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Drafting With Tiago – LLL #27

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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:










Mulldrifter, Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Weed Strangle, Kithkin Healer, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Mournwhelk, Needle Drop,
Springjack Knight, Treefolk Harbinger, Boggart Shenanigans, Tar Pitcher, Brion Stoutarm

Pick: Mulldrifter

Pack 2:










Inner-Flame Acolyte, Peppersmoke, Paperfin Rascal, Nath’s Elite, Moonglove Extract, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Lairwatch Giant, Spellstutter Sprite, Spiderwig Boggart, Flamekin Brawler, Marsh Flitter, Flamekin Spitfire, Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender

Pick: Marsh Flitter

Pack 3:










Oaken Brawler, Hurly-Burly, Peppersmoke, Consuming Bonfire, Wispmare, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist, Fallowsage, Changeling Hero, Goldmeadow Stalwart, Shelldock Isle

Pick: Peppersmoke

Pack 4:







Kithkin Greatheart, Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Weed Strangle, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Judge of Currents, Inkfathom Divers, Merrow Harbinger, Summon the School, Squeaking Pie Sneak

Pick: Weed Strangle

Pack 5:







Herbal Poultice, Kithkin Greatheart, Oakgnarl Warrior, Hornet Harasser, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Elvish Branchbender, Wellgabber Apothecary, Glen Elendra Pranksters, Kithkin Harbinger, Fathom Trawl

Pick: Fathom Trawl

Pack 6:







Wanderer’s Twig, Avian Changeling, Bog-Strider Ash, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Amoeboid Changeling, Spring Cleaning, Exiled Boggart, Turtleshell Changeling, Windbrisk Heights

Pick: Turtleshell Changeling

Pack 7:







Inner-Flame Acolyte, Neck Snap, Caterwauling Boggart, Tideshaper Mystic, Elvish Handservant, Broken Ambitions, Cenn’s Heir, Merrow Commerce, Militia’s Pride

Pick: Broken Ambitions

Pack 8:




Runed Stalactite, Inner-Flame Acolyte,
Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath’s Buffoon, Vivid Marsh

Pick: Vivid Marsh

Pack 9:




Footbottom Feast, Kithkin Healer, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Boggart Shenanigans

Pick: Footbottom Feast

Pack 10:




Paperfin Rascal, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Flamekin Brawler

Pick: Paperfin Rascal

Pack 11:




Oaken Brawler, Hurly-Burly, Wispmare, Dawnfluke, Elvish Eulogist

Pick: Hurly-Burly

Pack 12:

Footbottom Feast, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Judge of Currents

Pick: Judge of Currents

Pack 13:

Herbal Poultice, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope

Pick: Needle Drop

Pack 14:

Ingot Chewer, Exiled Boggart

Pick: Ingot Chewer

Pack 15:

Merrow Commerce

Pick: Merrow Commerce

Pack 16:










Smokebraider, Stonybrook Angler, Nameless Inversion, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Triclopean
Sight, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Shriekmaw, Incremental Growth, Hoarder’s Greed, Howltooth Hollow

Pick: Shriekmaw

Pack 17:










Mudbutton Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Goldmeadow Harrier, Glimmerdust Nap, Warren Pilferers, Soulbright Flamekin, Shields of Velis Vel, Mournwhelk, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Boggart Shenanigans, Ego Erasure, Ceaseless Searblades, Knight of Meadowgrain

Pick: Warren Pilferers

Pack 18:










Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Whirlpool Whelm, Leaf Gilder, Faerie Trickery, Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Flamekin Spitfire, Rebellion of the Flamekin, Thousand-Year Elixir

Pick: Whirlpool Whelm

Pack 19:







Deeptread Merrow, Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Warren Pilferers, Lowland Oaf, Heal the Scars, Inkfathom Divers, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer, Hunter of Eyeblights, Changeling Titan, Vigor

Pick: Warren Pilferers

Pack 20:







Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Elvish Branchbender, Wellgabber Apothecary, Aquitect’s Will, Goldmeadow Stalwart, Captivating Glance

Pick: Deeptread Merrow

Pack 21:







Whirlpool Whelm, Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Boggart Forager, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Giant’s Ire, Sentry Oak, Hunter of Eyeblights, Boggart Mob

Pick: Whirlpool Whelm

Pack 22:







Deeptread Merrow, Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust Nap, Aquitect’s Will, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Hearthcage Giant

Pick: Deeptread Merrow

Pack 23:




Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Caterwauling Boggart, Tideshaper Mystic, Elvish Handservant, Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender, Rings of Brighthearth

Pick: Boggart Loggers

Pack 24:




Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Triclopean Sight, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Hoarder’s Greed, Howltooth Hollow

Pick: Howltooth Hollow

Pack 25:




Shields of Velis Vel, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Boggart Shenanigans, Ego Erasure, Ceaseless Searblades

Pick: Ego Erasure

Pack 26:




Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Rebellion of the Flamekin

Pick: Spiderwig Boggart

Pack 27:

Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Heal the Scars, Ingot Chewer

Pick: Kithkin Daggerdare

Pack 28:

Herbal Poultice, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope

Pick: Needle Drop

Pack 29:

Boggart Forager, Hunt Down

Pick: Hunt Down

Pack 30:

Zephyr Net

Pick: Zephyr Net

Pack 31:










Warren Pilferers, Lowland Oaf, Fistful of Force, Aethersnipe, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Cloudcrown Oak, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Scarred
Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Vivid Grove, Faerie Tauntings, Sentry Oak, Fathom Trawl

Pick: Warren Pilferers

Pack 32:










Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Dreamspoiler Witches, Battlewand Oak, Oaken Brawler, Pestermite, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel, Faerie Harbinger, Familiar’s Ruse, Favor of the Mighty

Pick: Dreamspoiler Witches

Pack 33:










Cloudcrown Oak, Wanderer’s Twig, Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Woodland Changeling, Kithkin Greatheart, Protective Bubble, Amoeboid Changeling, Spring Cleaning, Summon the School, Vivid Grove, Liliana Vess, Plains

Pick: Liliana Vess

Pack 34:







Glimmerdust Nap, Cloudcrown Oak, Wanderer’s Twig, Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Birth Rite, Elvish Promenade, Changeling Hero

Pick: Hornet Harasser

Pack 35:







Leaf Gilder, Adder-Staff Boggart, Wispmare, Consuming Bonfire, Boggart Loggers, Faerie Trickery, Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Inner-Flame Igniter, Heat Shimmer

Pick: Faerie Trickery

Pack 36:







Adder-Staff Boggart, Wispmare, Boggart Loggers, Runed Stalactite, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath’s Buffoon, Squeaking Pie Sneak, Prowess of the Fair

Pick: Squeaking Pie Sneak

Pack 37:







Axegrinder Giant, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Bog-Strider Ash, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Judge of Currents, Nectar Faerie, Lammastide Weave

Pick: Bog-Strider Ash

Pack 38:




Hillcomber Giant, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Cenn’s Heir, Boggart Forager, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Giant’s Ire, Goatnapper

Pick: Facevaulter

Pack 39:




Quill-Slinger Boggart, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Vivid Grove, Faerie Tauntings, Sentry Oak

Pick: Zephyr Net

Pack 40:




Oaken Brawler, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel

Pick: Wings of Velis Vel

Pack 41:




Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Protective Bubble, Spring Cleaning, Plains

Pick: Hornet Harasser

Pack 42:

Glimmerdust Nap, Spring Cleaning, Wellgabber Apothecary, Boggart Birth Rite

Pick: Glimmerdust Nap

Pack 43:

Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart

Pick: Spiderwig Boggart

Pack 44:

Hunt Down, Nath’s Buffoon

Pick: Nath’s Buffoon

Pack 45:

Bog Hoodlums

Pick: Bog Hoodlums


Final Decklist:

8 Island
10 Swamp
1 Broken Ambitions
2 Deeptread Merrow
1 Dreamspoiler Witches
1 Fathom Trawl
1 Footbottom Feast
2 Hornet Harasser
1 Liliana Vess
1 Marsh Flitter
1 Mulldrifter
1 Paperfin Rascal
1 Peppersmoke
1 Shriekmaw
1 Squeaking Pie Sneak
1 Turtleshell Changeling
3 Warren Pilferersv
1 Weed Stranglev
2 Whirlpool Whelm


Sideboard
1 Boggart Loggers
1 Bog Hoodlums
1 Bog-Strider Ash
1 Ego Erasure
1 Facevaulter
1 Faerie Trickery
1 Glimmerdust Nap
1 Howltooth Hollow
1 Hunt Down
1 Hurly-Burly
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Judge of Currents
1 Kithkin Daggerdare
1 Merrow Commerce
1 Nath’s Buffoon
2 Needle Drop
2 Spiderwig Boggart
1 Vivid Marsh
1 Wings of Velis Vel
2 Zephyr Net


The person feeding me was Green for sure, probably Green/Red, so this was an
easy draft. I had the choice to try to jump to Blue/White Merfolk with pick 4,
but I decided to continue with Black as I already had a Marsh Flitter and
Peppersmoke, and there was also Weed Strangle. My other concern was to try to
lower the mana curve, but I never had the chance as I kept seeing powerful
cards costing five mana. I debated whether to play 18 or 19 lands in this
deck. I stuck with 18, but 19 probably would’ve been correct. I thought I
had enough early clash cards to dig for a land in case it was needed.


Round 1 I played versus a Green/White/Black good stuff deck.


Game 1 I was overpowered. If you told me that would happen before the game, I wouldn’t have
believed you. We both reached five mana on turn 5, but his spells were better
than mine: Cloadgoat Ranger, Shriekmaw. Incremental Growth. I drew none of
my five mana spells, just the 2/1 and 2/2 creatures.


Game 2 I played a tempo game and raced him. If you told me that before the game, I also
wouldn’t have believed you. I played Deeptread Merrow on turn 2, attacked a
couple of times, bounced his first creature and attacked again, then played
Shriekmaw when he replayed it, and kept attacking with the fear creature as
I already had him on 14.


Game 3 was ridiculous. I kept with three lands on the draw. After
clashing non-land cards to the bottom with Broken Ambitions and Paperfin
Rascal, and cycling Footbottom Feast, I missed several land drops afterwards.
After falling too far behind on tempo, I drew lands… but it reached a point
where I had 4 Island and 1 Swamp and I was holding Liliana Vess and two
Hornet Harassers, so I didn’t play much this game. The turn where I had
mana to actually play my spells, I was at a one-digit life total and facing
Cloadgoat Ranger and tokens, Changeling Titan with two +1+1 counters, and
Bog-Strider Ash with three +1/+1 counters. Sometimes, it’s just not
possible.


See you tomorrow!


Tiago

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