Crazy about the cheating thing, but not surprised. In any significantly competitive endeavor there will be people looking for unfair advantages.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one who found sealed to be frustrating. It is usually my strongest format (and I absolutely cleaned up in Theros sealed) but I found myself losing a lot in Khans sealed and it often felt out of my control. Tahn's point that the pre-release with the seeded pack was a better format seems spot on. Since switching to draft I've been doing much better.
It's more that people always overvalue removal. Really, if they make a card ":symb:: Sorcery: As an additional cost, get F'd in the A. Destroy target creature." people will say "removal is removal" and first-pick it.
Managed to somehow find time for a draft this evening. By far the most abominable deck I've ever drafted (see attachment).
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You really just need to embrace the rage. I keep a small colony of hamsters next to my computer and every time I lose a match to mana screw I throw one against the wall.
Yup, plays well. Its only real weakness is that failure to hit five mana promptly is a huge problem. Which might have been OK, but the opponent it happened against had a Duneblast I hadn't seen for game three. Ouch!
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It's more that people always overvalue removal. Really, if they make a card ":symb:: Sorcery: As an additional cost, get F'd in the A. Destroy target creature." people will say "removal is removal" and first-pick it.
Like the format so far. I've been ending up in UGx most of my drafts so far, but i did recently 3-0 with 2x Quite contemplation UW aggro. Just skipped playing the Arc lightning, burn low and winterflame i had (only had 1 CIPT land). Sorin has been my bane a few drafts though.
Still not quite sure what i should be looking for, but i feel like my UGx decks that has someway to refill the hand (Treasure Cruise or "Inspiration") usually does well. Apparently value is good in the grindy format, who'd have known.
Request: I'd like to see a draftcap and discussion from Sene drafting 5cc and/or Tahn drafting Goblinslide. I'm most interested in a "representative" draft, not necessarily your best 3-0 deck ever. Please show us what a successful draft of the archetype looks like, but not some busted outlier of the form.
It's more that people always overvalue removal. Really, if they make a card ":symb:: Sorcery: As an additional cost, get F'd in the A. Destroy target creature." people will say "removal is removal" and first-pick it.
Request: I'd like to see a draftcap and discussion from Sene drafting 5cc and/or Tahn drafting Gonlinslide. I'm most interested in a "representative" draft, not necessarily your best 3-0 deck ever. Please show us what a successful draft of the archetype looks like, but not some busted outlier of the form.
Pack 1 pick 2:
--> Ainok Bond-Kin
Shatter
Tusked Colossodon
Highland Game
Dismal Backwater
Mardu Hateblade
Valley Dasher
Dragonscale Boon
Sultai Scavenger
Force Away
Mardu Heart-Piercer
Scion of Glaciers
Sultai Soothsayer
Swamp
Pack 1 pick 3:
Smoke Teller
Mardu Hordechief
Ainok Tracker
Naturalize
Kheru Dreadmaw
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Mardu Banner
Treasure Cruise
Thornwood Falls
Efreet Weaponmaster
Briber's Purse
--> Mystic Monastery
Island
Pack 1 pick 4:
Seeker of the Way
Smoke Teller
Sultai Banner
Disowned Ancestor
Siegecraft
Arrow Storm
Dragonscale Boon
Taigam's Scheming
Dutiful Return
Windstorm
--> Frontier Bivouac
Island
Pack 1 pick 5:
Shatter
Tusked Colossodon
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Molting Snakeskin
Rite of the Serpent
--> Jungle Hollow
Efreet Weaponmaster
Mardu Banner
Gurmag Swiftwing
Sultai Soothsayer
Island
Pack 1 pick 6:
Sage-Eye Harrier
Mardu Warshrieker
Feed the Clan
Whirlwind Adept
Molting Snakeskin
--> Glacial Stalker
Bitter Revelation
Abzan Banner
Seek the Horizon
Island
Pack 3 pick 1:
Bloodfire Expert
Sagu Archer
Embodiment of Spring
Unyielding Krumar
Smite the Monstrous
Valley Dasher
Scout the Borders
Dismal Backwater
Kheru Dreadmaw
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Briber's Purse
Become Immense
--> Suspension Field
See the Unwritten
Forest
Pack 2 pick 2:
Wetland Sambar
Sage-Eye Harrier
Mardu Warshrieker
Feed the Clan
Rakshasa's Secret
--> Monastery Flock
Weave Fate
Jungle Hollow
Jeskai Banner
Riverwheel Aerialists
Mardu Blazebringer
Take Up Arms
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
Mountain
Pack 2 pick 3:
Shatter
Awaken the Bear
Mardu Hordechief
Swift Kick
--> Debilitating Injury
Force Away
Abzan Banner
Rite of the Serpent
Jungle Hollow
Witness of the Ages
Windstorm
Mindswipe
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 4:
Defiant Strike
Act of Treason
Scoured Barrens
Embodiment of Spring
Unyielding Krumar
Smite the Monstrous
Valley Dasher
Rakshasa's Secret
--> Monastery Flock
Winterflame
Altar of the Brood
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 11:
Shatter
Awaken the Bear
Swift Kick
--> Abzan Banner
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 12:
Act of Treason
--> Rakshasa's Secret
Altar of the Brood
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 13:
Tusked Colossodon
--> Erase
Island
Pack 2 pick 14:
--> Mardu Banner
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 15:
--> Mountain
------ KTK ------
Pack 3 pick 1:
Awaken the Bear
Mardu Hordechief
Swift Kick
Hooting Mandrills
Debilitating Injury
Whirlwind Adept
Weave Fate
Sagu Mauler
Snowhorn Rider
Jeskai Banner
Temur Charm
Mardu Charm
Dead Drop
--> Duneblast
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 2:
Act of Treason
Tusked Colossodon
Sage-Eye Harrier
Trumpet Blast
Molting Snakeskin
Glacial Stalker
Rite of the Serpent
Rugged Highlands
Abomination of Gudul
Temur Banner
Cranial Archive
--> Armament Corps
Howl of the Horde
Forest
Pack 3 pick 3:
Swift Kick
Hooting Mandrills
Salt Road Patrol
Act of Treason
Disdainful Stroke
Sidisi's Pet
--> Rugged Highlands
Efreet Weaponmaster
Lens of Clarity
Blossoming Sands
Chief of the Scale
Stubborn Denial
Mountain
Pack 1 pick 3:
Canyon Lurkers
Alpine Grizzly
Smite the Monstrous
Bloodfire Mentor
Ruthless Ripper
Swiftwater Cliffs
Embodiment of Spring
--> Mardu Skullhunter
Taigam's Scheming
Swarm of Bloodflies
Incremental Growth
Mardu Roughrider
Mountain
Pack 1 pick 4:
Shatter
Tusked Colossodon
Erase
Taigam's Scheming
Dutiful Return
Whirlwind Adept
Molting Snakeskin
Rugged Highlands
Dazzling Ramparts
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
--> Sultai Charm
Island
Pack 1 pick 5:
Summit Prowler
Sagu Archer
Monastery Flock
Sidisi's Pet
Lens of Clarity
--> Blossoming Sands
Snowhorn Rider
Swift Kick
Temur Charger
Altar of the Brood
Swamp
Pack 1 pick 6:
Canyon Lurkers
Defiant Strike
Act of Treason
Singing Bell Strike
Molting Snakeskin
Temur Banner
--> Jungle Hollow
Abomination of Gudul
Mardu Banner
Forest
Pack 3 pick 3:
Smoke Teller
Mardu Hordechief
Ainok Tracker
Unyielding Krumar
Smite the Monstrous
Valley Dasher
Scout the Borders
Monastery Flock
Dutiful Return
--> Armament Corps
Set Adrift
Horde Ambusher
Plains
Pack 3 pick 4:
Sagu Archer
Highland Game
Dismal Backwater
Mardu Hateblade
Valley Dasher
Dragonscale Boon
Tranquil Cove
Cancel
Sultai Scavenger
Sultai Soothsayer
--> Dead Drop
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 5:
--> War Behemoth
Swift Kick
Awaken the Bear
Jeskai Windscout
Disowned Ancestor
Rush of Battle
Bloodfire Mentor
Disdainful Stroke
Sidisi's Pet
Kin-Tree Invocation
Island
Sene, is Duneblast a requirement of the 5cc archetype, or just a fun bonus?
Also, I felt better about my last two drafts. Went 3-0 in a 4322 queue with Sultai. Apparently some people haven't figured out that Sultai Soothsayer is awesome. I got my second one as a 13th pick. Then went 2-1 in Swiss with an Abzan deck with double Kin-Tree Invocation. Lost round 2 because I kept a 2 lander with 4 morphs/3 drops and never drew another land and game 2 I mulled to 6 and got blown out. I usually don't complain about variance, but I keep feeling MODO and/or Khans really hate me right now. Every Khans draft online I have to mulligan (usually mutliple times), but my opponents never mulligan. Whatever, it's still fun.
You really just need to embrace the rage. I keep a small colony of hamsters next to my computer and every time I lose a match to mana screw I throw one against the wall.
Way too many creatures for my liking. Mine are pretty different. Will post some draftcaps when I get home.
Yeah, mine are fairly morph-centric. I find that almost essential - not only can you pick up all the neglected morphs late (frequently Snowhorn Riders and Abominations of Gudul), but it really helps your manabase to have all these colorless cards.
I drafted a deck at my LGS last week, where I was pretty much trying to draft a super-late-game deck. I probably split the difference between Sene's and Tahn's style, and my deck probably suffered for it. I might be misremembering a few cards, but this was the gist of it:
Although I don't remember there being that many actual creatures in it, and I sideboarded a lot, so I'm not sure I recall everything in the main correctly. The Monastery Flock might not have been part of this particular draft at all, actually? Oh well, did my best. I didn't do particularly well with it: the first match it played like a dream; I outdrew my Abzan opponent by a lot, stabilized fairly easily (usually with Quiet Contemplation), and consistently won off evasive damage. The second match I played against an aggressive Mardu deck against which I never had the tools to stabilize because I needed trade down aggressively so he always had a tempo advantage I couldn't make up, and the third match I played against a Temur guy who had drafted Surrak Dragonclaw and Pearl Lake Ancient (among an assortment of Windscouts and Savage Punches and just everything good) and again just didn't have the tools to stabilize.
The deck felt really strong when I got my draw spells and wasn't under a ton of pressure, but it was pretty easy for one of those two things not to happen, and then I tended to crumble. The Death Frenzy was like 1/10-would-not-play-again bad, even against the aggro deck.
It's more that people always overvalue removal. Really, if they make a card ":symb:: Sorcery: As an additional cost, get F'd in the A. Destroy target creature." people will say "removal is removal" and first-pick it.
Pack 1 pick 1:
Swift Kick
Awaken the Bear
Mardu Skullhunter
Mardu Hateblade
Leaping Master
Scout the Borders
Bloodfell Caves
Jeskai Windscout
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Krumar Bond-Kin
Goblinslide
Brave the Sands
Quiet Contemplation
--> End Hostilities
Swamp
Pack 1 pick 3:
Sage-Eye Harrier
Mardu Warshrieker
Feed the Clan
Smite the Monstrous
Bloodfire Mentor
Archers' Parapet
Embodiment of Spring
Cancel
Sultai Scavenger
Chief of the Scale
Dragon's Eye Savants
--> Suspension Field
Plains
Pack 1 pick 4:
Savage Punch
War Behemoth
Swift Kick
Awaken the Bear
Taigam's Scheming
Dutiful Return
Whirlwind Adept
Molting Snakeskin
--> Treasure Cruise
Thornwood Falls
Sultai Soothsayer
Plains
Pack 1 pick 5:
Tormenting Voice
Naturalize
War Behemoth
--> Crippling Chill
Rakshasa's Secret
Efreet Weaponmaster
Lens of Clarity
Blossoming Sands
Snowhorn Rider
Become Immense
Mountain
Pack 1 pick 6:
Barrage of Boulders
Woolly Loxodon
Salt Road Patrol
Canyon Lurkers
Force Away
Rakshasa's Secret
Jeskai Banner
Weave Fate
--> Master the Way
Swamp
Pack 1 pick 7:
Trumpet Blast
Embodiment of Spring
Unyielding Krumar
Smite the Monstrous
Scout the Borders
Plains
--> Cancel
Briber's Purse
Forest
Pack 2 pick 3:
Feat of Resistance
Shatter
Awaken the Bear
Mardu Hordechief
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Molting Snakeskin
--> Rite of the Serpent
Abomination of Gudul
Abzan Banner
Roar of Challenge
Monastery Swiftspear
Waterwhirl
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 4:
Ainok Tracker
Ainok Bond-Kin
Sultai Banner
Disowned Ancestor
Siegecraft
Arrow Storm
Dragonscale Boon
Monastery Flock
Dutiful Return
Dazzling Ramparts
--> Dead Drop
Island
Pack 2 pick 5:
Bloodfire Expert
--> Bloodfell Caves
Wetland Sambar
Mardu Skullhunter
Rush of Battle
Leaping Master
Archers' Parapet
Disdainful Stroke
Shambling Attendants
Watcher of the Roost
Plains
Pack 3 pick 1:
Sagu Archer
Kill Shot
Mardu Skullhunter
Mardu Hateblade
Leaping Master
Scout the Borders
Bloodfell Caves
Jeskai Windscout
Monastery Flock
Bitter Revelation
Stubborn Denial
Venerable Lammasu
Seeker of the Way
--> Dig Through Time
Plains
Pack 3 pick 2:
Act of Treason
Woolly Loxodon
Defiant Strike
Trumpet Blast
Kheru Dreadmaw
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Abomination of Gudul
Temur Banner
Treasure Cruise
--> Wind-Scarred Crag
Pine Walker
Windstorm
Dead Drop
Forest
Pack 3 pick 3:
Swift Kick
Hooting Mandrills
Salt Road Patrol
Highland Game
Dismal Backwater
Mardu Hateblade
Valley Dasher
Dragonscale Boon
Sage-Eye Harrier
Crippling Chill
--> Jeskai Charm
Abzan Falconer
Mountain
Pack 1 pick 1:
Barrage of Boulders
Woolly Loxodon
Salt Road Patrol
Canyon Lurkers
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Krumar Bond-Kin
Singing Bell Strike
Abzan Guide
Temur Banner
Jungle Hollow
Briber's Purse
--> Dragon's Eye Savants
Ride Down
Retribution of the Ancients
Plains
Pack 1 pick 2:
Tormenting Voice
Naturalize
War Behemoth
Wetland Sambar
Siegecraft
Bring Low
Kin-Tree Warden
Scoured Barrens
Monastery Flock
Sidisi's Pet
--> Mardu Charm
Mardu Roughrider
Altar of the Brood
Plains
Pack 1 pick 3:
Erase
Tormenting Voice
Longshot Squad
Molting Snakeskin
Scaldkin
Abomination of Gudul
Mardu Banner
Treasure Cruise
Thornwood Falls
--> Mystic Monastery
Witness of the Ages
Warden of the Eye
Island
Pack 1 pick 4:
Act of Treason
Woolly Loxodon
Smite the Monstrous
--> Swiftwater Cliffs
Embodiment of Spring
Mardu Skullhunter
Shambling Attendants
Scaldkin
Chief of the Edge
Highspire Mantis
Horde Ambusher
Plains
Pack 1 pick 5:
Feed the Clan
Jeskai Student
Barrage of Boulders
Sidisi's Pet
Scaldkin
Blossoming Sands
Ponyback Brigade
Rite of the Serpent
--> Blinding Spray
Quiet Contemplation
Plains
Pack 1 pick 6:
Highland Game
--> Dismal Backwater
Valley Dasher
Dragonscale Boon
Tranquil Cove
Whirlwind Adept
Become Immense
Sultai Soothsayer
Mardu Ascendancy
Swamp
Pack 1 pick 7:
Erase
Tormenting Voice
Wetland Sambar
--> Death Frenzy
Archers' Parapet
Bitter Revelation
Singing Bell Strike
Dragon's Eye Savants
Island
Pack 1 pick 8:
Bloodfire Expert
Sagu Archer
Highland Game
--> Dismal Backwater
Valley Dasher
Tranquil Cove
Krumar Bond-Kin
Island
Pack 1 pick 9:
Barrage of Boulders
Canyon Lurkers
Singing Bell Strike
--> Temur Banner
Briber's Purse
Retribution of the Ancients
Plains
Pack 1 pick 10:
--> Tormenting Voice
Naturalize
Siegecraft
Monastery Flock
Altar of the Brood
Plains
Pack 2 pick 13:
--> Shatter
Seek the Horizon
Plains
Pack 2 pick 14:
--> Shatter
Mountain
Pack 2 pick 15:
--> Taigam's Scheming
------ KTK ------
Pack 3 pick 1:
Naturalize
Jeskai Student
Summit Prowler
Mardu Hateblade
Scoured Barrens
Scout the Borders
Bloodfell Caves
Jeskai Windscout
Force Away
Dutiful Return
Seek the Horizon
Swarm of Bloodflies
Bear's Companion
--> Butcher of the Horde
Swamp
Pack 3 pick 2:
Defiant Strike
Trumpet Blast
Alpine Grizzly
Alabaster Kirin
Singing Bell Strike
Shambling Attendants
Lens of Clarity
--> Snowhorn Rider
Mardu Banner
Roar of Challenge
Armament Corps
War-Name Aspirant
Kheru Lich Lord
Swamp
Pack 3 pick 3:
Alabaster Kirin
Summit Prowler
Feed the Clan
Kill Shot
Debilitating Injury
Force Away
Abzan Guide
Jeskai Banner
Rite of the Serpent
Timely Hordemate
--> Arc Lightning
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
Swamp
Pack 3 pick 4:
Hooting Mandrills
Alabaster Kirin
Summit Prowler
Feed the Clan
Dutiful Return
Crippling Chill
Kheru Dreadmaw
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Rugged Highlands
Efreet Weaponmaster
--> Jeskai Charm
Island
Pack 3 pick 5:
War Behemoth
Swift Kick
Awaken the Bear
Feat of Resistance
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Weave Fate
--> Jungle Hollow
Abzan Guide
Jeskai Banner
Heart-Piercer Bow
Forest
Pack 3 pick 6:
Hooting Mandrills
Salt Road Patrol
Act of Treason
Rakshasa's Secret
Plains
Throttle
--> Thornwood Falls
Ponyback Brigade
Temur Charm
Plains
Pack 3 pick 13:
--> Swift Kick
Heart-Piercer Bow
Forest
Pack 3 pick 14:
--> Rakshasa's Secret
Plains
Pack 3 pick 15:
--> Mountain
It's really a completely different archetype than Sene's 5c drafts. My decks are just all-removal decks. They're always either 5c or WUBR (the first draftcap), mostly depending on whether I got Death Frenzy. Having access to a sweeper is pretty huge for this deck. (If I don't have Death Frenzy or End Hostilities, I'll usually maindeck a Barrage of Boulders.)
You really just need to embrace the rage. I keep a small colony of hamsters next to my computer and every time I lose a match to mana screw I throw one against the wall.
Man, I've been completely blind to Magic lately. I've gotten really into Destiny on my PS4, and I'm really enjoying that, but it's been at the expense of paying any real attention to Magic. I'll be playing a PTQ on Sunday, but that's simply due to it being very nearby. I've drafted this set a few times and enjoy it, but there's basically no chance I'll be winning this thing, so I'm guessing my general apathy about the game will continue until the next "local" GP or prerelease.
Hope everyone here is doing well!
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Okay, so I've been inspired to force my own 5 color deck and I'm currently in the middle of the event. (1-0 so far, I'll update when the event is over) I want to post my draftcap for you guys but it's been a looooong time since I last did that and I can't recall where to find the file.
Who can help me find it?
Found my draftcaps and now I have a new dilemma. Either the new MTGO client saves drafts in a different place or I no longer have draftcap selected within the client. I've looked in the client and I can't seem to find where you select the box to record your drafts, any help on this one?
It's more that people always overvalue removal. Really, if they make a card ":symb:: Sorcery: As an additional cost, get F'd in the A. Destroy target creature." people will say "removal is removal" and first-pick it.
Click on Account at the top, then Game History on the left. There'll be a checkbox below the filters that says Auto Save Draft Logs and tells you the location where they're being saved (which you can change, now).
Hey clan, I'm throwing this out there very early to allow people plenty of time to plan ahead.
There is a limited Grand Prix in Madison, WI the weekend of Oct 10-11, 2015. I don't know the last time you all checked the "Location" line under my avatar but I just so happen to live in Madison. I obviously plan on playing in the event, and I hope some of you do too! The timing of the GP is pretty sweet as it should be one of the first big tournaments after next year's big fall set of the new block, and there is a Pro Tour just down the road in Milwaukee the following weekend.
I would like to make a legitimate offer to host at my home anyone coming from out of town who needs a place to stay. If you are at all interested or thinking you might attend please PM me and we can discuss. If you plan on being at the event and don't need a place to stay, let me know anyway because I want to meet you! I'm looking forward to the opportunity to show anyone whose never been here around Madison, it is an awesome city.
If anyone is curious or has any questions about the area as the event approaches don't hesitate to ask. As I said, the event is still a long ways off so I plan to make reminder posts as it draws closer and people firm up their plans.
It's more that people always overvalue removal. Really, if they make a card ":symb:: Sorcery: As an additional cost, get F'd in the A. Destroy target creature." people will say "removal is removal" and first-pick it.
I would love to take you up on that offer. Madison would be an easy drive from St. Louis, but that weekend is the one weekend a year that I can't play magic (I have a yearly conference in SF that weekend). I'm still trying to figure out if I can go to any GPs this season before my 2 byes disappear (probably forever). Right now, it's not looking so good. Maybe San Antonio, but no one wants to travel Thanksgiving weekend.
Opponent has 2 morphs, a Pine Walker, and a Woolly Loxodon in play, and 2 cards in hand.
I have Ivorytusk Fortress, War Behemoth, a 2/5 Sidisi's Pet, and a 1/1 Snake token, and am tapped out with 28 life.
Opponent attacks with his Woolly Loxodon with 7 mana up, in some combination of Sultai colors. What should I do? Eat the damage? Chump with the token? Try to draw the trick out somehow?
I put my opponent on Throttle and quadruple blocked. In fact he had Become Immense which made my plan the single worst possible one, and he blew me out.
On that life total I don't see why you wouldn't just take the damage. But I haven't played much of the format, so possibly I'm missing some reason why that would be horrible.
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I don't think it'd be horrible, but the thing is that Become Immense is the only trick he could have had that would have been a blowout given my blocking choice. There is nothing else in the set at any rarity that would have resulted in more than a 1-for-1, and I had enough fat on the board that I wasn't really afraid of losing a guy if I could get a trick out of his hand. And Throttle and several other things would have resulted in quite a boost for me.
Eating the damage is certainly the safest option, but the thing is that, unless he has Become Immense, it's also the worst option. So I was just wondering if I had sufficient cause to take the worst/safest option over a higher variance option.
That situation seems tricky. Even with the high life total, I like blocking there. With two morphs, you probably want to try to get a trick out of him so that you can try to attack with him having less untapped mana for morph shenanigans. Then again, we don't want the Fortress to die here. I don't know. I don't like Become Immense that much, so I probably would not have expected it.
Hey, that's insensitive to us Europeans who don't celebrate Thanksgiving!
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Pretty psyched for Worlds week. I've even taken three days off to watch the thing live. Interested to see how well the Norwegian team does at the WMC; all the players on the team are fairly experienced players, even on PT level, but none of them are really "current" players. We'll see if they can shake off the rust & whether they had the drive to really prepare for the event.
But coverage is all the exposure I get to MtG these days. The local game store is awful, and I've grown sufficiently upset with Magic Online to stop playing for the time being. With no local non-sanctioned drafts these days either (cube or otherwise), no Magic for me
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Glad to hear I'm not the only one who found sealed to be frustrating. It is usually my strongest format (and I absolutely cleaned up in Theros sealed) but I found myself losing a lot in Khans sealed and it often felt out of my control. Tahn's point that the pre-release with the seeded pack was a better format seems spot on. Since switching to draft I've been doing much better.
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I see what you did there!
Looks pretty good too.
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That is a huge problem for any deck in this format.
Proud bearer of the Sigil of Distinction, bestowed by the Limited clan.
This format rivals Zendikar when it comes to average number of lands in a draft deck. It might even beat Zendikar.
Still not quite sure what i should be looking for, but i feel like my UGx decks that has someway to refill the hand (Treasure Cruise or "Inspiration") usually does well. Apparently value is good in the grindy format, who'd have known.
Proud bearer of the Sigil of Distinction, bestowed by the Limited clan.
Ok, here are three 5CC draftcaps:
Time: 07.10.2014 23:36:57
Players:
SasquatchDreams
BantheishZA
crews9971
--> Sene
aremagee
WiPiton
sethz
BrianH369
------ KTK ------
Pack 1 pick 1:
Kill Shot
Barrage of Boulders
Mardu Skullhunter
Mardu Hateblade
Leaping Master
Scout the Borders
Bloodfell Caves
Jeskai Windscout
Molting Snakeskin
Scaldkin
Ruthless Ripper
Sultai Charm
Nomad Outpost
--> Duneblast
Island
Pack 1 pick 2:
--> Ainok Bond-Kin
Shatter
Tusked Colossodon
Highland Game
Dismal Backwater
Mardu Hateblade
Valley Dasher
Dragonscale Boon
Sultai Scavenger
Force Away
Mardu Heart-Piercer
Scion of Glaciers
Sultai Soothsayer
Swamp
Pack 1 pick 3:
Smoke Teller
Mardu Hordechief
Ainok Tracker
Naturalize
Kheru Dreadmaw
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Mardu Banner
Treasure Cruise
Thornwood Falls
Efreet Weaponmaster
Briber's Purse
--> Mystic Monastery
Island
Pack 1 pick 4:
Seeker of the Way
Smoke Teller
Sultai Banner
Disowned Ancestor
Siegecraft
Arrow Storm
Dragonscale Boon
Taigam's Scheming
Dutiful Return
Windstorm
--> Frontier Bivouac
Island
Pack 1 pick 5:
Shatter
Tusked Colossodon
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Molting Snakeskin
Rite of the Serpent
--> Jungle Hollow
Efreet Weaponmaster
Mardu Banner
Gurmag Swiftwing
Sultai Soothsayer
Island
Pack 1 pick 6:
Sage-Eye Harrier
Mardu Warshrieker
Feed the Clan
Whirlwind Adept
Molting Snakeskin
--> Glacial Stalker
Bitter Revelation
Abzan Banner
Seek the Horizon
Island
Pack 1 pick 7:
--> Woolly Loxodon
Kin-Tree Warden
Swiftwater Cliffs
Jeskai Windscout
Rush of Battle
Bloodfire Mentor
Disdainful Stroke
Sultai Scavenger
Forest
Pack 1 pick 8:
Ainok Tracker
Smoke Teller
Taigam's Scheming
Rotting Mastodon
Abzan Banner
--> Rugged Highlands
Efreet Weaponmaster
Plains
Pack 1 pick 9:
Barrage of Boulders
Mardu Hateblade
Leaping Master
Scout the Borders
--> Bloodfell Caves
Molting Snakeskin
Island
Pack 1 pick 10:
Shatter
Tusked Colossodon
Highland Game
Dragonscale Boon
--> Scion of Glaciers
Swamp
Pack 1 pick 11:
Naturalize
Kheru Dreadmaw
--> Efreet Weaponmaster
Briber's Purse
Island
Pack 1 pick 12:
--> Smoke Teller
Siegecraft
Taigam's Scheming
Island
Pack 1 pick 13:
Shatter
--> Mardu Banner
Island
Pack 1 pick 14:
--> Feed the Clan
Island
Pack 1 pick 15:
--> Forest
------ KTK ------
Pack 2 pick 1:
Woolly Loxodon
Defiant Strike
Trumpet Blast
Sultai Banner
Disowned Ancestor
Siegecraft
Arrow Storm
Krumar Bond-Kin
Cancel
Debilitating Injury
Goblinslide
Abzan Battle Priest
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
--> Necropolis Fiend
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 2:
Ainok Tracker
Smoke Teller
Ainok Bond-Kin
Lens of Clarity
Firehoof Cavalry
Bring Low
Highland Game
Scoured Barrens
Dutiful Return
Crippling Chill
Hordeling Outburst
Brave the Sands
--> Sultai Charm
Forest
Pack 2 pick 3:
Alabaster Kirin
Summit Prowler
Barrage of Boulders
Kill Shot
Sultai Scavenger
Force Away
Abzan Guide
Jeskai Banner
Rite of the Serpent
Rugged Highlands
Mistfire Weaver
--> Dragon's Eye Savants
Island
Pack 2 pick 4:
Mardu Hordechief
Ainok Tracker
Kin-Tree Warden
Swiftwater Cliffs
Jeskai Windscout
Disowned Ancestor
Rush of Battle
Heir of the Wilds
Singing Bell Strike
Heir of the Wilds
--> Bear's Companion
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 5:
Erase
Smoke Teller
--> Tranquil Cove
Unyielding Krumar
Sultai Banner
Firehoof Cavalry
Arrow Storm
Taigam's Scheming
Rotting Mastodon
Scion of Glaciers
Forest
Pack 2 pick 6:
Alabaster Kirin
Tormenting Voice
Naturalize
Glacial Stalker
Rakshasa's Secret
Dutiful Return
--> Abzan Guide
Abzan Banner
Cranial Archive
Forest
Pack 2 pick 7:
Swift Kick
Hooting Mandrills
Salt Road Patrol
Act of Treason
Scaldkin
Snowhorn Rider
--> Blossoming Sands
Quiet Contemplation
Forest
Pack 2 pick 8:
Feat of Resistance
Shatter
Awaken the Bear
--> Glacial Stalker
Bitter Revelation
Ponyback Brigade
Jeskai Banner
Forest
Pack 2 pick 9:
Defiant Strike
Sultai Banner
Siegecraft
Cancel
--> Goblinslide
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 10:
Lens of Clarity
Firehoof Cavalry
Dutiful Return
--> Hordeling Outburst
Brave the Sands
Forest
Pack 2 pick 11:
Barrage of Boulders
--> Kill Shot
Force Away
Jeskai Banner
Island
Pack 2 pick 12:
Kin-Tree Warden
--> Jeskai Windscout
Rush of Battle
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 13:
--> Taigam's Scheming
Rotting Mastodon
Forest
Pack 2 pick 14:
--> Naturalize
Forest
Pack 2 pick 15:
--> Forest
------ KTK ------
Pack 3 pick 1:
Bloodfire Expert
Sagu Archer
Embodiment of Spring
Unyielding Krumar
Smite the Monstrous
Valley Dasher
Scout the Borders
Dismal Backwater
Kheru Dreadmaw
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Briber's Purse
Become Immense
--> Suspension Field
See the Unwritten
Forest
Pack 3 pick 2:
Salt Road Patrol
Mardu Charm
Tranquil Cove
Wetland Sambar
Siegecraft
Bring Low
Kin-Tree Warden
Scoured Barrens
Crippling Chill
Rakshasa's Secret
Mistfire Weaver
Master the Way
--> Nomad Outpost
Plains
Pack 3 pick 3:
Naturalize
Jeskai Student
Summit Prowler
Sagu Archer
Force Away
Kheru Dreadmaw
Weave Fate
Rugged Highlands
Snowhorn Rider
Jeskai Banner
Temur Charm
--> Mardu Charm
Forest
Pack 3 pick 4:
Swift Kick
Salt Road Patrol
--> Tranquil Cove
Unyielding Krumar
Sultai Banner
Firehoof Cavalry
Arrow Storm
Singing Bell Strike
Shambling Attendants
Stubborn Denial
Heart-Piercer Bow
Island
Pack 3 pick 5:
Erase
Mardu Warshrieker
--> Tranquil Cove
Wetland Sambar
Siegecraft
Kin-Tree Warden
Dutiful Return
Crippling Chill
Seek the Horizon
Deflecting Palm
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 6:
Jeskai Student
Mardu Skullhunter
Temur Banner
Leaping Master
Scout the Borders
--> Bloodfell Caves
Jeskai Windscout
Scaldkin
Dragon Grip
Forest
Pack 3 pick 7:
Summit Prowler
Bloodfire Mentor
--> Archers' Parapet
Swiftwater Cliffs
Embodiment of Spring
Krumar Bond-Kin
Singing Bell Strike
Quiet Contemplation
Plains
Pack 3 pick 8:
Act of Treason
Kin-Tree Warden
Swiftwater Cliffs
Rush of Battle
Bloodfire Mentor
--> Monastery Flock
Sidisi's Pet
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 9:
Bloodfire Expert
--> Sagu Archer
Embodiment of Spring
Kheru Dreadmaw
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Briber's Purse
Forest
Pack 3 pick 10:
--> Salt Road Patrol
Tranquil Cove
Wetland Sambar
Siegecraft
Rakshasa's Secret
Plains
Pack 3 pick 11:
Summit Prowler
--> Force Away
Kheru Dreadmaw
Jeskai Banner
Forest
Pack 3 pick 12:
Singing Bell Strike
--> Shambling Attendants
Heart-Piercer Bow
Island
Pack 3 pick 13:
Siegecraft
--> Dutiful Return
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 14:
--> Dragon Grip
Forest
Pack 3 pick 15:
--> Plains
Time: 08.10.2014 20:59:02
Players:
leobvs
Machinae
--> Sene
zydernine
yamasuke
NightAngelRj
Jives69
browwn
------ KTK ------
Pack 1 pick 1:
Kill Shot
Ainok Tracker
Smoke Teller
Ainok Bond-Kin
Molting Snakeskin
Taigam's Scheming
Wind-Scarred Crag
Snowhorn Rider
Throttle
Blossoming Sands
--> Jeskai Charm
Temur Charger
Despise
Bloodsoaked Champion
Plains
Pack 1 pick 2:
Bloodfire Expert
Sagu Archer
Feat of Resistance
Arrow Storm
Dragonscale Boon
Bloodfell Caves
Wetland Sambar
Mardu Skullhunter
Rotting Mastodon
Singing Bell Strike
--> Mardu Heart-Piercer
Secret Plans
Dragon's Eye Savants
Forest
Pack 1 pick 3:
Erase
Tormenting Voice
--> Opulent Palace
Sage-Eye Harrier
Sidisi's Pet
Crippling Chill
Abzan Guide
Temur Banner
Jungle Hollow
Abomination of Gudul
Become Immense
Sultai Soothsayer
Island
Pack 1 pick 4:
Bloodfire Expert
Blinding Spray
Shatter
Sidisi's Pet
Glacial Stalker
Temur Banner
Rite of the Serpent
Thornwood Falls
Abomination of Gudul
--> Abzan Charm
Mer-Ek Nightblade
Plains
Pack 1 pick 5:
Bloodfire Expert
Sagu Archer
Shatter
Sidisi's Pet
Scaldkin
Krumar Bond-Kin
Taigam's Scheming
--> Jungle Hollow
Efreet Weaponmaster
Gurmag Swiftwing
Mountain
Pack 1 pick 6:
Hooting Mandrills
Summit Prowler
Feed the Clan
Bitter Revelation
Singing Bell Strike
--> Snowhorn Rider
Throttle
Goblinslide
Set Adrift
Plains
Pack 1 pick 7:
Canyon Lurkers
Alpine Grizzly
Erase
Tormenting Voice
--> Glacial Stalker
Abzan Banner
Throttle
Sultai Soothsayer
Island
Pack 1 pick 8:
Salt Road Patrol
Act of Treason
Defiant Strike
Rugged Highlands
Cancel
--> Blossoming Sands
Dazzling Ramparts
Swamp
Pack 1 pick 9:
Smoke Teller
Molting Snakeskin
Taigam's Scheming
Snowhorn Rider
Throttle
--> Blossoming Sands
Plains
Pack 1 pick 10:
Sagu Archer
Dragonscale Boon
Wetland Sambar
Rotting Mastodon
--> Dragon's Eye Savants
Forest
Pack 1 pick 11:
Erase
Temur Banner
--> Jungle Hollow
Sultai Soothsayer
Island
Pack 1 pick 12:
--> Blinding Spray
Shatter
Temur Banner
Plains
Pack 1 pick 13:
--> Shatter
Taigam's Scheming
Mountain
Pack 1 pick 14:
--> Feed the Clan
Plains
Pack 1 pick 15:
--> Island
------ KTK ------
Pack 2 pick 1:
Mardu Hordechief
Ainok Tracker
Naturalize
Jeskai Student
Kheru Dreadmaw
Monastery Flock
Rugged Highlands
Efreet Weaponmaster
Lens of Clarity
Blossoming Sands
Kin-Tree Invocation
Mistfire Weaver
Jeskai Elder
--> Savage Knuckleblade
Mountain
Pack 2 pick 2:
Wetland Sambar
Sage-Eye Harrier
Mardu Warshrieker
Feed the Clan
Rakshasa's Secret
--> Monastery Flock
Weave Fate
Jungle Hollow
Jeskai Banner
Riverwheel Aerialists
Mardu Blazebringer
Take Up Arms
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
Mountain
Pack 2 pick 3:
Shatter
Awaken the Bear
Mardu Hordechief
Swift Kick
--> Debilitating Injury
Force Away
Abzan Banner
Rite of the Serpent
Jungle Hollow
Witness of the Ages
Windstorm
Mindswipe
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 4:
Defiant Strike
Act of Treason
Scoured Barrens
Embodiment of Spring
Unyielding Krumar
Smite the Monstrous
Valley Dasher
Rakshasa's Secret
--> Monastery Flock
Winterflame
Altar of the Brood
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 5:
Tusked Colossodon
Erase
Mardu Warshrieker
Smoke Teller
Shambling Attendants
Scaldkin
Whirlwind Adept
Abzan Banner
--> Treasure Cruise
Sultai Flayer
Island
Pack 2 pick 6:
Summit Prowler
Sagu Archer
Barrage of Boulders
Bitter Revelation
Force Away
--> Snowhorn Rider
Mardu Banner
Hordeling Outburst
Heart-Piercer Bow
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 7:
Summit Prowler
Feed the Clan
Scout the Borders
--> Dismal Backwater
Sultai Banner
Siegecraft
Shambling Attendants
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Mountain
Pack 2 pick 8:
Sage-Eye Harrier
Dutiful Return
Disdainful Stroke
Rugged Highlands
--> Abomination of Gudul
Temur Banner
Set Adrift
Island
Pack 2 pick 9:
Naturalize
Kheru Dreadmaw
Monastery Flock
--> Rugged Highlands
Efreet Weaponmaster
Lens of Clarity
Mountain
Pack 2 pick 10:
--> Sage-Eye Harrier
Feed the Clan
Weave Fate
Jeskai Banner
Mardu Blazebringer
Mountain
Pack 2 pick 11:
Shatter
Awaken the Bear
Swift Kick
--> Abzan Banner
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 12:
Act of Treason
--> Rakshasa's Secret
Altar of the Brood
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 13:
Tusked Colossodon
--> Erase
Island
Pack 2 pick 14:
--> Mardu Banner
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 15:
--> Mountain
------ KTK ------
Pack 3 pick 1:
Awaken the Bear
Mardu Hordechief
Swift Kick
Hooting Mandrills
Debilitating Injury
Whirlwind Adept
Weave Fate
Sagu Mauler
Snowhorn Rider
Jeskai Banner
Temur Charm
Mardu Charm
Dead Drop
--> Duneblast
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 2:
Act of Treason
Tusked Colossodon
Sage-Eye Harrier
Trumpet Blast
Molting Snakeskin
Glacial Stalker
Rite of the Serpent
Rugged Highlands
Abomination of Gudul
Temur Banner
Cranial Archive
--> Armament Corps
Howl of the Horde
Forest
Pack 3 pick 3:
Swift Kick
Hooting Mandrills
Salt Road Patrol
Act of Treason
Disdainful Stroke
Sidisi's Pet
--> Rugged Highlands
Efreet Weaponmaster
Lens of Clarity
Blossoming Sands
Chief of the Scale
Stubborn Denial
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 4:
Shatter
Tusked Colossodon
Erase
Molting Snakeskin
Taigam's Scheming
Jungle Hollow
Efreet Weaponmaster
Mardu Banner
Weave Fate
--> Master the Way
Mardu Blazebringer
Swamp
Pack 3 pick 5:
Longshot Squad
Tusked Colossodon
Molting Snakeskin
Taigam's Scheming
Blossoming Sands
--> Abzan Guide
Abzan Banner
Rite of the Serpent
Roar of Challenge
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 6:
Sagu Archer
Kheru Dreadmaw
Cancel
Rugged Highlands
--> Snowhorn Rider
Jeskai Banner
Blossoming Sands
Blinding Spray
Goblinslide
Island
Pack 3 pick 7:
Canyon Lurkers
Longshot Squad
Defiant Strike
Dutiful Return
Jungle Hollow
Jeskai Banner
--> Opulent Palace
Pine Walker
Swamp
Pack 3 pick 8:
Naturalize
Dutiful Return
Rugged Highlands
Efreet Weaponmaster
Lens of Clarity
--> Warden of the Eye
Trap Essence
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 9:
Awaken the Bear
Swift Kick
Hooting Mandrills
Whirlwind Adept
--> Snowhorn Rider
Jeskai Banner
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 10:
Tusked Colossodon
Molting Snakeskin
--> Abomination of Gudul
Temur Banner
Cranial Archive
Forest
Pack 3 pick 11:
Hooting Mandrills
--> Sidisi's Pet
Lens of Clarity
Stubborn Denial
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 12:
Erase
--> Weave Fate
Mardu Blazebringer
Swamp
Pack 3 pick 13:
--> Taigam's Scheming
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 14:
--> Kheru Dreadmaw
Island
Pack 3 pick 15:
--> Swamp
Time: 18.10.2014 16:33:48
Players:
persianchem
mafodope
Lucianodll
Zappa_Lives
sutoai
--> Sene
anti_loop
mfcigeff
------ KTK ------
Pack 1 pick 1:
Mardu Warshrieker
Feed the Clan
Jeskai Student
Mardu Hateblade
Bloodstained Mire
Scout the Borders
Bloodfell Caves
Jeskai Windscout
Sultai Scavenger
Force Away
Venerable Lammasu
Blinding Spray
Despise
--> Butcher of the Horde
Forest
Pack 1 pick 2:
Barrage of Boulders
Woolly Loxodon
Salt Road Patrol
Wetland Sambar
Siegecraft
Bring Low
Kin-Tree Warden
Scoured Barrens
Scaldkin
Krumar Bond-Kin
Ruthless Ripper
--> Mystic Monastery
War-Name Aspirant
Mountain
Pack 1 pick 3:
Canyon Lurkers
Alpine Grizzly
Smite the Monstrous
Bloodfire Mentor
Ruthless Ripper
Swiftwater Cliffs
Embodiment of Spring
--> Mardu Skullhunter
Taigam's Scheming
Swarm of Bloodflies
Incremental Growth
Mardu Roughrider
Mountain
Pack 1 pick 4:
Shatter
Tusked Colossodon
Erase
Taigam's Scheming
Dutiful Return
Whirlwind Adept
Molting Snakeskin
Rugged Highlands
Dazzling Ramparts
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
--> Sultai Charm
Island
Pack 1 pick 5:
Summit Prowler
Sagu Archer
Monastery Flock
Sidisi's Pet
Lens of Clarity
--> Blossoming Sands
Snowhorn Rider
Swift Kick
Temur Charger
Altar of the Brood
Swamp
Pack 1 pick 6:
Canyon Lurkers
Defiant Strike
Act of Treason
Singing Bell Strike
Molting Snakeskin
Temur Banner
--> Jungle Hollow
Abomination of Gudul
Mardu Banner
Forest
Pack 1 pick 7:
War Behemoth
Awaken the Bear
Whirlwind Adept
Molting Snakeskin
Mardu Banner
Weave Fate
--> Rugged Highlands
Dragon's Eye Savants
Forest
Pack 1 pick 8:
Sultai Banner
Dragonscale Boon
--> Bloodfell Caves
Taigam's Scheming
Dutiful Return
Incremental Growth
Despise
Swamp
Pack 1 pick 9:
Feed the Clan
Scout the Borders
--> Sultai Scavenger
Venerable Lammasu
Blinding Spray
Despise
Forest
Pack 1 pick 10:
Barrage of Boulders
--> Woolly Loxodon
Siegecraft
Kin-Tree Warden
Krumar Bond-Kin
Mountain
Pack 1 pick 11:
--> Canyon Lurkers
Embodiment of Spring
Taigam's Scheming
Swarm of Bloodflies
Mountain
Pack 1 pick 12:
Shatter
--> Taigam's Scheming
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
Island
Pack 1 pick 13:
Lens of Clarity
--> Altar of the Brood
Swamp
Pack 1 pick 14:
--> Mardu Banner
Forest
Pack 1 pick 15:
--> Forest
------ KTK ------
Pack 2 pick 1:
Alabaster Kirin
Summit Prowler
Smite the Monstrous
Bloodfire Mentor
Archers' Parapet
Swiftwater Cliffs
Embodiment of Spring
Mardu Skullhunter
Monastery Flock
Bitter Revelation
--> Mystic Monastery
Suspension Field
Waterwhirl
Meandering Towershell
Mountain
Pack 2 pick 2:
Summit Prowler
Feed the Clan
--> Kill Shot
Ainok Tracker
Scaldkin
Krumar Bond-Kin
Taigam's Scheming
Temur Banner
Rite of the Serpent
Seek the Horizon
Windstorm
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
Trap Essence
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 3:
Sage-Eye Harrier
Trumpet Blast
Hooting Mandrills
Wetland Sambar
Siegecraft
Bring Low
--> Scoured Barrens
Whirlwind Adept
Kheru Dreadmaw
Mardu Blazebringer
Brave the Sands
Jeskai Elder
Island
Pack 2 pick 4:
Shatter
Tusked Colossodon
Hardened Scales
Wetland Sambar
Mardu Skullhunter
Rush of Battle
Leaping Master
Archers' Parapet
Scaldkin
Krumar Bond-Kin
--> Abzan Charm
Plains
Pack 2 pick 5:
Tusked Colossodon
Sage-Eye Harrier
Trumpet Blast
Unyielding Krumar
Smite the Monstrous
Valley Dasher
Scout the Borders
Dismal Backwater
Scaldkin
--> Icefeather Aven
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 6:
Erase
Mardu Warshrieker
Smite the Monstrous
Bloodfire Mentor
Embodiment of Spring
Mardu Skullhunter
--> Glacial Stalker
Shambling Attendants
Roar of Challenge
Forest
Pack 2 pick 7:
War Behemoth
Bloodfire Expert
Sultai Ascendancy
Sidisi's Pet
--> Treasure Cruise
Wind-Scarred Crag
Windstorm
Altar of the Brood
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 8:
Act of Treason
--> Woolly Loxodon
Whirlwind Adept
Molting Snakeskin
Rite of the Serpent
Abomination of Gudul
Temur Banner
Forest
Pack 2 pick 9:
Summit Prowler
Bloodfire Mentor
Archers' Parapet
Embodiment of Spring
Mardu Skullhunter
--> Monastery Flock
Mountain
Pack 2 pick 10:
Feed the Clan
Taigam's Scheming
Temur Banner
--> Seek the Horizon
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 11:
--> Sage-Eye Harrier
Siegecraft
Mardu Blazebringer
Brave the Sands
Island
Pack 2 pick 12:
Shatter
--> Hardened Scales
Rush of Battle
Plains
Pack 2 pick 13:
--> Tusked Colossodon
Trumpet Blast
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 14:
--> Erase
Forest
Pack 2 pick 15:
--> Swamp
------ KTK ------
Pack 3 pick 1:
Summit Prowler
Sagu Archer
Kill Shot
Barrage of Boulders
Cancel
Sultai Scavenger
Force Away
Dutiful Return
Jungle Hollow
Efreet Weaponmaster
Become Immense
Witness of the Ages
Warden of the Eye
--> Duneblast
Plains
Pack 3 pick 2:
Sage-Eye Harrier
Mardu Warshrieker
Tranquil Cove
Unyielding Krumar
Sultai Banner
Firehoof Cavalry
Arrow Storm
Kin-Tree Warden
Cancel
Krumar Bond-Kin
Swarm of Bloodflies
--> Opulent Palace
Frontier Bivouac
Forest
Pack 3 pick 3:
Smoke Teller
Mardu Hordechief
Ainok Tracker
Unyielding Krumar
Smite the Monstrous
Valley Dasher
Scout the Borders
Monastery Flock
Dutiful Return
--> Armament Corps
Set Adrift
Horde Ambusher
Plains
Pack 3 pick 4:
Sagu Archer
Highland Game
Dismal Backwater
Mardu Hateblade
Valley Dasher
Dragonscale Boon
Tranquil Cove
Cancel
Sultai Scavenger
Sultai Soothsayer
--> Dead Drop
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 5:
--> War Behemoth
Swift Kick
Awaken the Bear
Jeskai Windscout
Disowned Ancestor
Rush of Battle
Bloodfire Mentor
Disdainful Stroke
Sidisi's Pet
Kin-Tree Invocation
Island
Pack 3 pick 6:
--> Smoke Teller
Bloodfire Expert
Swiftwater Cliffs
Disowned Ancestor
Rush of Battle
Bloodfire Mentor
Whirlwind Adept
Rotting Mastodon
Ride Down
Swamp
Pack 3 pick 7:
Feed the Clan
Jeskai Student
Barrage of Boulders
Savage Punch
Rakshasa's Secret
Abomination of Gudul
Mardu Banner
--> Trail of Mystery
Swamp
Pack 3 pick 8:
Trumpet Blast
Tormenting Voice
Molting Snakeskin
Rugged Highlands
Efreet Weaponmaster
Lens of Clarity
--> Blossoming Sands
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 9:
Summit Prowler
--> Sagu Archer
Barrage of Boulders
Cancel
Dutiful Return
Efreet Weaponmaster
Plains
Pack 3 pick 10:
Unyielding Krumar
Sultai Banner
Firehoof Cavalry
--> Kin-Tree Warden
Cancel
Forest
Pack 3 pick 11:
--> Ainok Tracker
Valley Dasher
Scout the Borders
Dutiful Return
Plains
Pack 3 pick 12:
--> Sagu Archer
Valley Dasher
Dragonscale Boon
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 13:
--> Awaken the Bear
Bloodfire Mentor
Island
Pack 3 pick 14:
--> Whirlwind Adept
Swamp
Pack 3 pick 15:
--> Swamp
Also, I felt better about my last two drafts. Went 3-0 in a 4322 queue with Sultai. Apparently some people haven't figured out that Sultai Soothsayer is awesome. I got my second one as a 13th pick. Then went 2-1 in Swiss with an Abzan deck with double Kin-Tree Invocation. Lost round 2 because I kept a 2 lander with 4 morphs/3 drops and never drew another land and game 2 I mulled to 6 and got blown out. I usually don't complain about variance, but I keep feeling MODO and/or Khans really hate me right now. Every Khans draft online I have to mulligan (usually mutliple times), but my opponents never mulligan. Whatever, it's still fun.
Way too many creatures for my liking. Mine are pretty different. Will post some draftcaps when I get home.
Yeah, mine are fairly morph-centric. I find that almost essential - not only can you pick up all the neglected morphs late (frequently Snowhorn Riders and Abominations of Gudul), but it really helps your manabase to have all these colorless cards.
1 Ashcloud Phoenix
1 Mystic of the Hidden Way
1 Whirlwind Adept
1 Sultai Scavenger
1 Monastery Flock
1 Set Adrift
1 Quiet Contemplation
1 Icy Blast
1 Treasure Cruise
2 Weave Fate
3 Crippling Chill
1 Disdainful Stroke
1 Death Frenzy
1 Bring Low
1 Debilitating Injury
1 Murderous Cut
2 Singing Bell Strike
1 Swarm of Bloodflies
1 Sidisi's Pet
Although I don't remember there being that many actual creatures in it, and I sideboarded a lot, so I'm not sure I recall everything in the main correctly. The Monastery Flock might not have been part of this particular draft at all, actually? Oh well, did my best. I didn't do particularly well with it: the first match it played like a dream; I outdrew my Abzan opponent by a lot, stabilized fairly easily (usually with Quiet Contemplation), and consistently won off evasive damage. The second match I played against an aggressive Mardu deck against which I never had the tools to stabilize because I needed trade down aggressively so he always had a tempo advantage I couldn't make up, and the third match I played against a Temur guy who had drafted Surrak Dragonclaw and Pearl Lake Ancient (among an assortment of Windscouts and Savage Punches and just everything good) and again just didn't have the tools to stabilize.
The deck felt really strong when I got my draw spells and wasn't under a ton of pressure, but it was pretty easy for one of those two things not to happen, and then I tended to crumble. The Death Frenzy was like 1/10-would-not-play-again bad, even against the aggro deck.
Proud bearer of the Sigil of Distinction, bestowed by the Limited clan.
Time: 20/10/2014 18:55:51
Players:
PHowe
oRS
--> flabbergasted
hihilam06
ChaosPudding
Zorlist
Smdster
NemesisBAL
------ KTK ------
Pack 1 pick 1:
Swift Kick
Awaken the Bear
Mardu Skullhunter
Mardu Hateblade
Leaping Master
Scout the Borders
Bloodfell Caves
Jeskai Windscout
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Krumar Bond-Kin
Goblinslide
Brave the Sands
Quiet Contemplation
--> End Hostilities
Swamp
Pack 1 pick 2:
Ainok Tracker
Smoke Teller
Ainok Bond-Kin
Tranquil Cove
Unyielding Krumar
Sultai Banner
Firehoof Cavalry
Arrow Storm
--> Debilitating Injury
Whirlwind Adept
Ruthless Ripper
Briber's Purse
Icefeather Aven
Mountain
Pack 1 pick 3:
Sage-Eye Harrier
Mardu Warshrieker
Feed the Clan
Smite the Monstrous
Bloodfire Mentor
Archers' Parapet
Embodiment of Spring
Cancel
Sultai Scavenger
Chief of the Scale
Dragon's Eye Savants
--> Suspension Field
Plains
Pack 1 pick 4:
Savage Punch
War Behemoth
Swift Kick
Awaken the Bear
Taigam's Scheming
Dutiful Return
Whirlwind Adept
Molting Snakeskin
--> Treasure Cruise
Thornwood Falls
Sultai Soothsayer
Plains
Pack 1 pick 5:
Tormenting Voice
Naturalize
War Behemoth
--> Crippling Chill
Rakshasa's Secret
Efreet Weaponmaster
Lens of Clarity
Blossoming Sands
Snowhorn Rider
Become Immense
Mountain
Pack 1 pick 6:
Barrage of Boulders
Woolly Loxodon
Salt Road Patrol
Canyon Lurkers
Force Away
Rakshasa's Secret
Jeskai Banner
Weave Fate
--> Master the Way
Swamp
Pack 1 pick 7:
Trumpet Blast
Embodiment of Spring
Unyielding Krumar
Smite the Monstrous
Scout the Borders
Plains
--> Cancel
Briber's Purse
Forest
Pack 1 pick 8:
Defiant Strike
Act of Treason
Tusked Colossodon
Sage-Eye Harrier
Monastery Flock
Efreet Weaponmaster
--> Abzan Banner
Forest
Pack 1 pick 9:
Swift Kick
Scout the Borders
Krumar Bond-Kin
--> Goblinslide
Brave the Sands
Quiet Contemplation
Swamp
Pack 1 pick 10:
Unyielding Krumar
Sultai Banner
Firehoof Cavalry
--> Whirlwind Adept
Briber's Purse
Mountain
Pack 1 pick 11:
Sage-Eye Harrier
Feed the Clan
Bloodfire Mentor
--> Cancel
Plains
Pack 1 pick 12:
Taigam's Scheming
--> Whirlwind Adept
Molting Snakeskin
Plains
Pack 1 pick 13:
--> Naturalize
Lens of Clarity
Mountain
Pack 1 pick 14:
--> Jeskai Banner
Swamp
Pack 1 pick 15:
--> Forest
------ KTK ------
Pack 2 pick 1:
Trumpet Blast
Hooting Mandrills
Bloodfell Caves
Wetland Sambar
Mardu Skullhunter
Rush of Battle
Leaping Master
Archers' Parapet
Sidisi's Pet
Scaldkin
--> Master the Way
Mardu Blazebringer
Quiet Contemplation
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
Plains
Pack 2 pick 2:
Bloodfire Expert
Sagu Archer
Kin-Tree Warden
Swiftwater Cliffs
Jeskai Windscout
War-Name Aspirant
Rush of Battle
Bloodfire Mentor
Rotting Mastodon
Cancel
Armament Corps
Become Immense
--> Nomad Outpost
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 3:
Feat of Resistance
Shatter
Awaken the Bear
Mardu Hordechief
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Molting Snakeskin
--> Rite of the Serpent
Abomination of Gudul
Abzan Banner
Roar of Challenge
Monastery Swiftspear
Waterwhirl
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 4:
Ainok Tracker
Ainok Bond-Kin
Sultai Banner
Disowned Ancestor
Siegecraft
Arrow Storm
Dragonscale Boon
Monastery Flock
Dutiful Return
Dazzling Ramparts
--> Dead Drop
Island
Pack 2 pick 5:
Bloodfire Expert
--> Bloodfell Caves
Wetland Sambar
Mardu Skullhunter
Rush of Battle
Leaping Master
Archers' Parapet
Disdainful Stroke
Shambling Attendants
Watcher of the Roost
Plains
Pack 2 pick 6:
Barrage of Boulders
War Behemoth
Dutiful Return
--> Crippling Chill
Kheru Dreadmaw
Jungle Hollow
Efreet Weaponmaster
Stubborn Denial
Windstorm
Forest
Pack 2 pick 7:
Canyon Lurkers
Defiant Strike
Singing Bell Strike
Molting Snakeskin
Mardu Banner
--> Weave Fate
Scion of Glaciers
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
Mountain
Pack 2 pick 8:
Act of Treason
Tusked Colossodon
--> Sage-Eye Harrier
Lens of Clarity
Firehoof Cavalry
Scaldkin
Seek the Horizon
Plains
Pack 2 pick 9:
Trumpet Blast
Wetland Sambar
Rush of Battle
Mardu Blazebringer
--> Quiet Contemplation
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
Plains
Pack 2 pick 10:
Kin-Tree Warden
--> Swiftwater Cliffs
Bloodfire Mentor
Rotting Mastodon
Cancel
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 11:
--> Shatter
Molting Snakeskin
Abzan Banner
Roar of Challenge
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 12:
--> Sultai Banner
Siegecraft
Dutiful Return
Island
Pack 2 pick 13:
Rush of Battle
--> Leaping Master
Plains
Pack 2 pick 14:
--> Kheru Dreadmaw
Forest
Pack 2 pick 15:
--> Mountain
------ KTK ------
Pack 3 pick 1:
Sagu Archer
Kill Shot
Mardu Skullhunter
Mardu Hateblade
Leaping Master
Scout the Borders
Bloodfell Caves
Jeskai Windscout
Monastery Flock
Bitter Revelation
Stubborn Denial
Venerable Lammasu
Seeker of the Way
--> Dig Through Time
Plains
Pack 3 pick 2:
Act of Treason
Woolly Loxodon
Defiant Strike
Trumpet Blast
Kheru Dreadmaw
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Abomination of Gudul
Temur Banner
Treasure Cruise
--> Wind-Scarred Crag
Pine Walker
Windstorm
Dead Drop
Forest
Pack 3 pick 3:
Swift Kick
Hooting Mandrills
Salt Road Patrol
Highland Game
Dismal Backwater
Mardu Hateblade
Valley Dasher
Dragonscale Boon
Sage-Eye Harrier
Crippling Chill
--> Jeskai Charm
Abzan Falconer
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 4:
Defiant Strike
Alpine Grizzly
Alabaster Kirin
Force Away
Kheru Dreadmaw
Cancel
Krumar Bond-Kin
Treasure Cruise
Rugged Highlands
Raiders' Spoils
--> Nomad Outpost
Plains
Pack 3 pick 5:
Savage Punch
Ainok Bond-Kin
Shatter
Highland Game
Mardu Hateblade
Valley Dasher
Dragonscale Boon
--> Disdainful Stroke
Sidisi's Pet
Trap Essence
Forest
Pack 3 pick 6:
Alabaster Kirin
Feed the Clan
--> Kill Shot
Rakshasa's Secret
Jeskai Banner
Temur Banner
Dragon Grip
Kin-Tree Invocation
Avalanche Tusker
Swamp
Pack 3 pick 7:
Tusked Colossodon
Erase
--> Tranquil Cove
Wetland Sambar
Siegecraft
Glacial Stalker
Shambling Attendants
Despise
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 8:
Naturalize
Bloodfire Mentor
Archers' Parapet
--> Whirlwind Adept
Kheru Dreadmaw
Cranial Archive
Windstorm
Forest
Pack 3 pick 9:
--> Kill Shot
Mardu Hateblade
Scout the Borders
Bitter Revelation
Stubborn Denial
Venerable Lammasu
Plains
Pack 3 pick 10:
--> Woolly Loxodon
Defiant Strike
Kheru Dreadmaw
Temur Banner
Windstorm
Forest
Pack 3 pick 11:
Swift Kick
Dragonscale Boon
Sage-Eye Harrier
--> Crippling Chill
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 12:
--> Alpine Grizzly
Kheru Dreadmaw
Krumar Bond-Kin
Plains
Pack 3 pick 13:
Shatter
--> Trap Essence
Forest
Pack 3 pick 14:
--> Temur Banner
Swamp
Pack 3 pick 15:
--> Mountain
Time: 23/10/2014 18:59:01
Players:
--> flabbergasted
Xfer
Lonestar16
leesimon
yza19
GMANSokol
DeviousBrute
KO_Mak
------ KTK ------
Pack 1 pick 1:
Tusked Colossodon
Sage-Eye Harrier
Trumpet Blast
Hooting Mandrills
Monastery Flock
Bitter Revelation
Thornwood Falls
Efreet Weaponmaster
Abzan Banner
Throttle
Stubborn Denial
Venerable Lammasu
Mardu Roughrider
--> Crater's Claws
Plains
Pack 1 pick 2:
Sage-Eye Harrier
Mardu Warshrieker
Feed the Clan
Highland Game
--> Scoured Barrens
Embodiment of Spring
Unyielding Krumar
Smite the Monstrous
Disdainful Stroke
Sultai Scavenger
Swarm of Bloodflies
Incremental Growth
Mardu Roughrider
Island
Pack 1 pick 3:
Awaken the Bear
Disowned Ancestor
Rush of Battle
Bloodfire Mentor
Highland Game
Dismal Backwater
Mardu Hateblade
Glacial Stalker
Shambling Attendants
Incremental Growth
Mer-Ek Nightblade
--> Frontier Bivouac
Forest
Pack 1 pick 4:
Act of Treason
Tusked Colossodon
Sage-Eye Harrier
Dragonscale Boon
--> Bloodfell Caves
Wetland Sambar
Mardu Skullhunter
Monastery Flock
Sidisi's Pet
Despise
Howl of the Horde
Forest
Pack 1 pick 5:
Tusked Colossodon
Erase
Scout the Borders
Bloodfell Caves
Lens of Clarity
Firehoof Cavalry
--> Bring Low
Monastery Flock
Dutiful Return
Briber's Purse
Island
Pack 1 pick 6:
--> Tormenting Voice
Naturalize
War Behemoth
Embodiment of Spring
Mardu Skullhunter
Mardu Hateblade
Leaping Master
Scaldkin
Bitter Revelation
Island
Pack 1 pick 7:
Swift Kick
Valley Dasher
Dragonscale Boon
Wetland Sambar
Siegecraft
Kheru Dreadmaw
--> Goblinslide
Brave the Sands
Island
Pack 1 pick 8:
Canyon Lurkers
Longshot Squad
Defiant Strike
Act of Treason
--> Whirlwind Adept
Kheru Dreadmaw
Mardu Banner
Mountain
Pack 1 pick 9:
Tusked Colossodon
--> Sage-Eye Harrier
Trumpet Blast
Hooting Mandrills
Stubborn Denial
Venerable Lammasu
Plains
Pack 1 pick 10:
Sage-Eye Harrier
Feed the Clan
Highland Game
Embodiment of Spring
--> Disdainful Stroke
Island
Pack 1 pick 11:
Awaken the Bear
Rush of Battle
--> Bloodfire Mentor
Shambling Attendants
Forest
Pack 1 pick 12:
Tusked Colossodon
Wetland Sambar
--> Howl of the Horde
Forest
Pack 1 pick 13:
Lens of Clarity
--> Briber's Purse
Island
Pack 1 pick 14:
--> Naturalize
Island
Pack 1 pick 15:
--> Island
------ KTK ------
Pack 2 pick 1:
Goblinslide
Savage Punch
Ainok Bond-Kin
Shatter
Cancel
--> Debilitating Injury
Glacial Stalker
Rakshasa's Secret
Lens of Clarity
Blossoming Sands
Dragon Grip
Kin-Tree Invocation
Bear's Companion
Duneblast
Mountain
Pack 2 pick 2:
Barrage of Boulders
Woolly Loxodon
Salt Road Patrol
Arrow Storm
Kin-Tree Warden
Swiftwater Cliffs
Jeskai Windscout
Disowned Ancestor
Crippling Chill
Kheru Dreadmaw
--> Jeskai Charm
Pine Walker
Dead Drop
Forest
Pack 2 pick 3:
Summit Prowler
Feed the Clan
Kill Shot
Ainok Tracker
Singing Bell Strike
--> Debilitating Injury
Rite of the Serpent
Thornwood Falls
Abzan Banner
Mardu Blazebringer
Brave the Sands
Icy Blast
Plains
Pack 2 pick 4:
Canyon Lurkers
Kin-Tree Warden
Smite the Monstrous
Bloodfire Mentor
Mardu Banner
Swiftwater Cliffs
Molting Snakeskin
Glacial Stalker
Riverwheel Aerialists
--> Winterflame
Witness of the Ages
Island
Pack 2 pick 5:
Naturalize
War Behemoth
Bloodfire Expert
Savage Punch
Monastery Flock
Sidisi's Pet
Abomination of Gudul
Temur Banner
--> Treasure Cruise
Gurmag Swiftwing
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 6:
Ainok Tracker
Archers' Parapet
--> Tranquil Cove
Unyielding Krumar
Sultai Banner
Firehoof Cavalry
Cancel
Stubborn Denial
Windstorm
Plains
Pack 2 pick 7:
Sultai Banner
Disowned Ancestor
Siegecraft
Arrow Storm
Cancel
Krumar Bond-Kin
--> Mystic Monastery
Gurmag Swiftwing
Forest
Pack 2 pick 8:
Shatter
Tusked Colossodon
Arrow Storm
Kin-Tree Warden
Swiftwater Cliffs
Jeskai Windscout
--> Master the Way
Mountain
Pack 2 pick 9:
--> Goblinslide
Shatter
Cancel
Glacial Stalker
Lens of Clarity
Dragon Grip
Mountain
Pack 2 pick 10:
Salt Road Patrol
Kin-Tree Warden
Jeskai Windscout
--> Disowned Ancestor
Kheru Dreadmaw
Forest
Pack 2 pick 11:
Feed the Clan
Ainok Tracker
--> Abzan Banner
Mardu Blazebringer
Plains
Pack 2 pick 12:
Bloodfire Mentor
--> Mardu Banner
Witness of the Ages
Island
Pack 2 pick 13:
--> Naturalize
Temur Banner
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 14:
--> Ainok Tracker
Plains
Pack 2 pick 15:
--> Forest
------ KTK ------
Pack 3 pick 1:
Hooting Mandrills
Alabaster Kirin
Bloodfell Caves
Jeskai Windscout
Lens of Clarity
Firehoof Cavalry
Bring Low
Highland Game
Taigam's Scheming
Rotting Mastodon
Kheru Bloodsucker
Roar of Challenge
Sultai Soothsayer
--> Thousand Winds
Forest
Pack 3 pick 2:
Mardu Hordechief
Swift Kick
Bloodfell Caves
Jeskai Windscout
Lens of Clarity
Firehoof Cavalry
Bring Low
Highland Game
Taigam's Scheming
Dutiful Return
Burn Away
--> Murderous Cut
Sultai Soothsayer
Forest
Pack 3 pick 3:
Erase
Tormenting Voice
Longshot Squad
Sage-Eye Harrier
Singing Bell Strike
Molting Snakeskin
Jungle Hollow
Efreet Weaponmaster
Mardu Banner
Weave Fate
--> Death Frenzy
Master of Pearls
Forest
Pack 3 pick 4:
Jeskai Student
Summit Prowler
Sagu Archer
--> Kill Shot
Dutiful Return
Blossoming Sands
Abzan Guide
Abzan Banner
Rite of the Serpent
Armament Corps
Become Immense
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 5:
Tormenting Voice
Scout the Borders
--> Dismal Backwater
Sultai Banner
Disowned Ancestor
Siegecraft
Arrow Storm
Singing Bell Strike
Shambling Attendants
Mardu Blazebringer
Plains
Pack 3 pick 6:
Erase
Tormenting Voice
Longshot Squad
Sage-Eye Harrier
Singing Bell Strike
Mardu Banner
Thornwood Falls
Efreet Weaponmaster
--> Opulent Palace
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 7:
Canyon Lurkers
Rush of Battle
Bloodfire Mentor
Highland Game
Mardu Hateblade
Valley Dasher
--> Quiet Contemplation
Dazzling Ramparts
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 8:
Canyon Lurkers
Longshot Squad
--> Defiant Strike
Embodiment of Spring
Mardu Hateblade
Scout the Borders
Dutiful Return
Plains
Pack 3 pick 9:
Jeskai Windscout
Lens of Clarity
Firehoof Cavalry
Taigam's Scheming
--> Rotting Mastodon
Roar of Challenge
Forest
Pack 3 pick 10:
Swift Kick
Lens of Clarity
Firehoof Cavalry
Taigam's Scheming
--> Dutiful Return
Forest
Pack 3 pick 11:
Erase
Sage-Eye Harrier
Molting Snakeskin
--> Mardu Banner
Forest
Pack 3 pick 12:
--> Dutiful Return
Abzan Banner
Become Immense
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 13:
--> Sultai Banner
Siegecraft
Plains
Pack 3 pick 14:
--> Erase
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 15:
--> Mountain
Time: 25/10/2014 14:45:08
Players:
--> flabbergasted
Urakagi
Langrav
kungfutrees
Kangriel
Festo
Sucrose
mephidro
------ KTK ------
Pack 1 pick 1:
Barrage of Boulders
Woolly Loxodon
Salt Road Patrol
Canyon Lurkers
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Krumar Bond-Kin
Singing Bell Strike
Abzan Guide
Temur Banner
Jungle Hollow
Briber's Purse
--> Dragon's Eye Savants
Ride Down
Retribution of the Ancients
Plains
Pack 1 pick 2:
Tormenting Voice
Naturalize
War Behemoth
Wetland Sambar
Siegecraft
Bring Low
Kin-Tree Warden
Scoured Barrens
Monastery Flock
Sidisi's Pet
--> Mardu Charm
Mardu Roughrider
Altar of the Brood
Plains
Pack 1 pick 3:
Erase
Tormenting Voice
Longshot Squad
Molting Snakeskin
Scaldkin
Abomination of Gudul
Mardu Banner
Treasure Cruise
Thornwood Falls
--> Mystic Monastery
Witness of the Ages
Warden of the Eye
Island
Pack 1 pick 4:
Act of Treason
Woolly Loxodon
Smite the Monstrous
--> Swiftwater Cliffs
Embodiment of Spring
Mardu Skullhunter
Shambling Attendants
Scaldkin
Chief of the Edge
Highspire Mantis
Horde Ambusher
Plains
Pack 1 pick 5:
Feed the Clan
Jeskai Student
Barrage of Boulders
Sidisi's Pet
Scaldkin
Blossoming Sands
Ponyback Brigade
Rite of the Serpent
--> Blinding Spray
Quiet Contemplation
Plains
Pack 1 pick 6:
Highland Game
--> Dismal Backwater
Valley Dasher
Dragonscale Boon
Tranquil Cove
Whirlwind Adept
Become Immense
Sultai Soothsayer
Mardu Ascendancy
Swamp
Pack 1 pick 7:
Erase
Tormenting Voice
Wetland Sambar
--> Death Frenzy
Archers' Parapet
Bitter Revelation
Singing Bell Strike
Dragon's Eye Savants
Island
Pack 1 pick 8:
Bloodfire Expert
Sagu Archer
Highland Game
--> Dismal Backwater
Valley Dasher
Tranquil Cove
Krumar Bond-Kin
Island
Pack 1 pick 9:
Barrage of Boulders
Canyon Lurkers
Singing Bell Strike
--> Temur Banner
Briber's Purse
Retribution of the Ancients
Plains
Pack 1 pick 10:
--> Tormenting Voice
Naturalize
Siegecraft
Monastery Flock
Altar of the Brood
Plains
Pack 1 pick 11:
Erase
--> Tormenting Voice
Molting Snakeskin
Scaldkin
Island
Pack 1 pick 12:
Act of Treason
--> Shambling Attendants
Scaldkin
Plains
Pack 1 pick 13:
Barrage of Boulders
--> Quiet Contemplation
Plains
Pack 1 pick 14:
--> Valley Dasher
Swamp
Pack 1 pick 15:
--> Island
------ KTK ------
Pack 2 pick 1:
Tusked Colossodon
Erase
Smite the Monstrous
Bloodfire Mentor
Archers' Parapet
Swiftwater Cliffs
Embodiment of Spring
Mardu Skullhunter
Whirlwind Adept
Rotting Mastodon
Goblinslide
Brave the Sands
Despise
--> Thousand Winds
Forest
Pack 2 pick 2:
Tusked Colossodon
Sage-Eye Harrier
Trumpet Blast
Wetland Sambar
Siegecraft
Bring Low
Kin-Tree Warden
Scoured Barrens
Sultai Scavenger
Force Away
Dazzling Ramparts
Dead Drop
--> Mantis Rider
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 3:
Ainok Tracker
Smoke Teller
Swiftwater Cliffs
Jeskai Windscout
Disowned Ancestor
Rush of Battle
Bloodfire Mentor
Kheru Dreadmaw
Cancel
Become Immense
--> Mardu Charm
Trail of Mystery
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 4:
Tusked Colossodon
Sage-Eye Harrier
Trumpet Blast
Molting Snakeskin
Taigam's Scheming
Rotting Mastodon
Singing Bell Strike
Ponyback Brigade
Weave Fate
Blinding Spray
--> Death Frenzy
Forest
Pack 2 pick 5:
Shatter
Tusked Colossodon
Erase
Rakshasa's Secret
Abzan Banner
Rite of the Serpent
Jungle Hollow
--> Opulent Palace
Seek the Horizon
Avalanche Tusker
Plains
Pack 2 pick 6:
Shatter
Awaken the Bear
Disdainful Stroke
Rugged Highlands
Abomination of Gudul
Temur Banner
--> Treasure Cruise
Cranial Archive
Set Adrift
Mountain
Pack 2 pick 7:
Bloodfire Expert
Savage Punch
Shatter
Unyielding Krumar
Taigam's Scheming
--> Thornwood Falls
Stubborn Denial
Deflecting Palm
Plains
Pack 2 pick 8:
War Behemoth
Swift Kick
Awaken the Bear
Rakshasa's Secret
--> Monastery Flock
Efreet Weaponmaster
Dazzling Ramparts
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 9:
Erase
Bloodfire Mentor
Embodiment of Spring
Whirlwind Adept
--> Goblinslide
Brave the Sands
Forest
Pack 2 pick 10:
Tusked Colossodon
--> Wetland Sambar
Siegecraft
Kin-Tree Warden
Dazzling Ramparts
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 11:
Bloodfire Mentor
Kheru Dreadmaw
--> Cancel
Become Immense
Swamp
Pack 2 pick 12:
Molting Snakeskin
Taigam's Scheming
--> Singing Bell Strike
Forest
Pack 2 pick 13:
--> Shatter
Seek the Horizon
Plains
Pack 2 pick 14:
--> Shatter
Mountain
Pack 2 pick 15:
--> Taigam's Scheming
------ KTK ------
Pack 3 pick 1:
Naturalize
Jeskai Student
Summit Prowler
Mardu Hateblade
Scoured Barrens
Scout the Borders
Bloodfell Caves
Jeskai Windscout
Force Away
Dutiful Return
Seek the Horizon
Swarm of Bloodflies
Bear's Companion
--> Butcher of the Horde
Swamp
Pack 3 pick 2:
Defiant Strike
Trumpet Blast
Alpine Grizzly
Alabaster Kirin
Singing Bell Strike
Shambling Attendants
Lens of Clarity
--> Snowhorn Rider
Mardu Banner
Roar of Challenge
Armament Corps
War-Name Aspirant
Kheru Lich Lord
Swamp
Pack 3 pick 3:
Alabaster Kirin
Summit Prowler
Feed the Clan
Kill Shot
Debilitating Injury
Force Away
Abzan Guide
Jeskai Banner
Rite of the Serpent
Timely Hordemate
--> Arc Lightning
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
Swamp
Pack 3 pick 4:
Hooting Mandrills
Alabaster Kirin
Summit Prowler
Feed the Clan
Dutiful Return
Crippling Chill
Kheru Dreadmaw
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Rugged Highlands
Efreet Weaponmaster
--> Jeskai Charm
Island
Pack 3 pick 5:
War Behemoth
Swift Kick
Awaken the Bear
Feat of Resistance
Mystic of the Hidden Way
Weave Fate
--> Jungle Hollow
Abzan Guide
Jeskai Banner
Heart-Piercer Bow
Forest
Pack 3 pick 6:
Hooting Mandrills
Salt Road Patrol
Act of Treason
Rakshasa's Secret
Plains
Throttle
--> Thornwood Falls
Ponyback Brigade
Temur Charm
Plains
Pack 3 pick 7:
Defiant Strike
Sultai Banner
Firehoof Cavalry
Kin-Tree Warden
--> Whirlwind Adept
Rotting Mastodon
Windstorm
Howl of the Horde
Mountain
Pack 3 pick 8:
Smoke Teller
Bloodfire Expert
Scaldkin
Lens of Clarity
Mardu Banner
Dragon Grip
--> Empty the Pits
Island
Pack 3 pick 9:
Naturalize
Summit Prowler
Scout the Borders
--> Force Away
Seek the Horizon
Bear's Companion
Swamp
Pack 3 pick 10:
Defiant Strike
Trumpet Blast
Alpine Grizzly
--> Singing Bell Strike
Lens of Clarity
Swamp
Pack 3 pick 11:
Feed the Clan
Force Away
--> Jeskai Banner
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
Swamp
Pack 3 pick 12:
Dutiful Return
Kheru Dreadmaw
--> Rugged Highlands
Island
Pack 3 pick 13:
--> Swift Kick
Heart-Piercer Bow
Forest
Pack 3 pick 14:
--> Rakshasa's Secret
Plains
Pack 3 pick 15:
--> Mountain
It's really a completely different archetype than Sene's 5c drafts. My decks are just all-removal decks. They're always either 5c or WUBR (the first draftcap), mostly depending on whether I got Death Frenzy. Having access to a sweeper is pretty huge for this deck. (If I don't have Death Frenzy or End Hostilities, I'll usually maindeck a Barrage of Boulders.)
Hope everyone here is doing well!
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and I can't recall where to find the file.
Who can help me find it?
Found my draftcaps and now I have a new dilemma. Either the new MTGO client saves drafts in a different place or I no longer have draftcap selected within the client. I've looked in the client and I can't seem to find where you select the box to record your drafts, any help on this one?
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There is a limited Grand Prix in Madison, WI the weekend of Oct 10-11, 2015. I don't know the last time you all checked the "Location" line under my avatar but I just so happen to live in Madison. I obviously plan on playing in the event, and I hope some of you do too! The timing of the GP is pretty sweet as it should be one of the first big tournaments after next year's big fall set of the new block, and there is a Pro Tour just down the road in Milwaukee the following weekend.
I would like to make a legitimate offer to host at my home anyone coming from out of town who needs a place to stay. If you are at all interested or thinking you might attend please PM me and we can discuss. If you plan on being at the event and don't need a place to stay, let me know anyway because I want to meet you! I'm looking forward to the opportunity to show anyone whose never been here around Madison, it is an awesome city.
If anyone is curious or has any questions about the area as the event approaches don't hesitate to ask. As I said, the event is still a long ways off so I plan to make reminder posts as it draws closer and people firm up their plans.
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Opponent has 2 morphs, a Pine Walker, and a Woolly Loxodon in play, and 2 cards in hand.
I have Ivorytusk Fortress, War Behemoth, a 2/5 Sidisi's Pet, and a 1/1 Snake token, and am tapped out with 28 life.
Opponent attacks with his Woolly Loxodon with 7 mana up, in some combination of Sultai colors. What should I do? Eat the damage? Chump with the token? Try to draw the trick out somehow?
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Eating the damage is certainly the safest option, but the thing is that, unless he has Become Immense, it's also the worst option. So I was just wondering if I had sufficient cause to take the worst/safest option over a higher variance option.
Also, Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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Pretty psyched for Worlds week. I've even taken three days off to watch the thing live. Interested to see how well the Norwegian team does at the WMC; all the players on the team are fairly experienced players, even on PT level, but none of them are really "current" players. We'll see if they can shake off the rust & whether they had the drive to really prepare for the event.
But coverage is all the exposure I get to MtG these days. The local game store is awful, and I've grown sufficiently upset with Magic Online to stop playing for the time being. With no local non-sanctioned drafts these days either (cube or otherwise), no Magic for me