Draft

Not a very interesting P1p1. Risen Reef vs Pacifism, Agonizing Syphon. Though gold, Risen Reef is just head and shoulders above. This DID lead to an interesting P1p2

Classic example of how “pick orders” change with context. Murder is clearly better than Rabid Bite in a vacuum. But my P1p1 is a powerful gold card with some green in it. That’s enough to tilt me towards trying to stay “on color” and take the R.B. If my P1p1 was some random good red card, I definitely would have taken the Murder since there was no previous picks that had any influence.

Pack 1 ends with me confident about green and very little else. Pack 2 I ruin the table but cutting HARD into red and get rewarded (probably unjustifiably) with a P3p1 Drakuseth! Well that’s clear enough I guess.

Draft Log

Deck

Results

  • Round 1 vs RB sacrifice : I keep a four lander with Season of Growth. I flood out only to draw Drakk, which does win the game. Oppo had at least one Mask of Immolation, so I board in Reckless Air Strike. In Game 2 I mull then get off to a slow start and oppo was able to finish me off with Gruesome/Scourger/Mask/Gravedigger combo. Game 3 I keep a 2-lander, don’t draw land and just get plouged over. It was a risky keep, but I think it was even riskier to mull.
  • Round 2 vs Esper: oppo game right out of the gate with a Steel Overseer/Prismite wombo combo. I board in Reckless Air Strike, taking out combat trick. Game 2 I took with Season of Growth and Barkhide. Game 3 oppo powered out 4/4 generic golems with the Weaponsmith. Had some tempo tricks (countermagic, bounce) , it was a very clever deck. The artifact synergies were quite real as they powered out those generic golems on turn 3.

Learnings

Definitely had some bad luck in game 1, but this was just a mediocre midrange deck. Definitely felt that with all this removal (five pieces of solid removal) that it deserved better. Drakuseth deserved better! But Season of Growth is the real deal. And that artifact deck! Renown Weaponsmith is basically a Sol Ring for medium-ish artifact dudes. That’s a yikes.

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