Draft
Ooof, tough draft. Obviously nothing wrong with opening a Zegana, followed by a Frilled Mystic. Sending two Basilica Bell-Haunts downstream did sort of hurt. The big question was whether or not I should have moved into black with the P1p4 Grotesque Demise or stayed “on plan” with a Temur gate. I think I made the wrong choice and stuck to my guns a little too much, rare for me.
Not wild about my P2p3. Yes, removal is nice. But the Trollbred Guardian is a card that demands answers, which is better than a splash conditional removal.
Oh, but I did record the draft portion! I can’t exactly play magic and talk, but I can draft. Well, sort of.
Deck
Results
- Round 1: playing against Gruul, ground him down with the wee fliers. Mulled to 6, kept a one lander with three 2-drops and stumbled out of the gate. he sticks the 5/5 flying sphinx and I don’t really have an answer without red mana. Game 3 I slimebind my way to victory!
- Round 2: facing pretty good Azorius. Lots of Lawmage Bindings kept me on the backfoot, even though they are missing black . I beat down in game two, and pull out game three with some sweet tempo beats.
- Round 3: facing Rakdos. With… Rakdos! Somehow won game one after a mull to 5. Had a sweet play when I moved a counter off a chump block to land legal next turn. Oppo got manascrewed on 2-lands for the second. Played against a fellow LoL listener, Draft_Diary, who was very cool.
Learnings
Sticking to a plan is good. The tempo threat of the Aeromunculus is very real, definitely the 3-drop of choice. This just seemed like a solid value Simic deck.
Benalish Dad 