Goblin Rimerunner, Kjeldoran Outrider, Surging Aether, Boreal Centaur, Gutless Ghoul, Feast of Flesh, Martyr of Frost, Swift Maneuver, Into the North, Icefall, Krovikan Scoundrel, Balduvian Warlord, Steam Spitter

Pack 19:

Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Martyr of Frost, Kjeldoran War Cry, Frostweb Spider, Chilling Shade, Goblin Furrier, Boreal Griffin, Ronom Serpent, Rimebound Dead, Balduvian Frostwaker, Rimescale Dragon

Pick: Rimescale Dragon

Pack 20:

Grim Harvest, Swift Maneuver, Martyr of Spores, Karplusan Wolverine, Sound the Call, Ronom Serpent, Squall Drifter, Goblin Furrier, Rimebound Dead, Rimewind Cryomancer, Tresserhorn Skyknight

Pick: Squall Drifter

Pack 21:

Rune Snag, Sun’s Bounty, Simian Brawler, Sun’s Bounty, Feast of Flesh, Sound the Call, Ronom Serpent, Goblin Furrier, Rimebound Dead, Wall of Shards

Pick: Wall of Shards

Pack 22:

Snow-Covered Swamp, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Frozen Solid, Zombie Musher, Survivor of the Unseen, Ronom Unicorn, Aurochs Herd, Swift Maneuver, Krovikan Scoundrel

Pick: Snow-Covered Swamp

Pack 23:

Goblin Rimerunner, Kjeldoran Outrider, Gutless Ghoul, Kjeldoran War Cry, Martyr of Ashes, Gristle Grinner, Cryoclasm, Deepfire Elemental

Pick: Deepfire Elemental

Pack 24:

Snow-Covered Swamp, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Zombie Musher, Krovikan Scoundrel, Survivor of the Unseen, Into the North, Luminesce

Pick: Zombie Musher

Pack 25:

Grim Harvest, Goblin Furrier, Ronom Serpent, Rimebound Dead, Balduvian Fallen, Freyalise’s Radiance

Pick: Balduvian Fallen

Pack 26:

Goblin Rimerunner, Kjeldoran Outrider, Boreal Centaur, Martyr of Frost, Krovikan Scoundrel

Pick: Goblin Rimerunner

Pack 27:

Grim Harvest, Boreal Griffin, Ronom Serpent, Rimebound Dead

Pick: Grim Harvest

Pack 28:

Goblin Furrier, Rimewind Cryomancer, Tresserhorn Skyknight

Pick: Goblin Furrier

Pack 29:

Goblin Furrier, Rimebound Dead

Pick: Rimebound Dead

Pack 30:

Survivor of the Unseen

Pick: Survivor of the Unseen

Pack 31:

Snow-Covered Island, Gelid Shackles, Rune Snag, Frozen Solid, Chill to the Bone, Skred, Krovikan Scoundrel, Rune Snag, Martyr of Sands, Bull Aurochs, Icefall, Blizzard Specter, Highland Weald, Jotun Grunt, Hibernation’s End

Pick: Skred

Pack 32:

Surging Dementia, Survivor of the Unseen, Ronom Unicorn, Aurochs Herd, Skred, Krovikan Scoundrel, Goblin Rimerunner, Surging Might, Gelid Shackles, Frost Raptor, Snow-Covered Forest, Mishra’s Bauble, Wall of Shards, Cover of Winter

Pick: Skred

Pack 33:

Icefall, Krovikan Scoundrel, Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands, Thermopod, Into the North, Goblin Rimerunner, Gelid Shackles, Snow-Covered Forest, Gristle Grinner, Lightning Storm, Mystic Melting, Jokulmorder

Pick: Lightning Storm

Pack 34:

Martyr of Frost, Kjeldoran War Cry, Frostweb Spider, Martyr of Ashes, Surging Dementia, Ohran Yeti, Snow-Covered Mountain, Chilling Shade, Boreal Centaur, Flashfreeze, Balduvian Fallen, Adarkar Valkyrie

Pick: Snow-Covered Mountain

Pack 35:

Snow-Covered Island, Gelid Shackles, Ohran Yeti, Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux, Ronom Unicorn, Frostweb Spider, Skred, Martyr of Bones, Deathmark, Arctic Nishoba

Pick: Skred

Pack 36:

Swift Maneuver, Into the North, Icefall, Ohran Yeti, Kjeldoran Outrider, Rimewind Taskmage, Chilling Shade, Magmatic Core, Steam Spitter, Diamond Faerie

Pick: Ohran Yeti

Pack 37:

Snow-Covered Plains, Sound the Call, Frost Raptor, Martyr of Bones, Rune Snag, Sun’s Bounty, Simian Brawler, Martyr of Spores, Magmatic Core

Pick: Snow-Covered Plains

Pack 38:

Snow-Covered Plains, Sound the Call, Thermal Flux, Sun’s Bounty, Thermopod, Simian Brawler, Rite of Flame, Jotun Owl Keeper

Pick: Snow-Covered Plains

Pack 39:

Frozen Solid, Krovikan Scoundrel, Rune Snag, Martyr of Sands, Bull Aurochs, Icefall, Jotun Grunt

Pack 40:

Surging Dementia, Survivor of the Unseen, Ronom Unicorn, Krovikan Scoundrel, Goblin Rimerunner, Wall of Shards

Pick: Goblin Rimerunner

Pack 41:

Icefall, Krovikan Scoundrel, Martyr of Sands, Thermopod, Gristle Grinner

Pack 42:

Kjeldoran War Cry, Martyr of Ashes, Surging Dementia, Balduvian Fallen

Pick: Martyr of Ashes

Pack 43:

Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux, Martyr of Bones

Pick: Surging Dementia

Pack 44:

Icefall, Magmatic Core

Pick: Magmatic Core

Pack 45:

Martyr of Spores

Pick: Martyr of Spores

Final Decklist:

Maindeck:

3 Skred
4 Martyr of Ashes
3 Surging Flame
Lightning Storm
Goblin Rimerunner
4 Icefall
Magmatic Core
Ohran Yeti
Stalking Yeti
2 Thermopod
Rimescale Dragon
12 Mountain
3 Snow-Covered Mountain
2 Snow-Covered Plains
Snow-Covered Swamp

Sideboard:

Squall Drifter
Wall of Shards
Survivor of the Unseen
Balduvian Fallen
Grim Harvest
Rimebound Dead
Surging Dementia
Zombie Musher
Goblin Furrier
Goblin Rimerunner
Orcish Bloodpainter
Boreal Druid
Into the North
2 Martyr of Spores
Surging Might
Deepfire Elemental

No, this wasn’t a 4322. Yes, some people must have made some terrible picks somewhere along the way. Yes, I was pretty lucky to get this deck. Yes, I won the draft. Any more questions? Go to the forum.

Until tomorrow,

Rich

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