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Drafting With Tiago – LLL #25

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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:










Silvergill Douser, Avian Changeling, Bog-Strider Ash, Eyeblight’s Ending, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Mournwhelk, Needle Drop, Springjack
Knight, Heal the Scars, Inkfathom Divers, Vivid Crag, Faerie Tauntings, Inner-Flame Igniter, Vigor

Pick: Vigor

Pack 2:










Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Elvish Branchbender, Wellgabber Apothecary, Aquitect’s Will, Mournwhelk, Vivid Crag, Boggart Shenanigans, Fallowsage, Secluded Glen, Crib Swap

Pick: Crib Swap

Pack 3:










Hornet Harasser, Deeptread Merrow, Goldmeadow Harrier, Fistful of Force, Soulbright Flamekin, Shields of Velis Vel, Mournwhelk, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Scattering Stroke, Boggart Harbinger, Fallowsage, Forest

Pick: Goldmeadow Harrier

Pack 4:







Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Whirlpool Whelm, Adder-Staff Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Faerie Trickery, Nightshade Stinger, Blades of Velis Vel, Elvish Handservant, Changeling Hero, Lammastide Weave

Pick: Changeling Hero

Pack 5:







Paperfin Rascal, Runed Stalactite, Nath’s Elite, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Elvish Handservant, Broken Ambitions, Cenn’s Heir, Boggart Forager, Changeling Hero, Faerie Tauntings, Wild Ricochet

Pick: Changeling Hero

Pack 6:







Hurly-Burly, Plover Knights, Paperfin Rascal, Runed Stalactite, Nath’s Elite, Rootgrapple, Triclopean Sight, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Twinning Glass

Pick: Plover Knights

Pack 7:







Herbal Poultice, Kithkin Greatheart, Oakgnarl Warrior, Skeletal Changeling, Aquitect’s Will, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Goldmeadow Stalwart

Pick: Goldmeadow Stalwart

Pack 8:




Battlewand Oak, Oaken Brawler,
Hurly-Burly, Triclopean Sight, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Warren-Scourge Elf, Crush Underfoot

Pick: Triclopean Sight

Pack 9:




Bog-Strider Ash, Springleaf Drum, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Inkfathom Divers, Faerie Tauntings

Pick: Springjack Knight

Pack 10:




Lignify, Kithkin Healer, Wellgabber Apothecary, Aquitect’s Will, Mournwhelk, Boggart Shenanigans

Pick: Lignify

Pack 11:




Deeptread Merrow, Shields of Velis Vel, Mournwhelk, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight

Pick: Springjack Knight

Pack 12:

Moonglove Winnower, Goldmeadow Dodger, Blades of Velis Vel, Lammastide Weave

Pick: Lammastide Weave

Pack 13:

Cenn’s Heir, Boggart Forager, Faerie Tauntings

Pick: Cenn’s Heir

Pack 14:

Rootgrapple, Triclopean Sight

Pick: Triclopean Sight

Pack 15:

Herbal Poultice

Pick: Herbal Poultice

Pack 16:










Kithkin Healer, Footbottom Feast, Axegrinder Giant, Lignify, Silvergill Douser, Oblivion Ring, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Scarred
Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Entangling Trap, Merrow Commerce, Tar Pitcher, Mistbind Clique

Pick: Oblivion Ring

Pack 17:










Glimmerdust Nap, Cloudcrown Oak, Oblivion Ring, Wanderer’s Twig, Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Heal the Scars, Inkfathom Divers, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope, Vivid Meadow, Battle Mastery, Dread

Pick: Oblivion Ring

Pack 18:










Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Warren Pilferers, Lowland Oaf, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Goldmeadow Stalwart, Hoarder’s Greed, Flamekin Spitfire, Plains

Pick: Goldmeadow Stalwart

Pack 19:







Lys Alana Huntmaster, Consuming Bonfire, Wispmare, Thieving Sprite, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Hillcomber Giant, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Sentry Oak, Rings of Brighthearth

Pick: Hillcomber Giant

Pack 20:







Consuming Bonfire, Boggart Loggers, Runed Stalactite, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Dawnfluke, Broken Ambitions, Nath’s Buffoon, Faultgrinder, Squeaking Pie Sneak, Cloudgoat Ranger, Crib Swap

Pick: Cloudgoat Ranger

Pack 21:







Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Moonglove Winnower, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Paperfin Rascal, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Giant’s Ire, Dawnfluke, Squeaking Pie Sneak

Pick: Kinsbaile Balloonist

Pack 22:







Deeptread Merrow, Goldmeadow Harrier, Glimmerdust Nap, Cloudcrown Oak, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Giant Harbinger

Pick: Goldmeadow Harrier

Pack 23:




Moonglove Winnower,
Kinsbaile Balloonist, Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Goatnapper, Heat Shimmer

Pick: Kinsbaile Balloonist

Pack 24:




Kithkin Healer, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Entangling Trap, Merrow Commerce

Pick: Kithkin Healer

Pack 25:




Heal the Scars, Inkfathom Divers, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope, Battle Mastery

Pick: Inkfathom Divers

Pack 26:




Herbal Poultice, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Plains

Pick: Gilt-Leaf Seer

Pack 27:

Wispmare, Lairwatch Giant, Boggart Forager, Rings of Brighthearth

Pick: Wispmare

Pack 28:

Dawnfluke, Nath’s Buffoon, Faultgrinder

Pick: Faultgrinder

Pack 29:

Facevaulter, Hunt Down

Pick: Facevaulter

Pack 30:

Wellgabber Apothecary

Pick: Wellgabber Apothecary

Pack 31:










Inner-Flame Acolyte, Peppersmoke, Paperfin Rascal, Nath’s Elite, Moonglove Extract, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Ringskipper, Hunt Down,
Triclopean Sight, Nath’s Buffoon, Changeling Hero, Imperious Perfect, Kithkin Mourncaller, Shelldock Isle

Pick: Moonglove Extract

Pack 32:










Bog-Strider Ash, Aethersnipe, Tarfire, Herbal Poultice, Kithkin Greatheart, Oakgnarl Warrior, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Amoeboid Changeling, Spring Cleaning, Exiled Boggart, Kithkin Mourncaller, Boggart Shenanigans, Purity

Pick: Purity

Pack 33:










Fistful of Force, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Cloudcrown Oak, Tarfire, Wanderer’s Twig, Amoeboid Changeling, Spring Cleaning, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Flamekin Harbinger, Glen Elendra Pranksters, Incremental Growth

Pick: Surge of Thoughtweft

Pack 34:







Wanderer’s Twig, Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Kithkin Greatheart, Bog Hoodlums, Judge of Currents, Inkfathom Divers, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender, Turtleshell Changeling, Thorntooth Witch

Pick: Kithkin Greatheart

Pack 35:







Nath’s Elite, Moonglove Extract, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Stonybrook Angler, Black Poplar Shaman, Wings of Velis Vel, Caterwauling Boggart, Incremental Growth, Ego Erasure, Treefolk Harbinger

Pick: Moonglove Extract

Pack 36:







Thieving Sprite, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Hillcomber Giant, Streambed Aquitects, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Flamekin Brawler, Tideshaper Mystic, Sentry Oak

Pick: Gilt-Leaf Ambush

Pack 37:







Streambed Aquitects, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Hurly-Burly, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath’s Buffoon, Caterwauling Boggart, Tideshaper Mystic, Captivating Glance

Pick: Streambed Aquitects

Pack 38:




Axegrinder Giant, Quill-Slinger
Boggart, Bog-Strider Ash, Ponder, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Hoarder’s Greed, Merrow Harbinger

Pick: Merrow Harbinger

Pack 39:




Paperfin Rascal, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath’s Buffoon, Shelldock Isle

Pick: Shelldock Isle

Pack 40:




Herbal Poultice, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Spring Cleaning, Exiled Boggart, Boggart Shenanigans

Pick: Spring Cleaning

Pack 41:




Fistful of Force, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Spring Cleaning, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel

Pick: Fistful of Force

Pack 42:

Axegrinder Giant, Bog Hoodlums, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope

Pick: Axegrinder Giant

Pack 43:

Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Black Poplar Shaman

Pick: Oaken Brawler

Pack 44:

Lairwatch Giant, Sentry Oak

Pick: Sentry Oak

Pack 45:

Captivating Glance

Pick: Captivating Glance


Final Decklist:


17 Plains
1 Cenn’s Heir
2 Changeling Hero
1 Cloudgoat Ranger
1 Crib Swap
2 Goldmeadow Harrier
2 Goldmeadow Stalwart
2 Kinsbaile Balloonist
1 Kithkin Greatheart
1 Kithkin Healer
2 Moonglove Extract
2 Oblivion Ring
1 Plover Knights
1 Purity
2 Springjack Knight
1 Surge of Thoughtweft
1 Triclopean Sight


Sideboard:
1 Axegrinder Giant
1 Captivating Glance
1 Facevaulter
1 Faultgrinder
1 Fistful of Force
1 Gilt-Leaf Ambush
1 Gilt-Leaf Seer
1 Herbal Poultice
1 Hillcomber Giant
1 Inkfathom Divers
1 Lammastide Weave
1 Lignify
1 Merrow Harbinger
1 Oaken Brawler
1 Sentry Oak
1 Shelldock Isle
1 Spring Cleaning
1 Streambed Aquitects
1 Triclopean Sight
1 Vigor
1 Wellgabber Apothecary
1 Wispmare


After my first pick Vigor, the Green cards that came weren’t that good, and I
opted not to force Green and let it go. Meanwhile, the White cards kept
coming, I just went with the flow and had very few decisions to make. I
ended with a mono-White deck with a decent amount of removal, but lacking
creatures costing two and three mana. That’s why I didn’t splash Green,
and added those Springjack Knights and Kithkin Healer.


Round 1 I played against a Green/Black Elves deck. Game 1 he exploded with a
Huntmaster… the card is so good. Game 2 he mana flooded and my Changeling
Hero and Cloadgoat Ranger meant I had some late gas, something Kithkins
usually don’t have. Game 3 he had turns 2 and 4 Wren’s Run
Vanquishers. He stalled on three lands for a while, as I dealt with him as best I
could at the expense of more than half of my life, but eventually he drew
the fourth one land. Lys Alana Huntmaster… etc… dead.


See you on Wednesday!


Tiago

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