Draft:
Pack 1:
Oblivion Ring, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Bog-Strider Ash, Aethersnipe, Tarfire, Herbal Poultice, Kithkin Greatheart, Needle Drop, Springjack
Knight, Heal the Scars, Inkfathom Divers, Vivid Crag, Boggart Harbinger, Inner-Flame Igniter, Ancient Amphitheater
Pick: Oblivion Ring
Pack 2:
Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Extract, Hillcomber Giant, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Giant’s Ire, Dawnfluke, Fodder Launch, Veteran of the Depths, Forced Fruition
Pick: Forced Fruition
Pack 3:
Wanderer’s Twig, Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Woodland Changeling, Kithkin Greatheart, Mulldrifter, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Familiar’s Ruse, Wizened Cenn, Favor of the Mighty
Pick: Mulldrifter
Pack 4:
Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Whirlpool Whelm, Leaf Gilder, Wispmare, Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Benthicore, Wanderwine Hub
Pick: Whirlpool Whelm
Pack 5:
Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Goldmeadow Harrier, Glimmerdust Nap, Wellgabber Apothecary, Aquitect’s Will, Mournwhelk, Woodland Guidance, Flamekin Harbinger, Colfenor’s Urn, Facevaulter
Pick: Goldmeadow Harrier
Pack 6:
Moonglove Winnower, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Paperfin Rascal, Elvish Eulogist, Giant’s Ire, Lairwatch Giant, Spellstutter Sprite, Spiderwig Boggart, Fallowsage, Forced Fruition
Pick: Forced Fruition
Pack 7:
Aethersnipe, Surge of Thoughtweft, Wanderer’s Twig, Bog Hoodlums, Judge of Currents, Inkfathom Divers, Needle Drop, Merrow Commerce, Lys Alana Scarblade
Pick: Aethersnipe
Pack 8:
Wispmare, Streambed Aquitects, Runed
Stalactite, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Scattering Stroke
Pick: Streambed Aquitects
Pack 9:
Bog-Strider Ash, Herbal Poultice, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Inkfathom Divers, Ancient Amphitheater
Pick: Inkfathom Divers
Pack 10:
Hillcomber Giant, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Giant’s Ire, Dawnfluke, Veteran of the Depths
Pick: Veteran of the Depths
Pack 11:
Wanderer’s Twig, Springjack Knight, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Familiar’s Ruse
Pick: Familiar’s Ruse
Pack 12:
Moonglove Winnower, Wispmare, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper
Pick: Wispmare
Pack 13:
Springleaf Drum, Aquitect’s Will, Woodland Guidance
Pick: Springleaf Drum
Pack 14:
Elvish Eulogist, Lairwatch Giant
Pick: Lairwatch Giant
Pack 15:
Pick: Bog Hoodlums
Pack 16:
Oakgnarl Warrior, Lash Out, Hornet Harasser, Deeptread Merrow, Goldmeadow Harrier, Fistful of Force, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope,
Shimmering Grotto, Judge of Currents, Giant Harbinger, Merrow Commerce, Marsh Flitter, Hostility
Pick: Judge of Currents
Pack 17:
Streambed Aquitects, Consuming Bonfire, Boggart Loggers, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Runed Stalactite, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath’s Buffoon, Caterwauling Boggart, Marsh Flitter, Jagged-Scar Archers, Entangling Trap, Doran, the Siege Tower
Pick: Streambed Aquitects
Pack 18:
Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Weed Strangle, Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Skeletal Changeling, Aquitect’s Will, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning, Vivid Meadow, Sylvan Echoes, Flamekin Spitfire
Pick: Deeptread Merrow
Pack 19:
Moonglove Winnower, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Peppersmoke, Paperfin Rascal, Nath’s Elite, Spellstutter Sprite, Flamekin Brawler, Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Hunter of Eyeblights, Wanderwine Prophets, Horde of Notions
Pick: Paperfin Rascal
Pack 20:
Soulbright Flamekin, Kithkin Daggerdare, Surge of Thoughtweft, Weed Strangle, Woodland Changeling, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Veteran of the Depths, Prowess of the Fair
Pick: Veteran of the Depths
Pack 21:
Bog-Strider Ash, Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Soaring Hope, Elvish Branchbender, Wellgabber Apothecary, Aquitect’s Will, Mournwhelk, Boggart Shenanigans, Gilt-Leaf Palace
Pick: Wellgabber Apothecary
Pack 22:
Streambed Aquitects, Battlewand Oak, Hurly-Burly, Flamekin Brawler, Facevaulter, Warren-Scourge Elf, Blades of Velis Vel, Silvergill Adept, Sylvan Echoes
Pick: Streambed Aquitects
Pack 23:
Nath’s Elite, Boggart
Sprite-Chaser, Flamekin Brawler, Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Triclopean Sight, Entangling Trap, Wild Ricochet
Pick: Triclopean Sight
Pack 24:
Oakgnarl Warrior, Deeptread Merrow, Fistful of Force, Boggart Birth Rite, Soaring Hope, Shimmering Grotto, Merrow Commerce
Pick: Deeptread Merrow
Pack 25:
Boggart Loggers, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath’s Buffoon, Jagged-Scar Archers, Entangling Trap
Pick: Triclopean Sight
Pack 26:
Footbottom Feast, Aquitect’s Will, Spring Cleaning, Vivid Meadow, Sylvan Echoes
Pick: Vivid Meadow
Pack 27:
Flamekin Brawler, Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Horde of Notions
Pick: Horde of Notions
Pack 28:
Scarred Vinebreeder, Protective Bubble, Prowess of the Fair
Pick: Protective Bubble
Pack 29:
Pick: Aquitect’s Will
Pack 30:
Pick: Sylvan Echoes
Pack 31:
Paperfin Rascal, Dreamspoiler Witches, Runed Stalactite, Nath’s Elite, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Smokebraider, Cenn’s Heir,
Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Shimmering Grotto, Final Revels, Seedguide Ash, Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender, Cairn Wanderer, Moonglove Winnower
Pick: Final Revels
Pack 32:
Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Whirlpool Whelm, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Faerie Trickery, Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Benthicore, Pollen Lullaby, Kithkin Mourncaller, Galepowder Mage, Battlewand Oak
Pick: Galepowder Mage
Pack 33:
Eyeblight’s Ending, Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust Nap, Cloudcrown Oak, Oblivion Ring, Wanderer’s Twig, Hornet Harasser, Blind-Spot Giant, Exiled Boggart, Ponder, Nectar Faerie, Woodland Guidance, Mistbind Clique
Pick: Oblivion Ring
Pack 34:
Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Whirlpool Whelm, Tideshaper Mystic, Elvish Handservant, Broken Ambitions, Cenn’s Heir, Boggart Forager, Benthicore, Cloudgoat Ranger, Lammastide Weave, Elvish Branchbender
Pick: Cloudgoat Ranger
Pack 35:
Springleaf Drum, Kithkin Healer, Footbottom Feast, Axegrinder Giant, Amoeboid Changeling, Spring Cleaning, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Crush Underfoot, Glen Elendra Pranksters, Pollen Lullaby
Pick: Amoeboid Changeling
Pack 36:
Cloudcrown Oak, Silvergill Douser, Avian Changeling, Bog-Strider Ash, Judge of Currents, Inkfathom Divers, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Familiar’s Ruse, Veteran of the Depths
Pick: Silvergill Douser
Pack 37:
Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Stonybrook Angler, Triclopean Sight, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Faerie Trickery, Ego Erasure, Island
Pick: Stonybrook Angler
Pack 38:
Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal
Poultice, Fistful of Force, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Zephyr Net, Captivating Glance, Island
Pick: Zephyr Net
Pack 39:
Paperfin Rascal, Nath’s Elite, Smokebraider, Cenn’s Heir, Ringskipper, Shimmering Grotto, Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender
Pick: Smokebraider
Pack 40:
Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Faerie Trickery, Lairwatch Giant, Benthicore, Pollen Lullaby
Pick: Benthicore
Pack 41:
Glimmerdust Nap, Exiled Boggart, Ponder, Nectar Faerie, Woodland Guidance
Pick: Glimmerdust Nap
Pack 42:
Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Tideshaper Mystic, Cenn’s Heir, Boggart Forager
Pick: Tideshaper Mystic
Pack 43:
Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Pollen Lullaby
Pick: Pollen Lullaby
Pack 44:
Judge of Currents, Soaring Hope
Pick: Judge of Currents
Pack 45:
Pick: Nightshade Stinger
Final Decklist:
Maindeck:
1 Cloudgoat Ranger
1 Galepowder Mage
1 Goldmeadow Harrier
2 Judge of Currents
2 Oblivion Ring
2 Veteran of the Depths
1
Wellgabber Apothecary
2 Forced Fruition
1 Glimmerdust Nap
1 Mulldrifter
1 Silvergill Douser
1 Stonybrook Angler
3 Streambed Aquitects
1 Whirlpool Whelm
1 Zephyr Net
1 Aethersnipe
1 Springleaf Drum
9 Island
7 Plains
1 Vivid Meadow
Sideboard:
1 Amoeboid Changeling
1 Aquitect’s Will
1 Benthicore
1 Bog Hoodlums
2 Deeptread Merrow
1 Familiar’s Ruse
1 Final Revels
1 Horde of Notions [FOIL]
1 Inkfathom Divers
1 Lairwatch Giant
1 Nightshade Stinger
1 Paperfin Rascal
1 Pollen Lullaby
1 Protective Bubble
1 Smokebraider
1 Sylvan Echoes
1 Tideshaper Mystic
2 Triclopean Sight
1 Wispmare
Pick 2: I’ve been looking to try Forced Fruition in draft for a while. Some
people think it’s not good enough, others say it’s a sleeper, and others say it’s
a bomb. I’ve seen Forced Fruition at least twice in previous “Drafting with Me” articles
I’ve done, but I ended up not taking it for one reason or another. This time I
think it was the perfect set up: it’s still early in the draft so I can
either drop it or draft according to its strengths, and I wouldn’t be getting a strong pick
from this pack anyway.
Pick 6: Perfect, now I have twice the chances of drawing Forced Fruition, so
I’ll go for a U/W deck, as the signals from my right seem to indicate that’s
the direction.
Round 1 I played against a powerful Green/White/Black deck, full of Treefolk,
Goblins, and Elves, and the corresponding manabase. He had two Doran, the Siege
Tower; Wren’s Run Packmaster; Fodder Launch; and Profane Command. The Command
killed me game 1, and my draw was also quite weak – 9 lands and 4 spells (of which
one was Springleaf Drum).
Game 2 I had Forced Fruition in my hand, but I couldn’t play it because my
life was at 5 or 6, so he’d just dig through his deck for his Profane Command and
Fireball me out. I needed to regain some life with Judge of Currents first. I
managed to stabilize the board with Cloadgoat Ranger. Later I drew
Stonybrook Angler, started gaining 5 life a turn, and he conceded.
Game 3 a Veteran of Depths I played gave him lots of trouble, as he
kept growing, and once he double blocked it I bounced a creature with
Whirlpool Whelm. So I managed to play Forced Fruition when he had nothing in
play. After playing the spells he could under the Fruition, his only threat
was Doran, against my Galepowder Mage. I could take three hits, and he had
five or six attacks. After taking three hits, where I drew lands, I finally
managed to get a second creature to double block it and win the game.
Round 2 I played against Red/Black Goblins.
Game 1 I played Forced Fruition and stabilized at one life. His “last
spell” was a Benthicore off a splash, which could’ve been troublesome, but at some
point he was forced to attack with the 1/1 merfolks, so I bounced the
Benthicore with Whirlpool Whelm.
Game 2 he got his combo of Wort plus dead goblins and Nameless Inversion
going, and I did not have Oblivion Ring.
Game 3 he missed his third land drop. When I played Forced Fruition, he
only had small black Goblins in play, and just 4 Swamps, while I had 30 life
thanks to Douser, Judge of Currents, and Aquitects. Forced Fruition is also
quite good against mana screwed opponents, unfortunately for him.
I split the finals.
See you tomorrow!
Tiago
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