Metamorph. Keeps you open and is probably one of the better cards/is the best card in the pack, IMO pretty easy pick. Not that the other cards are bad, but if cards are close to any degree I go for the one that leaves me most open, usually.
Metamorph is the safe pick. Or I could take Tezz 2 and go all-in on the artifact deck. The right thing would be to do the former, which means I'd probably do the latter.
I love me some Brimaz. I'm probably not getting either Kavu or Avacyn back to pair with it, but there's at least a chance. Sorin, Mana Tithe, and Rancor are second-tier wheels that could still pair with it.
Metamorph is probably better, and definitely more flexible, but it's also a really boring first pick. Brimaz, Elesh, and the Leviathan can send you in interesting directions.
I'd probably take Meloku from the previous pack. From this pack, I'd take Brimaz but Metamorph is attractive too. Tezz 2.0 wheels in my cube a lot, so I'd never think of him as a P1P1 choice.
There’s a lot of safe, but I exciting picks from that pack. Metamorph keeps me the most open, and FTK is very splashable. Can see arguments to go all in on Tezzeret or Elesh Norn too. I’d probably pick FTK from the pack just because I love trying to force Gruul / Jund.
It's not the greatest call as a first pick, but I'm a huge fan of Baleful Strix and pretty much every deck Baleful Strix goes in, so I might take it. Glen Elendra Archmage is probably better, as is Hellrider into maybe Fleetwheel at pick 9. But I could grab Strix and not feel like I'm forcing anything: I can still go artifacts, reanimator, any flavor of U/B/x control.
I might go for Ajani Vengeant. If Hellrider comes back I can go agro and if it doesn't it might be a sign to go more controlling (It's also not a card I play, I always like to try new cards).
I actually ended up drafting yesterday's pack on Cubetutor. Went with City of Brass and got passed Tinker next pack, built Esper Artifacts that probably could've used one more mana rock.....
I’d take Cryptic and wheel the Shackles (hopeful).
Maybe the other way ‘round? Not sure what’s correct...
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If you’re committed to forcing blue right I’d say take the Fact or Fiction first. Cryptic / Shackles have a decent chance to wheel since they require a lot of commitment.
FoF or Grave Titan, but there are a number of great picks here. I like those two since FoF is generically great and even better if you're playing out of the GY, and I think GT is the best finisher due to it being stellar when cheated in but also reasonable to cast at 4BB.
I’d take Cryptic and wheel the Shackles (hopeful).
Maybe the other way ‘round? Not sure what’s correct...
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If you’re committed to forcing blue right I’d say take the Fact or Fiction first. Cryptic / Shackles have a decent chance to wheel since they require a lot of commitment.
Dude! You’re right! I didn’t even see that FoF sitting over there in my early morning sleepy state!
Nothing really speaks to me in this pack.
I'd either pick Kiki-Jiki for the combo or more likely, pick Wooded Foothills and look for some aggro cards in the next pack (hopefully wheeling Helix, Wire or Purphoros).
Lots of options in yesterday's pack. Fact or Fiction is strong, but this pack will probably cause a lot of fighting over blue. Kiki-Jiki / Living Great are great cards to go all-in with and you can never go wrong with Grave Titan. Can't believe nobody mentioned Tangle Wire though, that would probably be my pick unless I wasn't in the mood for it.
Strip Mine is probably the best card in the pack. Monolith and Wurmcoil are solid safe picks. Dig would probably be my choice though, the card has been bonkers good.
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Metamorph is probably better, and definitely more flexible, but it's also a really boring first pick. Brimaz, Elesh, and the Leviathan can send you in interesting directions.
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Same, I might take a land to stay open and then wheel one of the other lands/two color cards in here.
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If you’re committed to forcing blue right I’d say take the Fact or Fiction first. Cryptic / Shackles have a decent chance to wheel since they require a lot of commitment.
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Opposition is my second.
I'd either pick Kiki-Jiki for the combo or more likely, pick Wooded Foothills and look for some aggro cards in the next pack (hopefully wheeling Helix, Wire or Purphoros).
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