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Drafting With Rich – Time Spiral #3

After a short hiatus, Rich Hoaen returns to continue his daily article series! Each day, the grumpy Canadian draft master takes us through a Magic Online draft, from pick 1 to pick 45, and shares his insight into the cards, the deck, and the games themselves. For more detailed analysis, Rich answers your questions in the forums!

Draft:

Pack 1:










Aether Web, Assassinate, Amrou Seekers, Temporal Eddy, Mogg War Marshal, Subterranean Shambler, Mindlash Sliver, Havenwood Wurm, Chameleon Blur, Knight of the Holy Nimbus, Nightshade Assassin, Ignite Memories, Flagstones of Trokair, Claws of Gix, Opal Guardian

Pick: Nightshade Assassin

Pack 2:










Ivory Giant, Deathspore Thallid, Flowstone Channeler, Herd Gnarr, Eternity Snare, Skulking Knight, Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Viashino Bladescout, Pendelhaven Elder, Tectonic Fiend, Weatherseed Totem, Squall Line, Faceless Butcher, Scarwood Treefolk

Pick: Faceless Butcher

Pack 3:










Ivory Giant, Mindstab, Slipstream Serpent, Nantuko Shaman, Shadow Sliver, Ophidian Eye, Watcher Sliver, Thrill of the Hunt, Plunder, Harmonic Sliver, Durkwood Tracker, Eron the Relentless, Mountain

Pick: Mindstab

Pack 4:







Thallid Germinator, Zealot il-Vec, Ironclaw Buzzardiers, Temporal Eddy, Momentary Blink, Greenseeker, Pit Keeper, Divine Congregation, Jhoira’s Timebug, Basalt Gargoyle, Phthisis, Sol’kanar the Swamp King

Pick: Phthisis

Pack 5:







Castle Raptors, Chromatic Star, Tolarian Sentinel, Flowstone Channeler, Trespasser il-Vec, Spinneret Sliver, Bogardan Rager, Sangrophage, D’Avenant Healer, Primal Forcemage, Ghostflame Sliver

Pick: Trespasser il-Vec

Pack 6:







Goblin Skycutter, Strength in Numbers, Mindlash Sliver, Thallid Shell-Dweller, Jhoira’s Timebug, Jedit’s Dragoons, Opaline Sliver, Krosan Grip, Hypergenesis, War Barge

Pick: Goblin Skycutter

Pack 7:







Scarwood Treefolk, Orcish Cannonade, Keldon Halberdier, Venser’s Sliver, Clockspinning, Bogardan Rager, Sangrophage, Truth or Tale, Pull from Eternity

Pick: Orcish Cannonade

Pack 8:




Aether Web, Mogg War Marshal, Foriysian Interceptor, Aetherflame Wall, Detainment Spell, Thallid Shell-Dweller, Ghostflame Sliver, Barbed Shocker

Pick: Ghostflame Sliver

Pack 9:




Aether Web, Mogg War Marshal, Mindlash Sliver, Havenwood Wurm, Chameleon Blur, Ignite Memories, Claws of Gix

Pick: Mogg War Marshal

Pack 10:




Eternity Snare, Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Viashino Bladescout, Pendelhaven Elder, Tectonic Fiend, Scarwood Treefolk

Pick: Tectonic Fiend

Pack 11:




Shadow Sliver, Ophidian Eye, Plunder, Harmonic Sliver, Mountain

Pick: Mountain

Pack 12:

Ironclaw Buzzardiers, Temporal Eddy, Divine Congregation, Jhoira’s Timebug

Pick: Ironclaw Buzzardiers

Pack 13:

Sangrophage, Primal Forcemage, Ghostflame Sliver

Pick: Ghostflame Sliver

Pack 14:

Jhoira’s Timebug, Hypergenesis

Pick: Hypergenesis

Pack 15:

Clockspinning

Pick: Clockspinning

Pack 16:










Urborg Syphon-Mage, Snapback, Aether Web, Lightning Axe, Cloudchaser Kestrel, Ancient Grudge, Flickering Spirit, Call to the Netherworld, Drifter il-Dal, Faceless Devourer, Thick-Skinned Goblin, Return to Dust, Angel’s Grace, Kobold Taskmaster, Mystical Teachings

Pick: Lightning Axe

Pack 17:










Tolarian Sentinel, Benalish Cavalry, Orcish Cannonade, Errant Ephemeron, Strangling Soot, Mystical Teachings, Thrill of the Hunt, Shadow Sliver, Bogardan Rager, Traitor’s Clutch, Gustcloak Cavalier, Spell Burst, Triskelavus, Krosan Cloudscraper

Pick: Strangling Soot

Pack 18:










Spinneret Sliver, Keldon Halberdier, Ivory Giant, Mindstab, Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Viashino Bladescout, Ophidian Eye, Molder, Brine Elemental, Evil Eye of Urborg, Basalt Gargoyle, Kaervek the Merciless, Conspiracy

Pick: Kaervek the Merciless

Pack 19:







Trespasser il-Vec, Grapeshot, Scarwood Treefolk, Slipstream Serpent, Ophidian Eye, Molder, Children of Korlis, Viscid Lemures, Pull from Eternity, Molten Slagheap, Thunder Totem, Clockspinning

Pick: Grapeshot

Pack 20:







Drudge Reavers, Bewilder, Call to the Netherworld, Cyclopean Giant, Brass Gnat, Savage Thallid, Vampiric Sliver, Thick-Skinned Goblin, Durkwood Tracker, Academy Ruins, Safe Haven

Pick: Vampiric Sliver

Pack 21:







Terramorphic Expanse, Drudge Reavers, Strength in Numbers, Ghitu Firebreathing, Bewilder, Detainment Spell, Psychotic Episode, Vampiric Sliver, Molten Slagheap, Walk the Aeons

Pick: Terramorphic Expanse

Pack 22:







Spiketail Drakeling, Mystical Teachings, Two-Headed Sliver, Clockspinning, Chronatog Totem, Spirit Loop, Wipe Away, Swarmyard, Forest

Pick: Swarmyard

Pack 23:




Think Twice, Ashcoat Bear, Chameleon Blur, Subterranean Shambler, Cyclopean Giant, Screeching Sliver, Chronatog Totem, Auratog

Pick: Subterranean Shambler

Pack 24:




Aether Web, Ancient Grudge, Call to the Netherworld, Drifter il-Dal, Return to Dust, Kobold Taskmaster, Mystical Teachings

Pick: Kobold Taskmaster

Pack 25:




Tolarian Sentinel, Mystical Teachings, Shadow Sliver, Traitor’s Clutch, Gustcloak Cavalier, Spell Burst

Pick: Spell Burst

Pack 26:




Mindstab, Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Viashino Bladescout, Ophidian Eye, Molder

Pick: Mindstab

Pack 27:

Ophidian Eye, Children of Korlis, Viscid Lemures, Clockspinning

Pick: Viscid Lemures

Pack 28:

Bewilder, Call to the Netherworld, Brass Gnat

Pick: Call to the Netherworld

Pack 29:

Ghitu Firebreathing, Psychotic Episode

Pick: Psychotic Episode

Pack 30:

Clockspinning

Pick: Clockspinning

Pack 31:










Drudge Reavers, Goblin Skycutter, Cancel, Penumbra Spider, Pentarch Ward, Assassinate, Havenwood Wurm, Basal Sliver, Sage of Epityr, Ghitu Firebreathing, Calciform Pools, Opaline Sliver, Volcanic Awakening, Greater Gargadon, Mystic Enforcer

Pick: Greater Gargadon

Pack 32:










Think Twice, Penumbra Spider, Errant Doomsayers, Rift Bolt, Cyclopean Giant, Screeching Sliver, Psychotic Episode, Jedit’s Dragoons, Sprout, Phantom Wurm, Faceless Devourer, Spirit Loop, Trickbind, Dragon Whelp

Pick: Dragon Whelp

Pack 33:










Fathom Seer, Flamecore Elemental, Gemhide Sliver, Feebleness, Ground Rift, Dream Stalker, Wormwood Dryad, Venser’s Sliver, Clockspinning, Fury Sliver, Smallpox, Voidmage Husher, Merieke Ri Berit

Pick: Feebleness

Pack 34:







Errant Doomsayers, Ironclaw Buzzardiers, Search for Tomorrow, Sprout, Aetherflame Wall, Pit Keeper, Sage of Epityr, Divine Congregation, Voidmage Husher, Fallen Ideal, Curse of the Cabal, Merfolk Assassin

Pick: Pit Keeper

Pack 35:







Bonesplitter Sliver, Think Twice, Penumbra Spider, Errant Doomsayers, Greenseeker, Foriysian Interceptor, Basal Sliver, Drifter il-Dal, Faceless Devourer, Foriysian Totem, Primal Forcemage

Pick: Foriysian Totem

Pack 36:







Coral Trickster, Feebleness, Spinneret Sliver, Keldon Halberdier, Viscid Lemures, Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Two-Headed Sliver, Blazing Blade Askari, Evil Eye of Urborg, Barbed Shocker

Pick: Keldon Halberdier

Pack 37:







Children of Korlis, Viscid Lemures, Ground Rift, Dream Stalker, Wormwood Dryad, Chronatog Totem, Harmonic Sliver, Chronosavant, Eron the Relentless

Pick: Eron the Relentless

Pack 38:




Mindstab, Gaze of Justice, D’Avenant Healer, Glass Asp, Ground Rift, Skittering Monstrosity, Spirit Loop, Might of Old Krosa

Pick: Skittering Monstrosity

Pack 39:




Drudge Reavers, Pentarch Ward, Havenwood Wurm, Sage of Epityr, Ghitu Firebreathing, Opaline Sliver, Volcanic Awakening

Pick: Drudge Reavers

Pack 40:




Think Twice, Screeching Sliver, Psychotic Episode, Jedit’s Dragoons, Sprout, Spirit Loop

Pick: Psychotic Episode

Pack 41:




Ground Rift, Dream Stalker, Venser’s Sliver, Clockspinning, Voidmage Husher

Pick: Dream Stalker

Pack 42:

Sprout, Sage of Epityr, Divine Congregation, Voidmage Husher

Pick: Voidmage Husher

Pack 43:

Foriysian Interceptor, Drifter il-Dal, Primal Forcemage

Pick: Primal Forcemage

Pack 44:

Two-Headed Sliver, Barbed Shocker

Pick: Barbed Shocker

Pack 45:

Ground Rift

Pick: Ground Rift

Final Decklist:

Maindeck:

1 Faceless Butcher
1 Feebleness
2 Mindstab
1 Nightshade Assassin
1 Phthisis
1 Pit Keeper
1 Strangling Soot
1 Trespasser il-Vec
1 Vampiric Sliver
1 Dragon Whelp
1 Eron the Relentless [FOIL]
1 Goblin Skycutter
1 Grapeshot
1 Greater Gargadon
1 Keldon Halberdier
1 Lightning Axe
1 Mogg War Marshal
1 Orcish Cannonade
1 Foriysian Totem
2 Ghostflame Sliver
1 Kaervek the Merciless
8 Mountain
8 Swamp
1 Terramorphic Expanse

Sideboard:

1 Barbed Shocker
1 Call to the Netherworld
2 Clockspinning
1 Dream Stalker
1 Drudge Reavers
1 Ground Rift
1 Hypergenesis
1 Ironclaw Buzzardiers
1 Kobold Taskmaster
1 Mountain [FOIL]
1 Primal Forcemage
2 Psychotic Episode
1 Skittering Monstrosity
1 Spell Burst
1 Subterranean Shambler
1 Swarmyard
1 Tectonic Fiend
1 Viscid Lemures
1 Voidmage Husher


This is a nice draft to return with. Everything just went right. I got into the right colors from the first pick, got passed excellent cards in those colors, and even opened spectacular rares in those colors. My first round was a complete blowout in which I removed every creature he played, and won on turn 7 game 1, and turn 8 game 2. In the second round I played Phthisis on Bogardan Hellkite game 1, and Sol’Kanar the Swamp King game 2. The finals was actually quite close against a very fast Red/White deck. He double mulliganed game 1, and got rolled, and the same happened the other way game 2. Game 3, however, was very close and I barely managed to outrace him with Kaervek and Dragon Whelp.


As always, make yourself heard in the forums and I will do my best to
answer your responses.


Until Monday,


Rich

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