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SCG Daily: The Pathos Less Traveled

The worst offense yesterday had to be in 303, where I took the Blademane Baku over Genju of the Falls. Forgive me for this transgression. Honestly, when I sat down and typed out that draft, even I felt like calling myself a moron in the forums. I came up with a lame excuse why I passed it, but hey, let’s just pretend I was on both crack and PCP when I did that. Except on June 3rd. That’s my court date.

Pack 1


101

Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers, Orochi Eggwatcher, Dampen Thought, Kami of Old Stone, Kitsune Riftwalker, Rend Spirit, Terashi’s Cry, Midnight Covenant, FOIL Island, Cruel Deceiver, Venerable Kumo, River Kaijin, Devouring Rage, Call to Glory, Devouring Greed


If you guys are anything, you’re vocal.


While there’s some disagreement over specific card nuances, you all seem to agree on one thing: Pugg sucks. Hey, that’s fine. I’m probably much worse than I think I am.


While it would have been nice to feature five good drafts this week, what you’re getting is a snapshot of my abilities: five consecutive drafts, each begun with the intention of being written about. Yesterday’s featured some Godawful packs, but also some Godawful picks. By me. Don’t ever forget that. Remember, I suck.


My pick: Devouring Greed


102

Azami, Lady of Scrolls, Honden of Cleansing Fire, Ore Gorger, Kodama’s Reach, Teller of Tales, Akki Rockspeaker, Ethereal Haze, Rag Dealer, Callous Deceiver, Unearthly Blizzard, Lantern Kami, Cursed Ronin, Kashi-Tribe Warriors, Floating-Dream Zubera


The worst offense yesterday had to be in 303, where I took the Blademane Baku over Genju of the Falls. Forgive me for this transgression. Honestly, when I sat down and typed out that draft, even I felt like calling myself a moron in the forums. I came up with a lame excuse why I passed it, but hey, let’s just pretend I was on both crack and PCP when I did that. Except on June 3rd. That’s my court date.


Blue Honden over Earthshaker riled you up too. I can only rely on my own experiences, and Earthshaker’s either always arrived too late to mean anything or its ability hurts my team too much. I don’t deny that it’s a strong card, but those experiences have colored me against it. Honden of Seeing Winds, on the other hand, drops, starts racking up cards and then wins the game. Certainly there are times when it’s useless, like when you need to topdeck a blocker. I’ve had less of those than where it’s won.


Hey, cut me some slack. I apparently look like Moe.


My pick: Teller of Tales


103

Honden of Life’s Web, Gutwrencher Oni, Strange Inversion, Kami of Fire’s Roar, Lifted by Clouds, Ember-Fist Zubera, Quiet Purity, Harsh Deceiver, Cursed Ronin, Burr Grafter, Thoughtbind, Uncontrollable Anger, Hundred-Talon Kami


The one comment I’m not sure I agree with was that I should have taken Kitsune Blademaster over Ryusei. Don’t get me wrong; Blademaster’s a fine card, but it doesn’t win games like 5/5 fliers.


The reason I think Glacial Ray over Yosei is defensible (but not necessarily correct) is that Ray does not restrict you to a single archetype. Yosei isn’t splashable, but Ryusei is. (Don’t give me that look. You don’t want to be splashing for Blademaster. You can. Go ahead. You just don’t want to.) I think there’s some favoritism afoot – favoritism for one’s favorite archetype. I don’t think I necessarily have one – that is, I don’t ever start a draft hoping to go with a specific color combination. There are some I’m more comfortable with (so far these drafts would indicate those are Blue, Black, and Red, but trust me, I’ve actually drafted more Green and White than any other colors this block!), but I try to start each draft with a clean slate.


My pick: Kami of Fire’s Roar


Oh. Yeah. I swear I thought that was the bad Oni. I swear it. Also I misclicked.


104

Kumano’s Pupils, Guardian of Solitude, Indomitable Will, Psychic Puppetry, Akki Rockspeaker, Vigilance, Blessed Breath, Wicked Akuba, Humble Budoka, Hisoka’s Defiance, Soul of Magma, Kami of the Painted Road


One last thing before I get my head out from wherever it’s lodged and discuss this draft. It’s come to my attention that you guys really hate it when I take a third-of-a-ticket rare over a marginal card for my deck. It’s something I do. Sometimes, perhaps, I overestimate the marginalness of the cards I pass by for the rare. Call it a weakness to immediate gratification; call it me sucking, whatever. I’ll probably do it again before the week is up.


My pick: Wicked Akuba


105

Soratami Mirror-Mage, Feast of Worms, Horizon Seed, Kitsune Riftwalker, Silent-Chant Zubera, Soulless Revival, Matsu-Tribe Decoy, Burr Grafter, Counsel of the Soratami, Soul of Magma, Gibbering Kami


My drafts are like my children. I mean, they’re kind of like Bill Cosby’s children. Today’s lesson in les artes de draftique is: don’t draft first thing in the morning, before the coffee’s sunk in, while the crud’s still in your eyes, when the blurry text on the blurry cards seems like it’s talking about baseball.


Yeah, those first few picks were pretty random, even for me. I have a feeling, however, that as the draft progresses, you’ll notice that I’m gradually getting in ‘the zone’ and that my picks portray a deftness of wit unrivaled by even the greatest minds of our generation. Really, I’m crossing my fingers…


This pack is a pretty straightforward, and I think there are a few cards more or less pretty close to one another in power level. In my archetype (I think it’s Blue/Black) I don’t need weak flyers as much as an excellent Splice engine.


My pick: Soulless Revival


106

Shimatsu the Bloodcloaked, Aura of Dominion, Feral Deceiver, Joyous Respite, Psychic Puppetry, Battle-Mad Ronin, Vine Kami, Floating-Dream Zubera, Stone Rain, Commune with Nature


Perhaps it was because I was sleepy, but this draft flew. Usually I’m able to save the .gif before the next set of cards arrives, but this time a new one was always waiting for me.


I think this had a negative psychological effect on me. I don’t like being rushed. Even though my rational mind realizes I’m not slow to begin with and that I have plenty of time to consider my picks, I can’t help but be speedier than I’d like in those situations.


My pick: Floating-Dream Zubera


There’s shouldn’t be any question here, though Feral Deceiver’s probably the strongest card in the pack. No need to consider switching colors at this point.


107

Sideswipe, Cleanfall, Midnight Covenant, Jukai Messenger, Field of Reality, Akki Avalanchers, Kitsune Diviner, Serpent Skin, Reach Through Mists


Weak packs make for easy decisions. I seem to have the most trouble when there’s three or more playables in my colors.


My pick: Reach Through Mists


108

Struggle for Sanity, Ragged Veins, Orochi Leafcaller, Kami of Twisted Reflection, Sokenzan Bruiser, Kitsune Diviner, Hisoka’s Defiance, FOIL Venerable Kumo


Yesterday I was criticized for taking a bad rare over Sokenzan Bruiser. Sure, it’s playable in a pinch, and it’s a decent sideboard card against certain Red decks. However, it’s never fantastic. I’ll take a bad rare over it most of the time.


At least you guys can’t claim I hate Hisoka’s Defiance. It’s a fine card; it’s just hurt by virtue of not being Arcane. It’s something I maindeck about 20% of the time but side in rather frequently. It often creates interesting play decisions – do you counter the medium-power Spirit now, or do you hold onto it for the inevitable Greed or other bomb? I wish I had better instincts in those situations.


My pick: Hisoka’s Defiance


109

Dampen Thought, Terashi’s Cry, Midnight Covenant, FOIL Island, Venerable Kumo, Devouring Rage, Call to Glory


There’s only one possibility here. Even though the Dampen deck is hardly doable anymore, it’s something I have to take if I want any chance of cutting off Blue. (Has anyone successfully drafted it post-BoK?)


The Black’s been nonexistent for the last few picks, but hopefully more is coming in pack 2. 101 had both a Rend Spirit and a Cruel Deceiver in it, so we know there are more than a couple Black drafters. Devouring Rage, on the other hand, the only Red card in 101, is still here. If I had realized that at the time, it might have changed my drafting a lot. Remember, though, I was rushed.


My pick: Dampen Thought


110

Ore Gorger, Akki Rockspeaker, Ethereal Haze, Rag Dealer, Unearthly Blizzard, Kashi-Tribe Warriors


Maybe there are literally no Red drafters. Huh.


This was the pack I passed Azami for Teller of Tales. I do hope I don’t get flak for that. I think Azami’s solid, and I haven’t had very much experience with it, but Teller of Tales is the nuts. The nuts, I tell you.


My pick: Unearthly Blizzard


111

Strange Inversion, Lifted by Clouds, Quiet Purity, Thoughtbind, Uncontrollable Anger


My pick: Thoughtbind


112

Psychic Puppetry, Akki Rockspeaker, Vigilance, Humble Budoka


The Budoka’s a rising star in my book. Best filler creature ever. So’s Psychic Puppetry, though. I think most people only find it playable in the Dampen deck, but I don’t consider it too bad a sign when I play one in a normal Blue deck. Maybe I’m crazy. Or maybe I suck.


My pick: Psychic Puppetry


113

Horizon Seed, Silent-Chant Zubera, Counsel of the Soratami


I think I also got dissed for not hate-drafting a Silent-Chant Zubera in Monday’s draft. Is taking a barely playable card even a hate-draft? If anything, I want to be rewarding any White drafters down the line, and if I’m rewarding them with mediocre cards, all the better.


Speaking of mediocre, I think I’ve played Counsel of the Soratami exactly once. I’ve seen my opponents play it many times, however. I’m rarely sad when they do. Am I crazy, or am I right about this one?


My pick: Counsel of the Soratami


114

Vine Kami, Stone Rain


My pick: Stone Rain


115

Field of Reality


Pack 2


201

Kuro, Pitlord, Kami of Lunacy, No-Dachi, Pinecrest Ridge, Kodama’s Might, Teller of Tales, Desperate Ritual, Vigilance, Soulless Revival, Eye of Nowhere, Lava Spike, Lantern Kami, Cruel Deceiver, Vine Kami, Sift Through Sands


Thank you, sirs, may I have another? Sure, it was nicer when I got passed the first one. Either way, the card is cah-razay.


Please, nobody say I should have taken Kuro. My heart can’t handle it.


My pick: Teller of Tales


202

Uba Mask, Hinder, Rootrunner, Akki Underminer, Mothrider Samurai, Silent-Chant Zubera, Soulless Revival, Matsu-Tribe Decoy, Nezumi Ronin, Humble Budoka, Soratami Cloudskater, Uncontrollable Anger, Indomitable Will, Scuttling Death


My five-drop slot’s getting pretty clogged. Maybe if I had taken the Oni in 103 like I should’ve, then the correct pick here would have been Cloudskater or Nezumi Ronin.


I didn’t take the Oni like I should’ve. Go choke on something.


My pick: Scuttling Death


203

Eiganjo Castle, Swallowing Plague, Initiate of Blood, FOIL Strange Inversion, Kami of Twisted Reflection, Unnatural Speed, Pious Kitsune, Call to Glory, Kami of the Waning Moon, Orochi Ranger, Callous Deceiver, Devouring Rage, Devoted Retainer


I have a love-hate relationship with Kami of the Waning Moon. I love it. I love it so much I want two of it in every Black deck I play, because that’s every red-blooded male’s fantasy, right?


Except I don’t seem to love it enough to take it early enough to have two in every Black deck, or even one sometimes. Like, in this pack, I can’t not take the removal spell, can I? It’s a nice one, not like that no-good, two-timing Befoul. So when am I going to get a Kami? Probably never.


Sigh.


My pick: Swallowing Plague


204

Bloodthirsty Ogre, Honor-Worn Shaku, Nezumi Cutthroat, Order of the Sacred Bell, Dripping-Tongue Zubera, Peer Through Depths, Battle-Mad Ronin, Orochi Sustainer, Soratami Cloudskater, Hearth Kami, Blessed Breath, Kami of the Hunt


You see, now I’m actually glad I didn’t take the Oni, because then I’d have to give more weight to Bloodthirsty Ogre. Would it then be better than Cutthroat? Or is Cutthroat not even the correct pick regardless? I’ve been hearing negative things about it lately. Negative, bad things. Sure, it’s fragile, but I’m fairly certain it’s the superior two-power fear creature in the format.


My pick: Nezumi Cutthroat


205

Squelch, Nine-Ringed Bo, Order of the Sacred Bell, Wear Away, Wandering Ones, Crushing Pain, Orochi Sustainer, Hisoka’s Guard, Brutal Deceiver, Indomitable Will, Wicked Akuba


So now the Blue’s not coming. I’m fine with that. I don’t like this influx of Green. Too much Green. Oh well, easy pick.


My pick: Wicked Akuba


I bet if I don’t at least mention Nine-Ringed Bo, someone will comment about it.


206

Waterveil Cavern, Samurai Enforcers, Petals of Insight, Desperate Ritual, Pious Kitsune, Rag Dealer, Reach Through Mists, Nezumi Ronin, Serpent Skin, Hisoka’s Guard


If this draft wasn’t moving so fast and I wasn’t nearly having another myocardial infarction (wouldn’t that make an awesome card name?), I probably would’ve checked my creature count to see if perhaps Nezumi Ronin would’ve been a good pick here. Even if it weren’t, my five-drop slot is tight as it is, and I’m pretty sure Reach Through Mists number two is correct.


My pick: Petals of Insight


Dot dot dot.


207

Soilshaper, Numai Outcast, Cloudcrest Lake, Quiet Purity, Ashen-Skin Zubera, Matsu-Tribe Decoy, Eye of Nowhere, Yamabushi’s Storm, Kami of the Waning Moon


There’s no other card I irrationally fear more than Yamabushi’s Storm, probably because my decks wind up with far more X/1s than they should. The Green is annoyingly good for 7th pick, but I do love that Kami, even though it’s probably at its weakest in Black/Blue. I’m not very flyer-heavy, though, and it’s also awesome with


NINJ–oh, right, that was yesterday’s joke.


My pick: Kami of the Waning Moon


208

Reiko Lantern, Deathcurse Ogre, Jukai Messenger, Peer Through Depths, Unearthly Blizzard, FOIL Swamp, Sift Through Sands, Yamabushi’s Storm


I mentioned above that I have an irrational fear of Yamabushi’s Storm. I’m lucky there’s nothing good in this pack or someone might criticize me for taking it.


My pick: Yamabushi’s Storm


209

Kami of Lunacy, Desperate Ritual, Vigilance, Eye of Nowhere, Lava Spike, Vine Kami, Sift Through Sands


Even though I would most likely not maindeck it (though it’s boardable in certain matchups), Kami of Lunacy has got to be the correct pick here. I don’t think I need a sorcery-speed Splice vessel that badly. Sorry.


My pick: Eye of Nowhere


210

Uba Mask, Akki Underminer, Silent-Chant Zubera, Soulless Revival, Humble Budoka, Uncontrollable Anger


I don’t necessarily need two of them, but I’m not about to pass it this late either. Aren’t you proud of me for not taking the hellishly disgustingly awfully (really) bad rare? [But it’s playable in Vintage, that has to count for something, right? – Knut, chuckling]


My pick: Soulless Revival


211

FOIL Strange Inversion, Unnatural Speed, Pious Kitsune, Call to Glory, Devouring Rage


If I didn’t have so much double Blue and especially Double Black, and if my five-mana slot weren’t so full, I could justify taking the Rage with a splash in mind. I’m not worried; I have a feeling you guys’ll be able to justify it anyway.


My pick: FOIL Strange Inversion


212

Honor-Worn Shaku, Dripping-Tongue Zubera, Peer Through Depths, Battle-Mad Ronin


If I didn’t have as much integrity as I do, I’d pretend I picked the Shaku here, especially considering how much I keep saying my five-drop slot is clogged. It’s something I’ve had a hankering to play, but it never registers in my mind as a playable card since it comes so late.


Also, there are two counterdrafts that are way better than some spell I’ll never play.


Must… resist… falsifying… draft…


My pick: Peer Through Depths


213

Squelch, Wandering Ones, Hisoka’s Guard


My pick: Squelch


214

Desperate Ritual, Hisoka’s Guard


My pick: Hisoka’s Guard


215

Numai Outcast


Pack 3

301


Shizuko, Caller of Autumn, Pus Kami, Stream of Consciousness, Cunning Bandit, Bile Urchin, Takeno’s Cavalry, Veil of Secrecy, Akki Blizzard-Herder, Heart of Light, Mistblade Shinobi, Blademane Baku, Split-Tail Miko, Okiba-Gang Shinobi, Roar of Jukai, Teardrop Kami


Anyone ever play Shizuko? I have. It’s not the Shizzy. I’ve yet to try out Pus Kami, but it seems like the Puzzle Kamuzzle. Cunning Bandit is clearly the [censored], and Mistblade Shinobi is… the… Ninja I’m not going to pick.


My pick: Okiba-Gang Shinobi


302

Loam Dweller, Tallowisp, Genju of the Cedars, Traproot Kami, Toils of Night and Day, Ire of Kaminari, Silverstorm Samurai, Crawling Filth, Skullsnatcher, Child of Thorns, Ninja of the Deep Hours, Torrent of Stone, Kami of Tattered Shoji, Psychic Spear


More Ninjas means more iron! What a depressing pack. At least I don’t have to decide between the Tallowisp and the Genju. Some other poor sap will. That makes me want to cry.


My pick: Ninja of the Deep Hours


303

Shuko, Kaijin of the Vanishing Touch, Traproot Kami, Minamo’s Meddling, Crack the Earth, Heart of Light, Bile Urchin, Quillmane Baku, Torrent of Stone, Kami of False Hope, Takenuma Bleeder, Sakura-Tribe Springcaller, Shimmering Glasskite


The forum dwellers tell me that Shuko isn’t all that bad. I’ll have to try it out sometime.


Not here.


My pick: Shimmering Glasskite


304

Kaijin of the Vanishing Touch, Stir the Grave, Matsu-Tribe Sniper, Veil of Secrecy, Kumano’s Blessing, Takeno’s Cavalry, Takenuma Bleeder, Scaled Hulk, Quillmane Baku, Blademane Baku, Kami of False Hope, Horobi’s Whisper


Call me a lucksack. Go ahead. I’ll continue to think it was my top-notch signaling that led to the insanity of these packs. Which it was. Really.


My pick: Horobi’s Whisper


305

Gods’ Eye, Gate to the Reikai, Jetting Glasskite, Call for Blood, Uproot, Floodbringer, First Volley, Mending Hands, Harbinger of Spring, Teardrop Kami, Goblin Cohort, Psychic Spear


This pack has lots of options. I need to consider what elements my deck is lacking. Strong Fliers? Check. Puny Fliers? Check. Discard? None. I’ll have to keep Psychic Spear in mind. Nonbasic lands that produce colorless mana? I’m really short on those.


My pick: Gods’ Eye, Gate to the Reikai


Ha. I’m not that awful. Shame on you if you thought so.


My cyber-windmill slam: Jetting Glasskite


306

Ashen Monstrosity, Quash, Toils of Night and Day, Kumano’s Blessing, Silverstorm Samurai, Stir the Grave, Goblin Cohort, Skullmane Baku, Ninja of the Deep Hours, Shinka Gatekeeper


I have a saying: Too many chefs spoil the stew. Chefs have a saying: Too many Ninjas make it hard for us to cook, what with the shurikening and the throat slashing and all that “Kee-yai!”ing.


I think the Ninja is a fine pick here; I’m just wishing I’d taken one of those Cloudskaters way back when.


My pick: Ninja of the Deep Hours


Oh, and I guess Ninjas have a saying: “Kee-yai!”


307

Heed the Mists, Vital Surge, Phantom Wings, Takeno’s Cavalry, Blessing of Leeches, Harbinger of Spring, Mistblade Shinobi, Frost Ogre, Skullsnatcher


I’m aware of some of my drafting weaknesses. It’s not until I go over these drafts that I realize some of them. The deck’s got three solid Ninjas but few easy ways to get them into play, and no good ways of keeping them hitting once they’re out. That said, Phantom Wings is probably what I should be taking, but my mental blocks won’t allow it to happen. “Can’t have too many ninjas.” Clearly you can.


My regrettable pick: Mistblade Shinobi


Pack 3, Pick 8

Body of Jukai, Petalmane Baku, Floodbringer, Crack the Earth, Call for Blood, Skullmane Baku, Ribbons of the Reikai, Frost Ogre


The deck needed this. Unfortunately, I think it needed more of this.


My pick: Floodbringer


309

Stream of Consciousness, Bile Urchin, Veil of Secrecy, Akki Blizzard-Herder, Heart of Light, Blademane Baku, Teardrop Kami


The Betrayers 1/1s, I’m beginning to realize, while all playable, only become great when you have the capacity to continuously Soulshift them back. This deck cannot. The only other pick here is Veil, which isn’t very good, but it doesn’t mean I have to play the Teardrop Kami.


My pick: Teardrop Kami


310

Toils of Night and Day, Ire of Kaminari, Silverstorm Samurai, Crawling Filth, Child of Thorns, Psychic Spear


The Toils is surprisingly playable, but I’ve been burned by Psychic Spear far too much. I now recognize its power (as a good sideboard card).


My pick: Psychic Spear


311

Minamo’s Meddling, Crack the Earth, Heart of Light, Bile Urchin, Quillmane Baku


What was I just saying about the 1/1s? Quillmane Baku might be better, but it’s close.


My pick: Bile Urchin


312

Veil of Secrecy, Kumano’s Blessing, Takeno’s Cavalry, Quillmane Baku


If I didn’t take the Baku last time, surely I’ll take it this time? Nah. I’ll take the unnecessary card instead. I guess it helps my Ninjas, but I don’t like playing it. [I confess, I like the Baku in Blue for my sideboard, as it’s a nice hedge against Genju… – Knut]


My pick: Veil of Secrecy


313

Call for Blood, Uproot, Harbinger of Spring


My pick: Harbinger of Spring


314

Kumano’s Blessing, Shinka Gatekeeper


My pick: Shinka Gatekeeper


315

Blessing of Leeches


The deck

1cc

Bile Urchin

Teardrop Kami


2cc

2 Wicked Akuba

Nezumi Cutthroat

Floodbringer

Floating-Dream Zubera

2 Soulless Revival

Psychic Puppetry


3cc

Mistblade Shinobi

Kami of the Waning Moon

Horobi’s Whisper


4cc

2 Ninja of the Deep Hours

Shimmering Glasskite

Devouring Greed


5cc

Okiba-Gang Shinobi

Scuttling Death

2 Teller of Tales


6cc

Jetting Glasskite


Xcc

Swallowing Plague



9 Swamp

8 Island


Relevant Sideboard:

Reach Through Mists

Veil of Secrecy

Petals of Insight

Hisoka’s Defiance

Psychic Spear


I think I built the deck wrong. The second Soulless Revival and the Psychic Puppetry are bad. Reach Through Mists and probably any of the other “relevant sideboard” cards are better.


Still, this is a strong deck. Probably the strongest yet.


The game

Round 1

vs 1773

(Green/White/black)


His deck was… I mean, fourth-turn Scaled Hulk. He had so much mana acceleration, yet he just didn’t seem to get flooded.


Bad times. Yet my draw this game was even faster, and I outraced the fatties (Hulk hit me for 10 the turn before I Greeded him out)


In Game 2 he revealed why he was splashing for Black, as he got out a quick Nezumi Graverobber. His Green spells kept giving him more and more mana, and my mulligan-to-six draw wasn’t putting on enough pressure. I was able to use Soulless Revival tricks to stop the Graverobber from flipping for a few turns, but it flipped. I used more Soulless Revival tricks to stop him from stealing my creatures. Eventually Teller of Tales and Jetting Glasskite started to put some pressure on him, but I had to keep chumping with my other creatures, so his army grew. I got to the point where my fliers would kill him next turn, but with Nighteyes giving him a custom army, he had more than one win on the table (for example, he could have reanimated my Teardrop Kami and untap the attacker I tapped with it just to stay alive at 1 life). He didn’t see any of those and instead I succumbed to Indomitable Will.


The above description belies what really happened. I had a much stronger position early on than I’ve indicated, but one card wrecked me, and I’m too embarrassed to admit it.


I’ll tell you later.


In between games, this exchange occurred.


10:23 1773: lol for 1 booster i concede {s}

10:23 Pugg Fuggly: lol

10:24 Pugg Fuggly: hm

10:24 Pugg Fuggly: I can’t

10:24 1773: np {s}


Those of you who know your irony know what happens next. (No, I didn’t report him.)


Game 3 was all about early Kabuto Moth, who, along with a Burr Grafter, made even my Jetting Glasskite obsolete. I had to sacrifice the Glasskite just so I could kill the Moth with Swallowing Plague.


It wasn’t enough in the long run, even though I managed to get him down to three and would once again win the turn after he beat me.


Aside from my one critical mistake game 2, I hadn’t made any other play errors (that I could detect). No, this entire match pretty much boils down to one awful block.


You see, I’ve gotten lazy because as far as I’ve seen, the card has never been effective. At best it’s an expensive, restricted-use Kodama’s Might. Since I’ve never seen it work correctly, I’ve grown not to fear it.


Yeah, I’m talking about Roar of Jukai.


Instead of his attack being a two-for-two trade, it became a three-for-one.


Depressing.


These first three drafts were already in the can before I started writing the series. However, I’ve got two more drafts to do. I’m going to open it up to the forums if you guys want me to force a particular archetype, or maybe just to draft White or Green for once.


Or I could keep doing the same thing I’ve been doing. Only, hopefully, I’ll do it better.


Pugg Fuggly

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