Pack 1 pick 1:
My Pick:
The Master had some value at the point of the draft and if I can get some token generators then this pick could work out for me. There's nothing amazing in this pack anyway.
Pack 1 pick 2:
My Pick:
Solid removal spell and nothing else impresses me.
Pack 1 pick 3:
My Pick:
Riparian Tiger and Propeller Pioneer are also options here but I'll go the colourless route and see how the draft unfolds.
Pack 1 pick 4:
My Pick:
Lots of options here. Whale, Die Young and Tiger are all very playable as well. I like the Wanderer as I tend to splash a third colour if I have fixing. I can grab a powerful off colour card and be confident that I'm able to cast it in a timely manner. If I knew for sure that I was in green and didn't need fixing then the Tiger would have been the pick.
Pack 1 pick 5:
My Pick:
I know this commits me more to red being double red on turn 3. However, there's nothing else in the pack. I can always not run the Scourge but if I end up with red as a main colour then it will help bring the beats.
Pack 1 pick 6:
My Pick:
Worth something on the secondary market and I might be splashing white.
Pack 1 pick 7:
My Pick:
I probably should have taken the Impeccable Timing if I was deciding to splash white.
Pack 1 pick 8:
My Pick:
Cathartic Reunion can help me out of bad draws but maybe the Cobra would have been a better choice.
Pack 1 pick 9:
My Pick:
I think that's a late Subtle Strike.
Pack 1 pick 10:
My Pick:
The Monitor would have worked better in this deck.
Pack 1 pick 11:
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Pack 1 pick 12:
My Pick:
I should have picked up the Guide. The Rebuff doesn't even make sense.
Pack 1 pick 13:
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Pack 2 pick 1:
My Pick:
I keep hearing that the Cub is one of the best green cards but I've never had a chance to play with it. Let's see if it lives up to the hype.
Pack 2 pick 2:
My Pick:
A second removal spell to go with the Welding Sparks.
Pack 2 pick 3:
My Pick:
I can't make Energy consistently but I might be able to grab something later on. I probably should have taken the Furious Reprisal though.
Pack 2 pick 4:
My Pick:
A very nice gift! Looks like I'm in the right colour.
Pack 2 pick 5:
My Pick:
A bit disappointing after that last pick but the Monitor will do.
Pack 2 pick 6:
My Pick:
Another way to use Energy, hopefully I can get Sage of Shaila's Claim.
Pack 2 pick 7:
My Pick:
I don't have any vehicles at this point but the Haste ability still makes the pilot a good fit for a beat-down deck.
Pack 2 pick 8:
My Pick:
I don't like random effects like this but it was foil so I had to have it.
Pack 2 pick 9:
My Pick:
There we go.
Pack 2 pick 10:
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Pack 3 pick 1:
My Pick:
Harnessed Lightning is premium removal. I know that because it's worth more than 1 tix. Servant of the Conduit and Hunt the Weak are solid picks as well.
Pack 3 pick 2:
My Pick:
At least I got 1 Furious Reprisal .
Pack 3 pick 3:
My Pick:
I don't have a lot of creatures that can get a counter on them but I'll actively be looking for them now.
Pack 3 pick 4:
My Pick:
Another outlet for Energy counters. Prism is good too but I don't think I'll be splashing a third colour. Artisan works with the Judge but it doesn't fit well in an aggressive deck. Wayward Giant was probably the pick here.
Pack 3 pick 5:
My Pick:
Sage or Wanderer should have been the pick but I'm greedy and grabbed the rare.
Pack 3 pick 6:
My Pick:
The Charger is very powerful if it can get going and I'm okay passing up a Wanderer for it. Take Down is a sideboard card. A good sideboard card but a sideboard card nonetheless.
Pack 3 pick 7:
My Pick:
Appetite on the other hand can be run in the main. I think having the diversity is better than taking another Sage.
Pack 3 pick 8:
My Pick:
Probably not running it.
Pack 3 pick 9:
My Pick:
A great pick on the wheel.
Pack 3 pick 10:
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Pack 3 pick 12:
My Pick:
Sweet. Maybe I'm valuing cards too highly as what I want tends to go around the table.
Pack 3 pick 13:
My Pick:
Or maybe I'm in the right colours because I'm awesome at the game...? Yeah, let's go with that.
Pack 3 pick 14:
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Pack 3 pick 15:
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Here's the deck I ended up running:
Main:
1 Speedway Fanatic
1 Deadlock Trap
1 Furious Reprisal
1 Wild Wanderer
1 Brazen Scourge
1 Harnessed Lightning
1 Skyship Stalker
1 Longtusk Cub
1 Hunt the Weak
1 Territorial Gorger
1 Weldfast Monitor
1 Voltaic Brawler
10 Mountain
2 Sage of Shaila's Claim
1 Thriving Grubs
1 Fireforger's Puzzleknot
1 Bomat Bazaar Barge
1 Armorcraft Judge
1 Welding Sparks
1 Ballista Charger
1 Built to Smash
7 Forest
1 Servant of the Conduit
1 Wayward Giant
Sideboard:
1 Island
1 Vedalken Blademaster
1 Mountain
1 Inspiring Vantage
1 Concealed Courtyard
1 Demolish
1 Master Trinketeer
1 Dramatic Reversal
1 Appetite for the Unnatural
1 Fireforger's Puzzleknot
1 Accomplished Automaton
1 Cathartic Reunion
1 Spark of Creativity
1 Built to Smash
1 Woodweaver's Puzzleknot
2 Commencement of Festivities
1 Reckless Fireweaver
1 Inventor's Apprentice
1 Ruinous Gremlin
1 Workshop Assistant
1 Revolutionary Rebuff
Looks like I've been really slacking on these updates. So much that the replays aren't even available anymore! I'm going to start catching up but for now I can only tell you that I want 0-2 and dropped out. I felt like this deck had potential so it's sad to see it do so poorly. Especially after winning two drafts in a row. So much for that streak.
-thePaperboy
