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10 months ago  ::  Aug 09, 2012 - 2:14PM #1
WotC_Monty
Date Joined: Nov 5, 2003
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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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10 months ago  ::  Aug 12, 2012 - 7:07AM #2
EvilLoynis
Date Joined: Jul 24, 2012
Posts: 36
Damn I really really should have gone Green.  I passed like 2 or 3 4/4 spiders.  The problem is they weren't in my opening packs but in packs passed to me and I had already chosen white and the 2 Jaces for blue.  Going to try again this time going W/G.

Round 1:
Faith's Reward
Shimian Specter
Turn to Slag
Rhox Faithmender
Divine Verdict
Jace's Phantasm
Slumbering Dragon
Healer of the Pride
Jace's Phantasm
Archaeomancer
Kindled Fury
Warclamp Mastiff
Glorious Charge
Angel's Mercy
Plains


Round 2:
Knight of Glory
Oblivion Ring
Aven Squire
Essence Scatter
Rancor
Archaeomancer
Guardians of Akrasa
Archaeomancer
Watercourser
Welkin Tern
Giant Scorpion
Index
Unsummon
Duress
Island


Round 3:
Arms Dealer
Aven Squire
Planar Cleansing
Ajani's Sunstriker
Arctic Aven
Courtly Provocateur
Duty-Bound Dead
Ajani's Sunstriker
Captain's Call
Crimson Muckwader
Plummet
Warclamp Mastiff
Divine Favor
Serpent's Gift
Island

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10 months ago  ::  Aug 12, 2012 - 7:37AM #3
EvilLoynis
Date Joined: Jul 24, 2012
Posts: 36
Lol second try and it's just insane.  Only got 1 spider (Had to pass 1 for the planeswalker) but this is still an insanely good deck considering that the 3 guys to my left (2,3,4) were also all playing white and the 3 to my right (8,7,6) were playing green lol.  The guy in seat 8 also got 3 sentinel spiders and seat 6 got one as well added to my 1 that was 5 total in that draft that I know of.  3 Divine Verdicts are nice as well as 2 Plummets.  This would be a kind of tough deck to build as to many good cards and have to cut a bunch that I would love to play with.


Round 1:
Divine Verdict
Chronomaton
Garruk's Packleader
Rhox Faithmender
Divine Verdict
Jace's Phantasm
Bond Beetle
Healer of the Pride
Jace's Phantasm
Guardians of Akrasa
Tormod's Crypt
Warclamp Mastiff
Glorious Charge
Angel's Mercy
Plains


Round 2:
Sentinel Spider
Garruk, Primal Hunter
Arbor Elf
Elvish Visionary
Rancor
Attended Knight
Farseek
Rancor
Yeva's Forcemage
Arbor Elf
Fog
Erase
Plummet
Fog
Island


Round 3:
Aven Squire
Aven Squire
Acidic Slime
Ajani's Sunstriker
Captain of the Watch
Divine Verdict
Elvish Visionary
Ajani's Sunstriker
Vastwood Gorger
Ring of Kalonia
Plummet
Revive
Divine Favor
Serpent's Gift
Island


Deck - curve is way hi, don't know how Captain of the Watch made it 5th pick in pack 3 but it's quite good. 2 Rancors was just nuts as well.  Love the 2 Jaces but not worth splashing for with so much on color to go with.
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10 months ago  ::  Aug 12, 2012 - 12:19PM #4
Shu1jack
Date Joined: Aug 12, 2012
Posts: 1

Getting back into Magic after about a 10 year break. Faith's Reward tempted me (I like shiney rares), but I decided to start red and I think it turned out well. Only one other guy was drafting red, so I had my pick. And Faith's Reward came back to me!

  Round 1:
Flames of the Firebrand
Turn to Slag
Turn to Slag
Rhox Faithmender
Dragon Hatchling
Pacifism
Slumbering Dragon
Healer of the Pride
Faith's Reward
Guardians of Akrasa
Index
Warclamp Mastiff
Glorious Charge
Craterize
Plains


Round 2:
Knight of Glory
Turn to Slag
Aven Squire
Torch Fiend
Wall of Fire
Rummaging Goblin
Dragon Hatchling
Mogg Flunkies
Wall of Fire
Krenko's Command
Reckless Brute
Erase
Unsummon
Duress
Island


Round 3:
Phyrexian Hulk
Fire Elemental
Planar Cleansing
Ajani's Sunstriker
Turn to Slag
Divine Verdict
Reverberate
Searing Spear
Canyon Minotaur
Goblin Battle Jester
Goblin Arsonist
Warclamp Mastiff
Divine Favor
Serpent's Gift
Island

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10 months ago  ::  Aug 12, 2012 - 3:08PM #5
wildspeaker86
Date Joined: Sep 3, 2009
Posts: 89
This is the deck I drafted. Green was so strong I didn't feel the need to splash. It curves pretty nicely, has ramp, ways to dig, and several win cons.

Creatures: 16
3x Arbor Elf
2x Deadly Recluse
2x Mwonvuli Beast Tracker
2x Spiked Baloth
2x Acidic Slime
Elvish Visionary
Centaur Courser
Garruk's Packleader
Sentinel Spider
Vastwood Gorger

Spells: 5
2x Rancor
Prey Upon
Farseek
Revive

Planeswalkers: 1
Garruk, Primal Hunter

Artifacts: 1
Ring of Kalonia


Below are my draft picks.

Round 1:
Flames of the Firebrand
Primal Clay
Garruk's Packleader
Deadly Recluse
Prey Upon
Pacifism
Slumbering Dragon
Healer of the Pride
Faith's Reward
Guardians of Akrasa
Hydrosurge
Unsummon
Glorious Charge
Angel's Mercy
Plains

Round 2:
Sentinel Spider
Garruk, Primal Hunter
Acidic Slime
Elvish Visionary
Rancor
Arbor Elf
Farseek
Rancor
Spiked Baloth
Arbor Elf
Arbor Elf
Erase
Plummet
Fog
Island


Round 3:
Canyon Minotaur
Centaur Courser
Acidic Slime
Revive
Spiked Baloth
Mwonvuli Beast Tracker
Deadly Recluse
Mwonvuli Beast Tracker
Vastwood Gorger
Ring of Kalonia
Plummet
Warclamp Mastiff
Divine Favor
Serpent's Gift
Island

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10 months ago  ::  Aug 12, 2012 - 9:28PM #6
Vorpal_Auroch
Date Joined: Apr 6, 2008
Posts: 8
Started red, ended up black/white exalted:

Round 1:
Flames of the Firebrand
Shimian Specter
Chandra's Fury
Deadly Recluse
Dragon Hatchling
Tormented Soul
Slumbering Dragon
Naturalize
Faith's Reward
Guardians of Akrasa
Kindled Fury
Kindled Fury
Craterize
Craterize
Plains


Round 2:
Knight of Glory
Oblivion Ring
Aven Squire
Essence Drain
Liliana's Shade
Giant Scorpion
Guardians of Akrasa
Bloodhunter Bat
War Falcon
Erase
Duskmantle Prowler
Erase
Bloodthrone Vampire
Duress
Island


Round 3:
Aven Squire
Cower in Fear
Bloodhunter Bat
Crusader of Odric
Attended Knight
Duty-Bound Dead
Duty-Bound Dead
Ajani's Sunstriker
Captain's Call
Crippling Blight
Show of Valor
Warclamp Mastiff
Duress
Serpent's Gift
Island

I don't think any first pick other than Flames of the Frebrand is defensible. Faith's Reward isn't even maindeckworthy in draft, IMO. Second pick was Shimian Specter, but I couldn't seem to get any black, so I thought it must have been cut and added a bit of white. Second pack I never saw anything red worth taking and ran with the couple white cards and the black I already had. My final deck is maybe a bit creature light, but with the enormous amount of Exalted and plenty of removal (including a red splash for Flames of the Firebrand and Chandra's Fury), I think it would do alright.
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10 months ago  ::  Aug 12, 2012 - 10:14PM #7
Fenix.
Date Joined: Jan 13, 2012
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Aug 12, 2012 -- 3:08PM, wildspeaker86 wrote:

This is the deck I drafted. Green was so strong I didn't feel the need to splash. It curves pretty nicely, has ramp, ways to dig, and several win cons.

Creatures: 16
3x Arbor Elf
2x Deadly Recluse
2x Mwonvuli Beast Tracker
2x Spiked Baloth
2x Acidic Slime
Elvish Visionary
Centaur Courser
Garruk's Packleader
Sentinel Spider
Vastwood Gorger

Spells: 5
2x Rancor
Prey Upon
Farseek
Revive

Planeswalkers: 1
Garruk, Primal Hunter

Artifacts: 1
Ring of Kalonia




You're playing monogreen and Farseek doesn't work there, it can't get Forests.


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Nov 27, 2012 -- 6:39AM, Mata_Hari wrote:

Nov 27, 2012 -- 12:26AM, BankaiMastery wrote:

Okay, here is the clincher. I've been waiting to say this.

The "cam girl" this was inspired by was just a girl from a social networking website, Stickam. Her name was TinyTerror and she was just a regular girl who was on her webcam, totally unrelated to any type of adult content.

I hope you all feel really smart now.

This is like someone coming into class with a bloody nose and everyone's like "Jeez what happened to you" and they're like "I ran into a wall" and everyone laughs at them for being an idiot but then at the end of the class they say "HAHA JUST KIDDING I PUNCHED MYSELF IN THE FACE!!!!!! TALK ABOUT OWNED HAHAHAHAHA"


Oct 25, 2012 -- 9:53PM, magicpablo666 wrote:

I really enjoy imagining this from Kevin's perspective. Because in Kevin's world, Rosewater actually reads everything he types. Mark is sitting there right now, reading this, and thinking "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled. . ." Or some such. He chuckles low, then clicks on "The Best Of KEVINSET" and says "Yes, this'll do just fine. A busty lady with banding who deals direct damage to Zones!? Why this will be the star of my next set, and no one will ever believe you Kevin." Then he closes his Macbook, so his servant may move it out of the way, while another servant puts a Fetal Richard Garfield Clone lathered in Steak Sauce in front of him. Then Mark Feasts.


Sorin walked into the chamber where his newly wed bride, Vampy, awaited. A beam of moonlight illuminated his brilliant silver hair as he strode with confidence towards the bed. His shirtless body showcased his powerful abdominal muscles and he was wearing jeans with holes in the knees.


Nov 24, 2012 -- 8:07PM, felisdomesticus wrote:

Nov 24, 2012 -- 7:19PM, CherylCheryl wrote:

I wish more girls play magic cards...


Have you considered assassinating Kevin?

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10 months ago  ::  Aug 12, 2012 - 10:49PM #8
Highwayman
Date Joined: Feb 3, 2004
Posts: 3,077
Sticking to my theory that exalted is the way to go...


Round 1: Angelic Benediction Guardians of Akrasa Guardians of Akrasa Rhox Faithmender Divine Verdict Pacifism Show of Valor Healer of the Pride Faith's Reward Archaeomancer Hydrosurge Unsummon Glorious Charge Angel's Mercy Plains


Round 2: Knight of Glory Oblivion Ring Scroll Thief Essence Scatter Scroll Thief Archaeomancer Guardians of Akrasa Sleep War Falcon Erase Giant Scorpion Erase Plummet Fog Island


Round 3: Aven Squire Aven Squire Essence Scatter Ajani's Sunstriker Arctic Aven Divine Verdict Warclamp Mastiff Ajani's Sunstriker Touch of the Eternal Tricks of the Trade Show of Valor Warclamp Mastiff Divine Favor Serpent's Gift Island

From this, the playables for a UW exalted deck are pretty insane:

Creatures
3 x Guardians of Akrasa
1 x Rhox Faithmender
1 x Healer of the Pride
2 x  Archaeomancer
1 x Knight of Glory
2 x Scroll Thief
1 x  War Falcon
2 x Aven Squire
2 x Ajani's Sunstriker
1 x  Arctic Aven
2 x  Warclamp Mastiff

Spells
1 x Angelic Benediction
2 x  Divine Verdict
1 x  Pacifism
1 x  Show of Valor
1 x  Unsummon
1 x Oblivion Ring
2 x  Essence Scatter
1 x  Sleep
1 x Tricks of the Trade
1 x  Show of Valor


I haven't bothered to whittle this down to the final 23/24 cards - seems like you run all of your exalted creatures and then your choice of support.

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10 months ago  ::  Aug 12, 2012 - 11:11PM #9
jk195
Date Joined: May 28, 2012
Posts: 13
Tried to be WB controlling.. not sure i succeeded entirely... but getting a 6th pick pacifisim locked me into the tactic

Round 1:
Pacifism
Shimian Specter
Garruk's Packleader
Blood Reckoning
Divine Verdict
Pacifism
Slumbering Dragon
Healer of the Pride
Disentomb
Guardians of Akrasa
Tormod's Crypt
Warclamp Mastiff
Glorious Charge
Craterize
Plains


Round 2:
Knight of Glory
Oblivion Ring
Giant Scorpion
Essence Drain
Liliana's Shade
Duress
Guardians of Akrasa
Bloodhunter Bat
Zombie Goliath
Erase
Duskmantle Prowler
Erase
Unsummon
Fog
Island


Round 3:
Aven Squire
Cower in Fear
Planar Cleansing
Duress
Arctic Aven
Duty-Bound Dead
Sign in Blood
Ajani's Sunstriker
Dark Favor
Crippling Blight
Plummet
Warclamp Mastiff
Duress
Serpent's Gift
Island

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10 months ago  ::  Aug 13, 2012 - 4:16AM #10
Symar
Date Joined: Jun 14, 2007
Posts: 807
Talk about some poor-in-limited rares.
Started red, wound up with some white.

Round 1:
Flames of the Firebrand
Mogg Flunkies
Chandra's Fury
Mogg Flunkies
Torch Fiend
Pacifism
Goblin Arsonist
Healer of the Pride
Volcanic Strength
Guardians of Akrasa
Kindled Fury
Warclamp Mastiff
Glorious Charge
Kraken Hatchling
Plains


Round 2:
War Priest of Thune
Oblivion Ring
Aven Squire
Goblin Arsonist
Trumpet Blast
Rummaging Goblin
Wild Guess
Rancor
War Falcon
Erase
Giant Scorpion
Erase
Plummet
Duress
Island


Round 3:
Captain's Call
Aven Squire
Planar Cleansing
Crusader of Odric
Attended Knight
Goblin Arsonist
Warclamp Mastiff
Ajani's Sunstriker
Canyon Minotaur
Crimson Muckwader
Volcanic Strength
Warclamp Mastiff
Divine Favor
Serpent's Gift
Island

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