Draft:
Pack 1:
Whirlpool Whelm, Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Extract, Hillcomber Giant, Sentinels of Glen
Elendra, Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Jagged-Scar Archers, Goatnapper, Goldmeadow Stalwart, Forced Fruition
Pick: Jagged-Scar Archers
Pack 2:
Kithkin Greatheart, Mulldrifter, Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Weed Strangle, Kithkin Healer, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Elvish Branchbender, Wellgabber Apothecary, Summon the School, Elvish Harbinger, Knight of Meadowgrain
Pick: Mulldrifter
Pack 3:
Fertile Ground, Hillcomber Giant, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Dreamspoiler Witches, Battlewand Oak, Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Faerie Harbinger, Kithkin Harbinger, Arbiter of Knollridge
Pick: Sentinels of Glen Elendra
Pack 4:
Tarfire, Wanderer’s Twig, Avian Changeling, Bog-Strider Ash, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Judge of Currents, Rebellion of the Flamekin, Glen Elendra Pranksters, Secluded Glen
Pick: Tarfire
Pack 5:
Oakgnarl Warrior, Glimmerdust Nap, Soulbright Flamekin, Kithkin Daggerdare, Surge of Thoughtweft, Heal the Scars, Skeletal Changeling, Shields of Velis Vel, Lys Alana Scarblade, Elvish Promenade, Colfenor’s Plans
Pick: Soulbright Flamekin
Pack 6:
Herbal Poultice, Kithkin Greatheart, Oakgnarl Warrior, Protective Bubble, Fire-Belly Changeling, Skeletal Changeling, Aquitect’s Will, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Sylvan Echoes, Rebellion of the Flamekin
Pick: Fire-Belly Changeling
Pack 7:
Battlewand Oak, Hurly-Burly, Paperfin Rascal, Goldmeadow Dodger, Wings of Velis Vel, Flamekin Brawler, Warren-Scourge Elf, Inner-Flame Igniter, Hearthcage Giant
Pick: Inner-Flame Igniter
Pack 8:
Stinkdrinker Daredevil,
Hurly-Burly, Goldmeadow Dodger, Wings of Velis Vel, Flamekin Brawler, Warren-Scourge Elf, Sentry Oak, Elvish Promenade
Pick: Wings of Velis Vel
Pack 9:
Adder-Staff Boggart, Hillcomber Giant, Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Goatnapper
Pick: Wings of Velis Vel
Pack 10:
Kithkin Greatheart, Lowland Oaf, Kithkin Healer, Soaring Hope, Elvish Branchbender, Wellgabber Apothecary
Pick: Lowland Oaf
Pack 11:
Hillcomber Giant, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Elvish Eulogist, Goldmeadow Dodger, Kithkin Harbinger
Pick: Stinkdrinker Daredevil
Pack 12:
Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums
Pick: Zephyr Net
Pack 13:
Glimmerdust Nap, Kithkin Daggerdare, Heal the Scars
Pick: Glimmerdust Nap
Pack 14:
Protective Bubble, Sylvan Echoes
Pick: Sylvan Echoes
Pack 15:
Pick: Goldmeadow Dodger
Pack 16:
Weed Strangle, Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Lash Out, Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble,
Fire-Belly Changeling, Skeletal Changeling, Aquitect’s Will, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Scattering Stroke, Tar Pitcher, Incendiary Command
Pick: Incendiary Command
Pack 17:
Oaken Brawler, Hurly-Burly, Peppersmoke, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Consuming Bonfire, Faerie Trickery, Nightshade Stinger, Blades of Velis Vel, Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Goatnapper, Ceaseless Searblades, Lammastide Weave, Rings of Brighthearth
Pick: Ceaseless Searblades
Pack 18:
Runed Stalactite, Nath’s Elite, Neck Snap, Smokebraider, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Moonglove Winnower, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn’s Heir, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Ceaseless Searblades, Vivid Grove, Spinerock Knoll
Pick: Smokebraider
Pack 19:
Mudbutton Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Goldmeadow Harrier, Glimmerdust Nap, Warren Pilferers, Inkfathom Divers, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Elvish Branchbender, Prowess of the Fair, Treefolk Harbinger
Pick: Mudbutton Torchrunner
Pack 20:
Hornet Harasser, Deeptread Merrow, Fistful of Force, Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust Nap, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender, Silvergill Adept
Pick: Soulbright Flamekin
Pack 21:
Mudbutton Torchrunner, Woodland Changeling, Springleaf Drum, Kithkin Healer, Fire-Belly Changeling, Elvish Branchbender, Amoeboid Changeling, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Lace with Moonglove, Faerie Tauntings
Pick: Fire-Belly Changeling
Pack 22:
Plover Knights, Paperfin Rascal, Nath’s Elite, Neck Snap, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn’s Heir, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Ceaseless Searblades
Pick: Ceaseless Searblades
Pack 23:
Oaken Brawler, Hurly-Burly,
Nightshade Stinger, Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Pollen Lullaby, Kithkin Harbinger, Arbiter of Knollridge
Pick: Hurly-Burly
Pack 24:
Kithkin Healer, Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Scattering Stroke
Pick: Flamekin Bladewhirl
Pack 25:
Oaken Brawler, Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Goatnapper, Lammastide Weave, Rings of Brighthearth
Pick: Goatnapper
Pack 26:
Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn’s Heir, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Ceaseless Searblades
Pick: Ceaseless Searblades
Pack 27:
Oakgnarl Warrior, Glimmerdust Nap, Soaring Hope, Prowess of the Fair
Pick: Glimmerdust Nap
Pack 28:
Spring Cleaning, Wellgabber Apothecary, Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender
Pick: Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender
Pack 29:
Lace with Moonglove, Faerie Tauntings
Pick: Faerie Tauntings
Pack 30:
Pick: Ringskipper
Pack 31:
Soulbright Flamekin, Kithkin Daggerdare, Surge of Thoughtweft, Mulldrifter, Weed Strangle, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Aquitect’s Will, Mournwhelk, Zephyr
Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Merrow Commerce, Summon the School, Wizened Cenn, Brion Stoutarm, Battlewand Oak
Pick: Mulldrifter
Pack 32:
Footbottom Feast, Axegrinder Giant, Lignify, Silvergill Douser, Oblivion Ring, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Bog-Strider Ash, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Bog Hoodlums, Flamekin Harbinger, Familiar’s Ruse, Drowner of Secrets
Pick: Flamekin Harbinger
Pack 33:
Wispmare, Stonybrook Angler, Thieving Sprite, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Hillcomber Giant, Streambed Aquitects, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Broken Ambitions, Nath’s Buffoon, Faultgrinder, Rootgrapple, Kithkin Harbinger, Hamletback Goliath
Pick: Stonybrook Angler
Pack 34:
Peppersmoke, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Consuming Bonfire, Wispmare, Thieving Sprite, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Broken Ambitions, Nath’s Buffoon, Rootgrapple, Prowess of the Fair, Rings of Brighthearth, Treefolk Harbinger
Pick: Consuming Bonfire
Pack 35:
Cloudcrown Oak, Wanderer’s Twig, Axegrinder Giant, Woodland Changeling, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Judge of Currents, Inkfathom Divers, Crush Underfoot, Hoarder’s Greed
Pick: Inkfathom Divers
Pack 36:
Lowland Oaf, Fistful of Force, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Wellgabber Apothecary, Vivid Grove, Nectar Faerie
Pick: Lowland Oaf
Pack 37:
Neck Snap, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Hunt Down, Giant’s Ire, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Ethereal Whiskergill, Entangling Trap
Pick: Ethereal Whiskergill
Pack 38:
Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Adder-Staff
Boggart, Hunt Down, Giant’s Ire, Dawnfluke, Black Poplar Shaman, Sentry Oak, Elvish Promenade
Pick: Adder-Staff Boggart
Pack 39:
Soulbright Flamekin, Kithkin Daggerdare, Aquitect’s Will, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Merrow Commerce
Pick: Soulbright Flamekin
Pack 40:
Axegrinder Giant, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Bog Hoodlums
Pick: Ponder
Pack 41:
Wispmare, Hillcomber Giant, Nath’s Buffoon, Faultgrinder, Kithkin Harbinger
Pick: Faultgrinder
Pack 42:
Wispmare, Rootgrapple, Prowess of the Fair, Treefolk Harbinger
Pick: Treefolk Harbinger
Pack 43:
Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums
Pick: Boggart Birth Rite
Pack 44:
Spring Cleaning, Wellgabber Apothecary
Pick: Wellgabber Apothecary
Pack 45:
Pick: Hunt Down
Final Decklist:
7 Island
10 Mountain
3 Ceaseless Searblades
1 Consuming Bonfire
1 Ethereal Whiskergill
2 Fire-Belly Changeling
1 Flamekin Bladewhirl
1 Flamekin Harbinger
1 Incendiary Command
1 Inner-Flame Igniter
1 Mudbutton Torchrunner
2 Mulldrifter
1 Sentinels of Glen Elendra
1 Smokebraider
3 Soulbright Flamekin
1 Stonybrook Angler
1 Tarfire
2 Wings of Velis Vel
Sideboard
1 Adder-Staff Boggart
1 Boggart Birth Rite
1 Forge[/author]-Tender”]Burrenton [author name="Forge"]Forge[/author]-Tender
1 Faerie Tauntings
1 Faultgrinder
2 Glimmerdust Nap
1 Goatnapper
1 Goldmeadow Dodger
1 Hunt Down
1 Hurly-Burly
1 Inkfathom Divers
1 Jagged-Scar Archers
2 Lowland Oaf
1 Ponder
1 Ringskipper
1 Stinkdrinker Daredevil
1 Sylvan Echoes
1 Treefolk Harbinger
1 Wellgabber Apothecary
1 Zephyr Net
Pick 1: The only card that is first pick quality in this pack is Jagged-Scar
Archers. The other option is Moonglove Extract, which has the benefit of
never being a wasted pick but the problem of being
underpowered. I decided to risk the Jagged-Scar Archers, knowing it could
range from good to amazing depending on the Green deck, but knowing that it could also be
useless. The price to pay was a Moonglove Extract.
Pick 3: The picks I considered were Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Dreamspoiler
Witches, and Faerie Harbinger. Looking at Pick 2 and Pick 3 it seems I should be
Blue. Sentinels puts me in Blue with my second color still open, while
Dreamspoiler and Harbinger push me into Blue/Black, as all the cards I want
to get with Faerie Harbinger are Black.
After the first booster I was set in Elementals thanks to some late Red
picks. It could be either Red/Blue with a medium Elemental theme, or even
Mono Red splash Mulldrifter with a strong Elemental theme depending on
the packs.
Pick 16: This was the toughest pick. Incendiary Command is more powerful than
Lash Out, but in this deck Lash Out will be better since I have
many creatures that die to Command. I almost timed out, and in the end I picked
Command because I’d rather be controlling the timing and the effects of
the Red Command than my opponent, and it’s more powerful and has
versatility.
The rest of the second booster was very kind for Red Elementals, and so was
Pick 31.
Pick 32: Douser is the best card, but I don’t think it will be very good in my
deck as I have very few Faeries and Merfolk. On the other hand, Flamekin
Harbinger can get me Smokebraider if played on turn 1, MUlldrifter if
played later, or even Inner-Flame Igniter for the win if I have tons of
mana.
Round 1 I played against Red/Black Goblins.
Game 1 I won but I felt I played pretty badly. I don’t know exactly where,
but sometimes you feel you make good decisions that turn out bad, and this
time it was the reverse – I just felt I was playing poorly. To sum it up, I
played Incendiary Command at a point where the only creature alive
afterwards was my Sentinels of Glen Elendra, and dealt him four damage. I
played another creature and made a couple more attacks with Wings of Velis
Vel for the win.
At least I did not have that uncomfortable feeling in game 2 because he was
mana screwed on two lands. I played Flamekin Bladewhirl, Soulbright Flamekin,
and Inner-Flame Igniter, and just attacked with them. His hand contained 2
Mudbutton Torchrunner, Moonglove Extract, Hornet Harasser, Thieving Sprite,
and Warren Pilferers, so I was going to have some trouble getting there with
my 2/1 creatures. I was still holding some goodies like Incendiary Command,
Tarfire, and Mulldrifter, so the game would’ve been very interesting.
Round 2 I played against Green/Black.
Game 1 I got a decent aggro start and managed to kill his Imperious
Perfect and Dreamspoiler Witches, which could’ve been troublesome as I had at least
two 2/1s in play. He brought the Witches back with Warren Pilferers, and
later played a second Imperious Perfect I couldn’t kill. Thanks to Instant
spells and Briarhorn he decimated my side of the board. I was down to one
Soulbright Flamekin and Ceaseless Searblades with him at 7 life. He also had
a Thorntooth Witch. I was holding zero cards, but topdecked Incendiary
Command for the win, one of the biggest topdecks I’ve ever seen.
I used Soulbright Flamekin to make two extra mana, pumped the Ceaseless
Searblades up to 7/4, which had trample, and then I played Command killing
everything but Thorntooth Witch and Warren Pilferers. Command dealt him 4
damage so he was down to three, and both his creatures together could only
absorb three trample damage of my 7/4 Searblades.
Game 2 he mulliganed on the play, missed his third land drop (but no more
than that), and I played Mulldrifter on turn 5. His only chance was to
draw Treefolks when he had Thorntooth Witch, as the game was somehow even at
that point with him holding no cards and me holding lands and Wings of Velis
Vel, until eventually he had to block with the Witch and lose it to the
Wings. After that, he could still come back into the game as my creatures
were two 2/1s and a Torchrunner… if he drew a Gilt-Leaf Ambush (I saw him
play two in Game 1), but he didn’t. When he played Warren Pilferers
getting back Dreamspoiler Witches, I attacked him down to less than three
life, so Torchrunner would get him at some point.
Sometimes I have phases where I just can’t win a game, but today I drafted
twice (Drafts 49 and 50) and things went perfectly. I didn’t lost a
game on my way to the finals, despite some possible bad picks and poor play.
I faced Jelger Wiegersma in the finals. He had a strong Green/Black
Treefolk / Elf deck with Final Reveals, Shriekmaw, and splashed Chandra (or so he says).
He was up for playing, but I asked him the draw, as it saves me a
lot of time when I split in the finals.
See you tomorrow!
Tiago
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