3.25.2008

Draft 58 - LLM

Draft:

Pack 1:

Whirlpool Whelm, Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Extract, Hillcomber Giant, Flamekin Brawler, Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Triclopean Sight, Nightshade Stinger, Cloudgoat Ranger, Inner-Flame Igniter, Goldmeadow Stalwart, Shapesharer

Pick: Cloudgoat Ranger

Pack 2:

Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Dreamspoiler Witches, Battlewand Oak, Oaken Brawler, Pestermite, Hurly-Burly, Faultgrinder, Faerie Trickery, Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Vivid Marsh, Kithkin Harbinger, Militia's Pride

Pick: Stinkdrinker Daredevil

Pack 3:

Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Hillcomber Giant, Streambed Aquitects, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Battlewand Oak, Hurly-Burly, Nath's Buffoon, Caterwauling Boggart, Tideshaper Mystic, Elvish Handservant, Changeling Titan, Goatnapper, Elvish Promenade

Pick: Stinkdrinker Daredevil

Pack 4:

Inner-Flame Acolyte, Neck Snap, Leaf Gilder, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Thieving Sprite, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Giant's Ire, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Incremental Growth, Entangling Trap, Eyes of the Wisent

Pick: Kinsbaile Balloonist

Pack 5:

Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Leaf Gilder, Adder-Staff Boggart, Flamekin Brawler, Facevaulter, Warren-Scourge Elf, Blades of Velis Vel, Vivid Meadow, Howltooth Hollow

Pick: Plover Knights

Pack 6:

Wispmare, Consuming Bonfire, Boggart Loggers, Cenn's Heir, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist, Flamekin Spitfire, Crush Underfoot, Plains

Pick: Crush Underfoot

Pack 7:

Plover Knights, Runed Stalactite, Nath's Elite, Neck Snap, Broken Ambitions, Cenn's Heir, Boggart Forager, Facevaulter, Hunt Down

Pick: Plover Knights

Pack 8:

Consuming Bonfire, Wispmare, Thieving Sprite, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Prowess of the Fair

Pick: Triclopean Sight

Pack 9:

Adder-Staff Boggart, Hillcomber Giant, Flamekin Brawler, Rootgrapple, Triclopean Sight, Nightshade Stinger, Goldmeadow Stalwart

Pick: Hillcomber Giant

Pack 10:

Oaken Brawler, Hurly-Burly, Faultgrinder, Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Kithkin Harbinger

Pick: Hurly-Burly

Pack 11:

Hillcomber Giant, Battlewand Oak, Nath's Buffoon, Caterwauling Boggart, Elvish Handservant

Pick: Hillcomber Giant

Pack 12:

Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Giant's Ire, Lairwatch Giant, Entangling Trap

Pick: Giant's Ire

Pack 13:

Flamekin Brawler, Warren-Scourge Elf, Blades of Velis Vel

Pick: Blades of Velis Vel

Pack 14:

Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist

Pick: Black Poplar Shaman

Pack 15:

Hunt Down

Pick: Hunt Down

Pack 16:

Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Cloudcrown Oak, Tarfire, Wanderer's Twig, Silvergill Douser, Fire-Belly Changeling, Skeletal Changeling, Aquitect's Will, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning, Flamekin Harbinger, Familiar's Ruse, Changeling Titan, Dread

Pick: Tarfire

Pack 17:

Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Avian Changeling, Warren Pilferers, Lowland Oaf, Fistful of Force, Aethersnipe, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, *, *, Squeaking Pie Sneak

Pick: Avian Changeling

Pack 18:

Mudbutton Torchrunner, Woodland Changeling, Springleaf Drum, Kithkin Healer, Footbottom Feast, Axegrinder Giant, Soaring Hope, Wellgabber Apothecary, Aquitect's Will, Crush Underfoot, Hoarder's Greed, Sygg, River Guide, Flamekin Brawler

Pick: Crush Underfoot

Pack 19:

Wanderer's Twig, Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Kithkin Greatheart, Footbottom Feast, Heal the Scars, Skeletal Changeling, Shields of Velis Vel, Fire-Belly Changeling, Battle Mastery, Turtleshell Changeling, Secluded Glen

Pick: Kithkin Greatheart

Pack 20:

Avian Changeling, Bog-Strider Ash, Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Goldmeadow Harrier, Blind-Spot Giant, Wellgabber Apothecary, Boggart Birth Rite, Sylvan Echoes, Rebellion of the Flamekin, Sentry Oak

Pick: Avian Changeling

Pack 21:

Glimmerdust Nap, Kithkin Daggerdare, Surge of Thoughtweft, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Judge of Currents, Inkfathom Divers, Needle Drop, Merrow Harbinger, Burrenton Forge-Tender

Pick: Surge of Thoughtweft

Pack 22:

Lowland Oaf, Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Amoeboid Changeling, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Lace with Moonglove, Scarred Vinebreeder, Lys Alana Scarblade, Elvish Promenade

Pick: Lowland Oaf

Pack 23:

Fistful of Force, Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust Nap, Lace with Moonglove, Blind-Spot Giant, Exiled Boggart, Ponder, Glarewielder

Pick: Blind-Spot Giant

Pack 24:

Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Wanderer's Twig, Fire-Belly Changeling, Aquitect's Will, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning

Pick: Fire-Belly Changeling

Pack 25:

Herbal Poultice, Lowland Oaf, Springjack Knight, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Faerie Tauntings

Pick: Lowland Oaf

Pack 26:

Kithkin Healer, Soaring Hope, Aquitect's Will, Hoarder's Greed, Flamekin Brawler

Pick: Kithkin Healer

Pack 27:

Axegrinder Giant, Footbottom Feast, Heal the Scars, Shields of Velis Vel

Pick: Axegrinder Giant

Pack 28:

Wellgabber Apothecary, Rebellion of the Flamekin, Sentry Oak

Pick: Sentry Oak

Pack 29:

Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums

Pick: Zephyr Net

Pack 30:

Lace with Moonglove

Pick: Lace with Moonglove

Pack 31:

Winnower Patrol, Seething Pathblazer, Final-Sting Faerie, Latchkey Faerie, Lunk Errant, Earthbrawn, Order of the Golden Cricket, Merrow Witsniper, Blightsoil Druid, Kindled Fury, Bosk Banneret, Wandering Graybeard, Spitebellows, Graceful Reprieve, Unstoppable Ash

Pick: Spitebellows

Pack 32:

Ambassador Oak, Fencer Clique, Changeling Sentinel, Dewdrop Spy, Reins of the Vinesteed, Pack's Disdain, Sunflare Shaman, Ink Dissolver, Frogtosser Banneret, Mothdust Changeling, Blightsoil Druid, Stinkdrinker Bandit, Cloak and Dagger, Scapeshift

Pick: Changeling Sentinel

Pack 33:

Distant Melody, Fertilid, Ballyrush Banneret, Brighthearth Banneret, Squeaking Pie Grubfellows, Reins of the Vinesteed, Shinewend, Festercreep, Hostile Realm, Negate, Wandering Graybeard

Pick: Ballyrush Banneret

Pack 34:

Disperse, War-Spike Changeling, Ambassador Oak, Kithkin Zephyrnaut, Moonglove Changeling, Pulling Teeth, Roar of the Crowd, Everbark Shaman, Waterspout Weavers, Nightshade Schemers, Release the Ants, Feudkiller's Verdict

Pick: Feudkiller's Verdict

Pack 35:

Stream of Unconsciousness, Burrenton Shield-Bearers, Elvish Warrior, Ballyrush Banneret, Lunk Errant, Forfend, Floodchaser, Kindled Fury, Lys Alana Bowmaster, Meadowboon, Research the Deep

Pick: Meadowboon

Pack 36:

Moonglove Changeling, Fertilid, Burrenton Bombardier, Disperse, Brighthearth Banneret, Forfend, Mudbutton Clanger, Deglamer, Orchard Warden, Heritage Druid

Pick: Brighthearth Banneret

Pack 37:

Distant Melody, Order of the Golden Cricket, Sunflare Shaman, Bosk Banneret, Stingmoggie, Festercreep, Deglamer, Rivals' Duel, Daily Regimen

Pick: Rivals' Duel

Pack 38:

Stream of Unconsciousness, Final-Sting Faerie, Squeaking Pie Grubfellows, Frogtosser Banneret, Roar of the Crowd, Luminescent Rain, Offalsnout, Boldwyr Intimidator

Pick: Boldwyr Intimidator

Pack 39:

Seething Pathblazer, Lunk Errant, Order of the Golden Cricket, Blightsoil Druid, Kindled Fury, Bosk Banneret, Graceful Reprieve

Pick: Graceful Reprieve

Pack 40:

Dewdrop Spy, Reins of the Vinesteed, Ink Dissolver, Frogtosser Banneret, Blightsoil Druid, Scapeshift

Pick: Scapeshift

Pack 41:

Reins of the Vinesteed, Shinewend, Festercreep, Hostile Realm, Negate

Pick: Shinewend

Pack 42:

Pulling Teeth, Roar of the Crowd, Everbark Shaman, Release the Ants

Pick: Roar of the Crowd

Pack 43:

Burrenton Shield-Bearers, Lunk Errant, Kindled Fury

Pick: Kindled Fury

Pack 44:

Mudbutton Clanger, Deglamer

Pick: Deglamer

Pack 45:

Stingmoggie

Pick: Stingmoggie

Maindeck:

8 Mountain
9 Plains
2 Avian Changeling
1 Blind-Spot Giant
2 Stinkdrinker Daredevil
1 Kinsbaile Balloonist
2 Lowland Oaf
1 Changeling Sentinel
1 Cloudgoat Ranger
2 Plover Knights
1 Axegrinder Giant
1 Feudkiller's Verdict
1 Fire-Belly Changeling
1 Kithkin Greatheart
1 Ballyrush Banneret
1 Brighthearth Banneret
2 Crush Underfoot
1 Surge of Thoughtweft
1 Tarfire
1 Spitebellows
Sideboard:

1 Black Poplar Shaman
1 Blades of Velis Vel
1 Boldwyr Intimidator
1 Deglamer
1 Giant's Ire
1 Graceful Reprieve
2 Hillcomber Giant
1 Hunt Down
1 Hurly-Burly
1 Kindled Fury
1 Kithkin Healer
1 Lace with Moonglove
1 Meadowboon
1 Rivals' Duel
1 Roar of the Crowd
1 Scapeshift
1 Sentry Oak
1 Shinewend
1 Stingmoggie
1 Triclopean Sight
1 Zephyr Net

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p1: i never thought sharer was all that strong and goats is just a beating.
p2: i considered militia's pride but decided to go all in on giants.
p3: GIANTS, though i hated passing titan
p4: ugh; staying on target.
p7: white's definitely my color.
p8: i really think 5 is almost impractical for removal, especially with the topend of giants.
p9: probably could've been stalwart, but i wasn't sure how many kithkin i'd be able to grab.
p10: see p9.
p16: wow, what a bummer.
p17: nice.
p23: really considered glareweilder here.
p31: i hated passing greybeard, but gotta run the removal.
p33: i wanted to lower the cost of my plover knights, but this definitely should've been greybeard. 4/4s are such tech.
p34: considered zephyrnaut, but verdict's a giant and kinda ridiculous.
p35: maybe should've went with banneret?
p36: the bombardier was really tempting - and maybe even correct, but i wanted another way to reduce the cost of my stuff.
p39: i never even saw the interaction of this and spitebellows. sweet.
p40: probably should've cut spy.
p42: definitely ants.

round one g1 i go first. he opens with stalwart revealing inversion and i tarfire eot. i bait with avian and he inversions it eot. he drops zepyhrnaut on his turn and i respond with stinkdrinker. he endings the stinkdrinker but by this time i have five for cloudgoats. i swing in and since i'm using a new install with stops set differently, i fail to make goats jump. he chumps and then casts pack's distain to off the goat. i drop blindspot next turn. he does nothing, i make an oaf and swing. during combat he cycles a feast. i swing again, he neck snaps oaf and i drop another after combat. he drops a final sting and i eot crush it. he responds 'nice draws'. to goad him i go 'well, i guess. they were mostly land.'

g2 i keep a land heavy hand. his first play is a final sting and i respond with balloonists. i follow with plover knights and he inversions it. he drops dreamspoilers and i tarfire it eot, then drop stinkdrinker. he endings stinkdrinker and i'm drawing land like a champ. he drops a greybeard and i cycle surge into the warrior banneret. he drops mulldrifter and i drop oaf. he weed strangles oaf and it's concession time.

g3 i lead with firebelly into stinkdrinker. he orings the daredevil. he drops bombardier and i tarfire it. he drops greybeard and i evoke spitebellows. all this time firebelly's taken him to 12. he drops cairn wanderer which has flying. i respond with plover knights. he then drops shapesharer and i drop another plover knights. i drop a blind spot and he eot peppersmokes the firebelly and endings a plover knights. i drop axegrinder and hold back. he drops kithkin banneret. i follow up with balloonists. he has dreamspoilers and i swing, jumping blind spot. he shares into cairn wanderer and blocks witches on balloonists and wanderer on axegrinder. i surge and he casts pack's distain offing the knights. i follow up with an oaf. he declines to attack for whatever reason and i draw and drop big goats. he follows up with order of the cricket and drops mutavault. he's not attacking so i'm just filling the board. i draw the warrior banneret and hold it. i draw feudkiller's verdict and cast it up to 22 to his 7. we have this exchange:

9:59 corpse_grinder plays Feudkiller's Verdict134327650,517:.
9:59 portmanteaus: nice draw
9:59 corpse_grinder: thanks
9:59 portmanteaus: lol
9:59 corpse_grinder: haha
9:59 corpse_grinder: dunno quite what to say to that
9:59 portmanteaus: not really a compliment
9:59 corpse_grinder: yeah
9:59 corpse_grinder: whining isn't very attractive, so *shrug*
9:59 portmanteaus: sure...you must kill them int he trailer park
9:59 corpse_grinder: WHEEEE

he weights my token. i drop a greatheart and he kills the token eot. he drops a stalwart and i draw a sentinel so i feel it's safe for go time. i swing with everything and he lets a token, greatheart, and balloonists through. i reinforce the token and it's over:

10:03 corpse_grinder plays activated ability from Brighthearth Banneret134327651,512: targeting Kithkin Soldier205610,509: token.
10:03 portmanteaus: oh come on...it's your lucky I guess
10:03 portmanteaus has conceded from the game.
10:03 corpse_grinder: baby

round two g1 he opens with drum into tideshaper into fallowsage. i have two crushes but no giants. he harbingers for a surgespanner and i make my first play of plover knights. he whelms the knights revealing mothdust and goats. next turn i drop goats. and he responds with angler. i swing, reinforce the token blocked by the angler and double crush the fallowsage and spanner. he revives fallowsage and recasts. i drop plover knights. and he drops mothdust and palls the knights. i have sentinel but it's not enough.

g2 i have to mull to 5 to get two lands. he harbingers for fallowsage and has an angler too. i get things going toward the end and get him down to 6, but it was never really close.