AAC Draft #1

asamodious · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 343

This was a pretty good draft. I got the right bombs i needed to make my deck insane. It had alot of synergy.

Event #: 284006
Time: 4/6/2009 12:18:56 PM
Players:
Bird of Paradise
Damoclez
Chapste
Beakid
subsnipe
Janon333
chn_bf
--> pgamrob

------ ALA ------

Pack 1 pick 1:
Viashino Skeleton
--> Scourglass (FOIL)
Excommunicate
Viscera Dragger
Naya Panorama
Onyx Goblet
Obelisk of Esper
Godtoucher
Gustrider Exuberant
Resounding Wave
Bant Charm
Filigree Sages
Sunseed Nurturer
Mayael the Anima
Mountain

Nice Bomb! Only other card thats worth considering is bant charm, but scourglass is so much better.

Pack 1 pick 2:
--> Courier's Capsule
Akrasan Squire
Bone Splinters
Obelisk of Grixis (FOIL)
Bloodthorn Taunter
Naturalize
Angelsong
Blister Beetle
Obelisk of Jund
Cathartic Adept
Jungle Shrine
Tidehollow Sculler
Exuberant Firestoker
Plains

I think this is better then the other options

Pack 1 pick 3:
Soul's Fire
Jhessian Lookout
Welkin Guide
Dreg Reaver
Cylian Elf
Esper Panorama
--> Executioner's Capsule
Carrion Thrash
Filigree Sages
Naya Charm
Corpse Connoisseur
Knight-Captain of Eos
Swamp

With what we all already have, im gonna try and go esper. So ill take the ex capsule, even tho the naya charm is better. I wouldnt fault anyone for taking the rare either.

Pack 1 pick 4:
Banewasp Affliction
--> Deft Duelist
Court Archers
Knight of the Skyward Eye
Cavern Thoctar
Cancel
Obelisk of Jund
Volcanic Submersion
Rakeclaw Gargantuan
Sangrite Surge
Cradle of Vitality
Plains

Weak pack, only card that fits into what we want to draft (esper), and the other cards in this pack dont warrant switching. I considering taking cancel here, as it is very strong if my deck turns out controlish.

Pack 1 pick 5:
Deft Duelist
Savage Hunger
Blightning
Naturalize
Obelisk of Grixis
Resounding Scream
Bloodthorn Taunter
Behemoth's Herald
--> Corpse Connoisseur
Invincible Hymn
Mountain

Very good card, better then the second deft duelist. Its not worth hating the naturlize this early.

Pack 1 pick 6:
Dregscape Zombie
Cylian Elf
Vectis Silencers
Welkin Guide
Soul's Grace
Skeletal Kathari
Goblin Deathraiders
Scourge Devil
--> Death Baron
Swamp

I think this card is pretty good if you get the right cards. And since i already have a Connoisseur i think its worth taking over the kathari.

Pack 1 pick 7:
Skeletal Kathari
Goblin Deathraiders
Grixis Panorama
Glaze Fiend
Plains (FOIL)
--> Fire-Field Ogre
Esper Charm
Brilliant Ultimatum
Forest

Best card in pack, and will be great with the Connoisseur

Pack 1 pick 8:
Thorn-Thrash Viashino
--> Courier's Capsule
Angelsong
Obelisk of Jund
Cathartic Adept
Lightning Talons
Thunder-Thrash Elder
Mountain

Very late, and very good!

Pack 1 pick 9:
Viashino Skeleton
--> Onyx Goblet
Godtoucher
Gustrider Exuberant
Filigree Sages
Sunseed Nurturer
Mountain

Only card we can really use...it becomes better if we pick up Esperzoas in conflux.

Pack 1 pick 10:
--> Obelisk of Grixis (FOIL)
Bloodthorn Taunter
Angelsong
Cathartic Adept
Exuberant Firestoker
Plains

I like picking these up late.

Pack 1 pick 11:
Jhessian Lookout
--> Welkin Guide
Dreg Reaver
Filigree Sages
Swamp

only thing playable..
Pack 1 pick 12:
Banewasp Affliction
--> Cancel
Sangrite Surge
Plains

tabled anyways..

Pack 1 pick 13:
Savage Hunger
--> Behemoth's Herald
Mountain

Pack 1 pick 14:
--> Soul's Grace
Swamp

Pack 1 pick 15:
--> Forest

------ ALA ------

Pack 2 pick 1:
Volcanic Submersion
Rakeclaw Gargantuan
Onyx Goblet
Spell Snip
Bant Panorama
Gustrider Exuberant
--> Agony Warp
Tortoise Formation
Shadowfeed
Tidehollow Strix
Tidehollow Sculler
Fleshbag Marauder
Dawnray Archer
Spearbreaker Behemoth
Swamp

removal = good

Pack 2 pick 2:
Cylian Elf
Resounding Thunder
--> Sanctum Gargoyle (FOIL)
Yoked Plowbeast
Undead Leotau
Bant Panorama
Obelisk of Grixis
Blister Beetle
Cavern Thoctar
Spell Snip
Filigree Sages
Naya Charm
Master of Etherium
Swamp

Its between the gargoyle and the master. I dont like master, as removing it during combat can be devastating,

Pack 2 pick 3:
Soul's Fire
Vectis Silencers
Welkin Guide
Bone Splinters
Jund Charm (FOIL)
Obelisk of Grixis
Resounding Scream
Bloodthorn Taunter
Cavern Thoctar
--> Tower Gargoyle
Crumbling Necropolis
Death Baron
Swamp

how lucky? I hate passing foil jund charm tho, as i need that for my block deck.

Pack 2 pick 4:
Cylian Elf (FOIL)
Obelisk of Esper
Godtoucher
Gustrider Exuberant
Resounding Wave
Lush Growth
--> Bloodpyre Elemental
Guardians of Akrasa
Bant Battlemage
Angel's Herald
Cradle of Vitality
Forest

in case we splash red.

Pack 2 pick 5:
Bloodpyre Elemental
--> Agony Warp
Tortoise Formation
Shadowfeed
Gift of the Gargantuan
Obelisk of Bant
Branching Bolt
Grixis Panorama
Carrion Thrash
Mighty Emergence
Plains

thats late..

Pack 2 pick 6:
Cavern Thoctar
Cancel
Obelisk of Jund
Volcanic Submersion
Rakeclaw Gargantuan
Mountain (FOIL)
Rip-Clan Crasher
Tortoise Formation
--> Kiss of the Amesha
Forest

wow...shaping up good.

Pack 2 pick 7:
Thorn-Thrash Viashino
Yoked Plowbeast
Blightning
Obelisk of Grixis
Resounding Scream
Bloodthorn Taunter
--> Savage Lands
Demon's Herald
Forest

in case we play the red.

Pack 2 pick 8:
Etherium Sculptor
Dreg Reaver
Ridge Rannet
--> Grixis Panorama
Sangrite Surge
Puppet Conjurer
Archdemon of Unx
Swamp

this is a tough call. I have no fixing at this point, and no way to abuse the conjurer.

Pack 2 pick 9:
Volcanic Submersion
Onyx Goblet
Spell Snip
Tortoise Formation
Shadowfeed
--> Tidehollow Strix
Swamp

nice late pickup

Pack 2 pick 10:
Yoked Plowbeast
Undead Leotau
Obelisk of Grixis
--> Blister Beetle
Filigree Sages
Swamp

Pack 2 pick 11:
Vectis Silencers
--> Obelisk of Grixis
Resounding Scream
Bloodthorn Taunter
Swamp

Pack 2 pick 12:
--> Godtoucher
Lush Growth
Angel's Herald
Forest

Pack 2 pick 13:
Tortoise Formation
--> Shadowfeed
Plains

Pack 2 pick 14:
--> Mountain (FOIL)
Forest

Pack 2 pick 15:
--> Forest

------ CON ------

Pack 3 pick 1:
Parasitic Strix
Aven Trailblazer
Kaleidostone
Ember Weaver
Toxic Iguanar
Faerie Mechanist
Valiant Guard
Salvage Slasher
Goblin Outlander
Constricting Tendrils
Filigree Fracture
--> Grixis Slavedriver
Shambling Remains
Progenitus
Swamp

i already have Connoisseur

Pack 3 pick 2:
Pestilent Kathari
Valeron Outlander
Armillary Sphere
Drag Down
Yoke of the Damned
Vectis Agents
Quenchable Fire
Tukatongue Thallid
Lapse of Certainty
Gluttonous Slime
Ignite Disorder
Scornful Æther-Lich
--> Martial Coup
Mountain

There must have been a foil rare in the pack or something.

Pack 3 pick 3:
Beacon Behemoth
Darklit Gargoyle
Unsummon
--> Armillary Sphere
Kranioceros
Faerie Mechanist
Exploding Borders
Lapse of Certainty
Scattershot Archer
Yoke of the Damned
Viashino Slaughtermaster
Hellkite Hatchling
Island

gets me to coup mana.
Pack 3 pick 4:
Kranioceros
Mana Cylix
--> Gleam of Resistance
Wild Leotau
Frontline Sage
Nacatl Outlander
Nacatl Savage
Valiant Guard
Grixis Illusionist
Shard Convergence
Fleshformer
Forest

fixing, nothing else really in the pack.

Pack 3 pick 5:
--> Esper Cormorants
Unsummon
Rhox Meditant
Vedalken Outlander
Salvage Slasher
Brackwater Elemental
Exploding Borders
Maniacal Rage
Controlled Instincts
Countersquall
Forest

more fliers!

Pack 3 pick 6:
Valeron Outlander
Aven Squire
Pestilent Kathari
Nacatl Savage
Wandering Goblins
--> Brackwater Elemental
Suicidal Charge
Maniacal Rage
Skyward Eye Prophets
Forest

Pack 3 pick 7:
Zombie Outlander
--> Sedraxis Alchemist
Quenchable Fire
Rotting Rats
Asha's Favor
Grixis Illusionist
Reliquary Tower
Controlled Instincts
Forest

Pack 3 pick 8:
Traumatic Visions
--> Sedraxis Alchemist
Quenchable Fire
Asha's Favor
Grixis Illusionist
Nacatl Hunt-Pride
Elder Mastery
Plains

I didnt feel like i needed more fixing, and i only had 10 playable dudes at this point, unless i splash red.

Pack 3 pick 9:
Kaleidostone
Toxic Iguanar
--> Faerie Mechanist
Valiant Guard
Salvage Slasher
Constricting Tendrils
Swamp

Pack 3 pick 10:
Pestilent Kathari
Vectis Agents
Quenchable Fire
Lapse of Certainty
--> Scornful Æther-Lich
Mountain

Pack 3 pick 11:
--> Darklit Gargoyle
Lapse of Certainty
Scattershot Archer
Yoke of the Damned
Island

Pack 3 pick 12:
--> Kranioceros
Valiant Guard
Grixis Illusionist
Forest

Pack 3 pick 13:
Salvage Slasher
--> Maniacal Rage
Forest

Pack 3 pick 14:
--> Maniacal Rage
Forest

Pack 3 pick 15:
--> Forest

The was pretty straight forward. I didnt splash the red, as i wanted to make sure i could cast the scourglass and coup.
All 3 rounds pretty much came down to me playing scourglass or martial coup and using gargoyle to get back scourglass. i went 6-0 in games, and none were very close at all.

Round 1 vs Bant

I played out some early artifact fliers, get a fast enough clock. He plays out his whole hand to try and keep up. I had the scourglass to kill his team. Game 2 i played out a darklit and a tower gargoyle and beat my opponent down to 8. He played out his whole hand by then, so i was able to play martial coup for 9 and win the next turn.

Round 2 vs 5 color w/ jund base.

My exe capsules were pretty bad. But since i had played one, all my opponent did was play black creatures. They all died to scourglass. He was able to recover, but sanctum gargoyle targetting the scourglass got a concession. Game two i play turn 2 a sphere, turn 4 courier capsule. Turn 5 i play scourglass and use it next upkpeep. I play kiss of amesha on turn 6, and after he plays out his hand on the following turn i untap and play my martial coup for 7 and get the concession. I won this game without ever playing a creature card Smile

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Round 3 vs Jund.

Once again, my exe capsule is horrible. He starts out strong game 1, but im able to stop the bleeding with agony warps long enough to cast the coup in my hand. Game 2 is pretty much the same, i stall out until i get coup, which he had no answer for again.

Trotsky1 · Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 1672

Okay as promised, I did not differ on too much and overall thought you did a good job.

Pack 1 pick 7 You've seen no good red the person next to you is certainly red maybe the guy after him as well, I do not see why you would want to take this when you have an almost equally powerfull on shard card in esper charm. Also general comment on the people at your draft table, apprently no one has told them card draw is good how much did they pass you!

pack 2 pick 2 I agree with the gargoyle as your deck is very controllish looking even more so if you had the esper charm, if i was aggresive aerial beats esper I would take the master.

pack 2 pick 8 agree on fixing

pack 3 pick 2 Ding! 2 wogs easy street

Overall good draft

asamodious · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 343

Ggerg · Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Posts: 613

who the fuck passes martial coup?!?!?!

asamodious · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 343