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Attended the Pre-Release @ Drexoll Games in Vancouver

Card Pool Show

mythic Show

none

rare Show

Honor of the Pure x1
Vengeful Archon x1
Phylactery Lich x1
Necrotic Plague x1
Mystifying Maze x1
Rootbound Crag x1

uncommon Show

Armored Ascension x2
Elite Vanguard x1
Condemn x1
Acidic Slime x1
Duskdale Wurm x1
Prized Unicorn x1
Autumn's Veil x1
Chandra's Spitfire x1
Shiv's Embrace x1
Pyroclasm x1
Howling Banshee x1
Corrupt x1
Deathmark x1
Call to Mind x2 (1 foil)
Flashfreeze x1
Dragon's Claw x1
Warlord's Axe x1

common Show

Ajani's Mantra x1
Assault Griffin x1
Blinding Mage x1
Excommunicate x1
Infantry Veteran x1
Inspired Charge x1
Mighty Leap x2
Palace Guard x1
Siege Mastodon x1
Silvercoat Lion x1
Stormfront Pegasus x1
Tireless Missionaries x2
Dryad's Favor x1
Garruk's Companion x3
Greater Basilisk x1
Hornet Sting x1
Naturalize x1
Plummet x1
Sacred Wolf x1
Sylvan Ranger x3
Wall of Vines x1
Arc Runner x2
Berserkers of Blood Ridge x3
Fling x1
Goblin Balloon Brigade x3
Incite x1
Manic Vandal x1
Volcanic Strength x1
Vulshok Berserker x1
Barony Vampire x1
Bog Raiders x1
Duress x1
Quag Sickness x1
Rotting Legion x1
Viscera Seer x1
Augury Owl x2
Cancel x1
Cloud Elemental x1
Jace's Erasure x2
Mana Leak x1
Merfolk Spy x1
Phantom Beast x1
Preordain x1
Scroll Thief x1
Terramorphic Expanse x1
Island x1
Forest x2
Plains x1
Mountain x1
Swamp x2 (1 foil)

Thoughts on card pool
* no mythics - drat
* 2 black rares with no backup - annoying
* 2 rare lands - could have been better
* foil uncommon - sweet
* foil land - meh
* 2 Jace's Erasure with no backup or synergistic cards - waste
* strong in red, white and green
* Armored Ascension on  Sacred Wolf - evil
* Phylactery Lich - nice
* only 11 black cards (2 rare, 3 uncommon, 6 common) - odd

deck Show

creatures 16
Acidic Slime x1
Assault Griffin x1
Blinding Mage x1
Duskdale Wurm x1
Elite Vanguard x1
Infantry Veteran x1
Palace Guard x1
Sacred Wolf x1
Siege Mastodon x1
Silvercoat Lion x1
Stormfront Pegasus x1
Sylvan Ranger x3
Vengeful Archon x1
Wall of Vines x1

spells 9
Ajani's Mantra x1
Armored Ascension x2
Condemn x1
Excommunicate x1
Honor of the Pure x1
Mighty Leap x2
Plummet x1

lands 15
Mystifying Maze x1
Terramorphic Expanse x1
Plains x8
Forest x5

Match 1 vs White-Blue
Game 1
Went on the early offensive, had her down to 3 life before her Serra Angel 's and Air Servant joined the field. She unsummoned my blockers and rolled over me. Result loss (0-1).
Game 2
Again early offensive, she got mana stuck wich gave me just enough time to whittle her life down. Her Serra Angel found itself Plummet ing and my legion rolled over her. Result win (1-1)
Game 3
Once again early beatdown to 3 life, but this time I couldn't finish her though I had timely answers for her army of flyers. This game went to time and through the 5 turns with no victor. Result draw (1-1-1). Match result draw (0-0-1)

Match 2 vs Black-Red
Game 1
Bad initial hand with 5 lands, didn't mulligan. He bolted my first creature. Peppered my life with two Arc Runner s and I was frantically chump blocking his bigger creatures until I hit a rut with no creatures and fell to his Rotting Legion . Result loss (0-1)
Game 2
another bad initial hand of 5 lands, again didn't mulligan. This time we stalemated on the board and he drew to creatures and I drew to lands. I was unlucky as I ended up with 12 of my 15 lands on the board or in my hand and most of my creatures and spells sitting happily in the library. Result loss (0-2). Match result loss (0-1-1)

Match 3 vs White-Black-Blue
Game 1
I mulliganed down to 5 and couldn't get going. He rolled over me. Result loss (0-1)
Game 2
Got my Sacred Wolf - Armored Ascension combo going and after several chump blocks on his side, the wolf finally slipped in for the win. Result win (1-1)
Game 3
Early offensive had him on the ropes. Once again got my Wolf Ascension combo. He managed to get timely blockers and Ascensioned his Serra Angel. We traded wolf for angel and stalemated. Time came and I couldn't finish him in the 5 turns. Result draw (1-1-1). Match result draw (0-1-2)

Match 4 vs Blue-Black
Game 1
My opponent never had a chance. Turn 1 Elite Vanguard . Turn 2 Stormfront Pegasus . Turn 3 Sacred Wolf . Turn 4 Armored Ascension on Sacred Wolf. He put a creature down turn 5 which found itself Excommunicate d and that was it when my three came for him. Result win (1-0)
Game 2
Once again, I was off to the early attack, but he found ways to stymy my attack. He got out two Jace's Erasure s and happily milled my deck, but once again I comboed Wolf Ascension and he couldn't stop it long enough to deck me out. Result win (2-0). Match result win (1-1-2)

Match 5 vs White-Black
Game 1
I had a bad hand and my opponent dropped a turn 5 Liliana Vess which he'd properly protected with flyers. I couldn't bring her down before she popped all the creatures in my graveyard to his side. I was overrun by my own creatures. Result loss (0-1)
Game 2
This time I got my Wolf Ascension combo off and had snuck in some early hits. he couldn't deal with it and went down. Result win (1-1)
Game 3
Once again we stalemated on the board and he Demonic Tutor ed Vess to drop her on Turn 5. This time I used Condemn and Plummet to remove the defense and sent Vess to the graveyard. I continued adding more army and he wasted his resources chumping and finally I brought him to his knees. Wolf Ascension won the day - again. Result win (2-1). Match result win (2-1-2)