Flush from the 3-0 earlier, I plunged back into the queues. I think it’s good to do this because humility… comes swiftly with Magic.
Channel Naptime: BW 6-15-18
Another nap and another draft! Looking to break my streak of 2-1. Always the same: a convincing round 1 victory, round 2 close loss, round 3 victory. Doesn’t feel nearly as good as losing in the finals, but packs are packs I guess.
The Draft
Channel Naptime 5-20-18
On the back of an overpowered mythic rare I was able to eke out a few wins and 20 tickets in the aftermarket for cards. I could almost make a profit doing this!
That statement is just not true. But it doesn’t justify another draft!
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Channel Bedtimes: 5-11-18
Motivated by the joy of a new set, I’ve been sneaking in some binges here and there with ye old magic cards. And guys… it has been absolutely brutal. BRUTAL. Here, check it out.
Take two Tatyova and call me in the morning
This probably wins the award for highest hope, lowest outcome. I was feeling very smug with my ramp, my mythic uncommons… and my total inability to close out a game. I think the mistake I made was not taking an arcane flight or two to throw onto a huge turtle. I lacked finishers.
Channel Naptime: 5-8-18
Still pretty drained from the flight back and baby waking up at godforsaken hours. So I *could* pack away the travel things, start a load of laundry before Momma Raptor returns, work to make the world a better place etc. Or–OR–I could fire up a draft.
Channel Naptime 5-5-18
Flew back from the east coast with the Baby Raptor in my carry-on luggage. Overall a good performance, though it started to fall apart for the latter third. She fell asleep right on schedule… but then woke up! We then proceeded to two hours of Delirious Baby as she would rapidly cycle between happy/sad/curious/fidgety in 5-15 minute segments. I had a saint of a seatmate who is a grandpa and was very willing to have the Raptor investigate his tattoos very closely. Then she woke up at 3:30am. So this draft happened during the rarely seen 7am nap. Yikes
Channel Naptime: 4-30-18
Alright, fortified with a pre-release, half an episode of Lords of Limited (great LR 201, for when you run out of magic blogcasts on your commute), and–most importantly–a comatose baby, it’s time to run it back! Let’s draft it up!
Keep or Mull: Tetzimoc edition
Okay, I’m not going to lie. The pressure of drafting a P1p1 Tetzimoc and a P2p1 Chups is very, very real. If I can’t put together a 3-0 out of this then I should quit and ritually tear up my Chaos Orb just to make the urban legend come true.
Channel Benalish Daddies 4-1-18
Channel Naptime 3-31-18
Another nap… another draft! We’re going to try and practice our standard procedure of “best available card in the first 4-5 picks then settle in”. Also, let’s keep an eye out for where/when/how to get splash enabling cards, shall we? Seems like a hole in our game
Draft Recap
http://magicprotools.com/draft/show?id=VOlqjn68Q-RDfOMZd8PqaVPBIh0
Well that was… very strange. I’m still baffled by a P1p2 Profane Procession being available but not NEARLY as confused by not being able to fight my way into black. White and blue were just so open… but my mana base is extremely shaky. Lots of double-blue and double-white (and a necessary black splash for the Profane Procession). And no real fixing to speak of. Ugly. Very ugly.
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Discussion
Somewhat ironically (spoiler), the one game I managed to cast & flip Profane Procession I didn’t win… but I was facing off against Tetzimoc. So I don’t feel too bad. Also, it was a goofy game where I managed to deck myself. So not really that common of an outcome.
Overall this felt like a very “fine” round of Magic. The draft was pretty straightforward, my seat was clear, and the gameplay was mostly fine. Eh, they can’t all be super memorable.
Benalish Dad 