Draft:
Pack 1:
Consult the Necrosages, Barbarian Riftcutter, Greater Mossdog, Bramble Elemental, Benevolent Ancestor, Conclave’s Blessing, Dimir Infiltrator, Necromantic Thirst, Golgari Signet, Disembowel, Boros Signet, Conclave Phalanx, Belltower Sphinx, Clutch of the Undercity, Spawnbroker
Pick: Disembowel
Pack 2:
Strands of Undeath, Coalhauler Swine, Dimir Aqueduct, Muddle the Mixture, Sadistic Augermage, Thundersong Trumpeter, Boros Recruit, Quickchange, Infectious Host, Selesnya Evangel, Netherborn Phalanx, Blockbuster, Congregation at Dawn, Sins of the Past
Pick: Dimir Aqueduct
Pack 3:
Courier Hawk, Convolute, Golgari Rot Farm, Ordruun Commando, Golgari Rotwurm, Rain of Embers, Stone-Seeder Hierophant, Leave No Trace, Compulsive Research, Sandsower, Psychic Drain, Flame-Kin Zealot, Loxodon Gatekeeper
Pick: Compulsive Research
Pack 4:
Courier Hawk, Stasis Cell, Guardian of Vitu-Ghazi, Vedalken Entrancer, Gather Courage, Goblin Fire Fiend, Perplex, Gate Hound, Selesnya Signet, Voyager Staff, Perilous Forays, Brightflame
Pick: Selesnya Signet
Pack 5:
Viashino Slasher, Farseek, Sparkmage Apprentice, Nightguard Patrol, Zephyr Spirit, Lurking Informant, Surge of Zeal, Dimir Signet, Brainspoil, Sell-Sword Brute, Remand
Pick: Brainspoil
Pack 6:
Terrarion, Woodwraith Strangler, Drift of Phantasms, Centaur Safeguard, Conclave’s Blessing, Seismic Spike, Elvish Skysweeper, Seeds of Strength, Ethereal Usher, Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
Pick: Drift of Phantasms
Pack 7:
Induce Paranoia, Mortipede, Torpid Moloch, Clinging Darkness, Sundering Vitae, Caregiver, Dizzy Spell, Sadistic Augermage, Pollenbright Wings
Pick: Clinging Darkness
Pack 8:
Dogpile, Votary of the Conclave, Drake Familiar, Shred Memory, Surge of Zeal, Selesnya Signet, Undercity Shade, Chorus of the Conclave
Pick: Selesnya Signet
Pack 9:
Consult the Necrosages, Barbarian Riftcutter, Conclave’s Blessing, Dimir Infiltrator, Necromantic Thirst, Clutch of the Undercity, Spawnbroker
Pick: Consult the Necrosages
Pack 10:
Coalhauler Swine, Muddle the Mixture, Quickchange, Infectious Host, Congregation at Dawn, Sins of the Past
Pick: Muddle the Mixture
Pack 11:
Convolute, Rain of Embers, Stone-Seeder Hierophant, Leave No Trace, Psychic Drain
Pick: Convolute
Pack 12:
Goblin Fire Fiend, Perplex, Gate Hound, Perilous Forays
Pick: Perplex
Pack 13:
Viashino Slasher, Zephyr Spirit, Surge of Zeal
Pick: Viashino Slasher
Pack 14:
Woodwraith Strangler, Conclave’s Blessing
Pick: Conclave’s Blessing
Pack 15:
Pick: Induce Paranoia
Pack 16:
Scab-Clan Mauler, Gruul Turf, Ostiary Thrull, Wildsize, Ogre Savant, Blind Hunter, Silhana Ledgewalker, Mourning Thrull, Train of Thought, Mourning Thrull, Fencer’s Magemark, Feral Animist, Harrier Griffin, Gristleback, Sanguine Praetor
Pick: Blind Hunter
Pack 17:
Shrieking Grotesque, Necromancer’s Magemark, Gruul Scrapper, Gruul Turf, Pillory of the Sleepless, Torch Drake, Silhana Ledgewalker, Restless Bones, Petrahydrox, Skyrider Trainee, Runeboggle, Primeval Light, Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind, Leyline of Lightning
Pick: Pillory of the Sleepless
Pack 18:
Wee Dragonauts, Runeboggle, Gruul Nodorog, Fencer’s Magemark, Poisonbelly Ogre, Leap of Flame, Izzet Boilerworks, Ghost Warden, Orzhov Euthanist, Castigate, Harrier Griffin, Daggerclaw Imp, Mimeofacture
Pick: Harrier Griffin
Pack 19:
Gruul Scrapper, Gruul Signet, Infiltrator’s Magemark, Absolver Thrull, Runeboggle, Gruul Nodorog, Fencer’s Magemark, Poisonbelly Ogre, Leap of Flame, Benediction of Moons, Goblin Flectomancer, Caustic Rain
Pick: Gruul Signet
Pack 20:
Wee Dragonauts, Skarrgan Pit-Skulk, Lionheart Maverick, Burning-Tree Bloodscale, Crystal Seer, Orzhov Signet, Steamcore Weird, Wild Cantor, Conjurer’s Ban, Scorched Rusalka, Skarrg, the Rage Pits
Pick: Orzhov Signet
Pack 21:
Castigate, Torch Drake, Cremate, Skarrgan Pit-Skulk, Benediction of Moons, Tin Street Hooligan, Benediction of Moons, Hissing Miasma, Sinstriker’s Will, Leyline of the Void
Pick: Leyline of the Void
Pack 22:
Cry of Contrition, Tin Street Hooligan, Lionheart Maverick, Leap of Flame, Absolver Thrull, Izzet Signet, Bloodscale Prowler, Hissing Miasma, Quicken
Pick: Quicken
Pack 23:
Beastmaster’s Magemark, Wild Cantor, Poisonbelly Ogre, Guardian’s Magemark, Wee Dragonauts, Izzet Boilerworks, Starved Rusalka, Petrified Wood-Kin
Pick: Izzet Boilerworks
Pack 24:
Scab-Clan Mauler, Ogre Savant, Silhana Ledgewalker, Mourning Thrull, Train of Thought, Fencer’s Magemark, Feral Animist
Pick: Mourning Thrull
Pack 25:
Necromancer’s Magemark, Restless Bones, Skyrider Trainee, Runeboggle, Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind, Leyline of Lightning
Pick: Runeboggle
Pack 26:
Wee Dragonauts, Gruul Nodorog, Fencer’s Magemark, Poisonbelly Ogre, Leap of Flame
Pick: Poisonbelly Ogre
Pack 27:
Poisonbelly Ogre, Leap of Flame, Benediction of Moons, Caustic Rain
Pick: Poisonbelly Ogre
Pack 28:
Wee Dragonauts, Lionheart Maverick, Conjurer’s Ban
Pick: Wee Dragonauts
Pack 29:
Pick: Cremate
Pack 30:
Pick: Cry of Contrition
Pack 31:
Delirium Skeins, Kill-Suit Cultist, Azorius First-Wing, Simic Initiate, Vision Skeins, Riot Spikes, Assault Zeppelid, Azorius Chancery, Psychotic Fury, Seal of Doom, Verdant Eidolon, Brain Pry, Might of the Nephilim, Azorius Guildmage, Ratcatcher
Pick: Azorius Guildmage
Pack 32:
Taste for Mayhem, Simic Initiate, Vigean Hydropon, Nettling Curse, Beacon Hawk, Assault Zeppelid, Carom, Rakdos Signet, Rakdos Ickspitter, Ogre Gatecrasher, Ocular Halo, Squealing Devil, Condemn, Magewright’s Stone
Pick: Condemn
Pack 33:
Aurora Eidolon, Azorius Chancery, Verdant Eidolon, Assault Zeppelid, Psychotic Fury, Coiling Oracle, Whiptail Moloch, Thrive, Haazda Exonerator, Overrule, Gobhobbler Rats, Nightcreep, Fertile Imagination
Pick: Assault Zeppelid
Pack 34:
Aurora Eidolon, Rakdos Carnarium, Entropic Eidolon, Rakdos Signet, Overrule, Utvara Scalper, Plumes of Peace, Soulsworn Jury, Vision Skeins, Palliation Accord, Blessing of the Nephilim, Vigean Graftmage
Pick: Aurora Eidolon
Pack 35:
Azorius Signet, Sandstorm Eidolon, Kill-Suit Cultist, Street Savvy, Azorius First-Wing, Writ of Passage, Vesper Ghoul, Coiling Oracle, Spell Snare, Hellhole Rats, Slithering Shade
Pick: Azorius First-Wing
Pack 36:
Simic Signet, Slaughterhouse Bouncer, Utopia Sprawl, Vesper Ghoul, Enigma Eidolon, Gobhobbler Rats, Valor Made Real, Nettling Curse, Kindle the Carnage, Stoic Ephemera
Pick: Stoic Ephemera
Pack 37:
Soulsworn Jury, Enemy of the Guildpact, Utvara Scalper, Thrive, Shielding Plax, Macabre Waltz, Ignorant Bliss, Ghost Quarter, Paladin of Prahv
Pick: Paladin of Prahv
Pack 38:
Delirium Skeins, Kill-Suit Cultist, Azorius First-Wing, Simic Initiate, Vision Skeins, Psychotic Fury, Brain Pry
Pick: Azorius First-Wing
Pack 39:
Taste for Mayhem, Simic Initiate, Nettling Curse, Carom, Squealing Devil, Magewright’s Stone
Pick: Carom
Pack 40:
Aurora Eidolon, Psychotic Fury, Haazda Exonerator, Overrule, Nightcreep
Pick: Aurora Eidolon
Pack 41:
Overrule, Utvara Scalper, Palliation Accord, Blessing of the Nephilim
Pick: Overrule
Pack 42:
Street Savvy, Writ of Passage, Vesper Ghoul
Pick: Vesper Ghoul
Pack 43:
Pick: Vesper Ghoul
Pack 44:
Pick: Utvara Scalper
Final Decklist:
Maindeck:
1 Harrier Griffin [FOIL]
2 Aurora Eidolon
1 Carom
1 Condemn
1 Paladin of Prahv
1 Stoic Ephemera
1 Compulsive Research
1 Drift of Phantasms
1 Brainspoil
1 Clinging Darkness
1 Disembowel
1 Vesper Ghoul
1 Orzhov Signet
1 Blind Hunter
1 Consult the Necrosages
1 Mourning Thrull
1 Perplex
1 Pillory of the Sleepless
2 Azorius First-Wing
1 Azorius Guildmage
1 Trial/Error
1 Dimir Aqueduct
1 Izzet Boilerworks
4 Island
7 Plains
5 Swamp
Sideboard:
1 Assault Zeppelid
1 Conclave’s Blessing [FOIL]
1 Convolute
1 Cremate
1 Cry of Contrition
1 Gruul Signet
1 Induce Paranoia
1 Island
1 Leyline of the Void
1 Muddle the Mixture
1 Overrule
2 Poisonbelly Ogre
1 Quicken
1 Runeboggle
2 Selesnya Signet
1 Utvara Scalper
1 Vesper Ghoul
1 Viashino Slasher
1 Wee Dragonauts
None of the other queues were filling up, so I decided to take RGD for another spin around the block. I got a gift in the form of a third pick Compulsive Research, and was set up for the U/B/W flyer deck after pack 1. Then disaster struck. After three picks in Guildpact there was just nothing for me. Since there was nothing for me to take for my deck, I was flailing wildly at other archetypes, and even managed to convince myself I was playing other colors, until I managed to settle down midway through the third pack. In the end, my deck had some game thanks to having a lot of removal and an Azorius Guildmage, but the mana was quite ugly. I won the first round convincingly against a solid B/R/W deck, but lost the second round to a Five-Color Green deck that cast Ribbons of Night a lot (more than once per game).
Until tomorrow,
Rich
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