A Tale of Two Drafts, part one

Pack 1 pick 1:


















My Pick:



Okay, inauspicious start here. I considered each of the black cards, but I thought that the guy behind me would pick one of the other two, and the guy behind him might pick the third, so I wanted to stay away from black altogether. After that, it was the Raptor or Punishing Fire. I think I blew the call.


Pack 1 pick 2:

















My Pick:



Thought about the Arrow Trap, but I don't think it's as good as one would initially think. And, for those of you who know me, know that I love me some O-Ring, so naturally I think Journey is pretty good. I'd like to say that I contemplated other cards, like the Drake, but I'd be lying. As Micheal Lynn might say, "I only see one card in the pack."


Pack 1 pick 3:
















My Pick:



Another suboptimal pick here. I should have gone with the Inferno Trap, but I thought I could wheel the Cleric Ally and stay two color.


Pack 1 pick 4:















My Pick:



Yeah. The ally strategy is looking pretty good right now. But not as much later (see what I did there? That's foreshadowing.).


Pack 1 pick 5:














My Pick:



Here, I was thinking that I kept seeing a good amount of red, and the Giant is a pretty good deal. I kept away from the Sell-Sword as I've passed a good amount of black, and he's not good enough to splash for by himself.


Pack 1 pick 6:













My Pick:



Man, I love me some River Boa! My first deck ever had a River Boa in it. But, alas, I had finally figured out that red was open and that removal is better than bacon bits covered in chocolate on bacon. Still, looking back and seeing that I passed three Gladehearts and a River Boa makes me think that I may have missed on green here. But by the same token, how good is green really?


Pack 1 pick 7:












My Pick:



Yeah. Green. I go with a defensive white card.


Pack 1 pick 8:











My Pick:



I love this guy. I was happy to get him this late. Again, a good number of green cards in this pack.


Pack 1 pick 9:










My Pick:



I thought about this one A LOT. I wanted to take Into the Roil, but I talked myself out of it. I considered the Grunt, but he's pretty expensive and I just like the power of the Giant better.


Pack 1 pick 10:









My Pick:



I should have taken the Berserker. I fell for the card draw. I could have used the two drop. Mistake here.


Pack 1 pick 11:








My Pick:



Yea! I wheeled the cleric . . . but I'm no longer in white. Awkward . . .


Pack 1 pick 12:







My Pick:




I took this thinking that I could splash the Journey to Nowhere and to help with the double reds.

Pack 1 pick 13:






My Pick:




PRETTY PICTURES!

Pack 1 pick 14:





My Pick:



Splashy, splashy, splashy.


Pack 1 pick 15:




My Pick:




Whatever.

Pack 2 pick 1:


















My Pick:



I considered drafting the Pyromancer, but then I justified the fetchland as being in my colors . . . that and likely paying for this abortion of a draft.


Pack 2 pick 2:

















My Pick:



How good is this guy? I never got to play him so I don't know. Also, this helps me justify my raredraft . . . need the fetch for triple red.


Pack 2 pick 3:
















My Pick:



Yeah. I missed on the Berserker. I just have a problem picking that guy this high. I figured that the drake was the better pick for what is turning out to be a pretty aggressive deck.


Pack 2 pick 4:















My Pick:



I really like this guy, but I should be committing to the allies here. The puma would have been a better choice. I just kept thinking that I'd be able to pick up the allies later. Mistake.


Pack 2 pick 5:














My Pick:



I'm ashamed. I love the two for ones, but this format is not about them. At least not in draft.


Pack 2 pick 6:













My Pick:



I think he's much better than the blue ally.


Pack 2 pick 7:












My Pick:



The bloodseeker shouldn't be here, but I'm happy to see the Grunts in this pack.


Pack 2 pick 8:











My Pick:



I figure the scope will be good with the red landfall guy.


Pack 2 pick 9:










My Pick:



Ally.


Pack 2 pick 10:









My Pick:



That Primal Below should not be here. I went with the reach card.


Pack 2 pick 11:








My Pick:



Sideboard card.


Pack 2 pick 12:







My Pick:






Pack 2 pick 13:






My Pick:






Pack 2 pick 14:





My Pick:



Nice pick up at 14.


Pack 2 pick 15:




My Pick:






Pack 3 pick 1:


















My Pick:



Hi! I'm a big blue flyer that ends games. I'm also a possible tournament card that might make you some tickets. SOLD!


Pack 3 pick 2:

















My Pick:



I love the fixing.


Pack 3 pick 3:
















My Pick:



Logged out here. Would have preferred an autopick of the Gomoza, but still.


Pack 3 pick 4:















My Pick:



Removal is as removal does.


Pack 3 pick 5:














My Pick:



More mountains is mo' better!


Pack 3 pick 6:













My Pick:



Bad removal is still removal.


Pack 3 pick 7:












My Pick:



Ugh! Really?


Pack 3 pick 8:











My Pick:



Hi! I bash overhead, which seems to be a theme you are considering. I also AM ON FIRE!


Pack 3 pick 9:










My Pick:



Now that I think about it, this guy with the red landfall flyers seem okay.


Pack 3 pick 10:









My Pick:




With two inferno traps . . . maybe?

Pack 3 pick 11:








My Pick:



Hi little flyer.


Pack 3 pick 12:







My Pick:






Pack 3 pick 13:






My Pick:






Pack 3 pick 14:





My Pick:




Ugh.

Pack 3 pick 15:




My Pick:






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And from that, I made the following:

I decided not to splash. As you can tell, the curve is pretty wrong for this format. And I got taught that lesson in the very first match.

I would give screenshots of the match, but it was pretty much the same game, just of different lengths. Mono-black vampires. In the first game, it was Lacerator, Lacerator, Blood Seeker, and two hideous ends for my two raptors and a gatekeeper for the red flyer . . . I'm out of cards, draw my 18 lands and I'm dead. Similar story in the second game, except I get one raptor up to 5/5 and one up to 3/3 before he finds his removal and finishes me off.