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1 year ago ::
Mar 09, 2012 - 12:53PM
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This thread is for discussion of this week's Draft Simulator, which goes live Monday morning on magicthegathering.com.
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1 year ago ::
Mar 11, 2012 - 9:18PM
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Oh look, more M12. That's not overdone.
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1 year ago ::
Mar 12, 2012 - 12:27AM
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1 year ago ::
Mar 12, 2012 - 4:40AM
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I went red-white. Obviously I ended-up with Sun Titan, Fireball, Volcanic Dragon, Chandra's Outrage, Gorehorn Minotaurs, several Stormfront Pegasus, etc.. I'm fairly confident that it's the correct deck.
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1 year ago ::
Mar 12, 2012 - 6:27AM
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As usual, I went   aggro. I think the first couple of picks are pretty obvious, which means most people are going to be in Red. Although the Sun Titan is nice (understatement) there is no white in pack 1 while there is some decent black and blue. I don't think the draft has enough white to support the Titan (especially as you are almost certainly going to have no white cards after pack 1 without knowing the Sun Titan is coming). I think BR is the right deck for this draft although Red/Blue aggro is also a possibility. I see that one of the other drafters ended up with Jace and Mr Frosty, nice! Anyway picks
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Deck Land (17) 9 x Mountains 8 x Swamps Creatures (16) 3x Goblin Arsonist  Tormented Soul  Goblin Fireslinger  3x Blood Seeker  (this is just silly) Goblin Tunneler  2x Child of Night  2x Fiery Hellhound  Blood Ogre  Gorehorn Minotaurs  Volcanic Dragon  Spells (7) Fireball  Wring Flesh  Crown of Empires  Fling  Doom Blade  Sorin's Thirst  Chandra's Outrage 
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1 year ago ::
Mar 12, 2012 - 6:53AM
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Jul 12, 2004
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1 year ago ::
Mar 12, 2012 - 9:09AM
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Jan 12, 2012
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1 year ago ::
Mar 12, 2012 - 9:20AM
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Round 1: Fireball Blood Ogre Stormfront Pegasus  Armored Warhorse  Benalish Veteran  Divine Favor  Act of Treason  Goblin Arsonist Grand Abolisher  Goblin Tunneler Fling Fling Unsummon  Dragon's Claw  Mountain  Round 2: Sun Titan  Chandra's Phoenix  Cudgel Troll  Circle of Flame  Fiery Hellhound Goblin Grenade  Bonebreaker Giant  Goblin Arsonist Fiery Hellhound Goblin Fireslinger Goblin Tunneler Fog  Firebreathing  Tormented Soul Mountain Round 3: Stormfront Pegasus Volcanic Dragon Chandra's Outrage Roc Egg  Timely Reinforcements  Goblin Arsonist Blood Seeker Manic Vandal  Aven Fleetwing  Goblin Bangchuckers  Demystify  Redirect  Turn to Frog  Reclaim  Island  DECKLISTLands (17)10 x Mountain 7 x Plains  Creatures (18)1 x Goblin Fireslinger 3 x Goblin Arsonist 2 x Goblin Tunneler  2 x Stormfront Pegasus  1 x Benalish Veteran  1 x Roc Egg 1 x Manic Vandal 1 x Blood Ogre 2 x Fiery Hellhound 1 x Chandra's Phoenix 1 x Bonebreaker Giant  1 x Sun Titan 1 x Volcanic Dragon Other Spells (5)1 x Fireball  1 x Goblin Grenade 2 x Fling 1 x Chandra's Outrage This should be a very fast deck, with only 4 cards at 4 or more CMC. There are a few pump spells to use when I miss a drop waiting for more lands. Lots of damage should be dealt early, hopefully enough to kill or get opponent low enough for a direct damage finisher. If it goes late game, the Titan and Dragon will be a surprise that may win the game. The Titan will also return early threats that prove to be very useful. There are enough of red spells that can do damage to opponent to return Chandra's Phoenix , if it happens to end up in the yard. I also have good cards to sideboard in if the games do go long, like Timely Reinforcements and Act of Treason , or maybe even Divine Favor . While drafting, I was thinking this deck was going to be a little more even on the colors. Because of that, I initially had in Armored Warhorse and Grand Abolisher , but pulled them for fear they would slow me down if I didn't get my second Plains quick enough. Grand Abolisher is something I would side in against any deck with lots of instants or activated abilities used during my turn. I'd be happy to play this deck in draft. Initially I was hesitant to pull white, but glad I did after seeing the Titan. I think some else had the same idea, because it was limited in the 2nd and 3rd packs. I could have switched away from white, but I was already committed with the first pack and first pick of the 2nd (Titan). Switching would have weekend my cardpool, and not sure that would have been beneficial. Let me know what you think of this draft and build. As always, please be constructive.
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1 year ago ::
Mar 12, 2012 - 9:50AM
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Let me know what you think of this draft and build. As always, please be constructive.
My honest impression is that you ended up with a nice deck but got very lucky.
P1p3 - Crown of Empires is colourless control/quasi removal that will fit in any deck. Taking the Pegasus here is a real gamble because although the Pegasus is good, you are already commiting to a second colour when the Crown (and Fireslinger) kept it more open.
P1p4 - Even with the Pegasus this is a risky pick. Armored Warhorse is a strong card but very colour intensive. Given that you are alsmost certainly going to be playing Red, you have now nailed your colours as RW by P1p4, which is very early.
Also, what was the thinking behind Cudgel Troll P2p3? You clearly aren't going to play it and while hate picking is fine for a bomb or in later picks a wasted P2p3 seems a bit odd.
P2p4 - Circle of Flame is really not very good and can normally be picked up on the wheel much later.
As it happens, you ended up opening the Titan in Pack 2, which secured your deck for you but if you had been RW and opened, say, a Grave Titan (or other non RW bomb) I think you would have been in trouble. As I said, I like your deck but think you made a few strange (and risky) picks.
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1 year ago ::
Mar 12, 2012 - 10:59AM
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May 31, 2010
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