Draft:
Pack 1:
Surge of Thoughtweft, Mulldrifter, Weed Strangle, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Woodland Changeling, Springleaf Drum, Kithkin Healer, Elvish
Branchbender, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Lace with Moonglove, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Captivating Glance, Changeling Hero, Vigor, Pollen Lullaby
Pick: Mulldrifter
Pack 2:
Fistful of Force, Aethersnipe, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Cloudcrown Oak, Tarfire, Inkfathom Divers, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope, Shimmering Grotto, Scattering Stroke, Seedguide Ash, Secluded Glen
Pick: Aethersnipe
Pack 3:
Adder-Staff Boggart, Wispmare, Consuming Bonfire, Boggart Loggers, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Giant’s Ire, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Fodder Launch, Boggart Shenanigans, Eyes of the Wisent
Pick: Consuming Bonfire
Pack 4:
Paperfin Rascal, Dreamspoiler Witches, Runed Stalactite, Nath’s Elite, Neck Snap, Dawnfluke, Broken Ambitions, Nath’s Buffoon, Faultgrinder, Rootgrapple, Sentry Oak, Familiar’s Ruse
Pick: Dreamspoiler Witches
Pack 5:
Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Dreamspoiler Witches, Battlewand Oak, Oaken Brawler, Hurly-Burly, Hunt Down, Giant’s Ire, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Changeling Berserker
Pick: Dreamspoiler Witches
Pack 6:
Surge of Thoughtweft, Cloudcrown Oak, Wanderer’s Twig, Blind-Spot Giant, Exiled Boggart, Ponder, Heal the Scars, Skeletal Changeling, Entangling Trap, Sentry Oak
Pick: Skeletal Changeling
Pack 7:
Smokebraider, Moonglove Winnower, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Peppersmoke, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Vivid Meadow
Pick: Peppersmoke
Pack 8:
Wanderer’s Twig, Hornet Harasser,
Axegrinder Giant, Zephyr Net, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Protective Bubble, Vivid Crag, Ancient Amphitheater
Pick: Hornet Harasser
Pack 9:
Surge of Thoughtweft, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Kithkin Healer, Lace with Moonglove, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Pollen Lullaby
Pick: Mudbutton Torchrunner
Pack 10:
Quill-Slinger Boggart, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope, Shimmering Grotto, Scattering Stroke
Pick: Scattering Stroke
Pack 11:
Wispmare, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Dawnfluke, Boggart Shenanigans
Pick: Facevaulter
Pack 12:
Dawnfluke, Nath’s Buffoon, Faultgrinder, Sentry Oak
Pick: Nath’s Buffoon
Pack 13:
Oaken Brawler, Hunt Down, Dawnfluke
Pick: Oaken Brawler
Pack 14:
Pick: Sentry Oak
Pack 15:
Pick: Boggart Forager
Pack 16:
Bog-Strider Ash, Eyeblight’s Ending, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Goldmeadow Harrier,
Glimmerdust Nap, Shields of Velis Vel, Fire-Belly Changeling, Elvish Branchbender, Amoeboid Changeling, Lys Alana Scarblade, Kithkin Mourncaller, Ethereal Whiskergill, Jace Beleren
Pick: Eyeblight’s Ending
Pack 17:
Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Smokebraider, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Moonglove Winnower, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Peppersmoke, Goldmeadow Dodger, Wings of Velis Vel, Flamekin Brawler, Facevaulter, Ethereal Whiskergill, Fodder Launch, Sylvan Echoes
Pick: Sentinels of Glen Elendra
Pack 18:
Peppersmoke, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Consuming Bonfire, Wispmare, Stonybrook Angler, Thieving Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Pollen Lullaby, Ghostly Changeling
Pick: Ghostly Changeling
Pack 19:
Wanderer’s Twig, Bog-Strider Ash, Eyeblight’s Ending, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Judge of Currents, Lace with Moonglove, Blind-Spot Giant, Exiled Boggart, Sylvan Echoes, Hearthcage Giant, Vivid Creek
Pick: Eyeblight’s Ending
Pack 20:
Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Weed Strangle, Kithkin Healer, Ingot Chewer, Amoeboid Changeling, Spring Cleaning, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Merrow Commerce
Pick: Weed Strangle
Pack 21:
Paperfin Rascal, Nath’s Elite, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath’s Buffoon, Tideshaper Mystic, Vivid Creek, Captivating Glance
Pick: Paperfin Rascal
Pack 22:
Axegrinder Giant, Lignify, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Entangling Trap, Merrow Commerce
Pick: Quill-Slinger Boggart
Pack 23:
Inner-Flame Acolyte, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Nath’s Buffoon, Caterwauling Boggart, Tideshaper Mystic, Entangling Trap, Arbiter of Knollridge
Pick: Arbiter of Knollridge
Pack 24:
Bog-Strider Ash, Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Glimmerdust Nap, Shields of Velis Vel, Fire-Belly Changeling, Kithkin Mourncaller
Pick: Glimmerdust Nap
Pack 25:
Moonglove Winnower, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Goldmeadow Dodger, Flamekin Brawler, Sylvan Echoes
Pick: Moonglove Winnower
Pack 26:
Wispmare, Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist, Goldmeadow Dodger, Pollen Lullaby
Pick: Black Poplar Shaman
Pack 27:
Wanderer’s Twig, Blind-Spot Giant, Exiled Boggart, Sylvan Echoes
Pick: Wanderer’s Twig
Pack 28:
Spring Cleaning, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel
Pick: Exiled Boggart
Pack 29:
Pick: Captivating Glance
Pack 30:
Pick: Bog Hoodlums
Pack 31:
Whirlpool Whelm, Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Extract, Hillcomber Giant, Elvish Handservant, Broken Ambitions, Cenn’s Heir,
Facevaulter, Thorntooth Witch, Wizened Cenn, Lammastide Weave, Mosswort Bridge, Swamp
Pick: Whirlpool Whelm
Pack 32:
Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Hillcomber Giant, Streambed Aquitects, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Nameless Inversion, Battlewand Oak, Hurly-Burly, Faerie Trickery, Nightshade Stinger, Blades of Velis Vel, Elvish Handservant, Glarewielder, Hunter of Eyeblights, Heat Shimmer
Pick: Nameless Inversion
Pack 33:
Herbal Poultice, Avian Changeling, Warren Pilferers, Lowland Oaf, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Soaring Hope, Shimmering Grotto, Judge of Currents, Lace with Moonglove, Sylvan Echoes, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Glarewielder, Mad Auntie
Pick: Warren Pilferers
Pack 34:
Oakgnarl Warrior, Glimmerdust Nap, Warren Pilferers, Soulbright Flamekin, Kithkin Daggerdare, Ponder, Heal the Scars, Skeletal Changeling, Shields of Velis Vel, Fire-Belly Changeling, Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender, Vivid Meadow
Pick: Warren Pilferers
Pack 35:
Nameless Inversion, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Whirlpool Whelm, Leaf Gilder, Elvish Handservant, Broken Ambitions, Cenn’s Heir, Boggart Forager, Merrow Commerce
Pick: Nameless Inversion
Pack 36:
Deeptread Merrow, Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Warren Pilferers, Lowland Oaf, Mournwhelk, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Nectar Faerie
Pick: Warren Pilferers
Pack 37:
Goldmeadow Harrier, Fistful of Force, Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust Nap, Soaring Hope, Wellgabber Apothecary, Aquitect’s Will, Mournwhelk, Glen Elendra Pranksters
Pick: Glen Elendra Pranksters
Pack 38:
Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken
Brawler, Smokebraider, Warren-Scourge Elf, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn’s Heir, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman
Pick: Smokebraider
Pack 39:
Boggart Loggers, Hillcomber Giant, Elvish Handservant, Cenn’s Heir, Facevaulter, Lammastide Weave, Swamp
Pick: Boggart Loggers
Pack 40:
Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Hurly-Burly, Faerie Trickery, Nightshade Stinger, Hunter of Eyeblights, Heat Shimmer
Pick: Faerie Trickery
Pack 41:
Herbal Poultice, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Soaring Hope, Lace with Moonglove, Sylvan Echoes
Pick: Quill-Slinger Boggart
Pack 42:
Glimmerdust Nap, Heal the Scars, Shields of Velis Vel, Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender
Pick: Glimmerdust Nap
Pack 43:
Moonglove Winnower, Boggart Forager, Merrow Commerce
Pick: Moonglove Winnower
Pack 44:
Pick: Needle Drop
Pack 45:
Pick: Soaring Hope
7 Island
11 Swamp
1 Boggart Loggers
2 Dreamspoiler Witches
2 Eyeblight’s Ending
1 Ghostly Changeling
1 Glen Elendra Pranksters
1 Hornet Harasser
1 Moonglove Winnower
1 Mulldrifter
2 Nameless Inversion
1 Paperfin Rascal
1 Peppersmoke
1 Sentinels of Glen Elendra
1 Skeletal Changeling
3 Warren Pilferers
1 Weed Strangle
1 Whirlpool Whelm
1 AEthersnipe
Sideboard
1 Arbiter of Knollridge
1 Black Poplar Shaman
1 Boggart Forager
1 Bog Hoodlums
1 Captivating Glance
1 Consuming Bonfire
1 Exiled Boggart
1 Facevaulter
1 Faerie Trickery
2 Glimmerdust Nap
1 Moonglove Winnower
1 Mudbutton Torchrunner
1 Nath’s Buffoon
1 Needle Drop
1 Oaken Brawler
2 Quill-Slinger Boggart
1 Scattering Stroke
1 Sentry Oak
1 Smokebraider
1 Soaring Hope
1 Wanderer’s Twig
Pick 3: I don’t want to be Blue/Green, or dismiss my fist two picks, so I
crossed the Huntmaster off my list. Fodder Launch tends to work better in
aggro Red/Black Goblins decks.
I ended the first booster set on Black with my first and second pick Blue
cards. I also had a Consuming Bonfire and Mudbutton Torchrunner, but I’d
clearly rather use the Blue cards over the Red. There could be the
possibility to go Red/Black splash Mulldrifter.
Pick 16: Jace Beleren Versus Eyeblight’s Ending. Jace is the weakest of the
Planeswalkers for Limited. Not only is his effect the one with the smallest
impact since he can’t protect himself the turn you play him (Chandra kills
a creature, Ajani boosts the creatures and gives them Vigilance, and Garruk
makes a creature), but his stats are also the weakest, meaning it’s not that
hard to kill him. It is still a good card… I just thought Eyeblight’s Ending
was more reliable, and I already had two Dreamspoiler Witches.
Pick 18: I was leaning towards picking Peppersmoke here. I changed last minute,
because I didn’t want to end up with that many copies (even though two is more than fine). We weren’t even halfway through the draft, and in Blue/Black the three-mana slot is often empty.
Pick 31: I seriously thought about Thorntooth Witch, but I only had two
Changelings thus far to trigger it, and most of the Treefolks are Green. I
choose Whirlpool Whelm over Moonglove Extract because, in Blue/Black, Instant
speed matters, and it was one more spell to trigger the Dreamspoiler
Witches.
Round 1 I played versus a suboptimal Green/Black Elves deck. I sided in
Nath’s Buffoon for Paperfin Rascal, which was excellent at holding the ground
early on, and it even dealt the very last points of damage.
Round 2 I played versus Blue/Black Faeries with some counterspells. His
deck was good, but he never had an attacking threat, and my Warren Pilferers
got me back some spells that were either countered or discarded with
Thieving Sprites. Game 2 I resolved an early Ghostly Changeling which
dealt most of the damage this game. His removal was useless against it, so
he could no longer play defense like game 1. He had to move, and I was
able to back it up, and kill some of his creatures when he was tapping.
I split the finals.
See you next week!
Tiago
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