Draft:
Pack 1:
Crookclaw Transmuter, Empty the Warrens, Strength in Numbers, Errant Doomsayers, Corpulent Corpse, Viscerid Deepwalker, Call to the Netherworld, Drifter il-Dal, Havenwood Wurm, Basal Sliver, Celestial Crusader, Careful Consideration, Primal Forcemage, Fungus Sliver, Leviathan
Pick: Careful Consideration
Pack 2:
Ironclaw Buzzardiers, Search for Tomorrow, Icatian Crier, Dark Withering, Goblin Skycutter, Sage of Epityr, Ghitu Firebreathing, Momentary Blink, Greenseeker, Pit Keeper, Premature Burial, Ignite Memories, Lotus Bloom, Bad Moon
Pick: Dark Withering
Pack 3:
Penumbra Spider, Pentarch Ward, Assassinate, Thallid Germinator, Zealot il-Vec, Ironclaw Buzzardiers, Foriysian Interceptor, Aetherflame Wall, Detainment Spell, Thallid Shell-Dweller, Dreadship Reef, Krosan Grip, Lord of Atlantis
Pick: Assassinate
Pack 4:
Think Twice, Ashcoat Bear, Cloudchaser Kestrel, Thallid Germinator, Terramorphic Expanse, Screeching Sliver, Momentary Blink, Ancient Grudge, Greenseeker, Dreadship Reef, Volcanic Awakening, Curse of the Cabal
Pick: Terramorphic Expanse
Pack 5:
Cloudchaser Kestrel, Drudge Reavers, Goblin Skycutter, Cancel, Cyclopean Giant, Screeching Sliver, Psychotic Episode, Jedit’s Dragoons, Sprout, Voidmage Husher, Fallen Ideal
Pick: Cloudchaser Kestrel
Pack 6:
Strength in Numbers, Urborg Syphon-Mage, Aether Web, Divine Congregation, Jhoira’s Timebug, Chameleon Blur, Subterranean Shambler, Foriysian Totem, Molten Slagheap, Living End
Pick: Urborg Syphon-Mage
Pack 7:
Pentarch Ward, Bonesplitter Sliver, Foriysian Interceptor, Drifter il-Dal, Subterranean Shambler, Mindlash Sliver, Urza’s Factory, Premature Burial, Hypergenesis
Pick: Premature Burial
Pack 8:
Temporal Eddy, Mogg War Marshal, Bewilder, Call to the Netherworld, Cyclopean Giant, Brass Gnat, Savage Thallid, Return to Dust
Pick: Temporal Eddy
Pack 9:
Strength in Numbers, Call to the Netherworld, Drifter il-Dal, Basal Sliver, Primal Forcemage, Fungus Sliver, Leviathan
Pick: Strength in Numbers
Pack 10:
Ironclaw Buzzardiers, Icatian Crier, Sage of Epityr, Ghitu Firebreathing, Pit Keeper, Ignite Memories
Pick: Pit Keeper
Pack 11:
Ironclaw Buzzardiers, Foriysian Interceptor, Detainment Spell, Thallid Shell-Dweller, Krosan Grip
Pick: Thallid Shell-Dweller
Pack 12:
Screeching Sliver, Ancient Grudge, Dreadship Reef, Volcanic Awakening
Pick: Dreadship Reef
Pack 13:
Psychotic Episode, Sprout, Fallen Ideal
Pick: Psychotic Episode
Pack 14:
Divine Congregation, Chameleon Blur
Pick: Chameleon Blur
Pack 15:
Pick: Foriysian Interceptor
Pack 16:
Errant Ephemeron, Flowstone Channeler, Herd Gnarr, Trespasser il-Vec, Amrou Scout, Grapeshot, Two-Headed Sliver, Blazing Blade Askari, Shadow Sliver, Ophidian Eye, Dementia Sliver, Paradise Plume, Basalt Gargoyle, Magus of the Mirror, Disintegrate
Pick: Disintegrate
Pack 17:
Looter il-Kor, Spinneret Sliver, Keldon Halberdier, Ivory Giant, Grapeshot, Thrill of the Hunt, Shadow Sliver, Bogardan Rager, Traitor’s Clutch, D’Avenant Healer, Fury Sliver, Smallpox, Swarmyard, Spike Feeder
Pick: Looter il-Kor
Pack 18:
Scarwood Treefolk, Orcish Cannonade, Amrou Scout, Keldon Halberdier, Mana Skimmer, Skulking Knight, Sidewinder Sliver, Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Viashino Bladescout, Ophidian Eye, Chronatog Totem, Spirit Loop, Chronosavant
Pick: Mana Skimmer
Pack 19:
Mindstab, Slipstream Serpent, Nantuko Shaman, Gorgon Recluse, Spiketail Drakeling, Glass Asp, Prismatic Lens, Ground Rift, Eternity Snare, Brine Elemental, Primal Forcemage, Scryb Ranger
Pick: Prismatic Lens
Pack 20:
Flamecore Elemental, Mana Skimmer, Coral Trickster, Feebleness, Children of Korlis, Sangrophage, Viashino Bladescout, Mystical Teachings, Pull from Eternity, Molten Slagheap, Telekinetic Sliver
Pick: Coral Trickster
Pack 21:
Flowstone Channeler, Trespasser il-Vec, Spinneret Sliver, Traitor’s Clutch, Plunder, Eternity Snare, Molder, Venser’s Sliver, Pendelhaven Elder, Tectonic Fiend
Pick: Trespasser il-Vec
Pack 22:
Flamecore Elemental, Feebleness, Chromatic Star, Tolarian Sentinel, Dream Stalker, Blazing Blade Askari, Glass Asp, Skittering Monstrosity, Spirit Loop
Pick: Dream Stalker
Pack 23:
Scarwood Treefolk, Gaze of Justice, Thrill of the Hunt, Plunder, Skulking Knight, Brass Gnat, Gustcloak Cavalier, Spell Burst
Pick: Skulking Knight
Pack 24:
Two-Headed Sliver, Blazing Blade Askari, Shadow Sliver, Ophidian Eye, Dementia Sliver, Paradise Plume, Magus of the Mirror
Pick: Magus of the Mirror
Pack 25:
Thrill of the Hunt, Shadow Sliver, Bogardan Rager, Traitor’s Clutch, Smallpox, Swarmyard
Pick: Smallpox
Pack 26:
Skulking Knight, Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Ophidian Eye, Chronatog Totem, Spirit Loop
Pick: Skulking Knight
Pack 27:
Glass Asp, Ground Rift, Eternity Snare, Primal Forcemage
Pick: Eternity Snare
Pack 28:
Feebleness, Children of Korlis, Sangrophage
Pick: Feebleness
Pack 29:
Pick: Molder
Pack 30:
Pick: Glass Asp
Pack 31:
Erratic Mutation, Cradle to Grave, Reflex Sliver, Blightspeaker, Aquamorph Entity, Evolution Charm, Pallid Mycoderm, Brain Gorgers, Vampiric Link, Skirk Shaman, Healing Leaves, Waning Wurm, Shivan Meteor, Ovinize, Spellshift
Pick: Blightspeaker
Pack 32:
Whitemane Lion, Mire Boa, Shade of Trokair, Fury Charm, Vitaspore Thallid, Deadly Grub, Aquamorph Entity, Skirk Shaman, Sunlance, Fa’adiyah Seer, Treacherous Urge, Aether Membrane, Gaea’s Anthem, Detritivore
Pick: Aquamorph Entity
Pack 33:
Giant Dustwasp, Dead / Gone, Dreamscape Artist, Evolution Charm, Reality Acid, Deadly Grub, Citanul Woodreaders, Essence Warden, Bog Serpent, Muck Drubb, Tidewalker, Dunerider Outlaw, Extirpate
Pick: Extirpate
Pack 34:
Ridged Kusite, Dawn Charm, Shaper Parasite, Cradle to Grave, Brain Gorgers, Keldon Marauders, Ghost Tactician, Primal Plasma, Simian Spirit Guide, Shivan Meteor, Psychotrope Thallid, Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Pick: Shaper Parasite
Pack 35:
Dreamscape Artist, Poultice Sliver, Ridged Kusite, Dust Corona, Vitaspore Thallid, Dash Hopes, Revered Dead, Fa’adiyah Seer, Kavu Predator, Serra’s Boon, Timbermare
Pick: Dreamscape Artist
Pack 36:
Dawn Charm, Spitting Sliver, Battering Sliver, Keldon Marauders, Dust Corona, Uktabi Drake, Mana Tithe, Primal Plasma, Mantle of Leadership, Hedge Troll
Pick: Primal Plasma
Pack 37:
Veiling Oddity, Ridged Kusite, Saltfield Recluse, Needlepeak Spider, Poultice Sliver, Firefright Mage, Ghost Tactician, Bog Serpent, Merfolk Thaumaturgist
Pick: Veiling Oddity
Pack 38:
Synchronous Sliver, Wistful Thinking, Dash Hopes, Reality Acid, Pallid Mycoderm, Gossamer Phantasm, Seal of Primordium, Essence Warden
Pick: Gossamer Phantasm
Pack 39:
Aquamorph Entity, Brain Gorgers, Vampiric Link, Skirk Shaman, Healing Leaves, Waning Wurm, Spellshift
Pick: Brain Gorgers
Pack 40:
Shade of Trokair, Fury Charm, Vitaspore Thallid, Deadly Grub, Fa’adiyah Seer, Treacherous Urge
Pick: Treacherous Urge
Pack 41:
Reality Acid, Deadly Grub, Essence Warden, Bog Serpent, Muck Drubb
Pick: Muck Drubb
Pack 42:
Ridged Kusite, Ghost Tactician, Simian Spirit Guide, Psychotrope Thallid
Pick: Ridged Kusite
Pack 43:
Ridged Kusite, Vitaspore Thallid, Dash Hopes
Pick: Ridged Kusite
Pack 44:
Dust Corona, Mantle of Leadership
Pick: Mantle of Leadership
Pack 45:
Pick: Firefright Mage
Final Decklist:
Maindeck:
1 Aquamorph Entity
1 Careful Consideration
1 Coral Trickster
1 Dreamscape Artist
1 Gossamer Phantasm
1 Looter il-Kor
1 Primal Plasma
1 Shaper Parasite
1 Temporal Eddy
1 Assassinate
1 Dark Withering
1 Feebleness
1 Magus of the Mirror
1 Mana Skimmer
1 Muck Drubb
1 Pit Keeper
1 Premature Burial
2 Skulking Knight
1 Trespasser il-Vec
1 Urborg Syphon-Mage
1 Disintegrate
1 Prismatic Lens
7 Island
1 Mountain
7 Swamp
1 Dreadship Reef
1 Terramorphic Expanse
Sideboard:
1 Blightspeaker
1 Brain Gorgers
1 Chameleon Blur
1 Cloudchaser Kestrel
1 Dream Stalker
1 Eternity Snare
1 Extirpate
1 Firefright Mage
1 Foriysian Interceptor
1 Glass Asp
1 Mantle of Leadership
1 Molder
1 Psychotic Episode
2 Ridged Kusite
1 Smallpox
1 Strength in Numbers
1 Thallid Shell-Dweller
1 Treacherous Urge
1 Veiling Oddity
This is an example of a draft gone very very wrong. It started off fine, but despite knowing that Blue was completely cut off I couldn’t find another color to get into. I figured it would be good pack 2, since I didn’t pass any, but I was wrong about that. Pack 3 I even considered my deck so bad that I decided to raredraft Extirpate to try and salvage it.
Round 1 I played against a 1560. Game 1 my draw worked out very well so I was able to use all my mana every turn. I even drew Looter the turn before I was going to cast Dark Withering anyway. Game 2 was the opposite. Despite drawing a good amount of both lands and spells, I was always a step behind, and my turns were always awkward with mana left over. Game 3 I mulliganed into a rather unimpressive draw without creatures, but was fortunate enough to draw Looter on turn 3. That plan came to a halt when he played Shadow Sliver on his turn 3. This time I drew Careful Consideration the turn I wanted to cast Dark Withering, so that was essentially a free four cards which won me the game.
Game 2 I got bashed in the first game, then my opponent kept a two-lander game 2, and a one-lander game 3.
It wasn’t quite a miracle, but it certainly was fortunate to get a split out of this deck.
Until tomorrow,
Rich
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