A pretty bad pack for us. I guess the pick is Thassa's Bounty but I'd almost rather grab the Satyr Hedonist or something we might use if pack 2 changes our colors.
This pack really has nothing much for anyone. The most playable card is probably the Snarecaster in a certain archtype.
For us, I have never played a Thassa's Bounty before, but I have played a Satyr Hedonist on occasion, so I guess that would be my pick.
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I think we should pick Thassa's Bounty, and here's why:
1) I think it's a playable card, and I've played it somewhat successfully in the past. Mana cost includes only a single blue, which makes it splashable, and the mill is relevant with the Griptides we are hoping to find later on. There's a chance we'll play Bounty, there's no chance we'll play Hedonist-- we already have two reachbears.
2) We want to be cutting both Green and Blue. Horizon Chimera is a huge bomb and easily our strongest card.
3) Bounty is the strongest card overall. Sure, we may want to cut green more heavily than blue, but Bounty is a stronger blue card than Hedonist is as a green card, imo.
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4) I know some people pick Bounty very highly. Those people are definitely overvaluing it, but if we pass a pick 7 Bounty, they might take it as a signal. I don't know anyone who would take a pick 7 Hedonist as a signal.
2. No, Horizon Chimera is not a "bomb" in any sense. In fact it's not far from the worst card in our current pool, as it's worse than all of our bestow guys.
4. I don't think anyone in this pod is going to take a pick 7 bounty as a signal. If anything, I think we're probably getting cut from blue. Though from the looks of things, these draft packs are cherry-picked to be weak.
I really don't care which of these two inconsequential cards we pick, but Bounty is a card that reliably tables as most successful decks in the format are not especially interested in the card. If we do manage to draft UG good stuff, we might want to play one, but having 2 drops is more important right now. In addition, we are very likely to table the bounty from several packs back.
2. No, Horizon Chimera is not a "bomb" in any sense. In fact it's not far from the worst card in our current pool, as it's worse than all of our bestow guys.
Really? It's cheap, semi-big, pseudo-hasty, evasive, it gains us life. It's not blowing my mind, but it's a really strong card that can steal games. Maybe we have different definitions of 'bomb'.
Oh, I generally label bombs as something that will win the game barring immediate use of premium removal from opponents. Anax and cymede, Kraken, gary in a gary deck, that sort of thing.
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2 Leafcrown Dryad
1 Horizon Chimera
1 Sedge Scorpion
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1 Scholar of Athreos
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Thassa's Bountybut I'd almost rather grab the Satyr Hedonist or something we might use if pack 2 changes our colors.bountyis fine here, as I would hope that no card in this pack makes our deck, regardless of our final colors.edit: I've changed my mind, since this pack is probably mostly signalling, I'd rather cut green than blue, since we're mostly green. Hedonist
For us, I have never played a Thassa's Bounty before, but I have played a Satyr Hedonist on occasion, so I guess that would be my pick.
I think we should pick Thassa's Bounty, and here's why:
1) I think it's a playable card, and I've played it somewhat successfully in the past. Mana cost includes only a single blue, which makes it splashable, and the mill is relevant with the Griptides we are hoping to find later on. There's a chance we'll play Bounty, there's no chance we'll play Hedonist-- we already have two reachbears.
2) We want to be cutting both Green and Blue. Horizon Chimera is a huge bomb and easily our strongest card.
3) Bounty is the strongest card overall. Sure, we may want to cut green more heavily than blue, but Bounty is a stronger blue card than Hedonist is as a green card, imo.
Edit:
4) I know some people pick Bounty very highly. Those people are definitely overvaluing it, but if we pass a pick 7 Bounty, they might take it as a signal. I don't know anyone who would take a pick 7 Hedonist as a signal.
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4. I don't think anyone in this pod is going to take a pick 7 bounty as a signal. If anything, I think we're probably getting cut from blue. Though from the looks of things, these draft packs are cherry-picked to be weak.
I really don't care which of these two inconsequential cards we pick, but Bounty is a card that reliably tables as most successful decks in the format are not especially interested in the card. If we do manage to draft UG good stuff, we might want to play one, but having 2 drops is more important right now. In addition, we are very likely to table the bounty from several packs back.
Really? It's cheap, semi-big, pseudo-hasty, evasive, it gains us life. It's not blowing my mind, but it's a really strong card that can steal games. Maybe we have different definitions of 'bomb'.
Agreed.
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If we wanted to reach out to GW agro, Snarecaster is an option, but not very good. I'd rather just take the Goblin Piker.
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