So this is a LR listener who went to a PTQ and is wanting help on his sealed pool.
I have the pool as a .dek file, so go ahead and download it... load it into your MTGO and then take a screenshot and post it in the comments :).
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ore21j
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Acidrakken's RTR Draft #3
Another week, another draft. This time I listened to the signals and
did what I should have done last time. Also, having an absolutely
absurd pack 3 was quite helpful.
As far as the actual games went, I probably need to slow down a
little. Biggest sin I committed a few times was forgetting to
activate Lobber Crew. I find myself already playing through the next
turn in my head and forget to activate it on villain's end step.
Also, I punted a play in Match 1, could have killed a turn earlier,
but tried to get too clever with Voidwielder. Opponent was at 4 life
with one untapped blocker. I had RM guildmage, Arrested; also a
Rakdos Cackler with 3 counters on it. In retrospect, I should have
just VWed the blocker and swung, but I decided to instead pull the
guildmage out from under the Arrest. Didn't cost me the game, but it
was a bad play.
Otherwise, ran pretty good - didn't flood out at all this time.
Round 1, vs Azorius touching Red.
Guy played fine, but I just had the answers. Relatively proud of
myself for playing around the guy's Explosive Impact. He repeatedly
swung into my Desecration Demon with a couple of 1/X flyers. So,
eventually demon just took over the games.
Round 2, Golgari
Didn't see enough of this guy's play to say a lot - he was a fellow
L_R clan member though. I mainly just powered through his stuff and
had the right proportions of threats and removal to make it happen.
Round 3, kinda nervous going into R3, was either going to be a
Selesnya deck or an Izzet one, as that was the other matchup on the
top of the bracket in R2. Ended up playing against the Izzet deck,
and took it down 2-1. This is where I punted a couple of lobber crew
activations, but thankfully it wasn't so close that those two points
of damage would have been super relevant.
did what I should have done last time. Also, having an absolutely
absurd pack 3 was quite helpful.
As far as the actual games went, I probably need to slow down a
little. Biggest sin I committed a few times was forgetting to
activate Lobber Crew. I find myself already playing through the next
turn in my head and forget to activate it on villain's end step.
Also, I punted a play in Match 1, could have killed a turn earlier,
but tried to get too clever with Voidwielder. Opponent was at 4 life
with one untapped blocker. I had RM guildmage, Arrested; also a
Rakdos Cackler with 3 counters on it. In retrospect, I should have
just VWed the blocker and swung, but I decided to instead pull the
guildmage out from under the Arrest. Didn't cost me the game, but it
was a bad play.
Otherwise, ran pretty good - didn't flood out at all this time.
Round 1, vs Azorius touching Red.
Guy played fine, but I just had the answers. Relatively proud of
myself for playing around the guy's Explosive Impact. He repeatedly
swung into my Desecration Demon with a couple of 1/X flyers. So,
eventually demon just took over the games.
Round 2, Golgari
Didn't see enough of this guy's play to say a lot - he was a fellow
L_R clan member though. I mainly just powered through his stuff and
had the right proportions of threats and removal to make it happen.
Round 3, kinda nervous going into R3, was either going to be a
Selesnya deck or an Izzet one, as that was the other matchup on the
top of the bracket in R2. Ended up playing against the Izzet deck,
and took it down 2-1. This is where I punted a couple of lobber crew
activations, but thankfully it wasn't so close that those two points
of damage would have been super relevant.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Acidrakken's RTR Draft #2
A draft where I did badly, and not sure if the deck I drafted was just
bad, or if I should have listened harder to the signals. Just tired
of being Rakdos, so I tried forcing something else.
First round, got crushed by the Selesnya/blue deck that eventually won
the whole thing.
Second Round, mirror against Golgari with enough splashed white to
kind of ruin everything for me. Every time I got a guy decent, he'd
get launch partied, or Trostani's Judgment, or Arrest.
Third Round got the bye. Moral of the story is to always stick around
in the Swiss, you might be giving up a free pack if you don't.
Doesn't help that I ended every game with 10+ lands in some
combination of the hand and battlefield. Really starting to think 17
lands is just too many. Or do I really need to mull hands that have 4
lands, 2 drop, 3 drop, 4 drop?
bad, or if I should have listened harder to the signals. Just tired
of being Rakdos, so I tried forcing something else.
First round, got crushed by the Selesnya/blue deck that eventually won
the whole thing.
Second Round, mirror against Golgari with enough splashed white to
kind of ruin everything for me. Every time I got a guy decent, he'd
get launch partied, or Trostani's Judgment, or Arrest.
Third Round got the bye. Moral of the story is to always stick around
in the Swiss, you might be giving up a free pack if you don't.
Doesn't help that I ended every game with 10+ lands in some
combination of the hand and battlefield. Really starting to think 17
lands is just too many. Or do I really need to mull hands that have 4
lands, 2 drop, 3 drop, 4 drop?
Monday, November 5, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Zvazda's RTR Draft #1
Hey Guys. The blog has been pretty quiet as of late for a few reasons. On my end of things I've been using the Beta client, so I haven't gotten draft logs to upload to raredraft.
I also haven't had Marshall pimp the blog since RTR came out (mostly because they've been recording on Wednesdays and I normally would remind him on Thursdays).
Anyway, I did a draft in the old client and so I uploaded it. It was a very interesting draft and I'd love to hear thoughts on it.
Deck Construction:
Questions:
1. Is it worth splashing for blue?
2. If it is, do you play rogues passage (like a greedy bastard)?
3. Do you play Caracal, Avenging Arrow or Seller of Songbirds?
4. If so, which 4 drop do you remove?
Thanks guys. And keep those drafts coming. I'm still here, even though I've been BETA drafting and not posting any :):).
-Z
I also haven't had Marshall pimp the blog since RTR came out (mostly because they've been recording on Wednesdays and I normally would remind him on Thursdays).
Anyway, I did a draft in the old client and so I uploaded it. It was a very interesting draft and I'd love to hear thoughts on it.
Deck Construction:
Questions:
1. Is it worth splashing for blue?
2. If it is, do you play rogues passage (like a greedy bastard)?
3. Do you play Caracal, Avenging Arrow or Seller of Songbirds?
4. If so, which 4 drop do you remove?
Thanks guys. And keep those drafts coming. I'm still here, even though I've been BETA drafting and not posting any :):).
-Z
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Asturiel's M13 Drafts #3-5
http://www.raredraft.com/watch?d=3f3bt
http://www.raredraft.com/watch?d=3f2k4
http://www.raredraft.com/watch?d=3evmb
Three drafts I did at the games club at school. Would like thoughts on these drafts, first one was a mess but I won so things work out? :P Also I had two or three more drafts but no draft recorder for v4 :(
For the first one how would you have maneuvered that draft? Because I don't think I got many good signals and had to work with what I got basically.
For the second one I believe I made the right calls, any opinions?
For the third I think green was a better idea but my friend talked me into Muckwader, thoughts?
http://www.raredraft.com/watch?d=3f2k4
http://www.raredraft.com/watch?d=3evmb
Three drafts I did at the games club at school. Would like thoughts on these drafts, first one was a mess but I won so things work out? :P Also I had two or three more drafts but no draft recorder for v4 :(
For the first one how would you have maneuvered that draft? Because I don't think I got many good signals and had to work with what I got basically.
For the second one I believe I made the right calls, any opinions?
For the third I think green was a better idea but my friend talked me into Muckwader, thoughts?
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Zvazda's M13 draft #1
http://www.raredraft.com/watch?d=3dlbf
Do you splash? If you do are you playing rummaging goblin over bond beetle?
I ended up 1-2ing, which I was very disappointed in. I've been having a lot of problems with this format where I keep mulliganing a lot, which isn't serving me, or I don't draw well.
If anyone has any advice for facing down Talrand (who I faced in R2) I would love to hear it. Talrand keeps following me around and then my removal always gets negated and my creatures to kill her always get essence scattered. I'm not sure how to beat Talrand!
Anyway, I've been having not a ton of luck in M13 and I'm hoping you guys can get me back on the right track.
I ended up 1-2ing, which I was very disappointed in. I've been having a lot of problems with this format where I keep mulliganing a lot, which isn't serving me, or I don't draw well.
If anyone has any advice for facing down Talrand (who I faced in R2) I would love to hear it. Talrand keeps following me around and then my removal always gets negated and my creatures to kill her always get essence scattered. I'm not sure how to beat Talrand!
Anyway, I've been having not a ton of luck in M13 and I'm hoping you guys can get me back on the right track.
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