P1P1 – I take the Grasp of Phantoms here, but I think that Skirsdag Cultist is actually a pretty close pick.
P1P2 – I would say that Harvest Pyre is better than Smite, actually. It’s not like Smite is top tier removal or anything. I think that Mystics is clearly better.
P1P3 – I take the Blazing Torch. People keep talking about how good this guy is, but I guess I can’t overlook the fact that he is a 3/2 for 4… Meanwhile, Blazing Torch is always great, and colorless to boot. The thing is, the ghoul is a good black creature, which makes him pretty valuable if you are in black because black has crappy creatures. I think people keep forgetting that.
P1P5 – Travel Preparations!! Actually, I think the boar is a great pick here, since it goes well with the Cultist, and you don’t really want to have to force Naya right now
P1P6 – You sure dumped red quickly. Weevil is worse than Harvest Pyre, which is still in the pack. But still a fine pick, since Weevil works pretty good in your colors.
P1P12 – I would take the Grimace. I know it’s not very good, but it is still potentially playable if you end up with not enough playables.
P2P1 – Good Job!!! This is the right pick, but a hard one to make.
P2P2 – Isn’t ghoulraiser just the pick here? People apparently like Cannibals way too much. The upside actually isn’t that big.
P2P3 – I take the Pyre. I think you are just undervaluing it. It is rock solid removal. P2P5 – I agree with your analysis, but you definitely take the Juggernaut.
P2P7 – Pick seven sounds about right. He is good in the right deck, but also a liability.
P2P8 – Take the mail. It’s really good in BG.
P3P1 – Don’t you just take the Corpse Lunge here?
P3P12 – Make a Wish is Divination, except it costs 1 more mana, but only draws spells…
I think the reason why your deck went 1-2 is because you had no action for turns 2/3. You didn't really see many cards that you could cast turns 2/3, but they are pretty important in this format, because without them, you just get tempoed out too easily. Probably you need to cut a four drop for the Cannibals.
Also, I would have taken the Grasp right at the start, and ended up with a UW deck with a ton of nice cards like Grasp, x2 Claustrophobia, x2 Bell-Ringer, Angel of Flight Alabaster, Slayer of the Wicked, etc...
P1P3 - I like the ghoul (though I haven't played with him yet or faced him down) but I think the torch was the pick here. Colorless removal helps you stay open. P1P6 - I like Brain weevil more than most, but you aren't gonna want more than one and he'll come later. I take a speculative kessig wolf or a bell-ringer here. P1P7 - I would have taken the pitchburn devils here, but probably not after you've passed on red cards. But what is that bell-ringer doing here again? P1P12 - You could end up in blue, but I take the grimace here if anything to try and cut black. P2P1 - Wow, what a bummer. But this is what you have to take at this point. P2P3 - Even if you end up GB, you can splash the pyre, not the heir. P2P4 - I would be taking the Villagers of Estwald if the dead weight weren't here. Not the Spider. P2P5 - Yeah slam the juggernaut here. That guy is awesome. P2P6 - I take the Kessig wolf here. P3P1 - I guess I take the corpse lunge in your position here. P3P6 - I auto-take the interloper here, but your reasoning is sound.
P1P1: I think this is the right pick but I'm hearing Grasp is pretty powerful.
ReplyDeleteP1P2: Definitely Mystics!
P1P4: Hmmm... The Scourge is good, too, but I think your strongest card so far is Green, so Boar seems solid.
P1P6: I think I prefer Wolf, Devils, Dagger or even Bell-Ringer (off-colour) over the Weevil here.
P1P7: Gee, I really want to pick the Devils here. The Vampire is fine too. I guess I hate Prey Upon for no good reason.
P1P9: Man - or Skeleton? I think the Grasp is a fine pick here. Are you abandoning Red?
P2P1: This is a sick pick! I can't figure whether it's correct, but if you're abandoning Red, it is. You're certainly signalling here, which is nice.
P2P3: There's an okay Black dude here and you're probably not Red. There's also a Naturalize.
P2P5: Juggie Juggie Juggie.
P2P7: Sick. You're the only person in Green or something?
P2P8: Both the Reap and the Hauberk are okay here, but you want lots of dudes with both of them.
P2P9: Seems good!
P3P1: Man, why does Red keep bothering you? I don't know, I think Volley is right here though. Maybe Angel is better, it's easy to splash...
P3P4: The Green wolf is really strong, and you need low drops. I like Abbatoir as much as the next guy, but you might want the 2-drop here.
P3P10: I'm coming around on this guy. He should not in the pack, no. But Green is pretty open, after all...
P1P1 – I take the Grasp of Phantoms here, but I think that Skirsdag Cultist is actually a pretty close pick.
ReplyDeleteP1P2 – I would say that Harvest Pyre is better than Smite, actually. It’s not like Smite is top tier removal or anything. I think that Mystics is clearly better.
P1P3 – I take the Blazing Torch. People keep talking about how good this guy is, but I guess I can’t overlook the fact that he is a 3/2 for 4… Meanwhile, Blazing Torch is always great, and colorless to boot. The thing is, the ghoul is a good black creature, which makes him pretty valuable if you are in black because black has crappy creatures. I think people keep forgetting that.
P1P5 – Travel Preparations!! Actually, I think the boar is a great pick here, since it goes well with the Cultist, and you don’t really want to have to force Naya right now
P1P6 – You sure dumped red quickly. Weevil is worse than Harvest Pyre, which is still in the pack. But still a fine pick, since Weevil works pretty good in your colors.
P1P12 – I would take the Grimace. I know it’s not very good, but it is still potentially playable if you end up with not enough playables.
P2P1 – Good Job!!! This is the right pick, but a hard one to make.
P2P2 – Isn’t ghoulraiser just the pick here? People apparently like Cannibals way too much. The upside actually isn’t that big.
P2P3 – I take the Pyre. I think you are just undervaluing it. It is rock solid removal.
P2P5 – I agree with your analysis, but you definitely take the Juggernaut.
P2P7 – Pick seven sounds about right. He is good in the right deck, but also a liability.
P2P8 – Take the mail. It’s really good in BG.
P3P1 – Don’t you just take the Corpse Lunge here?
P3P12 – Make a Wish is Divination, except it costs 1 more mana, but only draws spells…
I think the reason why your deck went 1-2 is because you had no action for turns 2/3. You didn't really see many cards that you could cast turns 2/3, but they are pretty important in this format, because without them, you just get tempoed out too easily. Probably you need to cut a four drop for the Cannibals.
Also, I would have taken the Grasp right at the start, and ended up with a UW deck with a ton of nice cards like Grasp, x2 Claustrophobia, x2 Bell-Ringer, Angel of Flight Alabaster, Slayer of the Wicked, etc...
ReplyDeleteP1P3 - I like the ghoul (though I haven't played with him yet or faced him down) but I think the torch was the pick here. Colorless removal helps you stay open.
ReplyDeleteP1P6 - I like Brain weevil more than most, but you aren't gonna want more than one and he'll come later. I take a speculative kessig wolf or a bell-ringer here.
P1P7 - I would have taken the pitchburn devils here, but probably not after you've passed on red cards. But what is that bell-ringer doing here again?
P1P12 - You could end up in blue, but I take the grimace here if anything to try and cut black.
P2P1 - Wow, what a bummer. But this is what you have to take at this point.
P2P3 - Even if you end up GB, you can splash the pyre, not the heir.
P2P4 - I would be taking the Villagers of Estwald if the dead weight weren't here. Not the Spider.
P2P5 - Yeah slam the juggernaut here. That guy is awesome.
P2P6 - I take the Kessig wolf here.
P3P1 - I guess I take the corpse lunge in your position here.
P3P6 - I auto-take the interloper here, but your reasoning is sound.