A vast, overwhelming majority of the day was spent making a stew. I was following the 800-word “recipe” from my favorite mad scientist cook/columnists. Pretty standard: brown & braise, make a roux, cook the crap out of the meat and some onions &c &c. Two things stood out: the aggressive use of swiss chard. And, instead of potatoes, using potato GNOCCHI. It was absolutely brilliant. And it earned me a draft that night!
Draft log
P1p1
I’m not doing a great job screenshotting my P1p1, but there really wasn’t much in the way of contention for the pick. Shockingly powerful card that can run away with the game in short order.
P1p2
Solid removal that can get disgustingly cheap versus a very powerful flip-land (it’s not to be underestimated that it triggers enter-the-battlefield abilities again). But I stay on white
P1p3
The white card is a fine playable in the party deck, but not as good as either a high quality flip land or solid removal. I take the Rabid Bite, as I think it’s well positioned in the format. Close call though.
P1p4
the lack of white is getting a little distressing, so I take the quality removal.
p1p5
Makindi Stampede is fine-ish, though I’ve literally never cast it. A bit “win-more” for my taste. Whereas Roil Eruption this late is perilously close to a signal.
I finish pack 1 with red, with a ridiculously late Akoum Warrior wheeling back to me in P1p11. Then with no white flowing in pack 2, I nestle into a medium black/red party deck. Drew pointed out a critical error in P3p9 where I took a panicked 3-drop and did not take the Hellion. With so many spell lands, bouncing a land is really powerful.
Summary
Frustrating round one where my creatures hid from me. Second round wasn’t much better, though at least I took a game off a pretty good BW clerics.
Interesting Moments
keep or mull?
I lost round one to the BW clerics. I kept this hand as it was only one land from action. And it did hit some action! But still stalled out to no avial.
Benalish Dad 