Draft:
Pack 1:
Woodland Changeling, Kithkin Greatheart, Mulldrifter, Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Prowess of the Fair, Elvish Harbinger, Shriekmaw, Guile
Pick: Shriekmaw
Pack 2:
Whirlpool Whelm, Leaf Gilder, Wispmare, Streambed Aquitects, Consuming Bonfire, Boggart Loggers, Faerie Trickery, Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Guardian of Cloverdell, Glarewielder, Woodland Guidance, Primal Command
Pick: Primal Command
Pack 3:
Neck Snap, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Smokebraider, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Moonglove Winnower, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Shimmering Grotto, Elvish Eulogist, Giant’s Ire, Merrow Commerce, Arbiter of Knollridge
Pick: Smokebraider
Pack 4:
Hillcomber Giant, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Dreamspoiler Witches, Battlewand Oak, Cenn’s Heir, Boggart Forager, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Giant’s Ire, Final Revels, Vivid Crag
Pick: Final Revels
Pack 5:
Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Glimmerdust Nap, Soulbright Flamekin, Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope, Shimmering Grotto, Judge of Currents, Lace with Moonglove, Glen Elendra Pranksters, Colfenor’s Urn
Pick: Soulbright Flamekin
Pack 6:
Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Amoeboid Changeling, Hoarder’s Greed, Elvish Promenade, Vivid Marsh, Forest
Pick: Vivid Marsh
Pack 7:
Quill-Slinger Boggart, Bog-Strider Ash, Herbal Poultice, Oakgnarl Warrior, Lace with Moonglove, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Treefolk Harbinger, Boggart Shenanigans
Pick: Bog-Strider Ash
Pack 8:
Hurly-Burly, Peppersmoke, Wispmare, Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Broken Ambitions, Nath’s Buffoon, Vivid Grove
Pick: Peppersmoke
Pack 9:
Footbottom Feast, Lignify, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Prowess of the Fair
Pick: Lignify
Pack 10:
Boggart Loggers, Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Guardian of Cloverdell, Woodland Guidance
Pick: Guardian of Cloverdell
Pack 11:
Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist, Merrow Commerce, Arbiter of Knollridge
Pick: Black Poplar Shaman
Pack 12:
Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Cenn’s Heir, Boggart Forager, Hunt Down
Pick: Stinkdrinker Daredevil
Pack 13:
Oakgnarl Warrior, Soaring Hope, Colfenor’s Urn
Pick: Oakgnarl Warrior
Pack 14:
Pick: Protective Bubble
Pack 15:
Pick: Scarred Vinebreeder
Pack 16:
Lash Out, Hornet Harasser, Deeptread Merrow, Goldmeadow Harrier, Fistful of Force, Eyeblight’s Ending, Ponder, Bog
Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Fire-Belly Changeling, Skeletal Changeling, Veteran of the Depths, Hunter of Eyeblights, Makeshift Mannequin, Oona’s Prowler
Pick: Eyeblight’s Ending
Pack 17:
Runed Stalactite, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Neck Snap, Pestermite, Leaf Gilder, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath’s Buffoon, Harpoon Sniper, Vivid Marsh, Veteran of the Depths, Spinerock Knoll
Pick: Leaf Gilder
Pack 18:
Inner-Flame Acolyte, Peppersmoke, Paperfin Rascal, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Lairwatch Giant, Spellstutter Sprite, Spiderwig Boggart, Squeaking Pie Sneak, Guardian of Cloverdell, Hunter of Eyeblights, Rings of Brighthearth, Militia’s Pride
Pick: Peppersmoke
Pack 19:
Weed Strangle, Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Avian Changeling, Judge of Currents, Inkfathom Divers, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Glen Elendra Pranksters, Entangling Trap
Pick: Weed Strangle
Pack 20:
Thieving Sprite, Hillcomber Giant, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Rootgrapple, Goldmeadow Dodger, Wings of Velis Vel, Flamekin Brawler, Fallowsage, Rebellion of the Flamekin, Thousand-Year Elixir, Forest
Pick: Thieving Sprite
Pack 21:
Kithkin Daggerdare, Surge of Thoughtweft, Woodland Changeling, Springleaf Drum, Blind-Spot Giant, Exiled Boggart, Ponder, Heal the Scars, Treefolk Harbinger, Hearthcage Giant
Pick: Woodland Changeling
Pack 22:
Thieving Sprite, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Whirlpool Whelm, Boggart Loggers, Fertile Ground, Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel, Battle Mastery
Pick: Thieving Sprite
Pack 23:
Quill-Slinger
Boggart, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Mournwhelk, Needle Drop, Scattering Stroke, Kithkin Harbinger, Stinkdrinker Daredevil
Pick: Mournwhelk
Pack 24:
Hornet Harasser, Deeptread Merrow, Ponder, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Skeletal Changeling, Hunter of Eyeblights
Pick: Skeletal Changeling
Pack 25:
Neck Snap, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath’s Buffoon
Pick: Neck Snap
Pack 26:
Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Guardian of Cloverdell, Hunter of Eyeblights
Pick: Guardian of Cloverdell
Pack 27:
Herbal Poultice, Inkfathom Divers, Soaring Hope, Entangling Trap
Pick: Inkfathom Divers
Pack 28:
Goldmeadow Dodger, Flamekin Brawler, Rebellion of the Flamekin
Pick: Rebellion of the Flamekin
Pack 29:
Exiled Boggart, Heal the Scars
Pick: Exiled Boggart
Pack 30:
Pick: Battle Mastery
Pack 31:
Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust Nap, Cloudcrown Oak, Oblivion Ring, Wanderer’s Twig, Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Aquitect’s Will,
Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Flamekin Harbinger, Ego Erasure, Faerie Harbinger, Hostility
Pick: Cloudcrown Oak
Pack 32:
Battlewand Oak, Hurly-Burly, Plover Knights, Paperfin Rascal, Runed Stalactite, Nath’s Elite, Facevaulter, Warren-Scourge Elf, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn’s Heir, Shriekmaw, Prowess of the Fair, Forced Fruition, Blades of Velis Vel
Pick: Shriekmaw
Pack 33:
Mulldrifter, Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Weed Strangle, Wellgabber Apothecary, Aquitect’s Will, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Merrow Harbinger, Inner-Flame Igniter
Pick: Weed Strangle
Pack 34:
Tarfire, Wanderer’s Twig, Bog-Strider Ash, Eyeblight’s Ending, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Inkfathom Divers, Boggart Birth Rite, Nectar Faerie, Lammastide Weave, Goatnapper, Skeletal Changeling
Pick: Eyeblight’s Ending
Pack 35:
Hillcomber Giant, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Battlewand Oak, Oaken Brawler, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Faerie Trickery, Nightshade Stinger, Blades of Velis Vel, Sentry Oak, Flamekin Bladewhirl
Pick: Battlewand Oak
Pack 36:
Stonybrook Angler, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Triclopean Sight, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Familiar’s Ruse, Hamletback Goliath
Pick: Fertile Ground
Pack 37:
Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Thieving Sprite, Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Fertile Ground, Elvish Handservant, Broken Ambitions, Seedguide Ash, Crush Underfoot
Pick: Seedguide Ash
Pack 38:
Axegrinder Giant, Skeletal Changeling, Shields of Velis Vel, Fire-Belly Changeling, Elvish Branchbender, Amoeboid Changeling, Vivid Grove, Ceaseless Searblades
Pick: Skeletal Changeling
Pack 39:
Glimmerdust Nap, Wanderer’s Twig, Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Aquitect’s Will, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant
Pick: Hornet Harasser
Pack 40:
Battlewand Oak, Hurly-Burly, Warren-Scourge Elf, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn’s Heir, Prowess of the Fair
Pick: Battlewand Oak
Pack 41:
Footbottom Feast, Aquitect’s Will, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Inner-Flame Igniter
Pick: Footbottom Feast
Pack 42:
Bog-Strider Ash, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Nectar Faerie
Pick: Bog-Strider Ash
Pack 43:
Goldmeadow Dodger, Nightshade Stinger, Blades of Velis Vel
Pick: Nightshade Stinger
Pack 44:
Moonglove Winnower, Nightshade Stinger
Pick: Moonglove Winnower
Pack 45:
Pick: Boggart Sprite-Chaser
Final Decklist:
Maindeck:
1 Black Poplar Shaman
2 Eyeblight’s Ending
1 Final Revels
1 Footbottom Feast
2 Peppersmoke
2 Shriekmaw
2 Skeletal Changeling
1 Thieving Sprite
2 Weed Strangle
2 Battlewand Oak
1 Bog-Strider Ash
1 Cloudcrown Oak
1 Guardian of
Cloverdell
1 Leaf Gilder
1 Lignify
1 Seedguide Ash
1 Woodland Changeling
8 Forest
8 Swamp
1 Vivid Marsh
Sideboard:
1 Battle Mastery
1 Bog-Strider Ash
1 Boggart Sprite-Chaser
1 Exiled Boggart
1 Fertile Ground
1 Guardian of Cloverdell
1 Hornet Harasser
1 Inkfathom Divers
1 Moonglove Winnower
1 Mournwhelk
1 Neck Snap
1 Nightshade Stinger
1 Oakgnarl Warrior
1 Primal Command
1 Protective Bubble
1 Rebellion of the Flamekin
1 Scarred Vinebreeder
1 Smokebraider
1 Soulbright Flamekin
1 Stinkdrinker Daredevil
1 Thieving Sprite
Pick 2 and Pick 3: I stayed away from Blue since I had passed Guile and Mulldrifter
Pack 1. I also had a Shriekmaw to fetch with Primal Command, and I like
Smokebraider a lot. Besides, Shriekmaw is an elemental too.
I ended the first booster moving towards a Green/Black Treefolk deck.
P33: I hesitated for the full time, deciding between Weed Strangle and Mulldrifter. Mulldrifter is
my favorite common, and my favorite card for Sealed Deck… but I took the
Weed Strangle to stay in my colurs, as I love stable manabases. However, I
had one Vivid Marsh so splashing for Mulldrifter was also an option. I prefer
consistency, but doesn’t mean it’s better… it simply makes me feel more comfortable.
Round 1 I played versus a good Black/Red Goblins deck. Game 2 I was on the
play and decided to not play Skeletal Changeling on turn 2 because I had
two Battlewand Oak. I played them in my next turns. He killed one with a
combat trick, but the other was always attacking and pumped, thanks to two
Skeletal Changelings, Woodland Changeling, and Seedguide Ash. When the Ash
died, I got the three Forests, and with that much mana, I played Footbottom
Feast and a guy on the same turn, and set up the next turns too.
He got quite a nice curve in game 2, with a turn 2 Squeaking Pie Sneak, turn
3 Adder Staff Boggart (winning the clash, which was huge, as he could
attack into my Skeletal Changeling), turn 4 Caterwauling Boggart, and any
attempts I had to block on the next turn were foiled by a Glarewielder.
I mulliganed on the play and he got another good draw, involving early
Goblins, topped with a Tar Pitcher and Hostility. I played Lignify on the
Hostility to stay alive, but this left me with two problems: an active
Tar Pitcher and a good blocker on his side. I did all the damage with a
swampwalking Bog-Strider Ash, which gained me close to 20 life in between my
Changellings and his Goblins spells… he played a lot, including Warren
Pilferers twice and Boggart Birth Rite (which count as four life for me each time). I
tried to survive the best I could with a regenerator, and some chump blocks. In
a turn in which his Tar Pitcher was tapped, I killed it with Weed Strangle. Since most
of his removal was damage based, he could not deal with the Swampwalker, and
I dealt the final two in the last possible turn I could while containing his army.
Round 2 I played versus a Blue/White Merfolk deck. Game 1 he took control of
the ground from the beginning with Judge of Currents, Harpoon Sniper,
Goldmeadow Stalwart, Silvergill Douser, and something else. He was gaining
life and preventing me from dealing damage, but without knowing he was
giving me time to set up a huge Final Revels which killed all five of his
creatures and only my Skeletal Changeling. It wasn’t too hard to win after
that.
Game 2 I accelerated into a turn 4 Shriekmaw killing his Veteran of the
Depths. I dealt most of the damage with Shriekmaw, while playing creatures
that would survive Final Revels, which I was holding.
Since he never really tapped out to play something that stabilized the
board, I did not need to cast the Revels.
I split the finals, even though this deck is quite good. The reason is that the
prize difference is not that much, and it saves me playing an extra round,
which leaves me more time to draft and playtest Constructed.
See you tomorrow!
Tiago
Draft recording done by Blargware‘s MTGO DraftCap. Support Blargware!