Format: ZEN-ZEN-ZEN draft
Entry: $10
Prize Payout: TBA
The first thing we noticed when we got there was that there were NOT a lot of people there. In fact, the TO was thinking of canceling the event before I told her about the new rule: Tournament organizers are allowed to play in low-level events they're running. This allowed us to have one pod of 8 as we went for the drafting.
First pack I see a Malakir Bloodwitch. That pretty much sets it up for me, I'm going to be playing black. However, it starts to dry up quickly so I cut it hard when I can and pick up some green and white cards, looking for a secondary color. Steppe Lynx, Vines of Vastwood, and mold shambler all get into my pile.
Second pack I crack a land and get excited...turns out it's just magosi, the waterveil. No thanks. all 3 colors are coming well so I try to cut black hard again while grabbing journey to nowhere, kor hookmaster, and disfigure among other notables.
Third pack it's for real, I see a verdant catacombs. AND I'm in the colors. I don't need to give it a second thought as I take the $15 fetch. I'm able to grab a few more non-basic lands and some other nice things to round out my stack.
Looking at what I had, I figured I could at least try to go 3-color. Worst case scenario I cut a color and run like that for the rest of the night.
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Creatures (14) 1 Guul Draz Vampire 1 Vampire Lacerator 1 Steppe Lynx 1 Vampire Hexmage 1 Blood Seeker 1 Kor Skyfisher 1 Vampire Nighthawk 2 Kor Hookmaster 1 Giant Scorpion 1 Mindless null (I didn't intend to have it blocking anytime soon anyway) 1 Hagra Crocodile 1 Malakir Bloodwitch 1 Vastwood Gorger | Spells (9) 2 Disfigure 1 Vines of Vastwood 2 Journey to Nowhere 1 Khalni Heart Expedition 1 Pitfall trap 1 Khalni Gem 1 Arrow Volley Trap Lands (17) 1 Verdant Catacombs 1 Turntimber Grove 1 Pirhana Marsh 3 Plains 2 Forest 9 Swamp | Sideboard 2 Noble Vestige 1 Caravan Hurda 2 Heartstabber Mosquito 2 Timbermaw Larva 2 Oran-Rief Recluse 1 Cobra Trap 1 Vastwood Gorger 1 Turntimber Basilisk 1 Ior Ruin Expedition |
My buddy brian got a P1p1 Warren Instigator and went solidly into mono red (sadly not the best idea in Zendikar - he went 1-2 on the night.)
I was feeling confident about what I had, so it was time to start playing.
MATCH 1: Tony vs. Rambo (Rainbow Stairwell)
By his own admission, He drafted random stuff and had a deck of 20 lands (4 of each color) and 4 spells of each color. It wasn't too difficult to dispatch him, only taking 4 damage from a turn 2 lacerator.
Game 2 I mulled into a 1-land hand and figured I could keep it. By the time I had 3 lands he had two behemoths in play and I couldn't kill them all. Game three was a repeat of game 1, with him not finding the right colors for his spells.
Games: 2-1
Matches: 1-0
Match 2: Tony vs. Josh (RG landfall)
Josh was a formibible opponent, having plenty of tricks and traps to ruin my day while plugging up the ground game. Khalni gem ended up being a HUGE boon, allowing me to turn on landfall creatures. The fact that I got a turn 1 lacerator both games helped propel me to another win via volume.
Games: 2-0
Matches: 2-0
MATCH 3: Tony vs. Jimmy (WB Landfall)
Jimmy and Brian went to time last round so I knew he could and would plug up the ground quickly. It didn't help that I ramped up very quickly, getting a turn 1 lynx, turn 2 turntimber grove, turn 3 expedition and just laid on beats while dispatching whatever he decided to drop in front of me. Game 2 I had some trouble, but held my removal for his bomb (Emeria Angel) and swept through despite bleeding from lacerator and an opposing blood seeker.
Games: 2-0
Matches: 3-0
And that was that, my first draft pod sweep. There was supposed to be a bigger reward, but due to supply constraints and the low turnout, I was limited to a pre-re rampaging baloths, DCI rise from the grave and Mind control, the promo planar card (Celestian Isle) and a single pack of zendikar. In that was a terra stomper, which also went into EDH.
All in all, not a bad night.
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Posted Oct 3, 2009