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Drafting With Rich – Time Spiral #15

Rich continues his excellent series of Time Spiral 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!


Draft:

Pack 1:










Scarwood Treefolk, Orcish Cannonade, Amrou Scout, Keldon Halberdier, Mana Skimmer, Ophidian Eye, Watcher Sliver, Thrill of the Hunt, Plunder, Skulking Knight, Paradox Haze, Yavimaya Dryad, Phyrexian Totem, Squall Line, Mystic Enforcer

Pick: Orcish Cannonade

Pack 2:










Urborg Syphon-Mage, Cloudchaser Kestrel, Thallid Germinator, Terramorphic Expanse, Snapback, Cyclopean Giant, Screeching Sliver, Psychotic Episode, Jedit’s Dragoons, Vampiric Sliver, Paradise Plume, Wheel of Fate, Enduring Renewal, Barbed Shocker

Pick: Urborg Syphon-Mage

Pack 3:










Feebleness, Castle Raptors, Chromatic Star, Tolarian Sentinel, Flowstone Channeler, Clockspinning, Sidewinder Sliver, Viscid Lemures, Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Two-Headed Sliver, Tectonic Fiend, Smallpox, Moorish Cavalry

Pick: Castle Raptors

Pack 4:







Cloudchaser Kestrel, Drudge Reavers, Goblin Skycutter, Cancel, Penumbra Spider, Pentarch Ward, Call to the Netherworld, Drifter il-Dal, Havenwood Wurm, Basal Sliver, Phyrexian Totem, Honorable Passage

Pick: Phyrexian Totem

Pack 5:







Temporal Eddy, Temporal Isolation, Call to the Netherworld, Drifter il-Dal, Havenwood Wurm, Basal Sliver, Sage of Epityr, Opaline Sliver, Plated Pegasus, Curse of the Cabal, Evil Eye of Orms-by-Gore

Pick: Temporal Isolation

Pack 6:







Strength in Numbers, Zealot il-Vec, Urborg Syphon-Mage, Snapback, Aether Web, Psychotic Episode, Sprout, Aetherflame Wall, Pit Keeper, Paradox Haze

Pick: Urborg Syphon-Mage

Pack 7:







Orcish Cannonade, Mindstab, Gaze of Justice, Venser’s Sliver, Children of Korlis, Sangrophage, Viashino Bladescout, Pull from Eternity, Aspect of Mongoose

Pick: Mindstab

Pack 8:




Spinneret Sliver, Mindstab, Blazing Blade Askari, Glass Asp, Traitor’s Clutch, Spirit Loop, Truth or Tale, Faceless Devourer

Pick: Faceless Devourer

Pack 9:




Scarwood Treefolk, Mana Skimmer, Ophidian Eye, Plunder, Skulking Knight, Paradox Haze, Yavimaya Dryad

Pick: Mana Skimmer

Pack 10:




Cyclopean Giant, Screeching Sliver, Psychotic Episode, Paradise Plume, Enduring Renewal, Barbed Shocker

Pick: Psychotic Episode

Pack 11:




Clockspinning, Viscid Lemures, Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Two-Headed Sliver, Tectonic Fiend

Pick: Viscid Lemures

Pack 12:

Drudge Reavers, Call to the Netherworld, Drifter il-Dal, Havenwood Wurm

Pick: Drudge Reavers

Pack 13:

Call to the Netherworld, Havenwood Wurm, Sage of Epityr

Pick: Call to the Netherworld

Pack 14:

Aetherflame Wall, Paradox Haze

Pick: Paradox Haze

Pack 15:

Sangrophage

Pick: Sangrophage

Pack 16:










Nantuko Shaman, Castle Raptors, Gorgon Recluse, Spiketail Drakeling, Scarwood Treefolk, Plunder, Eternity Snare, Molder, Venser’s Sliver, Children of Korlis, Fungal Reaches, Conflagrate, Ghostflame Sliver, Pulmonic Sliver, Tribal Flames

Pick: Castle Raptors

Pack 17:










Coal Stoker, Durkwood Baloth, Coral Trickster, Ivory Giant, Deathspore Thallid, Mystical Teachings, Thrill of the Hunt, Shadow Sliver, Bogardan Rager, Traitor’s Clutch, Conflagrate, Assembly-Worker, Sporesower Thallid, Grinning Totem

Pick: Deathspore Thallid

Pack 18:










Cloudchaser Kestrel, Drudge Reavers, Goblin Skycutter, Cancel, Sage of Epityr, Divine Congregation, Mindlash Sliver, Thallid Shell-Dweller, Jhoira’s Timebug, Dreadship Reef, Ghostflame Sliver, Harmonic Sliver, Eron the Relentless

Pick: Cloudchaser Kestrel

Pack 19:







Think Twice, Ashcoat Bear, Urborg Syphon-Mage, Cloudchaser Kestrel, Thallid Germinator, Terramorphic Expanse, Ghitu Firebreathing, Momentary Blink, Greenseeker, Pit Keeper, Saltcrusted Steppe, Hypergenesis

Pick: Cloudchaser Kestrel

Pack 20:







Spinneret Sliver, Spiketail Drakeling, Flamecore Elemental, Mana Skimmer, Blazing Blade Askari, Shadow Sliver, Ophidian Eye, Watcher Sliver, Gustcloak Cavalier, Pendelhaven Elder, Thallid

Pick: Watcher Sliver

Pack 21:







Chromatic Star, Herd Gnarr, Brass Gnat, Dream Stalker, Watcher Sliver, Blazing Blade Askari, Haunting Hymn, Paradise Plume, Urza’s Factory, Forest

Pick: Watcher Sliver

Pack 22:







Empty the Warrens, Strength in Numbers, Errant Doomsayers, Drifter il-Dal, Subterranean Shambler, Mindlash Sliver, Havenwood Wurm, Ignite Memories, Undertaker

Pick: Undertaker

Pack 23:




Ironclaw Buzzardiers, Temporal Eddy, Sage of Epityr, Ghitu Firebreathing, Greenseeker, Pit Keeper, Restore Balance, The Rack

Pick: Pit Keeper

Pack 24:




Nantuko Shaman, Scarwood Treefolk, Plunder, Molder, Venser’s Sliver, Children of Korlis, Ghostflame Sliver

Pick: Venser’s Sliver

Pack 25:




Mystical Teachings, Thrill of the Hunt, Shadow Sliver, Bogardan Rager, Traitor’s Clutch, Grinning Totem

Pick: Grinning Totem

Pack 26:




Cancel, Divine Congregation, Mindlash Sliver, Dreadship Reef, Ghostflame Sliver

Pick: Dreadship Reef

Pack 27:

Ashcoat Bear, Ghitu Firebreathing, Saltcrusted Steppe, Hypergenesis

Pick: Saltcrusted Steppe

Pack 28:

Shadow Sliver, Ophidian Eye, Gustcloak Cavalier

Pick: Gustcloak Cavalier

Pack 29:

Brass Gnat, Forest

Pick: Forest

Pack 30:

Mindlash Sliver

Pick: Mindlash Sliver

Pack 31:










Ironclaw Buzzardiers, Search for Tomorrow, Icatian Crier, Dark Withering, Goblin Skycutter, Chameleon Blur, Flickering Spirit, Ghitu Firebreathing, Bewilder, Detainment Spell, Phthisis, Tromp the Domains, Plated Pegasus, Living End, Gemstone Mine

Pick: Dark Withering

Pack 32:










Mindstab, Slipstream Serpent, Nantuko Shaman, Castle Raptors, Gorgon Recluse, Spiketail Drakeling, Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Two-Headed Sliver, Blazing Blade Askari, Shadow Sliver, Fallen Ideal, Premature Burial, Thelon of Havenwood, Kobold Taskmaster

Pick: Castle Raptors

Pack 33:










Nantuko Shaman, Coral Trickster, Benalish Cavalry, Feebleness, Thrill of the Hunt, Plunder, Skulking Knight, Brass Gnat, Dream Stalker, Dementia Sliver, Dread Return, Gauntlet of Power, Mistform Ultimus

Pick: Feebleness

Pack 34:







Pentarch Ward, Assassinate, Thallid Germinator, Zealot il-Vec, Ironclaw Buzzardiers, Jedit’s Dragoons, Savage Thallid, Ancient Grudge, Flickering Spirit, Thick-Skinned Goblin, Skittering Monstrosity, Wall of Roots

Pick: Assassinate

Pack 35:







Flowstone Channeler, Herd Gnarr, Trespasser il-Vec, Amrou Scout, Grapeshot, D’Avenant Healer, Glass Asp, Ground Rift, Truth or Tale, Smallpox, Faceless Devourer

Pick: Trespasser il-Vec

Pack 36:







Deathspore Thallid, Tolarian Sentinel, Benalish Cavalry, Glass Asp, Traitor’s Clutch, Plunder, Eternity Snare, Molder, Firewake Sliver, Auratog

Pick: Benalish Cavalry

Pack 37:







Tendrils of Corruption, Mogg War Marshal, Divine Congregation, Jhoira’s Timebug, Chameleon Blur, Subterranean Shambler, Dreadship Reef, Aspect of Mongoose, Dralnu, Lich Lord

Pick: Tendrils of Corruption

Pack 38:




Urborg Syphon-Mage, Aether Web, Jhoira’s Timebug, Jedit’s Dragoons, Savage Thallid, Ancient Grudge, Fool’s Demise, Curse of the Cabal

Pick: Urborg Syphon-Mage

Pack 39:




Icatian Crier, Chameleon Blur, Ghitu Firebreathing, Bewilder, Detainment Spell, Plated Pegasus, Living End

Pick: Icatian Crier

Pack 40:




Mindstab, Gorgon Recluse, Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Shadow Sliver, Fallen Ideal, Kobold Taskmaster

Pick: Gorgon Recluse

Pack 41:




Plunder, Skulking Knight, Brass Gnat, Dementia Sliver, Dread Return

Pick: Dread Return

Pack 42:

Pentarch Ward, Jedit’s Dragoons, Savage Thallid, Ancient Grudge

Pick: Jedit’s Dragoons

Pack 43:

Glass Asp, Ground Rift, Truth or Tale

Pick: Truth or Tale

Pack 44:

Glass Asp, Traitor’s Clutch

Pick: Traitor’s Clutch

Pack 45:

Divine Congregation

Pick: Divine Congregation

Final Decklist:

Maindeck:

1 Undertaker
1 Benalish Cavalry
1 Feebleness
1 Pit Keeper
1 Temporal Isolation
1 Assassinate
1 Faceless Devourer
1 Icatian Crier
1 Phyrexian Totem
1 Psychotic Episode
1 Trespasser il-Vec
2 Urborg Syphon-Mage
1 Mana Skimmer
1 Tendrils of Corruption
2 Watcher Sliver
3 Castle Raptors
1 Gorgon Recluse
1 Dark Withering
1 Mindstab
7 Plains
10 Swamp

Sideboard:

1 Call to the Netherworld
2 Cloudchaser Kestrel
1 Deathspore Thallid
1 Divine Congregation
1 Dread Return
1 Dreadship Reef
1 Drudge Reavers
1 Forest [FOIL]
1 Grinning Totem
1 Gustcloak Cavalier
1 Jedit’s Dragoons
1 Mindlash Sliver
1 Orcish Cannonade
1 Paradox Haze
1 Saltcrusted Steppe
1 Sangrophage
1 Traitor’s Clutch
1 Truth or Tale
1 Urborg Syphon-Mage
1 Venser’s Sliver
1 Viscid Lemures


Another fun draft. My deck ended up decent despite looking pretty bad for two packs.


I lost two miserable games in the first round. In the first I mulliganed and then kept a hand with two Plains, a Phyrexian Totem, and some Black cards. I never drew a land. In the second game I kept a hand of Mindstab, Assassinate, and Psychotic Episode, and didn’t draw a spell until turn 6.


Until tomorrow,


Rich

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