At this point (unless the Sprite somehow wheels or we open a Sphinx of the Chimes or something in RtR) I think we're in GWu and should draft accordingly - I was hoping we'd see a late Krasis or Nimbus Swimmer here, but no joy.
I don't ever really want a Zarichi Tiger in my pile, and that's not a point in the curve we're currently lacking/will have trouble filling. Cinder Elemental at effectively 0 opportunity cost.
Cinder Elemental over mountain over Zarichi Tiger. The whole pack is blank for us, and we have sufficient playables that we don't need a 24th card here. May as well take the only very speculative playable.
Whether or not it worked does not validate the play. That's hindsight probability. Let's say I offered you a bet -- I'm going to flip a coin and if it's heads, I'll give you 1 dollar but if it's tails, you'll give me 2 dollars. This is obviously a terrible bet for you. Accepting it is a bad decision. You can't justify it afterwards by arguing that you won the flip, therefore you made the right decision.
Charm. Likely won't play it, but it could be a key sideboard card.
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Cinder Elemental - That's a first pickable card, I have no idea what it's doing here. (Not that we really want to be running Red...)
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Sprite. Haven't been impressed with Lost... decent sideboard against enchantments, but 5 is a bit much for a tempo play.
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I've liked Totally Lost so far. Instant speed is pretty nice for blowing out bloodrush creatures. That said, this deck needs some more 2-drops, and Metropolis Sprite fills that role capably. Nice pickup.
Sprite by a mile! Interesting that the discussion for this pack originally hinged around the Sprite and Shambleshark and which one had the better chance of wheeling. At least we got a little bit of luck out of this pack.
Metropolis Sprite. I STILL believe we could go Green/White splashing Blue, but Green/Blue splashing White could be more of an option with a second Sprite in our pool.
Sprite by a mile! Interesting that the discussion for this pack originally hinged around the Sprite and Shambleshark and which one had the better chance of wheeling. At least we got a little bit of luck out of this pack.
I was just thinking exactly this. I still believe Shambleshark could have wheeled, but then again, maybe Sprite just isn't valued much in DGR draft to begin with.
Edit: Clearly I forgot to read, this would give us our first Sprite.
Whether or not it worked does not validate the play. That's hindsight probability. Let's say I offered you a bet -- I'm going to flip a coin and if it's heads, I'll give you 1 dollar but if it's tails, you'll give me 2 dollars. This is obviously a terrible bet for you. Accepting it is a bad decision. You can't justify it afterwards by arguing that you won the flip, therefore you made the right decision.
At this point (unless the Sprite somehow wheels or we open a Sphinx of the Chimes or something in RtR) I think we're in GWu and should draft accordingly - I was hoping we'd see a late Krasis or Nimbus Swimmer here, but no joy.
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Grimgrin, Corpseborn
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IRL: Progenitus Polymorph , Goblins
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1 Trostani's Summoner
1 Haazda Snare Squad
2 Beetleform Mage
1 Unflinching Courage
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Species Gorger
1 Mending Touch
1 Maze Sentinel
1 Plasm Capture
1 Sunspire Gatekeepers
1 Maze Behemoth
1 Lyev Decree
1 Hidden Strings
1 Restore the Peace
1 Shambleshark
1 Slaughterhorn
1 Disciple of the Old Ways
1 Scab-Clan Charger
1 Pit Fight
1 Urban Evolution
1 Simic Guildgate
1 Zarichi Tiger
P2P9:
Mark your pick by either bolding it or putting it in Quote tags.
Next pick will be tomorrow (unless there is clear consensus, in which case I might post the next pick earlier). Have fun!
Sad that I snoozed on this over the weekend. I'd have voted for Cinder Elemental as well.
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Grimgrin, Corpseborn
Modern: Polytokes
IRL: Progenitus Polymorph , Goblins
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We should wheel a Totally Lost two packs from now.
FYI here's what got picked out of the pack:
Boros Guildgate
Angelic Edict
Adaptive Snapjaw
Assault Griffin
Armored Transport
Legion Loyalist
Call of the Nightwing
Pretty good evasive two drop.
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"The problem isn't when Scissors says Rock is overpowered, it's when Paper says it is."
-Mark Rosewater
2nd place behind Paulo after round 3 of Pro Tour M15
(finished 8-8, but beat Alexander Hayne and Ben Stark)
Mogis, God of Slaughter
Daxos of Meletis
I was just thinking exactly this. I still believe Shambleshark could have wheeled, but then again, maybe Sprite just isn't valued much in DGR draft to begin with.
Edit: Clearly I forgot to read, this would give us our first Sprite.
1 Trostani's Summoner
1 Haazda Snare Squad
2 Beetleform Mage
1 Unflinching Courage
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Species Gorger
1 Mending Touch
1 Maze Sentinel
1 Plasm Capture
1 Sunspire Gatekeepers
1 Maze Behemoth
1 Lyev Decree
1 Hidden Strings
1 Restore the Peace
1 Shambleshark
1 Slaughterhorn
1 Disciple of the Old Ways
1 Scab-Clan Charger
1 Pit Fight
1 Urban Evolution
1 Simic Guildgate
1 Zarichi Tiger
1 Metropolis Sprite
P2P10:
Mark your pick by either bolding it or putting it in Quote tags.
Next pick will be tomorrow (unless there is clear consensus, in which case I might post the next pick earlier). Have fun!
- L
"The problem isn't when Scissors says Rock is overpowered, it's when Paper says it is."
-Mark Rosewater
2nd place behind Paulo after round 3 of Pro Tour M15
(finished 8-8, but beat Alexander Hayne and Ben Stark)
Mogis, God of Slaughter
Daxos of Meletis
After being stomped by an agro deck in game 1, sometimes you just need more early plays.