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Feb 11, 2013 -- 6:13PM, FirstTurnKill wrote:

I'll listen to EyeHunter's ethos and change my vote to Thornscape Master.

EH, do you normally wind up in 2 or 3 colors at the end of your drafts with this block?  I would have suspected 3 colors (or more), but your comment about the colors Thornscape Master work well in makes me think you manage to wind up only in 2.

Generally three colors, if I recall correctly.  It'd be pretty difficult to go 2 color, though not impossible in the least.  Things get a bit stickier with Planechase for 2 color, and really difficult in Apocalypse.  Still not impossible, but as the set moves on it becomes a bit harder. 

That said, even if we do go 2-color, the Master is still solid with either abililty.  The first is just straight up removal, and the second is great for fizzling removal spells and getting damage through,  or blocking effectively.  I see no reason to pass it at all really over not overly strong removal (That said, it is quite good removal in the format, just not the first-pickable over a legitimate threat type of card).

One thing we absolutely need to keep in mind, however, is that we are passing both Thornscape Apprentice and Scorching Lava , and I don't expect either to wheel.  So even though we are going the GRW card, we shouldn't get to ingrained with it this early. 

Feb 11, 2013 -- 6:13PM, FirstTurnKill wrote:

I'll listen to EyeHunter's ethos and change my vote to Thornscape Master.

EH, do you normally wind up in 2 or 3 colors at the end of your drafts with this block?  I would have suspected 3 colors (or more), but your comment about the colors Thornscape Master work well in makes me think you manage to wind up only in 2.

It would be very hard to go two colors, but not undo-able. If you're in green, there's no reason not to play three. I was more thinking we might find a BRG or UWG bomb. I wanted to be clear that the master was still a bomb in BRG and more than playable in UWG.