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:
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:
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:
Pick: Ingot Chewer
Pack 45:
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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