My
sealed pool had six rares only spanning three colors, which made that
decision relatively easy: Camaraderie, Temple Garden, Trostani
Discordant, Vraska Golgari Queen, Gruesome Menagerie, and Mausoleum
Secrets. Camaraderie and Mausoleum Secrets are pretty unplayable, and I
probably shouldn't have played Menagerie either. I assembled a pretty
clean Golgari (GB) deck splashing Temple Garden and a Selesnya Guildgate
using 3 District Guide for Trostani Discordant.
Round 1 vs Colin (1-0)
I
play against the player whose pool I registered. Both of us knew all
the possible cards the other could be playing, and I had a good idea of
what he probably built - also Golgari, but without the bombs. Sure
enough, my deck was superior.
Round 2 vs Lucas (2-0)
Memory is kind of hazy on the details, since it's been a week since the event.
Lucas
was on Boros splashing blue. I beat him game 1, lose game 2 to his
super fast start, and stabilize game 3 at 1 life (I think it was that
game?) I encourage him to play faster, since a draw is essentially
equivalent to a loss, and the time is closing in on us. He misplays a
card pretty badly and I manage to close out the game.
Round 3 vs Scott (2-1)
Scott is the first opponent I recognize from the area. He's a shorter quirky guy but friendly.
I lose both the games to a Doom Whisperer.
Round 4 vs "Leon" (3-1)
If that name doesn't mean anything to you, you should watch Blade Runner.
Round 5 vs Brandon (3-2)
Izzet with Ral Izzet Viceroy and other assorted spells. So my 3-1 (9 pts) record should
allow me to draw into the top 8, but unfortunately two players drew in
round 4 (2-1-1, 7 pts). So four players are able to draw into the top 8,
but four 3-1s are paired against one another and forced to play it out.
By the time I lose my two games for the round, the other 3-1 match is
concluded and one of the 2-1-1s is now a 3-1-1, with the other still
going. That's 7 of the top 8 slots determined, so the only way I can
make it in is on tie-breakers. Brandon reports, and eventually it comes
out that the 7 pointer lost his match. I MAKE IT IN
Top 8
I
go into the draft with the wrong mindset. I've heard some experts say
that green is a weak color, and I don't see any particularly standout
green cards pass to me, so I stick to UB maybe R colors in the draft. I
have a pretty good surveil theme going on, but lack late game power.
Quarterfinals vs Michael (3-3)
0-2 for games
His
threats outpace my counterspells, and although I'm able to drag the
game out for many many turns, it seems that his draft went way better
than mine and my deck lacks the ability to return from the brink. I made
a questionable decision in the first game, and in the second slightly
less so. He's pretty good, and later won the whole event so overall I'm
not too upset. I'm just happy to be here.
Lessons:
Uh, don't draft what I want to to draft, but rather what is open in my seat.
I
don't think I have enough experience in drafting the other color
combinations (Boros, Golgari, Selesnya), but I ended up fighting for
blue and black cards with several of my neighbors, to the point where I
had essentially no removal or win conditions.
Overall I should definitely learn to play more aggressive decks, and beat down more often.
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