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Drafting With Tiago – LLL #41

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Tiago Chan, Portugal’s 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:










Axegrinder Giant, Woodland Changeling, Kithkin Greatheart, Mulldrifter, Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Amoeboid Changeling, Spring
Cleaning, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender, Vivid Meadow, Benthicore, Chandra Nalaar

Pick: Chandra Nalaar

Pack 2:










Woodland Changeling, Springleaf Drum, Kithkin Healer, Footbottom Feast, Axegrinder Giant, Lignify, Silvergill Douser, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Crush Underfoot, Lys Alana Scarblade, Thorntooth Witch

Pick: Silvergill Douser

Pack 3:










Nath’s Elite, Neck Snap, Smokebraider, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Moonglove Winnower, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Goldmeadow Dodger, Wings of Velis Vel, Flamekin Brawler, Facevaulter, Incremental Growth, Tar Pitcher, Boggart Harbinger

Pick: Tar Pitcher

Pack 4:







Fertile Ground, Hillcomber Giant, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Dreamspoiler Witches, Battlewand Oak, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath’s Buffoon, Caterwauling Boggart, Fodder Launch, Faerie Tauntings, Primal Command

Pick: Dreamspoiler Witches

Pack 5:







Cloudcrown Oak, Wanderer’s Twig, Avian Changeling, Bog-Strider Ash, Judge of Currents, Lace with Moonglove, Blind-Spot Giant, Exiled Boggart, Ponder, Kithkin Mourncaller, Boggart Shenanigans

Pick: Avian Changeling

Pack 6:







Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Wanderer’s Twig, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Fire-Belly Changeling, Aquitect’s Will, Prowess of the Fair, Treefolk Harbinger, Hunt Down

Pick: Fire-Belly Changeling

Pack 7:







Hurly-Burly, Consuming Bonfire, Wispmare, Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Pollen Lullaby, Hunter of Eyeblights

Pick: Consuming Bonfire

Pack 8:




Adder-Staff Boggart,
Wispmare, Spiderwig Boggart, Flamekin Brawler, Rootgrapple, Makeshift Mannequin, Kithkin Mourncaller, Forced Fruition

Pick: Adder-Staff Boggart

Pack 9:




Axegrinder Giant, Footbottom Feast, Lignify, Spring Cleaning, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender

Pick: Footbottom Feast

Pack 10:




Footbottom Feast, Axegrinder Giant, Springjack Knight, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Crush Underfoot

Pick: Axegrinder Giant

Pack 11:




Moonglove Winnower, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Goldmeadow Dodger, Flamekin Brawler, Facevaulter

Pick: Facevaulter

Pack 12:

Hillcomber Giant, Hunt Down, Nath’s Buffoon, Faerie Tauntings

Pick: Nath’s Buffoon

Pack 13:

Lace with Moonglove, Exiled Boggart, Boggart Shenanigans

Pick: Exiled Boggart

Pack 14:

Bog Hoodlums, Prowess of the Fair

Pick: Prowess of the Fair

Pack 15:

Goldmeadow Dodger

Pick: Goldmeadow Dodger

Pack 16:










Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Smokebraider, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Moonglove Winnower, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Ringskipper, Hunt Down,
Triclopean Sight, Nath’s Buffoon, Caterwauling Boggart, Fallowsage, Changeling Hero, Kithkin Harbinger, Thoughtseize

Pick: Thoughtseize

Pack 17:










Oblivion Ring, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Bog-Strider Ash, Aethersnipe, Tarfire, Herbal Poultice, Fire-Belly Changeling, Skeletal Changeling, Aquitect’s Will, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning, Entangling Trap, Turtleshell Changeling, Changeling Berserker

Pick: Tarfire

Pack 18:










Inner-Flame Acolyte, Peppersmoke, Paperfin Rascal, Nath’s Elite, Moonglove Extract, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Warren-Scourge Elf, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn’s Heir, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Ghostly Changeling, Lys Alana Scarblade

Pick: Peppersmoke

Pack 19:







Silvergill Douser, Bog-Strider Ash, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Wellgabber Apothecary, Merrow Commerce, Summon the School, Dolmen Gate

Pick: Mudbutton Torchrunner

Pack 20:







Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Captivating Glance, Fodder Launch, Nath’s Elite

Pick: Fodder Launch

Pack 21:







Boggart Loggers, Runed Stalactite, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Triclopean Sight, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Faerie Trickery, Changeling Berserker, Turtleshell Changeling, Wild Ricochet

Pick: Changeling Berserker

Pack 22:







Thieving Sprite, Hillcomber Giant, Streambed Aquitects, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Faerie Trickery, Nightshade Stinger, Blades of Velis Vel, Familiar’s Ruse, Wanderwine Prophets

Pick: Thieving Sprite

Pack 23:




Mudbutton
Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Glimmerdust Nap, Heal the Scars, Shields of Velis Vel, Fire-Belly Changeling, Scattering Stroke

Pick: Mudbutton Torchrunner

Pack 24:




Smokebraider, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Nath’s Buffoon, Caterwauling Boggart, Kithkin Harbinger

Pick: Caterwauling Boggart

Pack 25:




Quill-Slinger Boggart, Herbal Poultice, Fire-Belly Changeling, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning, Entangling Trap

Pick: Fire-Belly Changeling

Pack 26:




Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Warren-Scourge Elf, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn’s Heir, Ringskipper

Pick: Boggart Sprite-Chaser

Pack 27:

Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Wellgabber Apothecary

Pick: Blind-Spot Giant

Pack 28:

Herbal Poultice, Needle Drop, Heal the Scars

Pick: Needle Drop

Pack 29:

Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder

Pick: Faultgrinder

Pack 30:

Blades of Velis Vel

Pick: Blades of Velis Vel

Pack 31:










Peppersmoke, Paperfin Rascal, Nath’s Elite, Moonglove Extract, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Smokebraider, Tideshaper Mystic,
Elvish Handservant, Cenn’s Heir, Shriekmaw, Inner-Flame Igniter, Hearthcage Giant, Doran, the Siege Tower, Prowess of the Fair

Pick: Shriekmaw

Pack 32:










Battlewand Oak, Hurly-Burly, Plover Knights, Paperfin Rascal, Dreamspoiler Witches, Runed Stalactite, Dawnfluke, Broken Ambitions, Nath’s Buffoon, Faultgrinder, Rootgrapple, Marsh Flitter, Sylvan Echoes, Militia’s Pride

Pick: Marsh Flitter

Pack 33:










Soulbright Flamekin, Kithkin Daggerdare, Surge of Thoughtweft, Weed Strangle, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Elvish Branchbender, Amoeboid Changeling, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Lace with Moonglove, Scarred Vinebreeder, Vivid Meadow, Battle Mastery, Jagged-Scar Archers

Pick: Mudbutton Torchrunner

Pack 34:







Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Warren Pilferers, Lowland Oaf, Fistful of Force, Lace with Moonglove, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Rebellion of the Flamekin, Glen Elendra Pranksters, Ceaseless Searblades

Pick: Warren Pilferers

Pack 35:







Glimmerdust Nap, Cloudcrown Oak, Wanderer’s Twig, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Sylvan Echoes, Hearthcage Giant, Marsh Flitter

Pick: Marsh Flitter

Pack 36:







Lowland Oaf, Fistful of Force, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer, Shimmering Grotto, Entangling Trap, Merrow Commerce, Triclopean Sight

Pick: Boggart Birth Rite

Pack 37:







Smokebraider, Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Shimmering Grotto, Elvish Eulogist, Giant’s Ire, Lairwatch Giant, Guardian of Cloverdell, Nightshade Stinger

Pick: Smokebraider

Pack 38:




Thieving Sprite, Boggart Loggers,
Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Elvish Promenade, Hoarder’s Greed

Pick: Boggart Loggers

Pack 39:




Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Smokebraider, Tideshaper Mystic, Elvish Handservant, Cenn’s Heir, Hearthcage Giant, Prowess of the Fair

Pick: Boggart Sprite-Chaser

Pack 40:




Hurly-Burly, Dawnfluke, Nath’s Buffoon, Faultgrinder, Rootgrapple, Sylvan Echoes

Pick: Hurly-Burly

Pack 41:




Elvish Branchbender, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Lace with Moonglove, Scarred Vinebreeder, Battle Mastery

Pick: Elvish Branchbender

Pack 42:

Herbal Poultice, Lace with Moonglove, Scarred Vinebreeder, Rebellion of the Flamekin

Pick: Scarred Vinebreeder

Pack 43:

Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Sylvan Echoes

Pick: Scarred Vinebreeder

Pack 44:

Ingot Chewer, Entangling Trap

Pick: Ingot Chewer

Pack 45:

Elvish Eulogist

Pick: Elvish Eulogist


Final Decklist:

9 Mountain
8 Swamp
1 Adder-Staff Boggart
1 Boggart Birth Rite
2 Boggart Sprite-Chaser
1 Chandra Nalaar
1 Changeling Berserker
1 Consuming Bonfire
1 Dreamspoiler Witches
2 Fire-Belly Changeling
1 Fodder Launch
1 Footbottom Feast
2 Marsh Flitter
3 Mudbutton Torchrunner
1 Peppersmoke
1 Shriekmaw
1 Tarfire
1 Tar Pitcher
1 Thieving Sprite
1 Warren Pilferers


Sideboard
1 Avian Changeling
1 Axegrinder Giant
1 Blades of Velis Vel
1 Blind-Spot Giant
1 Boggart Loggers
1 Caterwauling Boggart
1 Elvish Branchbender
1 Elvish Eulogist
1 Exiled Boggart
1 Facevaulter
1 Faultgrinder
1 Goldmeadow Dodger
1 Hurly-Burly
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Nath’s Buffoon
1 Needle Drop
1 Prowess of the Fair
2 Scarred Vinebreeder
1 Silvergill Douser
1 Smokebraider
1 Thoughtseize


There are very few cards I pick over Mulldrifter Pick 1 Chandra Nalaar might be
the last one on that small list, but it’s still on the list. The next
four packs were spread over four different colors, until a Consuming
Bonfire plus a couple of Goblins for my Tar Pitcher established me in Red,
as I’d hoped because of Chandra. Goblins go well with Black, so that’s
what I was looking for when I got a Footbottom Feast and a Facevaulter.


Pick 16 was blank. I wasn’t going to splash Changeling Hero, and Fallowsage or
Sentinels weren’t good for my deck, so it was down to Cauterwauling
Boggart. I decided to rare draft Thoughtseize instead.


Pick 31: It was indeed tempting to rare draft the Doran as well, as he may be worth
more than Thoughtseize, but back then I had no good pick… this time, I did.


Round 1 I played versus Green/White/Blue. I won 2-0. One game
he stalled on three lands for quite a while, and in the other I felt my cards
were better as he was lacking removal and I had evasion.


Round 2 I played against another triple color deck


Game 1 I got a great start: Mudbutton Torhcrunner, Tar Pitcher, Marsh
Flitter. I did some damage before he killed the Tar Pitcher. I had Birth
Rite and Footbottom Feast, but instead I recurred the
Torchrunner both times, as I had a really big tempo advantage thanks to the previous
action with Pitcher. This allowed me to clear his blockers right away and
attack for more damage.


Game 2 I kept a very slow hand, maybe it was a mulligan; four lands,
Chandra, Consuming Bonfire, and Changeling Berserker. As long as I cast a
spell by turn 3 or 4 I should be fine. Plus, in the previous game I
saw 3 Swamps, 2 Island, and 2 Mountain from him… and I was hoping his deck wasn’t that aggressive, and he had mulliganed. All these things summed, I
decided to keep.


He surprised me, as he had a great curve. Turn 2 Cenn’s Heir, turn 3
Springjack Knight, turn 4 Quill-Slinger Boggart, turn 5 Mulldrifter.
The first spell I drew was turn 4 Adder-Staff Boggart, which traded with
his Quill-Slinger Boggart. I played Chandra on turn 5 and killed
Springjack Knight, now facing Cenn’s Heir and Mulldrifter.


He attacked me and not Chandra with both, leaving me at 6 life. If he
attacked Chandra, she would still be alive and with enough loyalty to kill a
creature next turn. He played a Boggart Harbinger putting Warren PIlferers
on top, and also played a Militia’s Pride, but as he only had one Plains I
knew he could only make one token next turn.


I played Warren PIlferers getting back Adder-Staff Boggart. He played
Pilferers, got back the Boggart, and attacked with everyone, making a token.
The Pilferers traded, and I was at one life.


The previous turn I could’ve used Chandra to kill Mulldrifter. I would’ve
taken less damage with this play – this would’ve saved me 1 to 4 life points
depending on his decisions with Pilferers – but I was confident I could
control the game at one life, and I didn’t want him to draw two extra cards.


At one life I killed his two non-token creatures, one with Chandra the
other with the Bonfire I was holding since turn 1. He was down to a single
1/1 token. From here, I start taking control like I expected. He had one
window to win the game, but he made the wrong decision and lost. It was with
Spellstutter Sprite. Truth be told, if he had won with that card, I
wouldn’t have seen it coming.


I wanted to split the finals, but I waited 15 mins for the other
match to be done, and then the server crashed.


(One hour later…)


The draft was gone.


Okay, GG, dead. I should’ve taken that Doran Pick 31.


See you tomorrow!


Tiago

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