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Drafting With Rich – Lorwyn/Lorwyn/Morningtide #12

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Tuesday, April 8th – Rich Hoaen is back! The renowned Canadian Limited maestro returns to bring us a Lorwyn/Lorwyn/Morningtide draft each day from the 8-4 queues of Magic Online. He takes us through each pick, from 1 to 45, and shares his thoughts on the draft and the games in both the article and the forums.

Draft:

Pack 1:










Oaken Brawler Smokebraider Stonybrook Angler Nameless Inversion Fertile Ground Moonglove Winnower Spellstutter Sprite Spiderwig Boggart Flamekin Brawler Tideshaper Mystic Rootgrapple Thundercloud Shaman Ethereal Whiskergill Crib Swap Cairn Wanderer

Pick: Nameless Inversion

Pack 2:










Boggart Loggers Lys Alana Huntmaster Inner-Flame Acolyte Neck Snap Warren-Scourge Elf Lairwatch Giant Spiderwig Boggart Boggart Forager Ringskipper Glarewielder Squeaking Pie Sneak Turtleshell Changeling Wild Ricochet Island

Pick: Lys Alana Huntmaster

Pack 3:










Plover Knights Whirlpool Whelm Leaf Gilder Adder-Staff Boggart Wispmare Consuming Bonfire Triclopean Sight Nightshade Stinger Faultgrinder Faerie Trickery Changeling Hero Kithkin Mourncaller Forced Fruition

Pick: Leaf Gilder

Pack 4:







Fertile Ground Moonglove Winnower Plover Knights Whirlpool Whelm Leaf Gilder Cenn’s Heir Ringskipper Black Poplar Shaman Shimmering Grotto Makeshift Mannequin Lammastide Weave Thousand-Year Elixir

Pick: Leaf Gilder

Pack 5:







Nath’s Elite Neck Snap Smokebraider Moonglove Winnower Warren-Scourge Elf Blades of Velis Vel Cenn’s Heir Ringskipper Black Poplar Shaman Seedguide Ash Glarewielder

Pick: Nath’s Elite

Pack 6:







Fertile Ground Hillcomber Giant Sentinels of Glen Elendra Stinkdrinker Daredevil Tideshaper Mystic Elvish Handservant Broken Ambitions Cenn’s Heir Faerie Tauntings Makeshift Mannequin

Pick: Fertile Ground

Pack 7:







Inner-Flame Acolyte Paperfin Rascal Boggart Sprite-Chaser Shimmering Grotto Elvish Eulogist Giant’s Ire Lairwatch Giant Sentry Oak Lys Alana Scarblade

Pick: Lys Alana Scarblade

Pack 8:




Boggart Sprite-Chaser Boggart Loggers Adder-Staff Boggart Hunt Down Triclopean Sight Nath’s Buffoon Caterwauling Boggart Elvish Promenade

Pick: Elvish Promenade

Pack 9:




Oaken Brawler Smokebraider Spiderwig Boggart Flamekin Brawler Tideshaper Mystic Rootgrapple Ethereal Whiskergill

Pick: Ethereal Whiskergill

Pack 10:




Warren-Scourge Elf Lairwatch Giant Spiderwig Boggart Boggart Forager Ringskipper Island

Pick: Warren-Scourge Elf

Pack 11:




Adder-Staff Boggart Wispmare Faultgrinder Faerie Trickery Forced Fruition

Pick: Adder-Staff Boggart

Pack 12:

Ringskipper Black Poplar Shaman Lammastide Weave Thousand-Year Elixir

Pick: Thousand-Year Elixir

Pack 13:

Cenn’s Heir Ringskipper Black Poplar Shaman

Pick: Black Poplar Shaman

Pack 14:

Tideshaper Mystic Faerie Tauntings

Pick: Faerie Tauntings

Pack 15:

Elvish Eulogist

Pick: Elvish Eulogist

Pack 16:










Aethersnipe Tarfire Herbal Poultice Kithkin Greatheart Oakgnarl Warrior Lash Out Hornet Harasser Spring Cleaning Blind-Spot Giant Wellgabber Apothecary Gilt-Leaf Seer Kithkin Mourncaller Boggart Shenanigans Wren’s Run Vanquisher Chandra Nalaar

Pick: Wren’s Run Vanquisher

Pack 17:










Deeptread Merrow Kithkin Daggerdare Herbal Poultice Avian Changeling Warren Pilferers Lowland Oaf Protective Bubble Ingot Chewer Amoeboid Changeling Spring Cleaning Entangling Trap Turtleshell Changeling Flamekin Spitfire Colfenor’s Urn

Pick: Warren Pilferers

Pack 18:










Axegrinder Giant Lignify Silvergill Douser Quill-Slinger Boggart Bog-Strider Ash Protective Bubble Skeletal Changeling Aquitect’s Will Kinsbaile Skirmisher Entangling Trap Merrow Commerce Silvergill Adept Jace Beleren

Pick: Skeletal Changeling

Pack 19:







Deeptread Merrow Fistful of Force Soulbright Flamekin Glimmerdust Nap Boggart Birth Rite Zephyr Net Bog Hoodlums Judge of Currents Scattering Stroke Boggart Harbinger Fodder Launch Guardian of Cloverdell

Pick: Boggart Harbinger

Pack 20:







Footbottom Feast Lowland Oaf Lignify Kithkin Healer Aquitect’s Will Mournwhelk Zephyr Net Scarred Vinebreeder Gilt-Leaf Seer Lys Alana Scarblade Fallowsage

Pick: Lys Alana Scarblade

Pack 21:







Soulbright Flamekin Glimmerdust Nap Wanderer’s Twig Hornet Harasser Inkfathom Divers Boggart Birth Rite Ingot Chewer Soaring Hope Shimmering Grotto Hoarder’s Greed

Pick: Hoarder’s Greed

Pack 22:







Cloudcrown Oak Wanderer’s Twig Hornet Harasser Axegrinder Giant Needle Drop Soaring Hope Elvish Branchbender Wellgabber Apothecary Battle Mastery

Pick: Elvish Branchbender

Pack 23:




Kithkin Healer Footbottom Feast Scarred Vinebreeder Springjack Knight Ponder Bog Hoodlums Flamekin Bladewhirl Captivating Glance

Pick: Footbottom Feast

Pack 24:




Herbal Poultice Oakgnarl Warrior Spring Cleaning Blind-Spot Giant Wellgabber Apothecary Gilt-Leaf Seer Boggart Shenanigans

Pick: Gilt-Leaf Seer

Pack 25:




Herbal Poultice Protective Bubble Ingot Chewer Spring Cleaning Entangling Trap Colfenor’s Urn

Pick: Colfenor’s Urn

Pack 26:




Quill-Slinger Boggart Protective Bubble Aquitect’s Will Entangling Trap Merrow Commerce

Pick: Quill-Slinger Boggart

Pack 27:

Boggart Birth Rite Zephyr Net Bog Hoodlums Scattering Stroke

Pick: Boggart Birth Rite

Pack 28:

Aquitect’s Will Zephyr Net Scarred Vinebreeder

Pick: Scarred Vinebreeder

Pack 29:

Ingot Chewer Soaring Hope

Pick: Ingot Chewer

Pack 30:

Soaring Hope

Pick: Soaring Hope

Pack 31:










War-Spike Changeling Violet Pall Distant Melody Fertilid Ballyrush Banneret Brighthearth Banneret Mothdust Changeling Blightsoil Druid Forfend Mudbutton Clanger Deglamer Bramblewood Paragon Meadowboon Warren Weirding Earwig Squad

Pick: Violet Pall

Pack 32:










Weed-Pruner Poplar Stream of Unconsciousness Violet Pall Burrenton Shield-Bearers Elvish Warrior Ballyrush Banneret Kindled Fury Bosk Banneret Mothdust Changeling Pulling Teeth Orchard Warden Diviner’s Wand Veteran’s Armaments Pack’s Disdain

Pick: Violet Pall

Pack 33:










Squeaking Pie Grubfellows Reins of the Vinesteed Distant Melody Game-Trail Changeling Order of the Golden Cricket Sunflare Shaman Ink Dissolver Coordinated Barrage Merrow Witsniper Blightsoil Druid Rage Forger Recross the Paths Sigil Tracer

Pick: Game-Trail Changeling

Pack 34:







Fire Juggler Squeaking Pie Grubfellows Ambassador Oak Fencer Clique Changeling Sentinel Dewdrop Spy Stingmoggie Stonybrook Schoolmaster Negate Spitebellows Waterspout Weavers Stomping Slabs

Pick: Ambassador Oak

Pack 35:







Shard Volley Elvish Warrior Dewdrop Spy Kithkin Zephyrnaut Fire Juggler Blightsoil Druid Forfend Mudbutton Clanger Ink Dissolver Diviner’s Wand Heritage Druid

Pick: Elvish Warrior

Pack 36:







Weed-Pruner Poplar Distant Melody Coordinated Barrage Merrow Witsniper Blightsoil Druid Kindled Fury Bosk Banneret Wandering Graybeard Offalsnout Floodchaser

Pick: Blightsoil Druid

Pack 37:







Elvish Warrior Fire Juggler Roar of the Crowd Luminescent Rain Ink Dissolver Frogtosser Banneret Noggin Whack Rivals’ Duel Research the Deep

Pick: Elvish Warrior

Pack 38:




Fencer Clique Lunk Errant Roar of the Crowd Shinewend Merrow Witsniper Morsel Theft Offalsnout Hostile Realm

Pick: Fencer Clique

Pack 39:




Distant Melody Mothdust Changeling Blightsoil Druid Forfend Mudbutton Clanger Deglamer Meadowboon

Pick: Blightsoil Druid

Pack 40:




Weed-Pruner Poplar Burrenton Shield-Bearers Kindled Fury Bosk Banneret Pulling Teeth Diviner’s Wand

Pick: Weed-Pruner Poplar

Pack 41:




Squeaking Pie Grubfellows Reins of the Vinesteed Distant Melody Sunflare Shaman Merrow Witsniper

Pick: Sunflare Shaman

Pack 42:

Fire Juggler Squeaking Pie Grubfellows Stingmoggie Stomping Slabs

Pick: Fire Juggler

Pack 43:

Fire Juggler Forfend Mudbutton Clanger

Pick: Fire Juggler

Pack 44:

Merrow Witsniper Kindled Fury

Pick: Kindled Fury

Pack 45:

Fire Juggler

Pick: Fire Juggler

Final Decklist:

Maindeck:

1 Boggart Harbinger
1 Footbottom Feast
2 Lys Alana Scarblade
1 Nameless Inversion
1 Scarred Vinebreeder
1 Warren Pilferers
2 Blightsoil Druid
2 Violet Pall
1 Weed-Pruner Poplar
2 Elvish Warrior
1 Elvish Branchbender
1 Elvish Promenade
2 Leaf Gilder
1 Lys Alana Huntmaster
1 Nath’s Elite
1 Wren’s Run Vanquisher
1 Ambassador Oak
1 Game-Trail Changeling
9 Forest
8 Swamp

Sideboard:

1 Adder-Staff Boggart
1 Black Poplar Shaman
1 Boggart Birth Rite
1 Colfenor’s Urn
1 Elvish Eulogist
1 Ethereal Whiskergill
1 Faerie Tauntings
1 Fencer Clique
1 Fertile Ground
3 Fire Juggler
1 Gilt-Leaf Seer
1 Hoarder’s Greed
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Kindled Fury
1 Quill-Slinger Boggart
1 Skeletal Changeling
1 Soaring Hope
1 Sunflare Shaman
1 Thousand-Year Elixir
1 Warren-Scourge Elf


1st Pick: I wasn’t sure about this one so I took the most consistent card. Eugene Harvey and Kenji agreed with it.

2nd Pick: This one I really wasn’t sure about. I took the Huntmaster mostly because I just had a good Green deck. Eugene later pointed out that the Pie-Sneak leaves me with the most options since it’s a Goblin and a Rogue and I now agree with that pick.

This deck ended up reasonable but not great. It felt like I should’ve got a lot more Green in pack 2 but it just wasn’t there. That may be related to the fact that I played against three Green decks…

Round 1 my opponent had a very fast Kithkin deck. Game 1 he overran me with a curve of Stalwart Greatheart Zephyrnaut Chameleon Colossus Zephyrnaut and Skirmisher. Game 2 my draw was quite good and by turn 6 I had killed two guys with Scarblade and had 10 elves in play. We didn’t play game 3 because he lost his internet connection.

Round 2 I played against a Green base deck splashing White Blue Black and Red off a couple of Fertilids. Game 1 I played Huntmaster turn 3 Nath’s Elite turn 4 and Promenade turn 5. He died on turn 6. Game 2 was close until he stopped playing spells on about turn 6. It turned out that his hand contained two Moonglove Winnowers and he was lacking a Swamp.

My opponent wouldn’t split round 3. Game 1 I mulliganed and kept a two-land hand going second. I didn’t play a third land until turn 5. Game 2 I kept a two-land hand going first. I didn’t play a third land at all.

Until tomorrow

Rich

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