(I copied this from PureMTGO strictly for archival purposes)
Hello and welcome back!
It's been a while since I have been able to sit and put digital ink to paper. Work and life commitments have been really eating into my Magic time. But I am back to tell a tale of the bizarre and the humorous.
Sadly, or perhaps epically, my most prominent Magical achievement is probably winning the 2005 State Championships. Normally this wouldn't be anything too unique or interesting, but I think you will agree it is anything but normal when you spy the winning decklist below:
Battle of Wits
2005 State Champs Finals
Creatures
4 Meloku the Clouded Mirror
3 Kagemaro, First to Suffer
7 cards
Other Spells
4 Dark Banishing
4 Wrath of God
4 Befoul
2 Confiscate
2 Final Judgment
4 Sickening Shoal
3 Disrupting Shoal
1 Honden of Cleansing Fire
4 Hinder
1 Honden of Seeing Winds
4 Hideous Laughter
4 Rend Flesh
1 Honden of Life's Web
4 Gifts Ungiven
4 Sensei's Divining Top
4 Night of Souls' Betrayal
1 Honden of Infinite Rage
4 Counsel of the Soratami
4 Ghostly Prison
4 Chastise
1 Ivory Mask
4 Diabolic Tutor
4 Battle of Wits
2 Cruel Edict
4 Brainspoil
4 Convolute
4 Muddle the Mixture
4 Spectral Searchlight
4 Clutch of the Undercity
4 Dimir Signet
4 Nightmare Void
2 Telling Time
4 Compulsive Research
4 Induce Paranoia
4 Perplex
3 Terrarion
4 Consult the Necrosages
4 Last Gasp
4 Ribbons of Night
4 Mana Leak
4 Enduring Ideal
3 Oppressive Will
3 Exile into Darkness
3 Reverence
1 Meishin, the Mind Cage
4 Tidings
3 Eradicate
4 Rewind
160 cards Lands
4 Adarkar Wastes
14 Plains
20 Swamp
4 Underground River
35 Island
4 Caves of Koilos
1 Genju of the Realm
4 Tendo Ice Bridge
4 Cloudcrest Lake
4 Waterveil Cavern
2 Watery Grave
96 cards
Sideboard
2 Persecute
4 Horobi's Whisper
4 Jushi Apprentice
4 Pithing Needle
1 Twincast
15 cards
Battle of Wits
That's a lot of cards. Through a little bit of fate and luck, I was able to find the cards that I needed when I needed them and made it all the way to the finals of the tournament. When the dust settled, I was the owner of the winner's plaque. My original (heavily edited) report is available here:
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=5880
The important part of this article for today's purpose lies at the end. Due to a number of factors, Ty, my finals opponent and good friend of mine, elected to drop from the tournament and I was declared the victor. The coming weeks were filled with goofy and fun tales of Battle of Wits winning the state championships.
Flash Forward to the December 18, 2010. I am completing my morning ritual (bowl of cheerios and cleaning out my gmail) when I find that I have a facebook message from Ty.
Ty, like most of us, has grown up. He lives out in Hawaii via the Navy. He found himself with some downtime and had a funny thought spring into his head. Why don't we settle the score and see what might have been. He messaged me and asked if I wanna play it out on MTGO.
Oddly enough, this could not have come at a better time. I am off from work thanks to being employed by the school system. Plus I figure it would be a funny writeup that the people might enjoy. I say to myself: Self, let's do this!
After a few back and forth messages, Ty and I are able to come an arrangement. The time: 1ish on Tuesday. The place: Casual Decks room.
Between both of our collections, we have all of the cards necessary to put together both decks, with a few small purchases (very small since most of these cards are next to useless in today’s magic).
Interestingly enough, Ty has managed to rally a pretty big segment of the Texas magic base, so the match ends of having about 10 spectators. Nathan, friend and former magic player, even commented that “this is probably the exact same people that would’ve matched this match 5 years ago”. Now, we have some real stakes: pride, bragging rights, and the use of an awesome avatar painstakingly created by our friend Sean:
Thanks again Sean for all of your hard work on this masterpiece. =P
After a quick review of the decklist to remember what in the world is in this monstrosity, Ty puts the game up and we get down to business……….or so I thought. MTGO won’t let me join the game. I laughingly have to message Ty that I need to borrow one more card: Island. Despite having almost all the cards I need to play whatever format I want, I come up short on the most common digital object online.
One quick trade later and we are getting down to business.
For reference here is the decklist that Ty is bringing to the game:
Searing Angel
2005 State Champs Finals
Creatures
4 Firemane Angel
3 Shard Phoenix
7 cards
Other Spells
4 Wrath of God
3 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Honden of Infinite Rage
3 Journeyer's Kite
3 Honden of Cleansing Fire
4 Peace of Mind
4 Devouring Light
4 Searing Meditation
4 Lightning Helix
30 cards Lands
6 Mountain
8 Plains
4 Battlefield Forge
3 Boros Garrison
2 Sacred Foundry
23 cards
Sideboard
3 Pyroclasm
3 Terashi's Grasp
4 Ivory Mask
2 Pithing Needle
3 Defense Grid
15 cards
Searing Meditation
The general consensus is that I have the advantage due to the incredibly slow nature of his deck, but the randomness I am stuck with can still come back to bite me.
Sidebar: It's interesting to note that some of our decks functionalities are different from when the match was first played thanks to the new rules. Ty's Shard Phoenix is hurt by his inability to stack damage, and my spectral searchlight can no longer ping him like it did back in the day (which did win me 2 games at the original tourney).
Belated 2005 State Champs, Game 1:
We take a few minutes to wait for all of our friends to get online and then we are ready to roll. I am going first and get the following opener:
I actually debate keeping this for a little while. Then I remember he has Wraths. Thankfully, mulliganing with this deck is 100000000x easier on MTGO. Take that, Paper Magic!
Bleh! But it is less bleh than the prospect of going to 5 on the play with this deck.
Ty keeps his opener and we are good to go.
We both have predictably slow starts. Ty gets down (Sensei’s Divining Top) and begins sifting his library while I seek the Counsel of the Soratami, netting me some counterspells. Ty goes for a Peace of Mind and I decide to Hinder it to the bottom. My deck give me a Kagemaro, so we are going for the beatdown plan. Ty quickly shuts that down with a Lightning Helix, topped off by the fact that I didn’t leave a black open and he gets the life gain (grrr).
Ty goes for another Peace of Mind which gets Rewound. I rip a second Kagemaro and try to go for the gusto again. Shard Phoenix comes down to step in the way, but won’t be able to kill it thanks to the new rules.
We trade hits for a few turns, but Ty plops down a Honden of Cleansing Fire, so my swings are much less efficient than his birds. A few hits and life gain puts it at 16-all. I try to get in with a 5/5 Kagemaro again and he runs into a Devouring Light. I remember to activate the Maro this time and sweep the board.
Ty regroups with a Firemane Angel, but it get Last Gasped. After having found a Terrarion, I am finally able to get my green Honden on the battlefield, though my chances of winning via damage at this point are beyond unlikely.
Ty gets a second angel down, but it is crushed by a Chastise. Shard Phoenix #2 comes down to keep some pressure on.
I rip a Tidings for my turn, but only flip over a bunch of land and a Meishin, the Mind Cage. I do finally have double white for Reverence. Sadly, Ty gets the real pressure going by resolving a Searing Meditation. I have three draw steps to come up with a solution, but all I find are mana producers and Terror effects.
0-1 :(
A sad start, but I am still hopeful for the match.
I bring in everything but Horobi’s Whispers, while cutting some of the cards that do absolutely nothing (Exile in Darkness, Night of Souls Betrayal, Hideous Laughter).
Belated State Champs, Game 2:
Holy Crap on a Cracker! That's a keeper. Ty had to think for a minute (or run to the bathroom) before keeping.
My Terrarion comes down as the first play of the game Ty leads off with a Peace of Mind while I consult the necrosages, not using the terrarion to make sure I can Persecute next turn. An Island and Ribbons of Night join my hand as I ship it back. Ty discards an Angel to peace of mind before he plays a Boros Garrison.......and returns the garrison to his hand on accident (doh!). He digitally kicks himself, but I point out that it doesn't really matter as I persecute for white which gets me a Searing Meditation, Lightning Helix, and Ivory Mask, leaving him with his bounce land and a pair of phoenixes (phoeni?). Ty tries to recover, but having drawn Underground River I can tutor for my win, and Ty doesn't draw a Terashi's Grasp in time.
1-1
We both keep our boards the same and head into the biggest game of our lives......or of this afternoon, really.
Belated State Champs, Game 3:
Sadly, MTGO did not save the replay of this one, so I am gonna have to go off of memory for this one.
Ty and I both mull to 6. I end up keeping a decent hand with 2 islands and Nightmare Void and a counterspell of some kind. Ty leads off with Pithing Needle naming Brainspoil. Ty and I both miss our third land drop, but he does manage to get a peace of mind down. My drawstep gave me a battle of wits, and if your gonna draw a nonland card, that's the one you want to draw. We both recover on our lands pretty quickly, but continue to stare at each other. I have drawn a second counter, so I'm content to play the waiting game for a while.
My fifth land finally comes and it is a swamp. I decide to fire off the nightmare void rather than just rawdog out the win. Ty thinks for a minute and hits me with a pair of helixes (heli? I'm just kidding!) before the nightmare resolves. My play is rewarded as Ty has a Grasp, which hits the yard, leaving him with a hand of helix and Phoenix x2. Ty drops a phoenix ands sends it back. Being at 14 and with him down a grasp, I go ahead and slam down the battle and dare him to get lucky. Ty draws for his turn, taps his boros garrison, another plains..........and casts searing meditation. At the beginning of my next upkeep, it's all over.
Whoo! After 5 years, I am finally the undisputed 2005 state champ! (I personally prefer to leave out the heavyweight part as I have worked hard to stay out of that weight class, tyvm.)
After some friendly smack talk and post game questions (Ty wanted to know if I still go for it without the Void, which I doubt I will as I can hide behind my counters for some time), I enjoy the celebrations and head to our message board to upload my new avatar =D
What lessons can be learned from this match? What nuggets of information can the community mine and grow in their skills? .......Yeah, I got nothing on that front. Perhaps the lesson is that you shouldn't leave the true results of a tournament hanging so you can watch your miserable baseball team get beaten around (Sorry guys, but there are so many disappointing seasons the 'stros can give me before I am done.) Or maybe the lesson is that there is fun to be had in magic without always having the largest stakes on the line. This match was a blast, and not in small part because some people I haven't even heard from lately took the time to go through multiple MTGO updates to watch the match and hang out. It was a little like having those good ole days of magic back for a small window in time.
Well, if I wasn't able to educate you in any way, I hope I was able to entertain you in some way. Next time I promise to have a more valuable piece for those of a tournament mind.
See y'all next year!
Keya
gamemaster32 on MTGO
06 May 2006
not much to say, just posting for the record. maybe ill look later to make some comments. long title no?
Draft:
Pack 1:
Induce Paranoia, Roofstalker Wight, Torpid Moloch, Benevolent Ancestor, Vedalken Entrancer, Thundersong Trumpeter, Drake Familiar, Thoughtpicker Witch, Goblin Fire Fiend, Skyknight Legionnaire, Peel from Reality, Congregation at Dawn, Sandsower, Psychic Drain, Hunted Lammasu
Pick: Hunted Lammasu
Pack 2:
Convolute, Golgari Rot Farm, Forest, Screeching Griffin, Vedalken Entrancer, Golgari Rotwurm, Zephyr Spirit, Lurking Informant, Surge of Zeal, Snapping Drake, Goliath Spider, Seed Spark
Pick: Screeching Griffin
Pack 3:
Wojek Siren, Convolute, Dimir Aqueduct, Boros Fury-Shield, Surveilling Sprite, Dromad Purebred, Grayscaled Gharial, Necromantic Thirst, Veteran Armorer, Dimir Signet, Pollenbright Wings, Ethereal Usher, Shadow of Doubt
Pick: Veteran Armorer
Pack 4:
Mortipede, Dogpile, Selesnya Sanctuary, Nightguard Patrol, Vedalken Dismisser, Boros Recruit, Smash, Golgari Brownscale, Compulsive Research, Frenzied Goblin, Rolling Spoil, Cloudstone Curio
Pick: Compulsive Research
Pack 5:
Terrarion, Votary of the Conclave, Centaur Safeguard, Tidewater Minion, Sadistic Augermage, Golgari Brownscale, Gate Hound, Lurking Informant, Golgari Signet, Perilous Forays, Remand
Pick: Tidewater Minion
Pack 6:
Barbarian Riftcutter, Greater Mossdog, Courier Hawk, Muddle the Mixture, Sadistic Augermage, Seismic Spike, Stone-Seeder Hierophant, Selesnya Signet, Stoneshaker Shaman, Root-Kin Ally
Pick: Selesnya Signet
Pack 7:
Gaze of the Gorgon, Goblin Spelunkers, Greater Mossdog, Benevolent Ancestor, Surveilling Sprite, Thoughtpicker Witch, Seismic Spike, Twisted Justice, Breath of Fury
Pick: Surveilling Sprite
Pack 8:
Viashino Slasher, Golgari Rot Farm, Consult the Necrosages, Muddle the Mixture, Rain of Embers, Stone-Seeder Hierophant, Leave No Trace, Dimir Machinations
Pick: Consult the Necrosages
Pack 9:
Induce Paranoia, Roofstalker Wight, Torpid Moloch, Drake Familiar, Thoughtpicker Witch, Goblin Fire Fiend, Congregation at Dawn
Pick: Roofstalker Wight
Pack 10:
Convolute, Forest, Zephyr Spirit, Surge of Zeal, Goliath Spider, Cyclopean Snare
Pick: Convolute
Pack 11:
Convolute, Dromad Purebred, Grayscaled Gharial, Necromantic Thirst, Ethereal Usher
Pick: Necromantic Thirst
Pack 12:
Dogpile, Boros Recruit, Smash, Golgari Brownscale
Pick: Boros Recruit
Pack 13:
Votary of the Conclave, Gate Hound, Perilous Forays
Pick: Votary of the Conclave
Pack 14:
Seismic Spike, Stone-Seeder Hierophant
Pick: Stone-Seeder Hierophant
Pack 15:
Seismic Spike
Pick: Seismic Spike
Pack 16:
Guardian of Vitu-Ghazi, Boros Garrison, Tattered Drake, Gather Courage, Sparkmage Apprentice, Sundering Vitae, Leave No Trace, Zephyr Spirit, Seeds of Strength, Galvanic Arc, Selesnya Evangel, Flame-Kin Zealot, Telling Time, Undercity Shade, Dream Leash
Pick: Dream Leash
Pack 17:
Tattered Drake, Strands of Undeath, Barbarian Riftcutter, Sparkmage Apprentice, Fists of Ironwood, Drake Familiar, Shred Memory, Surge of Zeal, Mountain, Fiery Conclusion, Skyknight Legionnaire, Clutch of the Undercity, Dimir Guildmage, Voyager Staff
Pick: Dimir Guildmage
Pack 18:
Gaze of the Gorgon, Coalhauler Swine, Civic Wayfinder, Scatter the Seeds, War-Torch Goblin, Sewerdreg, Smash, Rally the Righteous, Disembowel, Boros Signet, Muddle the Mixture, Boros Guildmage, Golgari Grave-Troll
Pick: Boros Guildmage
Pack 19:
Wojek Siren, Terraformer, Consult the Necrosages, Incite Hysteria, Centaur Safeguard, Conclave's Blessing, Quickchange, Sewerdreg, Viashino Fangtail, Transluminant, Darkblast, Hunted Horror
Pick: Darkblast
Pack 20:
Votary of the Conclave, Incite Hysteria, Sundering Vitae, Caregiver, Dizzy Spell, Golgari Signet, Seeds of Strength, Dimir Machinations, Instill Furor, Junktroller, Eye of the Storm
Pick: Caregiver
Pack 21:
Coalhauler Swine, Dimir Aqueduct, Courier Hawk, War-Torch Goblin, Goblin Fire Fiend, Perplex, Gate Hound, Shambling Shell, Wojek Embermage, Dowsing Shaman
Pick: Dimir Aqueduct
Pack 22:
Stasis Cell, Ordruun Commando, Boros Recruit, Quickchange, Infectious Host, Elves of Deep Shadow, Vindictive Mob, Blockbuster, Reroute
Pick: Quickchange
Pack 23:
Goblin Spelunkers, Woodwraith Strangler, Sabertooth Alley Cat, Perplex, Dryad's Caress, Caregiver, Sell-Sword Brute, Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
Pick: Caregiver
Pack 24:
Gather Courage, Sparkmage Apprentice, Sundering Vitae, Leave No Trace, Zephyr Spirit, Flame-Kin Zealot, Undercity Shade
Pick: Undercity Shade
Pack 25:
Barbarian Riftcutter, Sparkmage Apprentice, Drake Familiar, Shred Memory, Surge of Zeal, Mountain
Pick: Drake Familiar
Pack 26:
Coalhauler Swine, Smash, Rally the Righteous, Boros Signet, Muddle the Mixture
Pick: Boros Signet
Pack 27:
Wojek Siren, Terraformer, Conclave's Blessing, Quickchange
Pick: Terraformer
Pack 28:
Votary of the Conclave, Incite Hysteria, Dizzy Spell
Pick: Dizzy Spell
Pack 29:
Coalhauler Swine, Gate Hound
Pick: Gate Hound
Pack 30:
Vindictive Mob
Pick: Vindictive Mob
Pack 31:
Orzhov Euthanist, Wildsize, Castigate, Orzhov Signet, Torch Drake, Shrieking Grotesque, Restless Bones, Petrahydrox, Skyrider Trainee, Runeboggle, Mourning Thrull, Rabble-Rouser, Orzhov Guildmage
Pick: Shrieking Grotesque
Pack 32:
Mourning Thrull, Train of Thought, Restless Bones, Fencer's Magemark, Wee Dragonauts, Skarrgan Pit-Skulk, Silhana Starfletcher, Orzhov Basilica, Ostiary Thrull, Repeal, Vacuumelt, Caustic Rain, Feral Animist, Glint-Eye Nephilim
Pick: Ostiary Thrull
Pack 33:
Pyromatics, Poisonbelly Ogre, Leap of Flame, Benediction of Moons, Silhana Ledgewalker, Bloodscale Prowler, Infiltrator's Magemark, Izzet Boilerworks, Withstand, Ostiary Thrull, Souls of the Faultless, Hypervolt Grasp, Mimeofacture
Pick: Ostiary Thrull
Pack 34:
Blind Hunter, Orzhov Signet, Withstand, Douse in Gloom, Fencer's Magemark, Poisonbelly Ogre, Leap of Flame, Benediction of Moons, Silhana Ledgewalker, _*, *, Goblin Flectomancer
Pick: Blind Hunter
Pack 35:
Wild Cantor, Poisonbelly Ogre, Guardian's Magemark, Wee Dragonauts, Runeboggle, Gruul Nodorog, Absolver Thrull, Izzet Signet, Streetbreaker Wurm, Crash Landing, Order of the Stars
Pick: Absolver Thrull
Pack 36:
Lionheart Maverick, Burning-Tree Bloodscale, Crystal Seer, Cry of Contrition, Beastmaster's Magemark, Ghost Warden, Izzet Signet, Silhana Starfletcher, Harrier Griffin, Conjurer's Ban
Pick: Ghost Warden
Pack 37:
Gruul Scrapper, Gruul Signet, Infiltrator's Magemark, Scab-Clan Mauler, Restless Bones, Fencer's Magemark, Orzhova, the Church of Deals, Drowned Rusalka, Leyline of Lifeforce
Pick: Infiltrator's Magemark
Pack 38:
Necromancer's Magemark, Cry of Contrition, Lionheart Maverick, Leap of Flame, Train of Thought, Beastmaster's Magemark, Vedalken Plotter, Dune-Brood Nephilim
Pick: Train of Thought
Pack 39:
Castigate, Orzhov Signet, Restless Bones, Skyrider Trainee, Runeboggle, To Arms!, Moratorium Stone
Pick: Orzhov Signet
Pack 40:
Restless Bones, Fencer's Magemark, Vacuumelt, Caustic Rain, Feral Animist, Glint-Eye Nephilim
Pick: Vacuumelt
Pack 41:
Poisonbelly Ogre, Leap of Flame, Benediction of Moons, Infiltrator's Magemark, Withstand
Pick: Withstand
Pack 42:
Fencer's Magemark, Leap of Flame, Benediction of Moons, Starved Rusalka
Pick: Starved Rusalka
Pack 43:
Wild Cantor, Poisonbelly Ogre, Runeboggle
Pick: Poisonbelly Ogre
Pack 44:
Lionheart Maverick, Crystal Seer
Pick: Lionheart Maverick
Pack 45:
Fencer's Magemark
Pick: Fencer's Magemark
Final Decklist:
Maindeck:
1 Ghost Warden
1 Hunted Lammasu
1 Screeching Griffin
1 Shrieking Grotesque
1 Veteran Armorer
1 Withstand
1 Compulsive Research
1 Dream Leash [FOIL]
1 Infiltrator's Magemark
1 Surveilling Sprite
1 Terraformer
1 Tidewater Minion
1 Train of Thought
1 Vacuumelt
1 Darkblast
1 Ostiary Thrull
1 Ostiary Thrull [FOIL]
1 Roofstalker Wight
1 Boros Signet
1 Orzhov Signet
1 Blind Hunter
1 Boros Guildmage
1 Consult the Necrosages
1 Dimir Guildmage
1 Dimir Aqueduct
3 Swamp
7 Island
5 Plains
Sideboard:
1 Absolver Thrull
1 Boros Recruit
2 Caregiver
1 Convolute
1 Dizzy Spell
1 Drake Familiar
1 Fencer's Magemark
1 Gate Hound
1 Lionheart Maverick
1 Necromantic Thirst
1 Plains
1 Poisonbelly Ogre
1 Quickchange
1 Seismic Spike
1 Selesnya Signet
1 Starved Rusalka
1 Stone-Seeder Hierophant
1 Swamp
1 Undercity Shade
1 Vindictive Mob
1 Votary of the Conclave
Draft recording done by MTGO DraftCap, from Blargware (www.blargware.com)
Pack 1:
Induce Paranoia, Roofstalker Wight, Torpid Moloch, Benevolent Ancestor, Vedalken Entrancer, Thundersong Trumpeter, Drake Familiar, Thoughtpicker Witch, Goblin Fire Fiend, Skyknight Legionnaire, Peel from Reality, Congregation at Dawn, Sandsower, Psychic Drain, Hunted Lammasu
Pick: Hunted Lammasu
Pack 2:
Convolute, Golgari Rot Farm, Forest, Screeching Griffin, Vedalken Entrancer, Golgari Rotwurm, Zephyr Spirit, Lurking Informant, Surge of Zeal, Snapping Drake, Goliath Spider, Seed Spark
Pick: Screeching Griffin
Pack 3:
Wojek Siren, Convolute, Dimir Aqueduct, Boros Fury-Shield, Surveilling Sprite, Dromad Purebred, Grayscaled Gharial, Necromantic Thirst, Veteran Armorer, Dimir Signet, Pollenbright Wings, Ethereal Usher, Shadow of Doubt
Pick: Veteran Armorer
Pack 4:
Mortipede, Dogpile, Selesnya Sanctuary, Nightguard Patrol, Vedalken Dismisser, Boros Recruit, Smash, Golgari Brownscale, Compulsive Research, Frenzied Goblin, Rolling Spoil, Cloudstone Curio
Pick: Compulsive Research
Pack 5:
Terrarion, Votary of the Conclave, Centaur Safeguard, Tidewater Minion, Sadistic Augermage, Golgari Brownscale, Gate Hound, Lurking Informant, Golgari Signet, Perilous Forays, Remand
Pick: Tidewater Minion
Pack 6:
Barbarian Riftcutter, Greater Mossdog, Courier Hawk, Muddle the Mixture, Sadistic Augermage, Seismic Spike, Stone-Seeder Hierophant, Selesnya Signet, Stoneshaker Shaman, Root-Kin Ally
Pick: Selesnya Signet
Pack 7:
Gaze of the Gorgon, Goblin Spelunkers, Greater Mossdog, Benevolent Ancestor, Surveilling Sprite, Thoughtpicker Witch, Seismic Spike, Twisted Justice, Breath of Fury
Pick: Surveilling Sprite
Pack 8:
Viashino Slasher, Golgari Rot Farm, Consult the Necrosages, Muddle the Mixture, Rain of Embers, Stone-Seeder Hierophant, Leave No Trace, Dimir Machinations
Pick: Consult the Necrosages
Pack 9:
Induce Paranoia, Roofstalker Wight, Torpid Moloch, Drake Familiar, Thoughtpicker Witch, Goblin Fire Fiend, Congregation at Dawn
Pick: Roofstalker Wight
Pack 10:
Convolute, Forest, Zephyr Spirit, Surge of Zeal, Goliath Spider, Cyclopean Snare
Pick: Convolute
Pack 11:
Convolute, Dromad Purebred, Grayscaled Gharial, Necromantic Thirst, Ethereal Usher
Pick: Necromantic Thirst
Pack 12:
Dogpile, Boros Recruit, Smash, Golgari Brownscale
Pick: Boros Recruit
Pack 13:
Votary of the Conclave, Gate Hound, Perilous Forays
Pick: Votary of the Conclave
Pack 14:
Seismic Spike, Stone-Seeder Hierophant
Pick: Stone-Seeder Hierophant
Pack 15:
Seismic Spike
Pick: Seismic Spike
Pack 16:
Guardian of Vitu-Ghazi, Boros Garrison, Tattered Drake, Gather Courage, Sparkmage Apprentice, Sundering Vitae, Leave No Trace, Zephyr Spirit, Seeds of Strength, Galvanic Arc, Selesnya Evangel, Flame-Kin Zealot, Telling Time, Undercity Shade, Dream Leash
Pick: Dream Leash
Pack 17:
Tattered Drake, Strands of Undeath, Barbarian Riftcutter, Sparkmage Apprentice, Fists of Ironwood, Drake Familiar, Shred Memory, Surge of Zeal, Mountain, Fiery Conclusion, Skyknight Legionnaire, Clutch of the Undercity, Dimir Guildmage, Voyager Staff
Pick: Dimir Guildmage
Pack 18:
Gaze of the Gorgon, Coalhauler Swine, Civic Wayfinder, Scatter the Seeds, War-Torch Goblin, Sewerdreg, Smash, Rally the Righteous, Disembowel, Boros Signet, Muddle the Mixture, Boros Guildmage, Golgari Grave-Troll
Pick: Boros Guildmage
Pack 19:
Wojek Siren, Terraformer, Consult the Necrosages, Incite Hysteria, Centaur Safeguard, Conclave's Blessing, Quickchange, Sewerdreg, Viashino Fangtail, Transluminant, Darkblast, Hunted Horror
Pick: Darkblast
Pack 20:
Votary of the Conclave, Incite Hysteria, Sundering Vitae, Caregiver, Dizzy Spell, Golgari Signet, Seeds of Strength, Dimir Machinations, Instill Furor, Junktroller, Eye of the Storm
Pick: Caregiver
Pack 21:
Coalhauler Swine, Dimir Aqueduct, Courier Hawk, War-Torch Goblin, Goblin Fire Fiend, Perplex, Gate Hound, Shambling Shell, Wojek Embermage, Dowsing Shaman
Pick: Dimir Aqueduct
Pack 22:
Stasis Cell, Ordruun Commando, Boros Recruit, Quickchange, Infectious Host, Elves of Deep Shadow, Vindictive Mob, Blockbuster, Reroute
Pick: Quickchange
Pack 23:
Goblin Spelunkers, Woodwraith Strangler, Sabertooth Alley Cat, Perplex, Dryad's Caress, Caregiver, Sell-Sword Brute, Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
Pick: Caregiver
Pack 24:
Gather Courage, Sparkmage Apprentice, Sundering Vitae, Leave No Trace, Zephyr Spirit, Flame-Kin Zealot, Undercity Shade
Pick: Undercity Shade
Pack 25:
Barbarian Riftcutter, Sparkmage Apprentice, Drake Familiar, Shred Memory, Surge of Zeal, Mountain
Pick: Drake Familiar
Pack 26:
Coalhauler Swine, Smash, Rally the Righteous, Boros Signet, Muddle the Mixture
Pick: Boros Signet
Pack 27:
Wojek Siren, Terraformer, Conclave's Blessing, Quickchange
Pick: Terraformer
Pack 28:
Votary of the Conclave, Incite Hysteria, Dizzy Spell
Pick: Dizzy Spell
Pack 29:
Coalhauler Swine, Gate Hound
Pick: Gate Hound
Pack 30:
Vindictive Mob
Pick: Vindictive Mob
Pack 31:
Orzhov Euthanist, Wildsize, Castigate, Orzhov Signet, Torch Drake, Shrieking Grotesque, Restless Bones, Petrahydrox, Skyrider Trainee, Runeboggle, Mourning Thrull, Rabble-Rouser, Orzhov Guildmage
Pick: Shrieking Grotesque
Pack 32:
Mourning Thrull, Train of Thought, Restless Bones, Fencer's Magemark, Wee Dragonauts, Skarrgan Pit-Skulk, Silhana Starfletcher, Orzhov Basilica, Ostiary Thrull, Repeal, Vacuumelt, Caustic Rain, Feral Animist, Glint-Eye Nephilim
Pick: Ostiary Thrull
Pack 33:
Pyromatics, Poisonbelly Ogre, Leap of Flame, Benediction of Moons, Silhana Ledgewalker, Bloodscale Prowler, Infiltrator's Magemark, Izzet Boilerworks, Withstand, Ostiary Thrull, Souls of the Faultless, Hypervolt Grasp, Mimeofacture
Pick: Ostiary Thrull
Pack 34:
Blind Hunter, Orzhov Signet, Withstand, Douse in Gloom, Fencer's Magemark, Poisonbelly Ogre, Leap of Flame, Benediction of Moons, Silhana Ledgewalker, _*, *, Goblin Flectomancer
Pick: Blind Hunter
Pack 35:
Wild Cantor, Poisonbelly Ogre, Guardian's Magemark, Wee Dragonauts, Runeboggle, Gruul Nodorog, Absolver Thrull, Izzet Signet, Streetbreaker Wurm, Crash Landing, Order of the Stars
Pick: Absolver Thrull
Pack 36:
Lionheart Maverick, Burning-Tree Bloodscale, Crystal Seer, Cry of Contrition, Beastmaster's Magemark, Ghost Warden, Izzet Signet, Silhana Starfletcher, Harrier Griffin, Conjurer's Ban
Pick: Ghost Warden
Pack 37:
Gruul Scrapper, Gruul Signet, Infiltrator's Magemark, Scab-Clan Mauler, Restless Bones, Fencer's Magemark, Orzhova, the Church of Deals, Drowned Rusalka, Leyline of Lifeforce
Pick: Infiltrator's Magemark
Pack 38:
Necromancer's Magemark, Cry of Contrition, Lionheart Maverick, Leap of Flame, Train of Thought, Beastmaster's Magemark, Vedalken Plotter, Dune-Brood Nephilim
Pick: Train of Thought
Pack 39:
Castigate, Orzhov Signet, Restless Bones, Skyrider Trainee, Runeboggle, To Arms!, Moratorium Stone
Pick: Orzhov Signet
Pack 40:
Restless Bones, Fencer's Magemark, Vacuumelt, Caustic Rain, Feral Animist, Glint-Eye Nephilim
Pick: Vacuumelt
Pack 41:
Poisonbelly Ogre, Leap of Flame, Benediction of Moons, Infiltrator's Magemark, Withstand
Pick: Withstand
Pack 42:
Fencer's Magemark, Leap of Flame, Benediction of Moons, Starved Rusalka
Pick: Starved Rusalka
Pack 43:
Wild Cantor, Poisonbelly Ogre, Runeboggle
Pick: Poisonbelly Ogre
Pack 44:
Lionheart Maverick, Crystal Seer
Pick: Lionheart Maverick
Pack 45:
Fencer's Magemark
Pick: Fencer's Magemark
Final Decklist:
Maindeck:
1 Ghost Warden
1 Hunted Lammasu
1 Screeching Griffin
1 Shrieking Grotesque
1 Veteran Armorer
1 Withstand
1 Compulsive Research
1 Dream Leash [FOIL]
1 Infiltrator's Magemark
1 Surveilling Sprite
1 Terraformer
1 Tidewater Minion
1 Train of Thought
1 Vacuumelt
1 Darkblast
1 Ostiary Thrull
1 Ostiary Thrull [FOIL]
1 Roofstalker Wight
1 Boros Signet
1 Orzhov Signet
1 Blind Hunter
1 Boros Guildmage
1 Consult the Necrosages
1 Dimir Guildmage
1 Dimir Aqueduct
3 Swamp
7 Island
5 Plains
Sideboard:
1 Absolver Thrull
1 Boros Recruit
2 Caregiver
1 Convolute
1 Dizzy Spell
1 Drake Familiar
1 Fencer's Magemark
1 Gate Hound
1 Lionheart Maverick
1 Necromantic Thirst
1 Plains
1 Poisonbelly Ogre
1 Quickchange
1 Seismic Spike
1 Selesnya Signet
1 Starved Rusalka
1 Stone-Seeder Hierophant
1 Swamp
1 Undercity Shade
1 Vindictive Mob
1 Votary of the Conclave
Draft recording done by MTGO DraftCap, from Blargware (www.blargware.com)
05 May 2006
savage rare drafting
Draft:
Pack 1:
Barbarian Riftcutter, Greater Mossdog, Courier Hawk, Stinkweed Imp, Sparkmage Apprentice, Rally the Righteous, Dromad Purebred, Grayscaled Gharial, Last Gasp, Galvanic Arc, Elves of Deep Shadow, Carven Caryatid, Festival of the Guildpact, Moroii, Overgrown Tomb
Pick: Overgrown Tomb
rare draft!
Pack 2:
Viashino Slasher, Golgari Rot Farm, Consult the Necrosages, Sadistic Augermage, Thundersong Trumpeter, Elvish Skysweeper, Conclave's Blessing, Dimir Infiltrator, Viashino Fangtail, Transluminant, Greater Forgeling, Voyager Staff, Dark Heart of the Wood, Woebringer Demon
Pick: Woebringer Demon
rare draft!
Pack 3:
Terrarion, Votary of the Conclave, Sabertooth Alley Cat, Gate Hound, Zephyr Spirit, Lurking Informant, Dimir Signet, Fiery Conclusion, Siege Wurm, Wojek Embermage, Seed Spark, Goliath Spider, Bloodbond March
Pick: Siege Wurm
i<3> incite, but i should have taken incite, white just a splash
Pack 14:
Dogpile, Seismic Spike
Pick: Dogpile
playable
Pack 15:
Sabertooth Alley Cat
Pick: Sabertooth Alley Cat
wow
Pack 16:
Tattered Drake, Strands of Undeath, Barbarian Riftcutter, Ordruun Commando, Golgari Rotwurm, Tidewater Minion, Necromantic Thirst, Goblin Fire Fiend, Perplex, Selesnya Signet, Snapping Drake, Selesnya Guildmage, Flow of Ideas, Keening Banshee, Chord of Calling
Pick: Selesnya Guildmage
almost rare drafted again
Pack 17:
Selesnya Sanctuary, Stasis Cell, Roofstalker Wight, Centaur Safeguard, Screeching Griffin, Muddle the Mixture, Dizzy Spell, Infectious Host, Rally the Righteous, Faith's Fetters, Compulsive Research, Selesnya Sagittars, Mark of Eviction, Mausoleum Turnkey
Pick: Faith's Fetters
seems fair
Pack 18:
Wojek Siren, Terraformer, Consult the Necrosages, Ordruun Commando, Nightguard Patrol, Muddle the Mixture, Lurking Informant, Sewerdreg, Smash, Flight of Fancy, Vigor Mortis, Flash Conscription, Leashling
Pick: Flash Conscription
powerful
Pack 19:
Mortipede, Torpid Moloch, Terrarion, War-Torch Goblin, Boros Fury-Shield, Surveilling Sprite, Goblin Fire Fiend, Sundering Vitae, Leave No Trace, Swamp, Spectral Searchlight, Grifter's Blade
Pick: Spectral Searchlight
broken
Pack 20:
Stasis Cell, Guardian of Vitu-Ghazi, Viashino Slasher, Centaur Safeguard, Tidewater Minion, Necromantic Thirst, Dryad's Caress, Peel from Reality, Golgari Thug, Drooling Groodion, Cleansing Beam
Pick: Cleansing Beam
yes!
Pack 21:
Coalhauler Swine, Dimir Aqueduct, Courier Hawk, Bramble Elemental, Benevolent Ancestor, Vedalken Entrancer, Conclave's Blessing, Quickchange, Carrion Howler, Nightmare Void
Pick: Bramble Elemental
gruul is the goal
Pack 22:
Votary of the Conclave, Terraformer, Sparkmage Apprentice, Nightguard Patrol, Vedalken Dismisser, Grayscaled Gharial, Shred Memory, Peregrine Mask, Indentured Oaf
Pick: Indentured Oaf
hopefully my opponents dont like mountains!
Pack 23:
Coalhauler Swine, Gather Courage, Vedalken Dismisser, Surge of Zeal, Sundering Vitae, Caregiver, Boros Signet, Cyclopean Snare
Pick: Gather Courage
i need tricks!
Pack 24:
Tattered Drake, Barbarian Riftcutter, Ordruun Commando, Tidewater Minion, Necromantic Thirst, Goblin Fire Fiend, Flow of Ideas
Pick: Ordruun Commando
dudes!
Pack 25:
Selesnya Sanctuary, Stasis Cell, Roofstalker Wight, Muddle the Mixture, Dizzy Spell, Rally the Righteous
Pick: Selesnya Sanctuary
awesome!
Pack 26:
Terraformer, Ordruun Commando, Muddle the Mixture, Smash, Leashling
Pick: Ordruun Commando
see pack 24
Pack 27:
Torpid Moloch, Boros Fury-Shield, Goblin Fire Fiend, Swamp
Pick: Boros Fury-Shield
i like it :/
Pack 28:
Stasis Cell, Viashino Slasher, Golgari Thug
Pick: Viashino Slasher
always seems better when played against me
Pack 29:
Benevolent Ancestor, Quickchange
Pick: Benevolent Ancestor
this is late
Pack 30:
Shred Memory
Pick: Shred Memory
boring
Pack 31:
Tin Street Hooligan, Crystal Seer, Silhana Ledgewalker, Restless Bones, Petrahydrox, Skyrider Trainee, Gruul Scrapper, Gruul Turf, Pillory of the Sleepless, Torch Drake, Absolver Thrull, Order of the Stars, Skarrgan Skybreaker, Revenant Patriarch, Rumbling Slum
Pick: Rumbling Slum
rare draft! in colors ! lucky man!
Pack 32:
Fencer's Magemark, Wee Dragonauts, Skarrgan Pit-Skulk, Lionheart Maverick, Burning-Tree Bloodscale, Steamcore Weird, Withstand, Douse in Gloom, Silhana Starfletcher, Orzhov Basilica, Blind Hunter, Sinstriker's Will, Primeval Light, Killer Instinct
Pick: Silhana Starfletcher
try to get colors to work, plus nothing else good without getting too much into black and white, or starting blue which i have zero of
Pack 33:
Pyromatics, Infiltrator's Magemark, Absolver Thrull, Scab-Clan Mauler, Gruul Turf, Guardian's Magemark, Wee Dragonauts, Runeboggle, Gruul Nodorog, _*, Iy*, Shattering Spree, Witch-Maw Nephilim
Pick: Pyromatics
i love it. i try to get heavy red just for this card
Pack 34:
Leap of Flame, Benediction of Moons, Silhana Ledgewalker, Mourning Thrull, Train of Thought, Restless Bones, Ostiary Thrull, Ogre Savant, Blind Hunter, Orzhov Signet
Pick: Silhana Ledgewalker
i like this alot too
Pack 35:
Castigate, Orzhov Signet, Torch Drake, Necromancer's Magemark, Gigadrowse, Burning-Tree Bloodscale, Cremate, Skarrgan Pit-Skulk, Benediction of Moons, Izzet Chronarch, Dune-Brood Nephilim
Pick: Dune-Brood Nephilim
on color! how many times will i cast it? ionno>!>!
Pack 36:
Bloodscale Prowler, Repeal, Ghost Warden, Izzet Signet, Orzhov Euthanist, Cremate, Izzet Chronarch, Skyrider Trainee
Pick: Bloodscale Prowler
3 drops are good, only splashing white so warden is out
Pack 37:
Runeboggle, Mourning Thrull, Cry of Contrition, Tin Street Hooligan, Lionheart Maverick, Izzet Signet, Ghor-Clan Savage, Bloodscale Prowler, Izzet Guildmage
Pick: Ghor-Clan Savage
this guy is huge
Pack 38:
Izzet Boilerworks, Withstand, Ostiary Thrull, Gruul Scrapper, Leap of Flame, Wild Cantor, Poisonbelly Ogre, Gelectrode
Pick: Gruul Scrapper
haste!
Pack 39:
Tin Street Hooligan, Crystal Seer, Petrahydrox, Skyrider Trainee, Gruul Scrapper, Torch Drake, Absolver Thrull
Pick: Gruul Scrapper
haste!
Pack 40:
Fencer's Magemark, Wee Dragonauts, Skarrgan Pit-Skulk, Lionheart Maverick, Burning-Tree Bloodscale, Primeval Light
Pick: Skarrgan Pit-Skulk
can be very good, but very situational
Pack 41:
Absolver Thrull, Wee Dragonauts, Gruul Nodorog, Poisonbelly Ogre, Shattering Spree
Pick: Gruul Nodorog
evasion!
Pack 42:
Leap of Flame, Benediction of Moons, Ogre Savant, Thunderheads
Pick: Ogre Savant
wtf
Pack 43:
Torch Drake, Burning-Tree Bloodscale, Benediction of Moons
Pick: Torch Drake
again, wtf
Pack 44:
Cremate, Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind
Pick: Cremate
foil!
Pack 45:
Runeboggle
Pick: Runeboggle
k
Final Decklist:
Maindeck:
1 Boros Fury-Shield
1 Faith's Fetters
1 Bloodscale Prowler
1 Cleansing Beam
1 Flash Conscription
1 Greater Forgeling
1 Indentured Oaf
1 Pyromatics
1 Sabertooth Alley Cat
1 Sell-Sword Brute
1 Bramble Elemental
1 Gather Courage
1 Ghor-Clan Savage
2 Gruul Scrapper
1 Siege Wurm
1 Silhana Ledgewalker
1 Silhana Starfletcher
1 Boros Signet
1 Spectral Searchlight
1 Dune-Brood Nephilim
1 Rally the Righteous
1 Rumbling Slum
1 Selesnya Guildmage
1 Boros Garrison
1 Overgrown Tomb
1 Selesnya Sanctuary
1 Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree
5 Forest
5 Mountain
2 Plains
Sideboard:
1 Benevolent Ancestor
1 Chant of Vitu-Ghazi
1 Clinging Darkness
1 Cremate [FOIL]
1 Dogpile
1 Gruul Nodorog
1 Life from the Loam
1 Ogre Savant
2 Ordruun Commando
1 Runeboggle
1 Sabertooth Alley Cat
1 Shred Memory
1 Skarrgan Pit-Skulk
1 Torch Drake
1 Viashino Slasher
1 Woebringer Demon
win round 1 against guy who misclicked alot, new to program i presume.
round 2 i lose how lucky amirite
Pack 1:
Barbarian Riftcutter, Greater Mossdog, Courier Hawk, Stinkweed Imp, Sparkmage Apprentice, Rally the Righteous, Dromad Purebred, Grayscaled Gharial, Last Gasp, Galvanic Arc, Elves of Deep Shadow, Carven Caryatid, Festival of the Guildpact, Moroii, Overgrown Tomb
Pick: Overgrown Tomb
rare draft!
Pack 2:
Viashino Slasher, Golgari Rot Farm, Consult the Necrosages, Sadistic Augermage, Thundersong Trumpeter, Elvish Skysweeper, Conclave's Blessing, Dimir Infiltrator, Viashino Fangtail, Transluminant, Greater Forgeling, Voyager Staff, Dark Heart of the Wood, Woebringer Demon
Pick: Woebringer Demon
rare draft!
Pack 3:
Terrarion, Votary of the Conclave, Sabertooth Alley Cat, Gate Hound, Zephyr Spirit, Lurking Informant, Dimir Signet, Fiery Conclusion, Siege Wurm, Wojek Embermage, Seed Spark, Goliath Spider, Bloodbond March
Pick: Siege Wurm
i<3> incite, but i should have taken incite, white just a splash
Pack 14:
Dogpile, Seismic Spike
Pick: Dogpile
playable
Pack 15:
Sabertooth Alley Cat
Pick: Sabertooth Alley Cat
wow
Pack 16:
Tattered Drake, Strands of Undeath, Barbarian Riftcutter, Ordruun Commando, Golgari Rotwurm, Tidewater Minion, Necromantic Thirst, Goblin Fire Fiend, Perplex, Selesnya Signet, Snapping Drake, Selesnya Guildmage, Flow of Ideas, Keening Banshee, Chord of Calling
Pick: Selesnya Guildmage
almost rare drafted again
Pack 17:
Selesnya Sanctuary, Stasis Cell, Roofstalker Wight, Centaur Safeguard, Screeching Griffin, Muddle the Mixture, Dizzy Spell, Infectious Host, Rally the Righteous, Faith's Fetters, Compulsive Research, Selesnya Sagittars, Mark of Eviction, Mausoleum Turnkey
Pick: Faith's Fetters
seems fair
Pack 18:
Wojek Siren, Terraformer, Consult the Necrosages, Ordruun Commando, Nightguard Patrol, Muddle the Mixture, Lurking Informant, Sewerdreg, Smash, Flight of Fancy, Vigor Mortis, Flash Conscription, Leashling
Pick: Flash Conscription
powerful
Pack 19:
Mortipede, Torpid Moloch, Terrarion, War-Torch Goblin, Boros Fury-Shield, Surveilling Sprite, Goblin Fire Fiend, Sundering Vitae, Leave No Trace, Swamp, Spectral Searchlight, Grifter's Blade
Pick: Spectral Searchlight
broken
Pack 20:
Stasis Cell, Guardian of Vitu-Ghazi, Viashino Slasher, Centaur Safeguard, Tidewater Minion, Necromantic Thirst, Dryad's Caress, Peel from Reality, Golgari Thug, Drooling Groodion, Cleansing Beam
Pick: Cleansing Beam
yes!
Pack 21:
Coalhauler Swine, Dimir Aqueduct, Courier Hawk, Bramble Elemental, Benevolent Ancestor, Vedalken Entrancer, Conclave's Blessing, Quickchange, Carrion Howler, Nightmare Void
Pick: Bramble Elemental
gruul is the goal
Pack 22:
Votary of the Conclave, Terraformer, Sparkmage Apprentice, Nightguard Patrol, Vedalken Dismisser, Grayscaled Gharial, Shred Memory, Peregrine Mask, Indentured Oaf
Pick: Indentured Oaf
hopefully my opponents dont like mountains!
Pack 23:
Coalhauler Swine, Gather Courage, Vedalken Dismisser, Surge of Zeal, Sundering Vitae, Caregiver, Boros Signet, Cyclopean Snare
Pick: Gather Courage
i need tricks!
Pack 24:
Tattered Drake, Barbarian Riftcutter, Ordruun Commando, Tidewater Minion, Necromantic Thirst, Goblin Fire Fiend, Flow of Ideas
Pick: Ordruun Commando
dudes!
Pack 25:
Selesnya Sanctuary, Stasis Cell, Roofstalker Wight, Muddle the Mixture, Dizzy Spell, Rally the Righteous
Pick: Selesnya Sanctuary
awesome!
Pack 26:
Terraformer, Ordruun Commando, Muddle the Mixture, Smash, Leashling
Pick: Ordruun Commando
see pack 24
Pack 27:
Torpid Moloch, Boros Fury-Shield, Goblin Fire Fiend, Swamp
Pick: Boros Fury-Shield
i like it :/
Pack 28:
Stasis Cell, Viashino Slasher, Golgari Thug
Pick: Viashino Slasher
always seems better when played against me
Pack 29:
Benevolent Ancestor, Quickchange
Pick: Benevolent Ancestor
this is late
Pack 30:
Shred Memory
Pick: Shred Memory
boring
Pack 31:
Tin Street Hooligan, Crystal Seer, Silhana Ledgewalker, Restless Bones, Petrahydrox, Skyrider Trainee, Gruul Scrapper, Gruul Turf, Pillory of the Sleepless, Torch Drake, Absolver Thrull, Order of the Stars, Skarrgan Skybreaker, Revenant Patriarch, Rumbling Slum
Pick: Rumbling Slum
rare draft! in colors ! lucky man!
Pack 32:
Fencer's Magemark, Wee Dragonauts, Skarrgan Pit-Skulk, Lionheart Maverick, Burning-Tree Bloodscale, Steamcore Weird, Withstand, Douse in Gloom, Silhana Starfletcher, Orzhov Basilica, Blind Hunter, Sinstriker's Will, Primeval Light, Killer Instinct
Pick: Silhana Starfletcher
try to get colors to work, plus nothing else good without getting too much into black and white, or starting blue which i have zero of
Pack 33:
Pyromatics, Infiltrator's Magemark, Absolver Thrull, Scab-Clan Mauler, Gruul Turf, Guardian's Magemark, Wee Dragonauts, Runeboggle, Gruul Nodorog, _*, Iy*, Shattering Spree, Witch-Maw Nephilim
Pick: Pyromatics
i love it. i try to get heavy red just for this card
Pack 34:
Leap of Flame, Benediction of Moons, Silhana Ledgewalker, Mourning Thrull, Train of Thought, Restless Bones, Ostiary Thrull, Ogre Savant, Blind Hunter, Orzhov Signet
Pick: Silhana Ledgewalker
i like this alot too
Pack 35:
Castigate, Orzhov Signet, Torch Drake, Necromancer's Magemark, Gigadrowse, Burning-Tree Bloodscale, Cremate, Skarrgan Pit-Skulk, Benediction of Moons, Izzet Chronarch, Dune-Brood Nephilim
Pick: Dune-Brood Nephilim
on color! how many times will i cast it? ionno>!>!
Pack 36:
Bloodscale Prowler, Repeal, Ghost Warden, Izzet Signet, Orzhov Euthanist, Cremate, Izzet Chronarch, Skyrider Trainee
Pick: Bloodscale Prowler
3 drops are good, only splashing white so warden is out
Pack 37:
Runeboggle, Mourning Thrull, Cry of Contrition, Tin Street Hooligan, Lionheart Maverick, Izzet Signet, Ghor-Clan Savage, Bloodscale Prowler, Izzet Guildmage
Pick: Ghor-Clan Savage
this guy is huge
Pack 38:
Izzet Boilerworks, Withstand, Ostiary Thrull, Gruul Scrapper, Leap of Flame, Wild Cantor, Poisonbelly Ogre, Gelectrode
Pick: Gruul Scrapper
haste!
Pack 39:
Tin Street Hooligan, Crystal Seer, Petrahydrox, Skyrider Trainee, Gruul Scrapper, Torch Drake, Absolver Thrull
Pick: Gruul Scrapper
haste!
Pack 40:
Fencer's Magemark, Wee Dragonauts, Skarrgan Pit-Skulk, Lionheart Maverick, Burning-Tree Bloodscale, Primeval Light
Pick: Skarrgan Pit-Skulk
can be very good, but very situational
Pack 41:
Absolver Thrull, Wee Dragonauts, Gruul Nodorog, Poisonbelly Ogre, Shattering Spree
Pick: Gruul Nodorog
evasion!
Pack 42:
Leap of Flame, Benediction of Moons, Ogre Savant, Thunderheads
Pick: Ogre Savant
wtf
Pack 43:
Torch Drake, Burning-Tree Bloodscale, Benediction of Moons
Pick: Torch Drake
again, wtf
Pack 44:
Cremate, Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind
Pick: Cremate
foil!
Pack 45:
Runeboggle
Pick: Runeboggle
k
Final Decklist:
Maindeck:
1 Boros Fury-Shield
1 Faith's Fetters
1 Bloodscale Prowler
1 Cleansing Beam
1 Flash Conscription
1 Greater Forgeling
1 Indentured Oaf
1 Pyromatics
1 Sabertooth Alley Cat
1 Sell-Sword Brute
1 Bramble Elemental
1 Gather Courage
1 Ghor-Clan Savage
2 Gruul Scrapper
1 Siege Wurm
1 Silhana Ledgewalker
1 Silhana Starfletcher
1 Boros Signet
1 Spectral Searchlight
1 Dune-Brood Nephilim
1 Rally the Righteous
1 Rumbling Slum
1 Selesnya Guildmage
1 Boros Garrison
1 Overgrown Tomb
1 Selesnya Sanctuary
1 Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree
5 Forest
5 Mountain
2 Plains
Sideboard:
1 Benevolent Ancestor
1 Chant of Vitu-Ghazi
1 Clinging Darkness
1 Cremate [FOIL]
1 Dogpile
1 Gruul Nodorog
1 Life from the Loam
1 Ogre Savant
2 Ordruun Commando
1 Runeboggle
1 Sabertooth Alley Cat
1 Shred Memory
1 Skarrgan Pit-Skulk
1 Torch Drake
1 Viashino Slasher
1 Woebringer Demon
win round 1 against guy who misclicked alot, new to program i presume.
round 2 i lose how lucky amirite
04 May 2006
how to not win a draft
eric showed me draft capture program and now i will tell you about my draft.
RAVNICA NUMBER 1
pack1
Torpid Moloch, Guardian of Vitu-Ghazi, Boros Garrison, Sabertooth Alley Cat, Bramble Elemental, Rally the Righteous, Elvish Skysweeper, Conclave's Blessing, Elves of Deep Shadow, Conclave Equenaut, Compulsive Research, Golgari Germination, Vigor Mortis, Flash Conscription, Pariah's Shield
Pick: Compulsive Research
research is the only good card in this pack it seems like, and is the only blue card, so this is an easy pick.
pack 2
Dimir Aqueduct, Goblin Spelunkers, Farseek, Scatter the Seeds, War-Torch Goblin, Shred Memory, Rain of Embers, Dryad's Caress, Siege Wurm, _*, *, Voyager Staff, Stoneshaker Shaman, Necroplasm
Pick: Dimir Aqueduct
not sure what the missing cards are, just remember the pick being between seige wurm and aquaduct, and i decided to stay on color and try to draft as many karoo's as possible like the tim aten article i read.
pack 3
Induce Paranoia, Mortipede, Torpid Moloch, Thundersong Trumpeter, Ordruun Commando, Quickchange, Infectious Host, Rain of Embers, Elves of Deep Shadow, Selesnya Evangel, _*, *, Nightmare Void
Pick: Mortipede
i am really tempted to jump ship and take evangel, but i try and solidify myself in black with mortipede. side note: neil reeves apparently says dont draft black.
pack 4
Selesnya Sanctuary, Wojek Siren, Terraformer, Gather Courage, Sparkmage Apprentice, Perplex, Gate Hound, Zephyr Spirit, Transluminant, Moroii, Golgari Thug, Drooling Groodion
Pick: Moroii
moroii is in my colors and is really good.
pack 5
Greater Mossdog, Selesnya Sanctuary, Stasis Cell, Incite Hysteria, Scatter the Seeds, Dryad's Caress, Caregiver, Drake Familiar, Siege Wurm, Pollenbright Wings
Pick: Selesnya Sanctuary
ok im in the wrong colors. i guess i could switch, but i stick with the card i know i will play no matter what and take the karoo.
pack 6
Gaze of the Gorgon, Coalhauler Swine, Fists of Ironwood, Quickchange, Sewerdreg, Seismic Spike, Transluminant, Leave No Trace, Undercity Shade, Three Dreams
Pick: Sewerdreg
i am at a loss on what to do in this pack. gaze seems ok, but sewer dreg is a body and i like bodies. also could take fists and hope drake from last pack tables.
pack 7
Tattered Drake, Strands of Undeath, Bramble Elemental, Leave No Trace, Zephyr Spirit, Boros Recruit, Selesnya Evangel, Glass Golem
Pick: Tattered Drake
another evangel! i guess drake blocks all day...
pack 8
Courier Hawk, Stasis Cell, Guardian of Vitu-Ghazi, Incite Hysteria, Caregiver, Dizzy Spell, Seeds of Strength, Grozoth
Pick: Stasis Cell
im pretty upset right now
2nd time around i get nightmare void, perplex, and shred memory.
RAVNICA NUMBER 2
pack 1
Civic Wayfinder, Strands of Undeath, Convolute, Centaur Safeguard, Tidewater Minion, Sadistic Augermage, Stone-Seeder Hierophant, Dimir Infiltrator, Grayscaled Gharial, Dimir Signet, Fiery Conclusion, Rolling Spoil, Watchwolf, _*, Grave-Shell Scarab
Pick: Tidewater Minion
maybe i should take scarab, but tidewater is one of the reasons to play blue. sigh
pack 2
Tattered Drake, Mortipede, Dogpile, Benevolent Ancestor, Vedalken Entrancer, Thundersong Trumpeter, Dimir Infiltrator, Necromantic Thirst, Goblin Fire Fiend, Brainspoil, Shambling Shell, Leashling, Carven Caryatid, Festival of the Guildpact
Pick: Brainspoil
i get rewarded for cutting black pack 1. i hope it keeps coming
Barbarian Riftcutter, Terrarion, Votary of the Conclave, Nightguard Patrol, Muddle the Mixture, Stinkweed Imp, Smash, Golgari Brownscale, Conclave's Blessing, Sandsower, Psychic Drain, Flame-Kin Zealot
Pick: Stinkweed Imp
more good black good sign.
pack 5
Viashino Slasher, Boros Garrison, Muddle the Mixture, Sadistic Augermage, Seismic Spike, Elvish Skysweeper, Boros Recruit, Grifter's Blade, Ivy Dancer
Pick: Boros Garrison
yay for karoo. at the point i can go either UBr or UBw or both when i get to guildpact
pack 6
Roofstalker Wight, Viashino Slasher, Benevolent Ancestor, Swamp, Thoughtpicker Witch, Goblin Fire Fiend, Sundering Vitae, Seeds of Strength, Ethereal Usher
Pick: Roofstalker Wight
pick it totally wrong should have been ancestor.
pack 7
Terraformer, Goblin Spelunkers, Vedalken Entrancer, Grayscaled Gharial, Necromantic Thirst, Perplex, Brainspoil, Sell-Sword Brute, Divebomber Griffin
Pick: Brainspoil
yes!
pack 8
Strands of Undeath, Sadistic Augermage, Stone-Seeder Hierophant, Dimir Infiltrator, Grayscaled Gharial, Dimir Signet, Rolling Spoil
Pick: Dimir Signet
infiltrator is good, but color fixing is good with lots of off color signets etc.
2nd time around i get infiltrator, muddle, terrarion, ethereal usher, dizzy spelll
going into guilpact i really want savage twister cuz i have 3 ways to transmute for it already.
GUILDPACT
pack 1
Tin Street Hooligan, Crystal Seer, Silhana Ledgewalker, Restless Bones, Petrahydrox, Bloodscale Prowler, Repeal, Ghost Warden, Izzet Signet, Orzhov Euthanist, Pillory of the Sleepless, Gristleback, Orzhov Guildmage, Shattering Spree, Witch-Maw Nephilim
Pick: Pillory of the Sleepless
this fits with the plan to go BUW, otherwise could take signet or repeal.
pack 2
Silhana Starfletcher, Pyromatics, Orzhov Basilica, Steamcore Weird, Shrieking Grotesque, Castigate, Skyrider Trainee, Runeboggle, Mourning Thrull, Cry of Contrition, Tin Street Hooligan, Thunderheads, Hissing Miasma, Orzhov Pontiff
Pick: Orzhov Pontiff
i think this is right. grotesque pyromantics and wierd are all also tempting.
pack 3
Ghor-Clan Savage, Streetbreaker Wurm, Bloodscale Prowler, Infiltrator's Magemark, Izzet Boilerworks, Burning-Tree Bloodscale, Crystal Seer, Cry of Contrition, Beastmaster's Magemark, Skyrider Trainee, Vacuumelt, Caustic Rain, Feral Animist
Pick: Izzet Boilerworks
good stuff, now i can go red if i get good stuff or white like i am currently doing.
pack 4
Leap of Flame, Benediction of Moons, Silhana Ledgewalker, Mourning Thrull, Castigate, Orzhov Signet, Torch Drake, Shrieking Grotesque, Necromancer's Magemark, Hissing Miasma, Shadow Lance, Yore-Tiller Nephilim
Pick: Torch Drake
really tough pick. grotesqu, drake, and shadow lance all pretty good, and signet is always a possibility. i take the flyer thats more on color, but i could see taking grotesque.
pack 5
Necromancer's Magemark, Ogre Savant, Repeal, Lionheart Maverick, Beastmaster's Magemark, Wild Cantor, Poisonbelly Ogre, Sinstriker's Will, Mortify, Primeval Light, Killer Instinct
Pick: Mortify
looks like white is our 3rd color
pack 6
Guardian's Magemark, Runeboggle, Gruul Nodorog, Fencer's Magemark, Poisonbelly Ogre, Izzet Boilerworks, Ghost Warden, Orzhov Euthanist, Wildsize, Nivix, Aerie of the FiremindP
ick: Izzet Boilerworks
too bad the arent BW karoos
pack 7
Pillory of the Sleepless, Douse in Gloom, Izzet Signet, Restless Bones, Fencer's Magemark, Skarrgan Pit-Skulk, Lionheart Maverick, Starved Rusalka
Pick: Pillory of the Sleepless
i like this!
pack 8
Wild Cantor, Cremate, Gruul Nodorog, Petrahydrox, Guardian's Magemark, Ostiary Thrull, Gristleback, Conjurer's Ban
Pick: Ostiary Thrull
seems good
2nd time around i get petrahydrox, castigate, restless bones, some crap.
so i lose first round. whatever.
RAVNICA NUMBER 1
pack1
Torpid Moloch, Guardian of Vitu-Ghazi, Boros Garrison, Sabertooth Alley Cat, Bramble Elemental, Rally the Righteous, Elvish Skysweeper, Conclave's Blessing, Elves of Deep Shadow, Conclave Equenaut, Compulsive Research, Golgari Germination, Vigor Mortis, Flash Conscription, Pariah's Shield
Pick: Compulsive Research
research is the only good card in this pack it seems like, and is the only blue card, so this is an easy pick.
pack 2
Dimir Aqueduct, Goblin Spelunkers, Farseek, Scatter the Seeds, War-Torch Goblin, Shred Memory, Rain of Embers, Dryad's Caress, Siege Wurm, _*, *, Voyager Staff, Stoneshaker Shaman, Necroplasm
Pick: Dimir Aqueduct
not sure what the missing cards are, just remember the pick being between seige wurm and aquaduct, and i decided to stay on color and try to draft as many karoo's as possible like the tim aten article i read.
pack 3
Induce Paranoia, Mortipede, Torpid Moloch, Thundersong Trumpeter, Ordruun Commando, Quickchange, Infectious Host, Rain of Embers, Elves of Deep Shadow, Selesnya Evangel, _*, *, Nightmare Void
Pick: Mortipede
i am really tempted to jump ship and take evangel, but i try and solidify myself in black with mortipede. side note: neil reeves apparently says dont draft black.
pack 4
Selesnya Sanctuary, Wojek Siren, Terraformer, Gather Courage, Sparkmage Apprentice, Perplex, Gate Hound, Zephyr Spirit, Transluminant, Moroii, Golgari Thug, Drooling Groodion
Pick: Moroii
moroii is in my colors and is really good.
pack 5
Greater Mossdog, Selesnya Sanctuary, Stasis Cell, Incite Hysteria, Scatter the Seeds, Dryad's Caress, Caregiver, Drake Familiar, Siege Wurm, Pollenbright Wings
Pick: Selesnya Sanctuary
ok im in the wrong colors. i guess i could switch, but i stick with the card i know i will play no matter what and take the karoo.
pack 6
Gaze of the Gorgon, Coalhauler Swine, Fists of Ironwood, Quickchange, Sewerdreg, Seismic Spike, Transluminant, Leave No Trace, Undercity Shade, Three Dreams
Pick: Sewerdreg
i am at a loss on what to do in this pack. gaze seems ok, but sewer dreg is a body and i like bodies. also could take fists and hope drake from last pack tables.
pack 7
Tattered Drake, Strands of Undeath, Bramble Elemental, Leave No Trace, Zephyr Spirit, Boros Recruit, Selesnya Evangel, Glass Golem
Pick: Tattered Drake
another evangel! i guess drake blocks all day...
pack 8
Courier Hawk, Stasis Cell, Guardian of Vitu-Ghazi, Incite Hysteria, Caregiver, Dizzy Spell, Seeds of Strength, Grozoth
Pick: Stasis Cell
im pretty upset right now
2nd time around i get nightmare void, perplex, and shred memory.
RAVNICA NUMBER 2
pack 1
Civic Wayfinder, Strands of Undeath, Convolute, Centaur Safeguard, Tidewater Minion, Sadistic Augermage, Stone-Seeder Hierophant, Dimir Infiltrator, Grayscaled Gharial, Dimir Signet, Fiery Conclusion, Rolling Spoil, Watchwolf, _*, Grave-Shell Scarab
Pick: Tidewater Minion
maybe i should take scarab, but tidewater is one of the reasons to play blue. sigh
pack 2
Tattered Drake, Mortipede, Dogpile, Benevolent Ancestor, Vedalken Entrancer, Thundersong Trumpeter, Dimir Infiltrator, Necromantic Thirst, Goblin Fire Fiend, Brainspoil, Shambling Shell, Leashling, Carven Caryatid, Festival of the Guildpact
Pick: Brainspoil
i get rewarded for cutting black pack 1. i hope it keeps coming
pack 3
Woodwraith Strangler, Induce Paranoia, Roofstalker Wight, Surveilling Sprite, Dimir House Guard, Dromad Purebred, Dizzy Spell, Infectious Host, Disembowel, Sell-Sword Brute, Recollect, Wojek Apothecary, Bloodletter Quill
Pick: Disembowel
to be honest, i didnt see bloodletter quill until just now. maybe its right, but disembowl is pretty good too
Barbarian Riftcutter, Terrarion, Votary of the Conclave, Nightguard Patrol, Muddle the Mixture, Stinkweed Imp, Smash, Golgari Brownscale, Conclave's Blessing, Sandsower, Psychic Drain, Flame-Kin Zealot
Pick: Stinkweed Imp
more good black good sign.
pack 5
Viashino Slasher, Boros Garrison, Muddle the Mixture, Sadistic Augermage, Seismic Spike, Elvish Skysweeper, Boros Recruit, Grifter's Blade, Ivy Dancer
Pick: Boros Garrison
yay for karoo. at the point i can go either UBr or UBw or both when i get to guildpact
pack 6
Roofstalker Wight, Viashino Slasher, Benevolent Ancestor, Swamp, Thoughtpicker Witch, Goblin Fire Fiend, Sundering Vitae, Seeds of Strength, Ethereal Usher
Pick: Roofstalker Wight
pick it totally wrong should have been ancestor.
pack 7
Terraformer, Goblin Spelunkers, Vedalken Entrancer, Grayscaled Gharial, Necromantic Thirst, Perplex, Brainspoil, Sell-Sword Brute, Divebomber Griffin
Pick: Brainspoil
yes!
pack 8
Strands of Undeath, Sadistic Augermage, Stone-Seeder Hierophant, Dimir Infiltrator, Grayscaled Gharial, Dimir Signet, Rolling Spoil
Pick: Dimir Signet
infiltrator is good, but color fixing is good with lots of off color signets etc.
2nd time around i get infiltrator, muddle, terrarion, ethereal usher, dizzy spelll
going into guilpact i really want savage twister cuz i have 3 ways to transmute for it already.
GUILDPACT
pack 1
Tin Street Hooligan, Crystal Seer, Silhana Ledgewalker, Restless Bones, Petrahydrox, Bloodscale Prowler, Repeal, Ghost Warden, Izzet Signet, Orzhov Euthanist, Pillory of the Sleepless, Gristleback, Orzhov Guildmage, Shattering Spree, Witch-Maw Nephilim
Pick: Pillory of the Sleepless
this fits with the plan to go BUW, otherwise could take signet or repeal.
pack 2
Silhana Starfletcher, Pyromatics, Orzhov Basilica, Steamcore Weird, Shrieking Grotesque, Castigate, Skyrider Trainee, Runeboggle, Mourning Thrull, Cry of Contrition, Tin Street Hooligan, Thunderheads, Hissing Miasma, Orzhov Pontiff
Pick: Orzhov Pontiff
i think this is right. grotesque pyromantics and wierd are all also tempting.
pack 3
Ghor-Clan Savage, Streetbreaker Wurm, Bloodscale Prowler, Infiltrator's Magemark, Izzet Boilerworks, Burning-Tree Bloodscale, Crystal Seer, Cry of Contrition, Beastmaster's Magemark, Skyrider Trainee, Vacuumelt, Caustic Rain, Feral Animist
Pick: Izzet Boilerworks
good stuff, now i can go red if i get good stuff or white like i am currently doing.
pack 4
Leap of Flame, Benediction of Moons, Silhana Ledgewalker, Mourning Thrull, Castigate, Orzhov Signet, Torch Drake, Shrieking Grotesque, Necromancer's Magemark, Hissing Miasma, Shadow Lance, Yore-Tiller Nephilim
Pick: Torch Drake
really tough pick. grotesqu, drake, and shadow lance all pretty good, and signet is always a possibility. i take the flyer thats more on color, but i could see taking grotesque.
pack 5
Necromancer's Magemark, Ogre Savant, Repeal, Lionheart Maverick, Beastmaster's Magemark, Wild Cantor, Poisonbelly Ogre, Sinstriker's Will, Mortify, Primeval Light, Killer Instinct
Pick: Mortify
looks like white is our 3rd color
pack 6
Guardian's Magemark, Runeboggle, Gruul Nodorog, Fencer's Magemark, Poisonbelly Ogre, Izzet Boilerworks, Ghost Warden, Orzhov Euthanist, Wildsize, Nivix, Aerie of the FiremindP
ick: Izzet Boilerworks
too bad the arent BW karoos
pack 7
Pillory of the Sleepless, Douse in Gloom, Izzet Signet, Restless Bones, Fencer's Magemark, Skarrgan Pit-Skulk, Lionheart Maverick, Starved Rusalka
Pick: Pillory of the Sleepless
i like this!
pack 8
Wild Cantor, Cremate, Gruul Nodorog, Petrahydrox, Guardian's Magemark, Ostiary Thrull, Gristleback, Conjurer's Ban
Pick: Ostiary Thrull
seems good
2nd time around i get petrahydrox, castigate, restless bones, some crap.
so i lose first round. whatever.
03 April 2006
soo much magic on saturday
so i played way too much magic on saturday (thanks magic online!) and now magic online is broken on my computer (thanks magic online!) so i will talk about my weekend expirience.
saturday morning i wake up at my friends apartment after i fell asleep watching tv, because hey its been 3 months since i last watched tv and i could not stop! so i went to mcdonalds for some breakfast and came back to base and then i got to my room and turned on magic online....
sold some junk rares, got some tickets, played a constructed 8 man. round 1 i play against heartbeat mirror, and well the guy sucks so i win. game 2 i bring in the kudzus and get some pressure, he thinks this means i sided out my combo and plays heartbeat and passes the turn. well im not that terrible so i just go off in his face for the win. nice card there! round 2 is a black white deck who has cranial turn 3 (i remand) turn 4 (resolves, naming heartbeat) turn 5 (i remand) and turn 6(muddle the mixture). i keep playing lands and reaches and end up drawing enough harvests to win with a maga or something. game 2 i get turn 2 kudzu and some elders doing beats but he somehow stops me and i misplay my meloku and lose a few turns later. game 3 i bring 3/4ths the combo back in, get cranialed for heartbeat again, and then he draws nothing forever and i harvest/invoke him out. im pretty sure that cranial is better on harvest because bw runs 4 mortify, but then maybe i dont know what im talking about. finals = split.
so i decide to draft. first pick last gasp, looking to go UBx, i get a next pick faiths fetters, and then 3rd pick Agrus Kos, so i move into boros, and its so good i never get a third color besides a few blind hunters i decide not to play. i had 2 trumpeter, 2 legionare, boros guildmage, gruul guildmage, infinite 2 drops, a rally, and 2 pyromatics (best common in GP). i crush 4-0 to finals then split.
so i decide more constructed. i dont remember much about this, just i think it was easier this time i split in finals.
draft again. this time i first pick arc and go boros the whole time. i end up with a slightly less powerful deck than last draft, but im confidant. unfortunatly, i screw up with trumpeter like 8 turns in a row with misclick and shit and i lose. i think maybe i should take a nap and stop making stupid errors, but i decide fuck it draft again.
this time i go UBW with infinite walls, double informant and an entrancer. i win first round getting lucky game 1, then just not taking damage game 2. i lose round 2 because my deck just really isnt that good, and i dont convulute something cuz im terrible.
i stop to get some dinner, then play another constructed, this time losing to URzatron Wildfire in round 1 because of annex after board. not sure how i beat that card, i guess i need naturalize.
anyway maybe ill post my heartbeat list later
saturday morning i wake up at my friends apartment after i fell asleep watching tv, because hey its been 3 months since i last watched tv and i could not stop! so i went to mcdonalds for some breakfast and came back to base and then i got to my room and turned on magic online....
sold some junk rares, got some tickets, played a constructed 8 man. round 1 i play against heartbeat mirror, and well the guy sucks so i win. game 2 i bring in the kudzus and get some pressure, he thinks this means i sided out my combo and plays heartbeat and passes the turn. well im not that terrible so i just go off in his face for the win. nice card there! round 2 is a black white deck who has cranial turn 3 (i remand) turn 4 (resolves, naming heartbeat) turn 5 (i remand) and turn 6(muddle the mixture). i keep playing lands and reaches and end up drawing enough harvests to win with a maga or something. game 2 i get turn 2 kudzu and some elders doing beats but he somehow stops me and i misplay my meloku and lose a few turns later. game 3 i bring 3/4ths the combo back in, get cranialed for heartbeat again, and then he draws nothing forever and i harvest/invoke him out. im pretty sure that cranial is better on harvest because bw runs 4 mortify, but then maybe i dont know what im talking about. finals = split.
so i decide to draft. first pick last gasp, looking to go UBx, i get a next pick faiths fetters, and then 3rd pick Agrus Kos, so i move into boros, and its so good i never get a third color besides a few blind hunters i decide not to play. i had 2 trumpeter, 2 legionare, boros guildmage, gruul guildmage, infinite 2 drops, a rally, and 2 pyromatics (best common in GP). i crush 4-0 to finals then split.
so i decide more constructed. i dont remember much about this, just i think it was easier this time i split in finals.
draft again. this time i first pick arc and go boros the whole time. i end up with a slightly less powerful deck than last draft, but im confidant. unfortunatly, i screw up with trumpeter like 8 turns in a row with misclick and shit and i lose. i think maybe i should take a nap and stop making stupid errors, but i decide fuck it draft again.
this time i go UBW with infinite walls, double informant and an entrancer. i win first round getting lucky game 1, then just not taking damage game 2. i lose round 2 because my deck just really isnt that good, and i dont convulute something cuz im terrible.
i stop to get some dinner, then play another constructed, this time losing to URzatron Wildfire in round 1 because of annex after board. not sure how i beat that card, i guess i need naturalize.
anyway maybe ill post my heartbeat list later
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