Okay, it’s the napping hour. Delicious pastry from Fuji Bakery in hand (something something taro I think?) and a lot of try-hards have left M21 to go back to Eldraine event. There is nothing that can possibly go wrong with this draft!

Draft log

Well, a lot went wrong. I think I ended up in the unenviable of fighting for black at a table of M21. This… is not where you want to be with black. If you’re not getting late Grasp of Darkness, you’re not wherre you want to be. White seemed dry but then I got P3p2 and P3p3 Seasoned Hallowblade, which is ridiculous. So I guess BW was my seat but it sure didn’t feel great.

Summary

The deck is not without power: Demonic Embrace, Seasoned Hallowblade x2, Goremand x2, these are all cards that can win games of magic. I had some bad luck and didn’t draw my power but I’m also missing key cards. My removal is weak, no Feat of Resistance, etc. 0-2 was disappointing, but not surprising.

Interesting Moments

P1p3

Scorching Dragonfire or Liliana’s Devotee? I think dragonfire is the better card in the vacuum, only because trying to be aggressive in black is a rough go in this set. However, with the very good (and aggressive) Demonic Embrace in P1p1, I probably should have tried to carve out a lane in black.

0-2