08 October 2012

My Fantasy Pro Tour picks

so you can copy on Facebook, or make a better roster!

Planeswalker: 
Liliana of the Veil. It's a 4-of in what will probably be the most popular deck, Jund. It's not the best walker (Elspeth and new Jace are better, but without a home), but will definitely be the most played.

Large Creature:
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker. Combos with Restoration Angel out of the pod deck, nothing else i think is even playable that costs 5 or more....

Medium Creature:
Kitchen Finks. It was a top 10 Modern card on MTGO, I can't see Restoration Angel or Geist of St Traft catching it, considering those decks also play Finks.

Small Creature:
I'm going with Snapcaster Mage, but Tarmogoyf is close. Funny that Goyf is considered a "small creature". Do not pick Delver of Secrets

Instant:
Path to Exile. It was #1 on the MTGO Modern list, don't see that changing.

Sorcery:
Inquisition of Kozilek. There are a lot of different options here, including Serum Visions, Thoughtsieze, and Maelstrom Pulse. I think Abrupt Decay pushes Pulse out, and I think less people will play Serum Visions decks than Jund.

Enchantment:
Blood Moon. I don't even know if there is another option, maybe Threads of Disloyalty?

Artifact:
Cranial Plating. All of the "artifact aggro" decks play 4 of this, even if nothing else can be agreed upon. Would like to see it be Aether Vial, but that doesn't seem to be a popular strategy. Birthing Pod is a close second.

Non-Basic Land:
Hardest pick of the draft. Fetchlands outnumber shocklands, but which fetch? I went with Misty Rainforest, but Scalding Tarn and Verdant Catacombs are also good choices. Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle could be a sleeper, but you don't really need to play the full 4 to get it to work so I didn't pick it.

Pro Tour Player
I picked Andrew Cuneo. He seems to always be on top of the modern format.

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