Draft 49 - LLL

Draft:

Pack 1:

Stonybrook Angler, Nameless Inversion, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Whirlpool Whelm, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Faerie Trickery, Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Silvergill Adept, Vivid Creek, Hoarder's Greed, Wanderwine Hub

Pick: Nameless Inversion

Pack 2:

Springleaf Drum, Kithkin Healer, Footbottom Feast, Axegrinder Giant, Lignify, Silvergill Douser, Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope, Shimmering Grotto, Judge of Currents, Entangling Trap, Turtleshell Changeling, Jagged-Scar Archers, Immaculate Magistrate

Pick: Immaculate Magistrate

Pack 3:

Avian Changeling, Warren Pilferers, Lowland Oaf, Fistful of Force, Aethersnipe, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Goldmeadow Stalwart, Ethereal Whiskergill

Pick: Warren Pilferers

Pack 4:

Tarfire, Wanderer's Twig, Bog-Strider Ash, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Amoeboid Changeling, Boggart Harbinger, Benthicore, Colfenor's Urn, Forest

Pick: Boggart Harbinger

Pack 5:

Hurly-Burly, Plover Knights, Paperfin Rascal, Dreamspoiler Witches, Runed Stalactite, Neck Snap, Cenn's Heir, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Shimmering Grotto, Arbiter of Knollridge

Pick: Dreamspoiler Witches

Pack 6:

Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Dreamspoiler Witches, Oaken Brawler, Nightshade Stinger, Blades of Velis Vel, Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Broken Ambitions, Goatnapper, Guardian of Cloverdell

Pick: Dreamspoiler Witches

Pack 7:

Adder-Staff Boggart, Wispmare, Streambed Aquitects, Boggart Loggers, Boggart Forager, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Lys Alana Scarblade, Shelldock Isle

Pick: Lys Alana Scarblade

Pack 8:

Soulbright Flamekin, Wanderer's Twig, Hornet Harasser, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Lace with Moonglove, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Merrow Harbinger

Pick: Hornet Harasser

Pack 9:

Moonglove Winnower, Whirlpool Whelm, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Faerie Trickery, Lairwatch Giant, Hoarder's Greed

Pick: Whirlpool Whelm

Pack 10:

Springleaf Drum, Kithkin Healer, Footbottom Feast, Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope, Shimmering Grotto

Pick: Footbottom Feast

Pack 11:

Lowland Oaf, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Wellgabber Apothecary, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net

Pick: Quill-Slinger Boggart

Pack 12:

Scarred Vinebreeder, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Colfenor's Urn

Pick: Scarred Vinebreeder

Pack 13:

Hurly-Burly, Shimmering Grotto, Arbiter of Knollridge

Pick: Arbiter of Knollridge

Pack 14:

Blades of Velis Vel, Dawnfluke

Pick: Blades of Velis Vel

Pack 15:

Boggart Forager

Pick: Boggart Forager

Pack 16:

Leaf Gilder, Adder-Staff Boggart, Wispmare, Streambed Aquitects, Consuming Bonfire, Boggart Loggers, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Wren's Run Vanquisher, Thundercloud Shaman, Elvish Harbinger, Heat Shimmer

Pick: Wren's Run Vanquisher

Pack 17:

Hurly-Burly, Peppersmoke, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Consuming Bonfire, Wispmare, Thieving Sprite, Nath's Buffoon, Faultgrinder, Rootgrapple, Goldmeadow Dodger, Knight of Meadowgrain, Makeshift Mannequin, Elvish Promenade, Eyes of the Wisent

Pick: Lys Alana Huntmaster

Pack 18:

Mudbutton Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Glimmerdust Nap, Warren Pilferers, Soulbright Flamekin, Spring Cleaning, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Mournwhelk, Vivid Meadow, Battle Mastery, Wort, Boggart Auntie

Pick: Wort, Boggart Auntie

Pack 19:

Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Smokebraider, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Moonglove Winnower, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Elvish Eulogist, Giant's Ire, Lairwatch Giant, Spellstutter Sprite, Spiderwig Boggart, Rebellion of the Flamekin, Mosswort Bridge

Pick: Gilt-Leaf Ambush

Pack 20:

Inner-Flame Acolyte, Neck Snap, Leaf Gilder, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Thieving Sprite, Giant's Ire, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist, Tar Pitcher

Pick: Leaf Gilder

Pack 21:

Quill-Slinger Boggart, Bog-Strider Ash, Herbal Poultice, Kithkin Greatheart, Lace with Moonglove, Exiled Boggart, Ponder, Heal the Scars, Goldmeadow Stalwart, Flamekin Harbinger

Pick: Bog-Strider Ash

Pack 22:

Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Ponder, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Fire-Belly Changeling, Crush Underfoot, Glarewielder

Pick: Footbottom Feast

Pack 23:

Deeptread Merrow, Herbal Poultice, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Elvish Branchbender, Entangling Trap, Benthicore, Forest

Pick: Elvish Branchbender

Pack 24:

Adder-Staff Boggart, Wispmare, Boggart Loggers, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Hunt Down

Pick: Boggart Loggers

Pack 25:

Hurly-Burly, Wispmare, Thieving Sprite, Nath's Buffoon, Faultgrinder, Goldmeadow Dodger

Pick: Thieving Sprite

Pack 26:

Soulbright Flamekin, Spring Cleaning, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Battle Mastery

Pick: Spring Cleaning

Pack 27:

Inner-Flame Acolyte, Giant's Ire, Spiderwig Boggart, Rebellion of the Flamekin

Pick: Spiderwig Boggart

Pack 28:

Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Giant's Ire, Black Poplar Shaman

Pick: Black Poplar Shaman

Pack 29:

Herbal Poultice, Exiled Boggart

Pick: Exiled Boggart

Pack 30:

Protective Bubble

Pick: Protective Bubble

Pack 31:

Oakgnarl Warrior, Lash Out, Hornet Harasser, Deeptread Merrow, Goldmeadow Harrier, Fistful of Force, Eyeblight's Ending, Skeletal Changeling, Fire-Belly Changeling, Elvish Branchbender, Kithkin Harbinger, Sylvan Echoes, Changeling Berserker, Hostility, Forest

Pick: Eyeblight's Ending

Pack 32:

Weed Strangle, Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Lash Out, Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Skeletal Changeling, Aquitect's Will, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Merrow Harbinger, Sentry Oak, Secluded Glen

Pick: Kithkin Daggerdare

Pack 33:

Warren Pilferers, Fistful of Force, Aethersnipe, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Cloudcrown Oak, Wellgabber Apothecary, Aquitect's Will, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Kithkin Mourncaller, Boggart Shenanigans, Fodder Launch, Forest

Pick: Warren Pilferers

Pack 34:

Peppersmoke, Paperfin Rascal, Nath's Elite, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Smokebraider, Flamekin Brawler, Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Ghostly Changeling, Seedguide Ash, Burrenton Forge-Tender

Pick: Ghostly Changeling

Pack 35:

Kinsbaile Balloonist, Whirlpool Whelm, Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Fertile Ground, Hillcomber Giant, Wings of Velis Vel, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Ghostly Changeling, Knucklebone Witch

Pick: Ghostly Changeling

Pack 36:

Kithkin Daggerdare, Surge of Thoughtweft, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Woodland Changeling, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Inkfathom Divers, Boggart Birth Rite, Crush Underfoot, Lys Alana Scarblade

Pick: Lys Alana Scarblade

Pack 37:

Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Hillcomber Giant, Battlewand Oak, Wings of Velis Vel, Flamekin Brawler, Facevaulter, Blades of Velis Vel, Changeling Berserker, Faerie Tauntings

Pick: Gilt-Leaf Ambush

Pack 38:

Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Leaf Gilder, Nath's Buffoon, Caterwauling Boggart, Elvish Handservant, Inner-Flame Igniter, Boggart Harbinger

Pick: Leaf Gilder

Pack 39:

Oakgnarl Warrior, Hornet Harasser, Deeptread Merrow, Fistful of Force, Fire-Belly Changeling, Sylvan Echoes, Changeling Berserker

Pick: Fistful of Force

Pack 40:

Weed Strangle, Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Herbal Poultice, Spring Cleaning, Sentry Oak

Pick: Weed Strangle

Pack 41:

Quill-Slinger Boggart, Aquitect's Will, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Boggart Shenanigans

Pick: Mournwhelk

Pack 42:

Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Flamekin Brawler, Rootgrapple

Pick: Rootgrapple

Pack 43:

Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Caterwauling Boggart

Pick: Boggart Loggers

Pack 44:

Heal the Scars, Boggart Birth Rite

Pick: Boggart Birth Rite

Pack 45:

Flamekin Brawler

Pick: Flamekin Brawler

Maindeck: 8 Forest 9 Swamp 1 Fistful of Force 1 Kithkin Daggerdare 2 Leaf Gilder 1 Nameless Inversion 1 Wren's Run Vanquisher 1 Elvish Branchbender 1 Eyeblight's Ending 1 Footbottom Feast 1 Ghostly Changeling 2 Gilt-Leaf Ambush 2 Lys Alana Scarblade 2 Dreamspoiler Witches 1 Hornet Harasser 1 Immaculate Magistrate 1 Lys Alana Huntmaster 2 Warren Pilferers 1 Weed Strangle 1 Mournwhelk

Sideboard: 1 Arbiter of Knollridge 1 Black Poplar Shaman 1 Blades of Velis Vel 1 Bog-Strider Ash 1 Boggart Birth Rite 1 Boggart Forager 1 Boggart Harbinger 2 Boggart Loggers 1 Exiled Boggart 1 Flamekin Brawler 1 Footbottom Feast 1 Ghostly Changeling 1 Protective Bubble 1 Quill-Slinger Boggart 1 Rootgrapple 1 Scarred Vinebreeder 1 Spiderwig Boggart 1 Spring Cleaning 1 Thieving Sprite 1 Whirlpool Whelm 1 Wort, Boggart Auntie

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p1 & 2: no question.
p3: i realize that i'm passing some really nice blue stuff, but i keep on track with my bg plan.
p5: i consider giving up green for bu faeries.
p7: i think scarblade is strong enough to hold the course.
p8: i am passing nuts blue and getting no green.
p9: definitely should've been winnower.
p16: shoot me now.
p18: i could've grabbed the pilferers, but i wanted to keep the option of bailing on green open.
p22: probably should've been lignify.
p32: loves me a daggerdare, but not necessarily pick2.
p33: didn't think i had the gobbos to support launch.

i felt like i wasn't getting good signals this draft because of basically no green pack 1 and decent green pack 3.

round one i play a decent looking bg treefolk/goblins deck. replays are disabled, but g1 we do some damage to each other. he's at 9 due to token and harasser beats powered by daggerdare. i'm at around 13 due to mostly battlewand beats. he lignifies my scarblade which wasn't too efficient against treefolk anyway. next turn he decides to squeeze in damage by tapping out to cast rootgrapple on one of his own lands, pumping up battlewand to 3/5, and swinging into my lignified 0/4. i block and he ends up conceeding. meanwhile i was counting up my 8 damage that i would push through by ending his cloudcrown. g2 i side out the witches, scarblades, and feast to bring in loggers, bog strider, spring cleaning, and something else. i get an early loggers but he extracts it. then he drops woodland and i drop bog strider. he follows with bog strider and i drop my other loggers. we both develop our boards and i get magistrate down with huntmaster. i'm up to 28 through bog strider lifegain and he's back to around 20. eot i magistrate counters on my loggers and swing my 5/4 then ambush and magistrate again for 11 damage. he concedes.

round two i play a pretty decent ubw deck. g1 he trounces me pretty hard. i see rascal, turtleshell, harrier, bogart harbinger, and fodder launch. g2 he hits mana trouble and i have a good start, evoking mournwhelk. g3 it was pretty close. i took some damage from judge mis reading him for wings. we traded for a while and i took some from turtleshell. i have daggerdare and am hitting him for extra when i get through. i start drawing lands but have forests chump his turtleshell. then i drop ghostly changeling and he has to crib swap it in desperation. i get him to three and drop a witches, he draws nothing and concedes.

round three i play a ridiculous ru deck. g1 i stumble on mana and his adder staff and deeptread pound me while he's whelming and evoking aethersnipe on any blockers i may have. g2 i start drawing so many lands it's ridiculous. more of the same on his end.

thought: colfenor's urns + evoking x/4 guys = probable fun.