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Drafting With Tiago – LLL #23

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Tiago Chan, Portugal’s Level 6 Magic dynamo, takes us by the hand and leads us through the choppy waters of a triple-Lorwyn draft on Magic Online. He shares each and every pick, from one to forty-five, and supplies expert commentary on the draft and the games. For more detailed information, visit the forums!

Draft:

Pack 1:










Bog-Strider Ash, Eyeblight’s Ending, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Goldmeadow Harrier, Glimmerdust Nap,
Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Inkfathom Divers, Captivating Glance, Giant Harbinger, Inner-Flame Igniter, Gilt-Leaf Palace

Pick: Eyeblight’s Ending

Pack 2:










Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Weed Strangle, Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Lash Out, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Flamekin Harbinger, Familiar’s Ruse, Guardian of Cloverdell

Pick: Lash Out

Pack 3:










Whirlpool Whelm, Adder-Staff Boggart, Wispmare, Streambed Aquitects, Consuming Bonfire, Rootgrapple, Goldmeadow Dodger, Wings of Velis Vel, Flamekin Brawler, Makeshift Mannequin, Guardian of Cloverdell, Prowess of the Fair, Nettlevine Blight

Pick: Consuming Bonfire

Pack 4:







Neck Snap, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Smokebraider, Moonglove Winnower, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel, Caterwauling Boggart, Inner-Flame Igniter, Entangling Trap, Boggart Shenanigans

Pick: Inner-Flame Igniter

Pack 5:







Silvergill Douser, Bog-Strider Ash, Heal the Scars, Skeletal Changeling, Shields of Velis Vel, Fire-Belly Changeling, Elvish Branchbender, Ego Erasure, Goldmeadow Stalwart, Goatnapper, Forest

Pick: Silvergill Douser

Pack 6:







Runed Stalactite, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Neck Snap, Leaf Gilder, Tideshaper Mystic, Elvish Handservant, Broken Ambitions, Cenn’s Heir, Boggart Forager, Hamletback Goliath

Pick: Inner-Flame Acolyte

Pack 7:







Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Crush Underfoot, Hoarder’s Greed

Pick: Springleaf Drum

Pack 8:




Oaken Brawler, Hurly-Burly,
Peppersmoke, Consuming Bonfire, Wispmare, Goldmeadow Dodger, Nightshade Stinger, Blades of Velis Vel

Pick: Consuming Bonfire

Pack 9:




Bog-Strider Ash, Oakgnarl Warrior, Glimmerdust Nap, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Captivating Glance

Pick: Bog-Strider Ash

Pack 10:




Footbottom Feast, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Guardian of Cloverdell

Pick: Gilt-Leaf Seer

Pack 11:




Adder-Staff Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Guardian of Cloverdell, Prowess of the Fair, Nettlevine Blight

Pick: Adder-Staff Boggart

Pack 12:

Moonglove Winnower, Black Poplar Shaman, Entangling Trap, Boggart Shenanigans

Pick: Moonglove Winnower

Pack 13:

Heal the Scars, Shields of Velis Vel, Forest

Pick: Shields of Velis Vel

Pack 14:

Tideshaper Mystic, Cenn’s Heir

Pick: Tideshaper Mystic

Pack 15:

Zephyr Net

Pick: Zephyr Net

Pack 16:










Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Thieving Sprite, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Whirlpool Whelm, Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Fertile Ground, Facevaulter, Hunt
Down, Giant’s Ire, Dawnfluke, Squeaking Pie Sneak, Cloudgoat Ranger, Goldmeadow Stalwart, Twinning Glass

Pick: Fertile Ground

Pack 17:










Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Lowland Oaf, Fistful of Force, Bog Hoodlums, Judge of Currents, Inkfathom Divers, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Sylvan Echoes, Rebellion of the Flamekin, Cloudgoat Ranger, Windbrisk Heights, Forest

Pick: Kithkin Daggerdare

Pack 18:










Kinsbaile Balloonist, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Paperfin Rascal, Nath’s Elite, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Goldmeadow Dodger, Faerie Trickery, Nightshade Stinger, Blades of Velis Vel, Ceaseless Searblades, Squeaking Pie Sneak, Goldmeadow Stalwart, Wanderwine Prophets

Pick: Ceaseless Searblades

Pack 19:







Boggart Loggers, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Runed Stalactite, Neck Snap, Facevaulter, Warren-Scourge Elf, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn’s Heir, Ringskipper, Harpoon Sniper, Elvish Promenade, Dauntless Dourbark

Pick: Dauntless Dourbark

Pack 20:







Lowland Oaf, Fistful of Force, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Crush Underfoot, Hoarder’s Greed, Flamekin Spitfire, Colfenor’s Urn

Pick: Flamekin Spitfire

Pack 21:







Fistful of Force, Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust Nap, Cloudcrown Oak, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Fire-Belly Changeling, Lys Alana Scarblade, Elvish Promenade, Deathrender

Pick: Fire-Belly Changeling

Pack 22:







Soulbright Flamekin, Kithkin Daggerdare, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope, Shimmering Grotto, Judge of Currents, Faerie Tauntings, Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender

Pick: Soulbright Flamekin

Pack 23:




Hillcomber Giant,
Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Broken Ambitions, Nath’s Buffoon, Boggart Shenanigans, Ashling’s Prerogative

Pick: Elvish Handservant

Pack 24:




Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Giant’s Ire, Dawnfluke, Twinning Glass

Pick: Twinning Glass

Pack 25:




Herbal Poultice, Bog Hoodlums, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Sylvan Echoes, Forest

Pick: Needle Drop

Pack 26:




Paperfin Rascal, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Goldmeadow Dodger, Blades of Velis Vel, Wanderwine Prophets

Pick: Blades of Velis Vel

Pack 27:

Facevaulter, Warren-Scourge Elf, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn’s Heir

Pick: Warren-Scourge Elf

Pack 28:

Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Ingot Chewer

Pick: Gilt-Leaf Seer

Pack 29:

Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble

Pick: Protective Bubble

Pack 30:

Soaring Hope

Pick: Soaring Hope

Pack 31:










Aethersnipe, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Cloudcrown Oak, Tarfire, Wanderer’s Twig, Silvergill Douser, Elvish Branchbender, Aquitect’s Will,
Mournwhelk, Merrow Harbinger, Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender, Glarewielder, Liliana Vess, Lys Alana Scarblade

Pick: Glarewielder

Pack 32:










Whirlpool Whelm, Leaf Gilder, Adder-Staff Boggart, Wispmare, Streambed Aquitects, Consuming Bonfire, Boggart Loggers, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath’s Buffoon, Caterwauling Boggart, Incremental Growth, Marsh Flitter, Elvish Promenade

Pick: Incremental Growth

Pack 33:










Mudbutton Torchrunner, Woodland Changeling, Springleaf Drum, Kithkin Healer, Footbottom Feast, Axegrinder Giant, Lignify, Lace with Moonglove, Blind-Spot Giant, Exiled Boggart, Ponder, Elvish Harbinger, Vivid Crag

Pick: Woodland Changeling

Pack 34:







Moonglove Extract, Hillcomber Giant, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Dreamspoiler Witches, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Wings of Velis Vel, Caterwauling Boggart, Merrow Reejerey, Vivid Grove, Ponder

Pick: Moonglove Extract

Pack 35:







Surge of Thoughtweft, Tarfire, Wanderer’s Twig, Silvergill Douser, Amoeboid Changeling, Spring Cleaning, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Mournwhelk, Incremental Growth, Wort, Boggart Auntie

Pick: Tarfire

Pack 36:







Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Kithkin Greatheart, Skeletal Changeling, Aquitect’s Will, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Turtleshell Changeling, Faerie Tauntings

Pick: Blind-Spot Giant

Pack 37:







Battlewand Oak, Hurly-Burly, Runed Stalactite, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Giant’s Ire, Dawnfluke, Crush Underfoot, Favor of the Mighty

Pick: Runed Stalactite

Pack 38:




Oaken Brawler, Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Broken Ambitions, Faultgrinder, Tar Pitcher, Horde of Notions, Swamp

Pick: Tar Pitcher

Pack 39:




Quill-Slinger Boggart, Tarfire, Wanderer’s Twig, Elvish Branchbender, Aquitect’s Will, Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender, Lys Alana Scarblade

Pick: Tarfire

Pack 40:




Wispmare, Boggart Loggers, Hunt Down, Nath’s Buffoon, Caterwauling Boggart, Elvish Promenade

Pick: Caterwauling Boggart

Pack 41:




Footbottom Feast, Axegrinder Giant, Lace with Moonglove, Blind-Spot Giant, Exiled Boggart

Pick: Blind-Spot Giant

Pack 42:

Hillcomber Giant, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman

Pick: Stinkdrinker Daredevil

Pack 43:

Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Incremental Growth

Pick: Incremental Growth

Pack 44:

Axegrinder Giant, Faerie Tauntings

Pick: Axegrinder Giant

Pack 45:

Hunt Down

Pick: Hunt Down


Final Decklist:


8 Forest
9 Mountain
1 Adder-Staff Boggart
1 Caterwauling Boggart
1 Ceaseless Searblades
2 Consuming Bonfire
1 Dauntless Dourbark
1 Fire-Belly Changeling
1 Flamekin Spitfire
2 Gilt-Leaf Seer
1 Glarewielder
2 Incremental Growth
1 Inner-Flame Acolyte
1 Inner-Flame Igniter
1 Kithkin Daggerdare
1 Lash Out
1 Moonglove Extract
1 Soulbright Flamekin
2 Tarfire
1 Tar Pitcher
1 Woodland Changeling


Sideboard:
1 Fertile Ground
1 Axegrinder Giant
1 Blades of Velis Vel
2 Blind-Spot Giant
1 Bog-Strider Ash
1 Elvish Handservant
1 Eyeblight’s Ending
1 Hunt Down
1 Moonglove Winnower
1 Needle Drop
1 Protective Bubble
1 Runed Stalactite
1 Shields of Velis Vel
1 Silvergill Douser
1 Soaring Hope
1 Springleaf Drum
1 Stinkdrinker Daredevil
1 Tideshaper Mystic
1 Twinning Glass


Pick 6: I hesitated between Inner-Flame Acolyte, Leaf Glider, and Hamletback
Goliath. I’m still unsure on this pick. Leaf Glider is the best card, but I
wasn’t sure on picking Green. I picked Acolyte to see if I could get some
Elemental theme going, as I already had Igniter.


Pick 16: Here I’m just try to go Green/Red and splash the Eyeblight’s Ending. The rest of
the pack is very unexciting except for Clouadgoat Ranger, which I can’t play.


Pick 17: Pretty much the same, I picked Kithkin Daggerdare because it’s a card
that can save a potentially disastrous draft, and this one wasn’t looking good.
Any weak creature in play becomes an attacking threat with an active
Daggerdare.


Pick 19: I should’ve picked Lys Alana Huntmaster here.


Picks 20, 21 and 22: Trying to put the Elementals back on track.


Round 1 I played versus an hybrid Kithkin/Merfolk deck. One game he had the
Merfolk draw, but I killed the key ones and then played Incremental Growth.
I won the race by a turn thanks to Caterwauling Boggart. Game 2 he got the
Kithkin draw, but stalled on three land, which gave me enough time to
stabilize at 5 life and then play cautiously, which isn’t that hard against
U/W… you simply keep an eye open for evasion.


Round 2 I played versus U/W Merfolk.


I might have lost game 1 when I played Incremental Growth. I targeted my
two creatures and his Avian Changeling, and I wanted to respond by using
Moonglove Extract on the Changeling, but misclicked and did not got
priority. I conceded, since I had no way to deal with the flier.


Game 2 I won since I drew a reasonable amount of early and cheap removal
to slow him down, and then had Glarewielder for the final 5 or 7 points.
Game 3 I just curved out: turn 2 Adder-Staff Boggart, turn 3
Soulbright Flamekin and Tarfire his creature. I followed that with Lash Out,
Caterwauling Boggart, and Inner-Flame Acolyte, and it was enough. If he had a
sixth land on turn 6, he might had a chance. He played turn 4 Merfolk
Harbinger for Surgespanner, turn 5 Drowner, and turn 6 Surgespanner, but
had no extra mana to pay the cost to bounce a permanent.


I split the finals.


See you tomorrow!


Tiago

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