Drafting With Rich – Coldsnap #8

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

August 30, 2006

Draft:

Pack 1:

Skred, Krovikan Scoundrel, Rune Snag, Martyr of Sands, Bull Aurochs, Frost Raptor, Snow-Covered Forest, Chilling Shade, Goblin Furrier, Boreal Griffin, Ronom Serpent, Mystic Melting, Coldsteel Heart, Jotun Owl Keeper, Soul Spike

Pick: Coldsteel Heart

Pack 2:

Chilling Shade, Boreal Centaur, Surging Flame, Snow-Covered Swamp, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Frozen Solid, Martyr of Ashes, Surging Dementia, Survivor of the Unseen, Ronom Unicorn, Frostweb Spider, Coldsteel Heart, Luminesce, Krovikan Whispers

Pick: Coldsteel Heart

Pack 3:

Disciple of Tevesh Szat, Goblin Rimerunner, Kjeldoran Outrider, Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Martyr of Frost, Kjeldoran War Cry, Frostweb Spider, Martyr of Ashes, Controvert, Boreal Shelf, Balduvian Warlord, Zur the Enchanter

Pick: Disciple of Tevesh Szat

Pack 4:

Martyr of Bones, Thermal Flux, Sun’s Bounty, Thermopod, Rite of Flame, Frozen Solid, Chill to the Bone, Sound the Call, Ronom Serpent, Squall Drifter, Vanish into Memory, Wall of Shards

Pick: Chill to the Bone

Pack 5:

Disciple of Tevesh Szat, Goblin Rimerunner, Kjeldoran Outrider, Rite of Flame, Feast of Flesh, Martyr of Frost, Swift Maneuver, Frost Marsh, Gristle Grinner, Cryoclasm, Arcum Dagsson

Pick: Disciple of Tevesh Szat

Pack 6:

Chilling Shade, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Frozen Solid, Icefall, Krovikan Scoundrel, Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands, Counterbalance, Stromgald Crusader, Magmatic Core

Pick: Stromgald Crusader

Pack 7:

Martyr of Bones, Rune Snag, Sun’s Bounty, Martyr of Spores, Ronom Serpent, Squall Drifter, Jotun Grunt, Rimewind Cryomancer, Tresserhorn Skyknight

Pick: Squall Drifter

Pack 8:

Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux, Frostweb Spider, Chilling Shade, Goblin Furrier, Boreal Griffin, Ronom Serpent, Balduvian Fallen

Pick: Balduvian Fallen

Pack 9:

Krovikan Scoundrel, Rune Snag, Martyr of Sands, Chilling Shade, Boreal Griffin, Ronom Serpent, Mystic Melting

Pick: Ronom Serpent

Pack 10:

Chilling Shade, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Surging Dementia, Survivor of the Unseen, Frostweb Spider, Luminesce

Pick: Survivor of the Unseen

Pack 11:

Kjeldoran Outrider, Rite of Flame, Martyr of Frost, Frostweb Spider, Controvert

Pick: Kjeldoran Outrider

Pack 12:

Thermal Flux, Sun’s Bounty, Rite of Flame, Wall of Shards

Pick: Wall of Shards

Pack 13:

Kjeldoran Outrider, Rite of Flame, Martyr of Frost

Pick: Kjeldoran Outrider

Pack 14:

Krovikan Scoundrel, Martyr of Sands

Pick: Krovikan Scoundrel

Pack 15:

Pick: Sun’s Bounty

Pack 16:

Frostweb Spider, Martyr of Ashes, Surging Dementia, Survivor of the Unseen, Ronom Unicorn, Aurochs Herd, Snow-Covered Mountain, Chill to the Bone, Goblin Rimerunner, Surging Might, Gelid Shackles, Steam Spitter, Gristle Grinner, Lightning Storm, Allosaurus Rider

Pick: Gelid Shackles

Pack 17:

Zombie Musher, Orcish Bloodpainter, Snow-Covered Plains, Sound the Call, Surging Sentinels, Frost Raptor, Krovikan Scoundrel, Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands, Thermopod, Into the North, Sheltering Ancient, Jotun Owl Keeper, Hibernation’s End

Pick: Zombie Musher

Pack 18:

Simian Brawler, Rite of Flame, Feast of Flesh, Martyr of Frost, Swift Maneuver, Boreal Druid, Disciple of Tevesh Szat, Ohran Yeti, Kjeldoran Outrider, Rimewind Taskmage, Earthen Goo, Vanish into Memory, Sunscour

Pack 19:

Grim Harvest, Swift Maneuver, Martyr of Spores, Aurochs Herd, Karplusan Wolverine, Chill to the Bone, Goblin Rimerunner, Surging Might, Juniper Order Ranger, Kjeldoran Gargoyle, Wall of Shards, Brooding Saurian

Pick: Chill to the Bone

Pack 20:

Gutless Ghoul, Ronom Hulk, Boreal Centaur, Gelid Shackles, Karplusan Wolverine, Feast of Flesh, Kjeldoran War Cry, Bull Aurochs, Controvert, Deathmark, Commandeer

Pick: Gelid Shackles

Pack 21:

Gutless Ghoul, Gelid Shackles, Aurochs Herd, Karplusan Wolverine, Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux, Ronom Unicorn, Frostweb Spider, Mystic Melting, Highland Weald

Pick: Gelid Shackles

Pack 22:

Snow-Covered Plains, Surging Sentinels, Rimebound Dead, Martyr of Bones, Thermal Flux, Sun’s Bounty, Thermopod, Wilderness Elemental, Zur the Enchanter

Pick: Snow-Covered Plains

Pack 23:

Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Martyr of Frost, Frostweb Spider, Disciple of Tevesh Szat, Kjeldoran Outrider, Steam Spitter, Diamond Faerie

Pick: Disciple of Tevesh Szat

Pack 24:

Frostweb Spider, Martyr of Ashes, Surging Dementia, Survivor of the Unseen, Surging Might, Steam Spitter, Gristle Grinner

Pick: Gristle Grinner

Pack 25:

Surging Sentinels, Krovikan Scoundrel, Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands, Sheltering Ancient, Hibernation’s End

Pick: Surging Sentinels

Pack 26:

Rite of Flame, Feast of Flesh, Martyr of Frost, Swift Maneuver, Vanish into Memory

Pick: Swift Maneuver

Pack 27:

Grim Harvest, Martyr of Spores, Surging Might, Wall of Shards

Pick: Grim Harvest

Pack 28:

Gutless Ghoul, Feast of Flesh, Commandeer

Pick: Gutless Ghoul

Pack 29:

Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux

Pick: Surging Dementia

Pack 30:

Martyr of Bones

Pick: Martyr of Bones

Pack 31:

Feast of Flesh, Martyr of Frost, Swift Maneuver, Into the North, Icefall, Goblin Furrier, Rimebound Dead, Snow-Covered Island, Surging Might, Boreal Griffin, Surging Aether, Mouth of Ronom, Stromgald Crusader, Karplusan Strider, Haakon, Stromgald Scourge

Pick: Mouth of Ronom

Pack 32:

Zombie Musher, Ronom Hulk, Orcish Bloodpainter, Squall Drifter, Rimewind Taskmage, Skred, Krovikan Scoundrel, Rune Snag, Martyr of Sands, Bull Aurochs, Icefall, Tresserhorn Skyknight, Cryoclasm, Darien, King of Kjeldor

Pick: Squall Drifter

Pack 33:

Karplusan Wolverine, Feast of Flesh, Krovikan Mist, Kjeldoran War Cry, Bull Aurochs, Goblin Furrier, Rimebound Dead, Snow-Covered Island, Surging Might, Boreal Griffin, Surging Aether, Balduvian Rage, Panglacial Wurm

Pick: Snow-Covered Island

Pack 34:

Martyr of Ashes, Martyr of Bones, Thermal Flux, Sun’s Bounty, Thermopod, Gutless Ghoul, Snow-Covered Swamp, Drelnoch, Frost Marsh, Rime Transfusion, Greater Stone Spirit, Phyrexian Etchings

Pick: Snow-Covered Swamp

Pack 35:

Orcish Bloodpainter, Squall Drifter, Rimewind Taskmage, Thermopod, Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Martyr of Frost, Kjeldoran War Cry, Sheltering Ancient, Glacial Plating, Garza Zol, Plague Queen

Pick: Squall Drifter

Pack 36:

Rimebound Dead, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Drelnoch, Icefall, Grim Harvest, Krovikan Mist, Swift Maneuver, Martyr of Spores, Balduvian Frostwaker, Phobian Phantasm

Pick: Grim Harvest

Pack 37:

Icefall, Krovikan Scoundrel, Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands, Gutless Ghoul, Drelnoch, Mishra’s Bauble, Rimewind Cryomancer, Thrumming Stone

Pick: Gutless Ghoul

Pack 38:

Rimebound Dead, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Drelnoch, Martyr of Bones, Sun’s Bounty, Freyalise’s Radiance, Jotun Grunt, Braid of Fire

Pick: Rimebound Dead

Pack 39:

Feast of Flesh, Martyr of Frost, Swift Maneuver, Icefall, Goblin Furrier, Rimebound Dead, Boreal Griffin

Pick: Boreal Griffin

Pack 40:

Orcish Bloodpainter, Krovikan Scoundrel, Rune Snag, Martyr of Sands, Tresserhorn Skyknight, Cryoclasm

Pick: Martyr of Sands

Pack 41:

Karplusan Wolverine, Goblin Furrier, Rimebound Dead, Boreal Griffin, Surging Aether

Pick: Boreal Griffin

Pack 42:

Martyr of Bones, Thermal Flux, Sun’s Bounty, Drelnoch

Pick: Martyr of Bones

Pack 43:

Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Martyr of Frost

Pick: Grim Harvest

Pack 44:

Icefall, Swift Maneuver

Pick: Swift Maneuver

Pack 45:

Martyr of Sands

Pick: Martyr of Sands

Final Decklist:

Maindeck:

3 Gelid Shackles
2 Kjeldoran Outrider
3 Squall Drifter
1 Sunscour
1 Balduvian Fallen
2 Chill to the Bone
3 Disciple of Tevesh Szat
2 Grim Harvest
2 Gutless Ghoul
1 Stromgald Crusader
1 Zombie Musher
2 Coldsteel Heart
7 Plains
1 Snow-Covered Plains
1 Snow-Covered Swamp
7 Swamp
1 Mouth of Ronom

Sideboard:

2 Boreal Griffin
1 Grim Harvest
1 Gristle Grinner
1 Krovikan Scoundrel
2 Martyr of Bones
2 Martyr of Sands
1 Rimebound Dead
1 Ronom Serpent
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Sun’s Bounty
1 Surging Dementia
1 Surging Sentinels
1 Survivor of the Unseen
1 Swamp
2 Swift Maneuver
1 Wall of Shards

This draft went quite well. I used my early picks to get into the right colors, and they just kept coming. Good thing I took the Coldstone Heart over Skred, otherwise I would have got cut out of Red pretty hard. I won two fairly easy rounds and split the finals.

Until tomorrow,

Rich

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