Zen Zen Zen 4-3-2-2 Draft No1.

Trotsky1 · Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 1674

Hey its been along time since I did one of these but I am back, I wound up with a pretty awsome deck and thanks to a series of critical misplays by my round 1 opponent i ended up winning the draft. My picks are probably still a little off this is prob an understament as i am a few weeks behind you guys.

Event #: 639102
Time: 10/22/2009 7:34:48 PM
Players:
Pier85
Lapson2
--> ElementalMox
32zeb
Pentaur
huyuki
Tramer
alphadragon1

------ ZEN ------

Pack 1 pick 1:
Zendikar Farguide
Æther Figment
Vampire Lacerator
Trapfinder's Trick
Kor Hookmaster
Territorial Baloth
--> Bala Ged Thief
Island
Ior Ruin Expedition
Soul Stair Expedition
Hagra Diabolist
Greenweaver Druid
Sadistic Sacrament (FOIL)
Shieldmate's Blessing
Khalni Heart Expedition

The sacrament is only really worth 2 tix, the hookmaster is also good but black is the colour to be in, in Zen.

Pack 1 pick 2:
Highland Berserker
Hedron Scrabbler
Quest for the Gemblades
Adventuring Gear
Mindless Null
River Boa
Swamp
Mark of Mutiny
--> Nimana Sell-Sword
Tempest Owl
Zektar Shrine Expedition
Scythe Tiger
Vastwood Gorger
Noble Vestige

Another rebel on colour is preferable over the slightly stronger boa which is green not a fan of green in this format

Pack 1 pick 3:
Ravenous Trap
Jwar Isle Refuge
Cliff Threader
Kor Aeronaut
Adventuring Gear
Desecrated Earth
Savage Silhouette
Forest
--> Burst Lightning
Goblin War Paint
Reckless Scholar
Caller of Gales
Kraken Hatchling

This is the best card in the pack of this i am ceratin.

Pack 1 pick 4:
Goblin Shortcutter
Khalni Gem
Guul Draz Vampire
Vines of Vastwood
Ruinous Minotaur
Pillarfield Ox
Turntimber Grove
Paralyzing Grasp
Plains
Runeflare Trap
--> Stonework Puma
Caravan Hurda

With the cards I have already the puma felt like the pick.

Pack 1 pick 5:
Vines of Vastwood
Kor Cartographer
Torch Slinger
--> Murasa Pyromancer
Primal Bellow
Into the Roil
Kabira Evangel
Shatterskull Giant
Grazing Gladehart
Swamp
Bold Defense

5 picks 4 rebels and an awsome removal spell great start

Pack 1 pick 6:
Plains
Vastwood Gorger
Noble Vestige
Hedron Scrabbler
--> Zektar Shrine Expedition
Tempest Owl
Scythe Tiger
Unstable Footing
Mire Blight
Ruinous Minotaur

Best on colour card

Pack 1 pick 7:
Desecrated Earth
Goblin War Paint
Steppe Lynx
Swamp
Caller of Gales
--> Mark of Mutiny
Primal Bellow
Caravan Hurda
Narrow Escape

I cast this after trying to busrt ligntning the green +1+1 for each foest dude, he responed with the +1+1 for each forest in hand spell, then I mrked of munityed and swung for 17 for the win, if my opponent had saced his shrine and cast the spell before on his 4/5 regenerator, he would he have enough damage to kill me.

Pack 1 pick 8:
Tempest Owl
Noble Vestige
Nimbus Wings
Mindless Null
Spell Pierce
Island
Sky Ruin Drake
--> Highland Berserker

Another ally

Pack 1 pick 9:
Zendikar Farguide
--> Vampire Lacerator
Trapfinder's Trick
Island
Ior Ruin Expedition
Greenweaver Druid
Shieldmate's Blessing

Seems late

Pack 1 pick 10:
Quest for the Gemblades
Mindless Null
Swamp
Tempest Owl
--> Scythe Tiger
Noble Vestige

Pack 1 pick 11:
Ravenous Trap
Desecrated Earth
Forest
Caller of Gales
--> Kraken Hatchling

Pack 1 pick 12:
--> Ruinous Minotaur
Plains
Runeflare Trap
Caravan Hurda

Pack 1 pick 13:
--> Kor Cartographer
Swamp
Bold Defense

Pack 1 pick 14:
Plains
--> Noble Vestige

Pack 1 pick 15:
--> Desecrated Earth

------ ZEN ------

Pack 2 pick 1:
Shieldmate's Blessing
Shoal Serpent
Plains
Molten Ravager
Trapfinder's Trick
Quest for the Gravelord
Kor Duelist
--> Spire Barrage
Khalni Heart Expedition
Merfolk Seastalkers
Soul Stair Expedition
Kor Sanctifiers
Territorial Baloth
Armament Master
Expedition Map

My deck is looking prodominatly red so this should be good

Pack 2 pick 2:
Slaughter Cry
Zektar Shrine Expedition
Mind Sludge
Scythe Tiger
Joraga Bard
Bold Defense
Turntimber Basilisk
Forest
Mire Blight
Hedron Scrabbler
Into the Roil
--> Geyser Glider
Ruinous Minotaur
Timbermaw Larva

Fatty Flyer in red awsome was a real deal clincher

Pack 2 pick 3:
Desecrated Earth
Whiplash Trap
Hedron Crab
Turntimber Grove
Kabira Crossroads
Devout Lightcaster
Kraken Hatchling
Teetering Peaks
Mind Sludge
--> Disfigure
Island
Seismic Shudder
Mold Shambler

Quality Removal, Im not very black so better than sludge

Pack 2 pick 4:
Piranha Marsh
--> Bladetusk Boar
Surrakar Marauder
Oran-Rief Recluse
Spidersilk Net
Bold Defense
Forest
Into the Roil
Kor Hookmaster
Graypelt Refuge
Goblin Guide
Timbermaw Larva

Evasive beats to follow up my aggresive dudes

Pack 2 pick 5:
--> Disfigure
Trailblazer's Boots
Cancel
Landbind Ritual
Predatory Urge
Forest
Mire Blight
Zendikar Farguide
Shieldmate's Blessing
Paralyzing Grasp
Timbermaw Larva

More quality removal

Pack 2 pick 6:
Relic Crush
Magma Rift
Nimbus Wings
Oran-Rief Recluse
Spell Pierce
Vampire's Bite
Trapfinder's Trick
Mountain
--> Torch Slinger
Ior Ruin Expedition

The good red cards just keep coming

Pack 2 pick 7:
Akoum Refuge
Mire Blight
Zendikar Farguide
Mountain
Khalni Heart Expedition
Molten Ravager
Runeflare Trap
--> Vampire Lacerator
Ior Ruin Expedition

Awsome and late

Pack 2 pick 8:
Relic Crush
Windborne Charge
Bold Defense
Into the Roil
Piranha Marsh
Demolish
--> Bog Tatters
Plains

Solid sb card

Pack 2 pick 9:
Shieldmate's Blessing
Shoal Serpent
Plains
Trapfinder's Trick
Kor Duelist
--> Soul Stair Expedition
Expedition Map

Pack 2 pick 10:
Slaughter Cry
--> Zektar Shrine Expedition
Joraga Bard
Forest
Mire Blight
Hedron Scrabbler

Pack 2 pick 11:
Desecrated Earth
Kraken Hatchling
--> Mind Sludge
Island
Seismic Shudder

Pack 2 pick 12:
--> Piranha Marsh
Spidersilk Net
Bold Defense
Forest

Pack 2 pick 13:
Landbind Ritual
--> Mire Blight
Shieldmate's Blessing

Pack 2 pick 14:
--> Spell Pierce
Trapfinder's Trick

Pack 2 pick 15:
--> Mire Blight

------ ZEN ------

Pack 3 pick 1:
Soaring Seacliff
Blood Seeker
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
Kor Hookmaster
Makindi Shieldmate
Caller of Gales
--> Vampire Lacerator
Tanglesap
Swamp
Baloth Cage Trap
Oran-Rief Survivalist
Goblin Shortcutter
Windborne Charge
Quest for the Gemblades
Lethargy Trap

The sphix is worth half a tic so i went with another aggresive 1 drop

Pack 3 pick 2:
Tajuru Archer
Spidersilk Net
Welkin Tern
Makindi Shieldmate
Carnage Altar
Kraken Hatchling
--> Plated Geopede
Tanglesap
Devout Lightcaster
Goblin Bushwhacker
Quest for the Holy Relic
Desecrated Earth
Plains
Lethargy Trap

These guys were all star all draft long

Pack 3 pick 3:
Timbermaw Larva
Paralyzing Grasp
Cliff Threader
Kabira Evangel
Kor Cartographer
Trapmaker's Snare
Goblin Ruinblaster
Spire Barrage
--> Bladetusk Boar
Shoal Serpent (FOIL)
Plains
Expedition Map
Welkin Tern

More evasive beats

Pack 3 pick 4:
Timbermaw Larva
Nissa's Chosen
Trailblazer's Boots
Caller of Gales
Landbind Ritual
Pillarfield Ox
Goblin War Paint
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
Paralyzing Grasp
Narrow Escape
Forest
--> Burst Lightning

Wow that is late for removal this good

Pack 3 pick 5:
Stonework Puma
Spidersilk Net
Hagra Crocodile
Gomazoa
Mountain
Akoum Refuge
--> Plated Geopede
Crypt Ripper
Shatterskull Giant
Runeflare Trap
Welkin Tern

This card is so good

Pack 3 pick 6:
Mountain
--> Slaughter Cry
Cancel
Pillarfield Ox
Beast Hunt
Explorer's Scope
Kazandu Refuge
Sky Ruin Drake
Shieldmate's Blessing
Tajuru Archer

Pack 3 pick 7:
Soaring Seacliff
--> Vampire's Bite
Spell Pierce
Island
Mindless Null
Relic Crush
Nimbus Wings
Jwar Isle Refuge
Quest for Pure Flame

Pack 3 pick 8:
Tempest Owl
Quest for the Holy Relic
Carnage Altar
Mindless Null
Sunspring Expedition
--> Molten Ravager
Plains
Tajuru Archer

Pack 3 pick 9:
Soaring Seacliff
--> Caller of Gales
Tanglesap
Swamp
Windborne Charge
Quest for the Gemblades
Lethargy Trap

Pack 3 pick 10:
--> Kraken Hatchling
Tanglesap
Quest for the Holy Relic
Desecrated Earth
Plains
Lethargy Trap

Pack 3 pick 11:
Trapmaker's Snare
Goblin Ruinblaster
Plains
Expedition Map
--> Welkin Tern

Pack 3 pick 12:
Trailblazer's Boots
Landbind Ritual
--> Pillarfield Ox
Forest

Pack 3 pick 13:
Mountain
--> Akoum Refuge
Runeflare Trap

Pack 3 pick 14:
Mountain
--> Shieldmate's Blessing

Pack 3 pick 15:
--> Island

The deck

2 burst lighting
2 disfigure
3 vampire lacerator
2 zendiakr shrine expedition
1 highland beserker
2 plated geopede
1 stonework puma
1 mark on munity
1 molten ravager
1 torch slinger
1 bala ged thief
2 bladetusk boar
1 nimana sell-sword
1 spire barage
1 geyser glider
1 murasa pyromancer
1 Akoum Refuge
7 swamp
10 mountain

After drafting this I played another draft and played the worst game of magic i have played in sometime I punted both games, granted my opponent top decked game 1 but still, my opponent must have thought what a noob Im going to get no points for this, I imagine he was shocked with the 9 he got that knocked me back down to 1850, really dont deserve my rating when i play games like that.

Feedback appreciated.

ik · Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Posts: 316

Your draft was reaaallly straight-forward, however I think I would've taken the Quest for the Gravelord Pack 2 Pick 1 because its insane Razz

but your deck ended up being ridiculously aggresive so I think the Lacerator ended up being better than usual... Yeah... seems good tho xD

coolcreep · Joined: 18 Feb 2006 Posts: 560

I think goblin shortcutter was the pick p3p1. You already have spire barage, meaning you want as many mountains as possible, and that is hard to do if you need your first land of the game to be a swamp. Add in the fact that while both are good early, shortcutter is also relevant late in the game as a way to punch through damage, and I think shortcutter would have added more to your deck overall. Other than that it was pretty well drafted IMO.

svenihilator · Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 19

I think you really need to work on your hate drafting. You passed a metric ton of good green spells in favor of stuff you weren't going to use. You need to make every pick count. Taking things like caller of gales over a quest for the gemblades really shows that you need better card assessment skills. Quest is uncommon for a reason. 2 mana for 4 +1/+1 counters is no joke. That spell wins games.

Trotsky1 · Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 1674

I see that the quest prob was the pick, Im still not settled on how much I like the various quests.

I totally agree that the goblin shortcutter over the lacerator was the pick I already had 2 at the time so i had prob forced myself already into playing atleast 7 swamps but it would have helped my consistancy, I did mull at least once every round often due to colour issues.

Zapgaze · Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 74

Great draft, great deck. My one piece of criticism would probably have to be Pack 3 Pick 6. You already have 2 Plated Geopedes, there is no reason to not pick Explorer's Scope here. Other than that, it all seems good and straight forward:)

CMA-Flippi · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:51 pm Post subject:

What i think could be more useful is reasons why you don't pick a certain card.

Trotsky1 · Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 1674

I will go into more depth when i know the format more and are confidant on my opinions, this was only my 2nd draft and though I'd done a few pre-release sealeds, theres still alot of cards i do not recognise by name.

I'm more than happy if there are any specific picks you are interested in to give my logic but I am still learning the format.

I am about to put up another draft I've gone into a little more detail on this.

dwarfas · Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 55

Those were the right picks out of what came to you.

There wasn't anything complicated.

dwarfas · Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 55

Those were the right picks out of what came to you.

There wasn't anything complicated.

Explain the 7 swamp 10 mountain deal to me though. Because of spire barrage?

Trotsky1 · Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 1674

I also have the refuge but I am alot more red than any other colour, so between this barrage and ravager, I wanted as much red as possible, 8 black sources is more than enough for what I had so i could run 10 mounatins.