Cal's ZZZ 84 #7 - late nite drafting!

[Calavera777]

I plan to be up all night tomorrow for the Halloween afterparty so I'm staying up extra late tonight drafting! here we go!

Pack 1 pick 1:
Brave the Elements, Lethargy Trap, Crypt Ripper, Goblin Bushwhacker, Misty Rainforest, Territorial Baloth, Makindi Shieldmate, Torch Slinger, Spreading Seas, Murasa Pyromancer, Soaring Seacliff, Guul Draz Vampire, Swamp, Baloth Cage Trap, Ondu Cleric

My pick:
Misty Rainforest - I would take pyromancer but 5 tix is 5 tix.

Pack 1 pick 2:
Giant Scorpion, Swamp, Adventuring Gear, Tanglesap, Hagra Diabolist, Reckless Scholar, Makindi Shieldmate, Lethargy Trap, Jwar Isle Refuge, Cliff Threader, Savage Silhouette, Goblin Bushwhacker, Kor Duelist, Burst Lightning

My pick:
Burst Lightning - best common in set or so I've heard

Pack 1 pick 3:
Brave the Elements, Swamp, Oran-Rief Recluse (FOIL), Kor Sanctifiers, Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet, Expedition Map, River Boa, Trapmaker's Snare, Goblin War Paint, Narrow Escape, Kraken Hatchling, Ondu Cleric, Caller of Gales

My pick:
River Boa - such a good card. awful color but good card.

Pack 1 pick 4:
Desecrated Earth, Geyser Glider, Baloth Woodcrasher, Mountain, Oran-Rief Recluse, Nissa's Chosen, Blood Seeker (FOIL), Narrow Escape, Grappling Hook, Caravan Hurda, Goblin War Paint, Caller of Gales

My pick:
Baloth Woodcrasher - ugh. I'm in the green seat!

Pack 1 pick 5:
Seismic Shudder, Turntimber Grove, Mountain, Kor Cartographer, Spreading Seas, Kraken Hatchling, Graypelt Refuge, Carnage Altar, Spidersilk Net, Harrow, Caravan Hurda

My pick:
Harrow

Pack 1 pick 6:
Teetering Peaks, Forest, Trapfinder's Trick, Quest for Ancient Secrets, Shieldmate's Blessing, Shoal Serpent, Mark of Mutiny, Kabira Crossroads, Molten Ravager, Vastwood Gorger

My pick:
Mark of Mutiny - this or ravager? blah either way

Pack 1 pick 7:
Trapmaker's Snare, Makindi Shieldmate, Caller of Gales, Goblin Shortcutter, Tanglesap, Mountain, Quest for the Holy Relic, Oran-Rief Recluse, Lethargy Trap

My pick:
Oran-Rief Recluse

Pack 1 pick 8:
Vampire's Bite, Territorial Baloth, Hellfire Mongrel, Nimbus Wings, Spell Pierce, Plains, Trapfinder's Trick, Needlebite Trap

My pick:
Hellfire Mongrel

Pack 1 pick 9:
Brave the Elements, Lethargy Trap, Territorial Baloth, Spreading Seas, Soaring Seacliff, Swamp, Ondu Cleric

My pick:
Soaring Seacliff - I don't like the non-trampling baloths... but I like having the other guy fly over.

Pack 1 pick 10:
Swamp, Tanglesap, Lethargy Trap, Jwar Isle Refuge, Cliff Threader, Kor Duelist

My pick:
Cliff Threader - good against me if I play red

Pack 1 pick 11:
Brave the Elements, Swamp, Expedition Map, Trapmaker's Snare, Caller of Gales

My pick:
Expedition Map

Pack 1 pick 12:
Desecrated Earth, Mountain, Oran-Rief Recluse, Caller of Gales

My pick:
Oran-Rief Recluse

Pack 1 pick 13:
Mountain, Carnage Altar, Spidersilk Net

My pick:
Spidersilk Net

Pack 1 pick 14:
Trapfinder's Trick, Shieldmate's Blessing

My pick:
Trapfinder's Trick

Pack 1 pick 15:
Tanglesap

My pick:
Tanglesap

Pack 2 pick 1:
Scythe Tiger, Forest, Zektar Shrine Expedition, Sejiri Refuge, Needlebite Trap, Journey to Nowhere, Tempest Owl, Marsh Flats, Grazing Gladehart, Mire Blight, Highland Berserker, Hedron Scrabbler, Living Tsunami, Piranha Marsh, Sky Ruin Drake

My pick:
Marsh Flats - 7 tix on this badboy! otherwise I take the Tsunami as I have a rainforest and a harrow already.

Pack 2 pick 2:
Into the Roil, Narrow Escape, Shepherd of the Lost, Devout Lightcaster, Swamp, Kor Skyfisher, Hedron Scrabbler (FOIL), Gomazoa, Seascape Aerialist, Blood Seeker, Timbermaw Larva, Nissa's Chosen, Bladetusk Boar, Piranha Marsh

My pick:
Timbermaw Larva - I hope the chosen will wheel

Pack 2 pick 3:
Turntimber Basilisk, Quest for Ancient Secrets (FOIL), Kor Duelist, Seismic Shudder, Kor Sanctifiers, Turntimber Grove, Windborne Charge, Swamp, Ior Ruin Expedition, Kraken Hatchling, Makindi Shieldmate, Harrow, Caravan Hurda

My pick:
Turntimber Basilisk - deathtouch is pretty good

Pack 2 pick 4:
Mire Blight, Zendikar Farguide, Spire Barrage, Magma Rift, Khalni Heart Expedition, Surrakar Marauder, Runeflare Trap, Island, Spidersilk Net, Ior Ruin Expedition, Greenweaver Druid, Shieldmate's Blessing

My pick:
Khalni Heart Expedition

Pack 2 pick 5:
Forest, Tempest Owl, Mold Shambler, Ravenous Trap, Archive Trap, Teetering Peaks, Molten Ravager, Soul Stair Expedition, Mindless Null, Sunspring Expedition, Khalni Heart Expedition

My pick:
Mold Shambler

Pack 2 pick 6:
Caravan Hurda, Pillarfield Ox, Turntimber Grove, Bold Defense, Guul Draz Vampire, Nimana Sell-Sword, Kazandu Refuge, Island, Vines of Vastwood, Mark of Mutiny

My pick:
Vines of Vastwood - I briefly consider the sellsword but decide against spalshing him.. he's not that good

Pack 2 pick 7:
Demolish, Molten Ravager, Grim Discovery, Island, Shoal Serpent, Ravenous Trap, Expedition Map, Beast Hunt, Plains (FOIL)

My pick:
Plains (FOIL) - heh what can I say I like foil lands. grim discovery would have been decent.

Pack 2 pick 8:
Mindless Null, Sunspring Expedition, Noble Vestige, Soul Stair Expedition, Tempest Owl, Savage Silhouette, Akoum Refuge, Plains

My pick:
Savage Silhouette

Pack 2 pick 9:
Scythe Tiger, Forest, Sejiri Refuge, Needlebite Trap, Tempest Owl, Hedron Scrabbler, Piranha Marsh

My pick:
Scythe Tiger

Pack 2 pick 10:
Narrow Escape, Swamp, Hedron Scrabbler (FOIL), Seascape Aerialist, Nissa's Chosen, Piranha Marsh

My pick:
Nissa's Chosen - nice it wheeled! I may be only green drafter!

Pack 2 pick 11:
Quest for Ancient Secrets (FOIL), Kor Duelist, Turntimber Grove, Swamp, Caravan Hurda

My pick:
Turntimber Grove

Pack 2 pick 12:
Zendikar Farguide, Runeflare Trap, Island, Shieldmate's Blessing

My pick:
Zendikar Farguide

Pack 2 pick 13:
Forest, Mindless Null, Sunspring Expedition

My pick:
Mindless Null

Pack 2 pick 14:
Caravan Hurda, Island

My pick:
Caravan Hurda

Pack 2 pick 15:
Ravenous Trap

My pick:
Ravenous Trap

Pack 3 pick 1:
Shatterskull Giant, Runeflare Trap, Trapfinder's Trick, Baloth Woodcrasher, Scythe Tiger, Beast Hunt, Grazing Gladehart, Vampire's Bite, Lavaball Trap, Hideous End, Pitfall Trap, Into the Roil, Forest, Slaughter Cry, Kor Outfitter

My pick:
Baloth Woodcrasher - roar!

Pack 3 pick 2:
Akoum Refuge, Stonework Puma, Feast of Blood, Tuktuk Grunts, Pyromancer Ascension, Vines of Vastwood, Ruinous Minotaur, Paralyzing Grasp, Oran-Rief Survivalist, Giant Scorpion, Mountain, Kor Sanctifiers, Mark of Mutiny (FOIL), Inferno Trap

My pick:
Inferno Trap - removal!

Pack 3 pick 3:
Jwar Isle Refuge (FOIL), Landbind Ritual, Swamp, Pillarfield Ox, Nimana Sell-Sword, Mire Blight, Sunspring Expedition, Slaughter Cry, Vines of Vastwood, Sky Ruin Drake, Shoal Serpent, Hedron Crab, Joraga Bard

My pick:
Vines of Vastwood

Pack 3 pick 4:
Hedron Scrabbler, Shatterskull Giant, Zektar Shrine Expedition, Scythe Tiger, Tempest Owl, Island, Tajuru Archer, Grazing Gladehart, Mindless Null, Into the Roil, Noble Vestige, Trailblazer's Boots

My pick:
Grazing Gladehart

Pack 3 pick 5:
Ior Ruin Expedition, Cancel, Mire Blight, Zendikar Farguide, Tajuru Archer, Trailblazer's Boots, Territorial Baloth, Shieldmate's Blessing, Magma Rift, Plains, Bog Tatters

My pick:
Tajuru Archer - ew. why did I passs magma rift???

Pack 3 pick 6:
Kabira Crossroads, Forest, Harrow, Whiplash Trap, Hedron Crab, Mold Shambler, Soaring Seacliff, Kor Sanctifiers, Emeria, the Sky Ruin, Quest for the Gemblades

My pick:
Mold Shambler

Pack 3 pick 7:
Oran-Rief Recluse, Spidersilk Net, Merfolk Wayfinder, Into the Roil, Graypelt Refuge, Ruinous Minotaur, Bold Defense, Mountain, Lethargy Trap (FOIL)

My pick:
Oran-Rief Recluse

Pack 3 pick 8:
Armament Master, Island, Cobra Trap, Vampire's Bite, Spell Pierce, Bog Tatters, Relic Crush, Quest for the Holy Relic

My pick:
Cobra Trap

Pack 3 pick 9:
Runeflare Trap, Trapfinder's Trick, Scythe Tiger, Beast Hunt, Vampire's Bite, Forest, Slaughter Cry

My pick:
Slaughter Cry

Pack 3 pick 10:
Akoum Refuge, Stonework Puma, Pyromancer Ascension, Vines of Vastwood, Paralyzing Grasp, Mountain

My pick:
Vines of Vastwood

Pack 3 pick 11:
Landbind Ritual, Swamp, Pillarfield Ox, Mire Blight, Sunspring Expedition

My pick:
Pillarfield Ox

Pack 3 pick 12:
Scythe Tiger, Island, Noble Vestige, Trailblazer's Boots

My pick:
Trailblazer's Boots

Pack 3 pick 13:
Mire Blight, Shieldmate's Blessing, Plains

My pick:
Plains

Pack 3 pick 14:
Forest, Soaring Seacliff

My pick:
Soaring Seacliff

Pack 3 pick 15:
Mountain

My pick:
Mountain



2 Soaring Seacliff
1 Grazing Gladehart
1 Cobra Trap
2 Mold Shambler
1 Mountain
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Turntimber Basilisk
1 Khalni Heart Expedition
1 Slaughter Cry
1 Mountain
1 River Boa
1 Timbermaw Larva
1 Tajuru Archer
11 Forest
1 Turntimber Grove
1 Savage Silhouette
1 Inferno Trap
3 Vines of Vastwood
1 Harrow
1 Burst Lightning
2 Baloth Woodcrasher
1 Nissa's Chosen
3 Oran-Rief Recluse

Sideboard
1 Zendikar Farguide
1 Mark of Mutiny
1 Trailblazer's Boots
1 Spidersilk Net
1 Plains
1 Hellfire Mongrel
1 Trapfinder's Trick
1 Scythe Tiger
1 Expedition Map
1 Pillarfield Ox
1 Mindless Null
1 Marsh Flats
1 Plains
1 Cliff Threader
1 Caravan Hurda
1 Tanglesap
1 Ravenous Trap

Round one vs monored...game one I get a slow start with khalani heart expedition while while he starts with shortbutter and ravager . I get oren reid recluse and slaughter cry but am stuck on 3 land. I put savage silhouette on it and it gets magma rifted. I topdeck grazing gladeheart then turntimber basilisk. I have dobule vines of the vastwood to save my gladeheart from an attack I then draw baloth woodcrasher he does 16 thanks to harrow and I topdeck burst lightning!

game 2 I get t2 expedition again and he get ruinour minotaur and shattterskull. I have no turn 3 play but draw gladeheart t4 and play it and misty rainforst gaining back 6 life. I moldshambler his land putting him down to 2 land then trade it for his shatterskull. Baloth comes out and I trade it for ruinous minitaur shortcutter and stonework puma. I then slowly kill him with basilisk and finally combra trap then silhouette on the gladeheart

Round 2 vs Black red.

he gets t2 zektar shrine, t3 shrine I get a nissa's chosen.

he blocks a sellsword and gets vined but I take 1 from misty rainforest and 14 fro the shrine I then drop silhouette on the chosen and he drops geopede.

I get a basilisk out and he goes to heartstabber by chosen but I silhouette him in response. I then attack my turntimber into his heartstabber and geopede and he double blocks and I I vines again I get a grumble. I then get river boa and gladeheart and mold shambler and slowly take him down

Game 2 he gets and early shrine and a tuktuk grunts. I inferno trap the shrine token and then burst the tuktuk he heartstabbers my hellfire mongrel and then I play river boa. I eventually suit up my boa so he an block the tuktuk (if he pops his soul stair and I have recluse and mold shambler but no 6th land when I draw the 6th land I attack with the boa and mold shambler his soul stair so I can axe his heartstabber. he gets another shrine and I get woodcrasher. I manage to stay alive at 1 before I kill him

Split in the finals!
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P1P3: In a lot of formats, Kalitas would be an insane bomb. Is this format just too fast for it?

Non-trampling Baloths: Your dislike seems pretty serious. Do you consider them pretty much unplayable? It seems like taking them might've helped you cut off green more thoroughly, since they came around kind of late.

[Shaterri]

P1P7: I think even in a slowish deck the Shortcutter is better than Oran-Rief Recluse. It makes all the mediocre midrange guys a lot better by forcing midgame punchthroughs when they think they have a chump-blocker. And it's not like you'll have any trouble finding a Recluse if you need one.

P1P8: Wow, that's a lot of hate for Baloth. Mongrel isn't unplayable, but he seems absolutely mediocre to me even in a format where he can ding for two regularly. Was this a curve consideration?

P1P9: Whether you like them or not, I agree that signaling here means you may have to take it regardless.

P1P12: See?

P2P1: If you didn't have Flats in this pack, would picking Tsunami push you GUr? Your only exciting red card is Lightning, and that seems pretty splashable...

P2P2: Ugh. Larva feels infinitely worse than the 4/4s you were passing late last pack, and with the curve you're looking at I'd be happier either taking Chosen here and hoping for Larva to table, or taking Bladetusk and cementing myself in Red as a second color.

P2P3: With a Woodcrasher already in your pile, how close is Harrow here?

P2P10: Congrats.

[Calavera777]

[Calavera777]

[c0lin]

Does the interface allow for splits these days, or are you trusting folks to exchange two packs?

In P1P4, is Geyser Glider not solid? I mean, the crasher is fine and it ended up being good for you to be in green. But with Glider there I didn't read your green fate as final so soon.

[Calavera777]

I'm just trusting people I'm not sure they are ever gonna code splits (even though they said they would)

and Glider is good... but not 16/16 trample good. Seriously the woodcrasher can do really mean things in this... evne if they have a giant scorpion to block.
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