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Drafting With Rich – Time Spiral #43

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!

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Draft:

Pack 1:










Nantuko Shaman, Coral Trickster, Benalish Cavalry, Feebleness, Looter il-Kor, Spinneret Sliver, D’Avenant Healer, Wormwood Dryad, Mystical Teachings, Two-Headed Sliver, Ignite Memories, Saltcrusted Steppe, Sudden Shock, Ith, High Arcanist, Tribal Flames

Pick: Sudden Shock

Pack 2:










Amrou Scout, Keldon Halberdier, Mana Skimmer, Durkwood Baloth, Watcher Sliver, Thrill of the Hunt, Plunder, Skulking Knight, Brass Gnat, Fallen Ideal, Firewake Sliver, Opaline Sliver, Saffi Eriksdotter, Undead Warchief

Pick: Durkwood Baloth

Pack 3:










Gaze of Justice, Flamecore Elemental, Gemhide Sliver, Sidewinder Sliver, Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Viashino Bladescout, Ophidian Eye, Molder, Locket of Yesterdays, Tectonic Fiend, Foriysian Totem, Squall Line, Thallid

Pick: Squall Line

Pack 4:







Think Twice, Penumbra Spider, Errant Doomsayers, Aether Web, Assassinate, Call to the Netherworld, Drifter il-Dal, Havenwood Wurm, Basal Sliver, Urza’s Factory, Quilled Sliver, Flying Men

Pick: Penumbra Spider

Pack 5:







Gemhide Sliver, Mindstab, Gaze of Justice, Coal Stoker, Sangrophage, Viashino Bladescout, Mystical Teachings, Thrill of the Hunt, Krosan Grip, Dreadship Reef, Avalanche Riders

Pick: Gemhide Sliver

Pack 6:







Ironclaw Buzzardiers, Icatian Crier, Cyclopean Giant, Screeching Sliver, Psychotic Episode, Jedit’s Dragoons, Sprout, Return to Dust, Angel’s Grace, Hail Storm

Pick: Hail Storm

Pack 7:







Pentarch Ward, Detainment Spell, Psychotic Episode, Sprout, Aetherflame Wall, Voidmage Husher, Faceless Devourer, Volcanic Awakening, Goblin Snowman

Pick: Faceless Devourer

Pack 8:




Pentarch Ward, Zealot il-Vec, Screeching Sliver, Ancient Grudge, Greenseeker, Stormcloud Djinn, The Rack, Basal Sliver

Pick: Greenseeker

Pack 9:




Coral Trickster, D’Avenant Healer, Wormwood Dryad, Mystical Teachings, Two-Headed Sliver, Ignite Memories, Saltcrusted Steppe

Pick: Wormwood Dryad

Pack 10:




Mana Skimmer, Plunder, Brass Gnat, Fallen Ideal, Firewake Sliver, Opaline Sliver

Pick: Mana Skimmer

Pack 11:




Gaze of Justice, Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Viashino Bladescout, Ophidian Eye, Locket of Yesterdays

Pick: Mwonvuli Acid-Moss

Pack 12:

Call to the Netherworld, Drifter il-Dal, Havenwood Wurm, Basal Sliver

Pick: Havenwood Wurm

Pack 13:

Gaze of Justice, Sangrophage, Viashino Bladescout

Pick: Viashino Bladescout

Pack 14:

Screeching Sliver, Psychotic Episode

Pick: Psychotic Episode

Pack 15:

Detainment Spell

Pick: Detainment Spell

Pack 16:










Ironclaw Buzzardiers, Temporal Eddy, Tendrils of Corruption, Lightning Axe, Mogg War Marshal, Foriysian Interceptor, Basal Sliver, Drifter il-Dal, Subterranean Shambler, Mindlash Sliver, Weatherseed Totem, Voidmage Husher, Durkwood Tracker, Spike Tiller, Thornscape Battlemage

Pick: Lightning Axe

Pack 17:










Feebleness, Chromatic Star, Tolarian Sentinel, Flowstone Channeler, Trespasser il-Vec, Children of Korlis, Viscid Lemures, Ground Rift, Dream Stalker, Evil Eye of Urborg, Fungal Reaches, Nightshade Assassin, Opal Guardian, Mistform Ultimus

Pick: Flowstone Channeler

Pack 18:










Coral Trickster, Ivory Giant, Deathspore Thallid, Flowstone Channeler, Shadow Sliver, Bogardan Rager, Traitor’s Clutch, D’Avenant Healer, Glass Asp, Haunting Hymn, Barbed Shocker, Vampiric Sliver, Pirate Ship

Pick: Flowstone Channeler

Pack 19:







Dark Withering, Ashcoat Bear, Search for Tomorrow, Corpulent Corpse, Pit Keeper, Sage of Epityr, Divine Congregation, Mindlash Sliver, Ghostflame Sliver, Molten Slagheap, Reiterate, Whirling Dervish

Pick: Search for Tomorrow

Pack 20:







Keldon Halberdier, Grapeshot, Mindstab, Slipstream Serpent, Clockspinning, Sidewinder Sliver, Viscid Lemures, Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Harmonic Sliver, Skittering Monstrosity, Opaline Sliver

Pick: Grapeshot

Pack 21:







Chromatic Star, Gorgon Recluse, Herd Gnarr, Coal Stoker, Watcher Sliver, Blazing Blade Askari, Glass Asp, Traitor’s Clutch, Aspect of Mongoose, Phthisis

Pick: Coal Stoker

Pack 22:







Goblin Skycutter, Zealot il-Vec, Foriysian Interceptor, Aetherflame Wall, Detainment Spell, Thallid Shell-Dweller, Celestial Crusader, Faceless Devourer, Dragonstorm

Pick: Goblin Skycutter

Pack 23:




Temporal Eddy, Mogg War Marshal, Drudge Reavers, Sage of Epityr, Ghitu Firebreathing, Faceless Devourer, Volcanic Awakening, Curse of the Cabal

Pick: Mogg War Marshal

Pack 24:




Ironclaw Buzzardiers, Mogg War Marshal, Foriysian Interceptor, Basal Sliver, Drifter il-Dal, Mindlash Sliver, Voidmage Husher

Pick: Ironclaw Buzzardiers

Pack 25:




Feebleness, Children of Korlis, Viscid Lemures, Ground Rift, Evil Eye of Urborg, Fungal Reaches

Pick: Fungal Reaches

Pack 26:




Shadow Sliver, Traitor’s Clutch, D’Avenant Healer, Glass Asp, Barbed Shocker

Pick: Barbed Shocker

Pack 27:

Divine Congregation, Mindlash Sliver, Ghostflame Sliver, Molten Slagheap

Pick: Molten Slagheap

Pack 28:

Clockspinning, Sidewinder Sliver, Viscid Lemures

Pick: Viscid Lemures

Pack 29:

Glass Asp, Traitor’s Clutch

Pick: Glass Asp

Pack 30:

Detainment Spell

Pick: Detainment Spell

Pack 31:










Herd Gnarr, Trespasser il-Vec, Amrou Scout, Grapeshot, Scarwood Treefolk, Slipstream Serpent, Prismatic Lens, Ground Rift, Eternity Snare, Skulking Knight, Spell Burst, Yavimaya Dryad, Opaline Sliver, Thelon of Havenwood, Moorish Cavalry

Pick: Yavimaya Dryad

Pack 32:










Think Twice, Urborg Syphon-Mage, Cloudchaser Kestrel, Thallid Germinator, Havenwood Wurm, Chameleon Blur, Flickering Spirit, Ghitu Firebreathing, Thunder Totem, Sudden Death, Fool’s Demise, Lim-Dul the Necromancer, Enduring Renewal, Assembly-Worker

Pick: Thallid Germinator

Pack 33:










Cancel, Empty the Warrens, Icatian Crier, Bonesplitter Sliver, Tendrils of Corruption, Jhoira’s Timebug, Jedit’s Dragoons, Savage Thallid, Ancient Grudge, Flickering Spirit, Might Sliver, Phyrexian Totem, Paradox Haze

Pick: Might Sliver

Pack 34:







Deathspore Thallid, Tolarian Sentinel, Benalish Cavalry, Plunder, Eternity Snare, Molder, Venser’s Sliver, Children of Korlis, Haunting Hymn, Stormcloud Djinn, Sprite Noble, Jasmine Boreal

Pick: Stormcloud Djinn

Pack 35:







Crookclaw Transmuter, Empty the Warrens, Errant Doomsayers, Divine Congregation, Jhoira’s Timebug, Chameleon Blur, Subterranean Shambler, Ghostflame Sliver, Assembly-Worker, Hypergenesis, Avoid Fate

Pick: Empty the Warrens

Pack 36:







Cloudchaser Kestrel, Drudge Reavers, Goblin Skycutter, Bewilder, Call to the Netherworld, Cyclopean Giant, Brass Gnat, Savage Thallid, Return to Dust, Plains

Pick: Goblin Skycutter

Pack 37:







Gorgon Recluse, Scarwood Treefolk, Two-Headed Sliver, Blazing Blade Askari, Shadow Sliver, Ophidian Eye, Durkwood Tracker, Plated Pegasus, Thick-Skinned Goblin

Pick: Scarwood Treefolk

Pack 38:




Flamecore Elemental, Wormwood Dryad, Clockspinning, Bogardan Rager, Sangrophage, Dementia Sliver, Chronatog Totem, Swarmyard

Pick: Bogardan Rager

Pack 39:




Herd Gnarr, Scarwood Treefolk, Ground Rift, Eternity Snare, Skulking Knight, Spell Burst, Opaline Sliver

Pick: Herd Gnarr

Pack 40:




Urborg Syphon-Mage, Chameleon Blur, Ghitu Firebreathing, Fool’s Demise, Enduring Renewal, Assembly-Worker

Pick: Urborg Syphon-Mage

Pack 41:




Jhoira’s Timebug, Jedit’s Dragoons, Ancient Grudge, Phyrexian Totem, Paradox Haze

Pick: Phyrexian Totem

Pack 42:

Plunder, Eternity Snare, Molder, Jasmine Boreal

Pick: Jasmine Boreal

Pack 43:

Divine Congregation, Jhoira’s Timebug, Chameleon Blur

Pick: Jhoira’s Timebug

Pack 44:

Brass Gnat, Return to Dust

Pick: Return to Dust

Pack 45:

Shadow Sliver

Pick: Shadow Sliver

Final Decklist:

Maindeck:

1 Bogardan Rager
1 Coal Stoker
2 Flowstone Channeler
2 Goblin Skycutter
1 Grapeshot
1 Ironclaw Buzzardiers
1 Lightning Axe
1 Sudden Shock
1 Durkwood Baloth
1 Gemhide Sliver
1 Greenseeker
1 Havenwood Wurm
1 Herd Gnarr
1 Might Sliver
1 Penumbra Spider
1 Scarwood Treefolk
1 Search for Tomorrow
1 Squall Line
1 Thallid Germinator
1 Wormwood Dryad
1 Yavimaya Dryad
9 Forest
7 Mountain
1 Fungal Reaches

Sideboard:

1 Barbed Shocker
2 Detainment Spell
1 Empty the Warrens
1 Faceless Devourer
1 Glass Asp
1 Hail Storm
1 Jasmine Boreal
1 Jhoira’s Timebug
1 Mana Skimmer
1 Mogg War Marshal
1 Molten Slagheap
1 Mwonvuli Acid-Moss
1 Phyrexian Totem
1 Psychotic Episode
1 Return to Dust
1 Shadow Sliver
1 Stormcloud Djinn
1 Urborg Syphon-Mage
1 Viashino Bladescout
1 Viscid Lemures


This draft started out pretty well. I took Sudden Shock first over Ith because I really don’t like playing White cards these days. I then got a pretty clear signal to get into Green, and my favorite color combination of Green/Red. From there I never really had a reason to change colors, but I didn’t see any Strength in Numbers which is the most important card in the style of Red/Green decks I like to draft.


I lost round 1 to a very fast White/Green deck. I won the first game by winning a close race with Bogardan Rager, but lost the second and third to his good curves. He won on turn 6 both times when his Ivory Giants came in and he had Fortify and Tromp the Domains to hit me for just enough, and both games I was going to win on the next turn.


Rich

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