Daily Draft Debate- Draft History

The way this works

I'll be showing you each of the 24 packs used in this draft, and showing you what was drafted from it, first from the perspective of each pack as it's passed around the table, and then by each player. We'll also have comments from the drafters. First though, a chart of who was sitting where, and was their general deck archetype was:

Summary

There were four decks that looked like the biggest winners on paper. Max, P.T., Elaine, and Tappedout were all solid - Max was the only black drafter and built a scary vampires deck with two big bombs; P.T. had little competition in his quest to build a blue fliers deck; Elaine basically had free reign over Allies; of course Tappedout had no real competition in Red.

Guybrush probably had the best draft on paper after that- his dedication and craftiness killed off a lot of good enemy cards, and he built what was actually a pretty fearsome mono-green deck which was the only one to take down our own U/R aggro killer; it was usually a winner if it survived early.

Bernard, Manny, and Sam all had it pretty rough. They all fought with themselves and Elaine for white cards; Bernard had Guybrush and Elaine for competition in green. Manny tried to make a mono-white Kor/Equipment-based deck, but just didn't have enough creatures to make it win in the end. Bernard went for a landfall theme, but being a bit inexperienced, he didn't know that this wasn't really the best archetype (his deck still did pretty well, considering). Sam is the hard-luck case of the group; he tried to slide into the usually lightly-drafted color of white, but got unlucky as it was very popular here. Though he started strong, he lost steam as the draft went on and eventually had to splash red in his final build just to reach 40 cards; he had originally intended to build mono-white.

The various players' final decks are here, with their own comments on the deck added by me:

Tappedout - Daily Draft Debate 1

Bernard - Bernard's DDD Deck

Max - Max's DDD Deck

P.T. - P.T.'s DDD Deck

Elaine - Elaine's DDD Deck

Sam - Sam's DDD Deck

Manny - Manny's DDD Deck

Guybrush - Guybrush's DDD Deck

On to the pick-by-pick coverage!

Round 1, Pack 1

Pack 1 started off in our own hands and proceeded left around the table. It consisted of

Electopotence

Oran-Rief Survivalist

Swamp

Pick 1- Tappedout selects Journey to Nowhere

Pick 2- Guybrush selects Vines of Vastwood - "Vines of Vastwood is a great card for me!"

Pick 3- Manny selects Merfolk Seastalkers - "Theres absolutely nothing here that helps me. Ill take the Seastalkers; I know from experience that they are a great creature."

Pick 4- Sam selects Pillarfield Ox - "Pillarfield Ox is the clear choice."

Pick 5- Elaine selects Oran-Rief Survivalist - "When you get 5 allies in 5 picks, you're on a pretty good roll."

Pick 6- P.T. selects Paralyzing Grasp - "I'll definitely be hurting for answers; the Grasp works out really well for me."

Pick 7- Max selects Hideous End - "Always take the removal. Deck's coming together pretty well early. I think Black is open."

Pick 8- Bernard selects Graypelt Refuge - "Well, at least Graypelt Refuge fixes my mana. Kind of a sucky card to burn a pick on this early though."

Pick 9- Tappedout selects Nissa's Chosen.

Pick 10- Guybrush selects Joraga Bard - "Even if it doesn't make it into my deck, this is good to hurt the ally decks."

Pick 11- Manny selects Electropotence - "Nothing here. I guess I'll grab the rare since it's around."

Pick 12- Sam selects Murasa Pyromancer - "I have to hate the Pyromancer; only play that makes sense."

Pick 13- Elaine selects Desecrated Earth - No comment.

Pick 14- P.T. selects Seismic Shudder - No comment.

Pick 15- Max selects Swamp - No comment.

Pack 2, Round 1

This pack started in Bernard's hands and went left. It had:

Beastmaster Ascension

Zektar Shrine Expedition

Highland Berserker

Mountain

Pick 1- Bernard selects Beastmaster Ascension - "The only good card is the rare."

Pick 2- Tappedout selects Living Tsunami

Pick 3- Guybrush selects Primal Bellow - "I'm getting a good collection of instants, but I could use some more creatures."

Pick 4- Manny selects Harrow - "None of this is any good. I won't use the Harrow, but I'll get it so it doesn't get used somewhere else."

Pick 5- Sam selects Zektar Shrine Expedition - "So far, this card scares my deck the most."

Pick 6- Elaine selects Expedition Map - "Good for fixing and thinning, and nothing else is any good."

Pick 7- P.T. selects Shatterskull Giant - "Dangerous card, that Giant. I'll hate it away."

Pick 8- Max selects Piranha Marsh - "Wow, crappy pack. Piranha Marsh is better than nothing."

Pick 9- Bernard selects Narrow Escape - "Sort of helps with the landfall idea, I guess."

Pick 10- Tappedout selects Ruinous Minotaur

Pick 11- Guybrush selects Nimana Sell-Sword - "Hate dem allies."

Pick 12- Manny selects Highland Berserker - No comment

Pick 13- Sam selects Jwar Isle Refuge - No comment

Pick 14- Elaine selects Mountain- No comment

Pick 15- P.T. selects Trapfinder's Trick- No comment

Pack 3, Round 1

This pack started with Max and moved left. It contained:

Forest

Pick 1- Max selects Malakir Bloodwitch - "Not the best rare, but Bloodwitch can end games pretty effectively. Maybe I can sneak in a few vampires to make it work."

Pick 2- Bernard selects Steppe Lynx - "I guess? Lynx is pretty good."

Pick 3- Tappedout selects Plated Geopede

Pick 4- Guybrush selects Mold Shambler - "Couldn't ask for a better dude."

Pick 5- Manny selects Shepherd of the Lost - "Nice creature."

Pick 6- Sam selects Mind Sludge - "I hate getting Mind Sludged."

Pick 7- Elaine selects Bold Defense - "Wow, not even anything worth hating on here. Bold Defense because I feel like it."

Pick 8- P.T. selects Expedition Map - "Nothing else of any value."

Pick 9- Max selects Vampire Bite - "Bite. Yawn. Next."

Pick 10- Bernard selects Savage Silhouette - "Man, I'm going to have to make this up in the next two packs; even I know I'm sucking. Have to take a stupid aura."

Pick 11- Tappedout selects Magma Rift

Pick 12- Guybrush selects Desecrated Earth - "Eh."

Pick 13- Manny selects Landbind Ritual - No comment.

Pick 14- Sam selects Forest - No comment

No pick 15- Defective pack was one card short.

Pack 4, Round 1

This pack started with P.T. and went left. It contained:

Island

Pick 1- P.T. selects Sphinx of Jwar Isle - "Obviously."

Pick 2- Max selects Guul Draz Vampire - "Here we go. Keep those finger crossed for more vamps."

Pick 3- Bernard selects Baloth Woodcrasher - "Maybe I can get a landfall thing going."

Pick 4- Tappedout selects Burst Lightning

Pick 5- Guybrush selects Zendikar Farguide - "Hm. I could take the Bard or the Farguide. So far there seems to be a lot of green available, but theres always someone who runs an ally deck, and that deck will usually have green in it. Since I dont really have an ally deck going here, Ill take the Farguide, it might be useful against any green ally deck."

Pick 6- Manny selects Kor Hookmaster - "Not exactly equipment-related, but still a guy that fits."

Pick 7- Sam selects- Kor Cartographer- "James McRamperson himself!"

Pick 8- Elaine selects Joraga Bard- "Oh yeah, baby."

Pick 9- P.T. selects Living Tsunami- "Surprised he's still around. Definitely a good pickup for me."

Pick 10- Max selects Vampire's Bite- "Bite 2- The bitining."

Pick 11- Bernard selects Khalni Gem- "Fits the landfall idea."

Pick 12- Tappedout selects Goblin Bushwhacker

Pick 13- Guybrush selects Highland Berserker - No comment

Pick 14- Manny selects Spell Pierce - No comment

Pick 15- Sam selects Island - No comment

Pack 5, Round 1

This pack started with Elaine and went left. It contained:

Halo Hunter

Quest for the Gravelord

Zektar Shrine Expedition

Shatterskull Giant

Whiplash Trap

Swamp

Pick 1- Elaine selects Ondu Cleric - "Well, I got a winner of a pack here. Ondu Cleric can win games though. Gonna have to fight for some allies here."

Pick 2- P.T. selects Merfolk Wayfinder - "Things are looking up for Blue Air Force. I hope that that Ior Expedition makes it back around. Could go for Tsunami, but Sphinx is expensive."

Pick 3- Max selects Quest for the Gravelord - "No vamps. Gravelord can give you a nice big fatty though."

Pick 4- Bernard selects Vastwood Gorger - "No landfall stuff, but I can just pick up a Gorger for beats."

Pick 5- Tappedout selects Living Tsunami

Pick 6- Guybrush selects Timbermaw Larva - "Another one! Green HAS to be open."

Pick 7- Manny selects Adventuring Gear - "Nice piece of equipment for the collection."

Pick 8- Sam selects Zektar Shrine Expedition - "Nothing here. I'll hate another Zektar."

Pick 9- Elaine selects Halo Hunter - "Looks like this draft REALLY wants me to take this crap rare."

Pick 10- P.T. selects Ior Ruin Expedition - "Ideally I'll pick up some Mysteries of the Deep in the Worldwake pack; card draw is how Blue Air Force really wins."

Pick 11- Max selects Shatterskull Giant - "When in doubt, hate the dude."

Pick 12- Bernard selects Whiplash Trap - "Only thing that isn't a crappy land."

Pick 13- Tappedout selects Turntimber Grove

Pick 14- Guybrush selects Soaring Seacliff - No comment

Pick 15- Manny selects Swamp - No comment

Pack 6, Round 1

This pack started with Sam and went left. It contained:

Heartstabber Mosquito

Demolish

Lethargy Trap

Cliff Threader

Forest

Pick 1- Sam selects Devout Lightcaster - "Just wins against Black decks, and Black is popular in this draft format, you told me earlier." Caley's note- I did tell him that. Given that only one person ended up with any black in their deck, I feel quite embarrassed.

Pick 2- Elaine selects Joraga Bard - "It begins."

Pick 3- P.T. selects Into the Roil - "Fantastic card. Will help a lot."

Pick 4- Max selects Heartstabber Mosquito - "Good removal for the late game. And a flier to boot. A handy little guy for any black deck."

Pick 5- Bernard selects Turntimber Basilisk - "Good. More landfall-based stuff."

Pick 6- Tappedout selects Magma Rift

Pick 7- Guybrush selects Greenweaver Druid - "Ooh, some badly-needed ramp."

Pick 8- Manny selects Cliff Threader - "Not an equipment Kor, but still a good creature, especially against red."

Pick 9- Sam selects Tanglesap - "Annoying card."

Pick 10- Elaine selects Merfolk Wayfinder - "Fliers are killing me right now."

Pick 11- P.T. selects Demolish - "The only remotely threatening card to my deck that's left."

Pick 12- Max selects Vampire's Bite - "I am going to bite the CRAP out of you guys."

Pick 13- Bernard selects Relic Crush - No comment

Pick 14- Tappedout selects Lethargy Trap

Pick 15- Guybrush selects Forest - No comment

Pack 7, Round 1

This pack started with Manny and went left. It contained:

Island

Pick 1- Manny selects Grappling Hook - "What an awful pack to start with. Grappling Hook is nasty though."

Pick 2- Sam selects Journey to Nowhere- "White removal! Snap that crap up!"

Pick 3- Elaine selects Kazandu Blademaster- "G/W allies is best anyway."

Pick 4- P.T. selects Welkin Tern - "Hell of a blue common."

Pick 5- Max selects Disfigure - "Always take the removal."

Pick 6- Bernard selects Harrow - "Just what I needed."

Pick 7- Tappedout selects Reckless Scholar

Pick 8- Guybrush selects Mold Shambler - "Great guy to pick up this late in the game."

Pick 9- Manny selects Kabira Crossroads - "Um, nothing left. Kabira Crossroads is two life."

Pick 10- Sam selects Shoal Serpent - "Might as well get rid of the giant blocker."

Pick 11- Elaine selects Narrow Escape - "Good in an ally deck."

Pick 12- P.T. selects Runeflare Trap - "I'm hoping to draw a lot of cards and I don't want this appearing out of some asshole's sideboard."

Pick 13- Max selects Turntimber Basilisk - No comment.

Pick 14- Bernard selects Savage Silhouette - No comment.

Pick 15- Tappedout selects Island

Pack 8, Round 1

This pack started with Guybrush and went left. It contained:

Zektar Shrine Expedition

Swamp

Pick 1- Guybrush selects Timbermaw Larva. "None of this looks especially great. I could get Guul Draz Specter, but I hate drafting black and fighting half the table for good cards. I'll go with Timbermaw Larva and steal some green cards."

Pick 2- Manny selects Kor Outfitter - "Maybe I can get a equipment thing going."

Pick 3- Sam selects Steppe Lynx - "Can't Steppe to that!"

Pick 4- Elaine selects Tajuru Archer - "Ally sweetness is in full effect."

Pick 5- P.T. selects Windrider Eel - "Up and away."

Pick 6- Max selects Guul Draz Specter - "What is THAT still doing here?"

Pick 7- Bernard selects Khalni Gem - "Khalni Gem helps with landfall."

Pick 8- Tappedout selects Burst Lightning

Pick 9- Guybrush selects Noble Vestige - "Just a dude to kill."

Pick 10- Manny selects Vampire Lacerator - "Only worthwhile thing to get rid of."

Pick 11- Sam selects Vampire's Bite - "That pack got sucky really fast."

Pick 12- Elaine selects Mindless Null - "Next."

Pick 13- P.T. selects Zektar Shrine Expedition - No comment.

Pick 14- Max selects Runeflare Trap

Pick 15- Bernard selects Swamp

Pack 1, Round 2

This pack started with Tappedout and went right. It contained:

Zektar Shrine Expedition

Island

Pick 1- Tappedout selects Bladetusk Boar

Pick 2- Bernard selects Territorial Baloth - "This is good. Really need a few more creatures though."

Pick 3- Max selects Marsh Flats - "Thins and helps pay for this draft."

Pick 4- P.T. selects Umara Raptor- "Another flier in the stable."

Pick 5- Elaine selects Inferno Trap - "I need more white allies. Getting to this pack, I'll just hate on Inferno."

Pick 6- Sam selects Pillarfield Ox - "MEAT."

Pick 7- Manny selects Noble Vestige - "I could do worse."

Pick 8- Guybrush selects Zektar Shrine Expedition - "Painful little card."

Pick 9- Tappedout selects Whiplash Trap

Pick 10- Bernard selects Graypelt Refuge - "Hopefully I won't have mana troubles at this rate."

Pick 11- Max selects Crypt Ripper - "I KNEW I'd see him again. NO ONE is drafting black."

Pick 12- P.T. selects Landbind Ritual - "Everything else is even worse."

Pick 13- Elaine selects Demolish - No comment.

Pick 14- Sam selects Kabira Crossroads - No comment

Pick 15- Manny selects Island

Pack 2, Round 2

This pack started with Bernard and went right. It contained:

Plains

Pick 1- Bernard selects Vines of Vastwood - "Always helps."

Pick 2- Max selects Kazuul Warlord - "I have to hate it. It's just too good in an ally deck."

Pick 3- P.T. selects Summoner's Bane - "Nice card. Stops bombs, gets you good card advantage."

Pick 4- Elaine selects Tajuru Archer - "Come to me, my pretties."

Pick 5- Sam selects Magma Rift. "Someone back behind me has to be drafting white; there's like no white in here. I'll get rid of the removal."

Pick 6- Manny selects Hagra Diabolist - "Don't want to run into that."

Pick 7- Guybrush selects Nissa's Chosen - "Elvish Warrior FTW."

Pick 8- Tappedout selects Goblin Bushwhacker

Pick 9- Bernard selects Mold Shambler - "Good in the late game."

Pick 10- Max selects Piranha Marsh - "Why the hell not?"

Pick 11- P.T. selects Oran-Rief Recluse - "Must kill spiders."

Pick 12- Elaine selects Seismic Shudder - "Only worthwhile card left."

Pick 13- Sam selects Whiplash Trap - No comment

Pick 14- Manny selects Lethargy Trap - No comment

Pick 15- Guybrush selects Plains - NO comment

Pack 3, Round 2

This pack started with Max and went right. It contained:

Heartstabber Mosquito

Cancel

Swamp

Pick 1- Max selects Emeria, the Sky Ruin - "Peace. Can't even risk seeing you later, dude."

Pick 2- P.T. selects Hedron Crab - "Always draws that removal for you early on. Very dangerous in limited if they don't kill it."

Pick 3- Elaine selects Adventuring Gear - "No allies, but this isn't bad."

Pick 4- Sam selects Kabira Crossroads - "No help. Crossroads is a worthy tap land."

Pick 5- Manny selects Sunspring Expedition - "More guys please."

Pick 6- Guybrush selects Heartstabber Mosquito - "Removal on legs. Thin, wiry legs."

Pick 7- Tappedout selects Ruinous Minotaur

Pick 8- Bernard selects Ior Ruin Expedition - "I'll put this in if I can find enough blue pieces for the landfall idea later."

Pick 9- Max selects Vampire Lacerator - "Heck of a vamp."

Pick 10- P.T. selects Cancel - "Nothing like a good old-fashioned counterspell on pick 10. It's just better than the Summoner's Bane, too."

Pick 11- Elaine selects Summoner's Bane - "Allies hate Essence Scatter!"

Pick 12- Sam selects Seismic Shudder - "Not inspired by this pick, but not much else."

Pick 13- Manny selects Ravenous Trap - No comment.

Pick 14- Guybrush selects Soaring Seacliff - No comment.

Pick 15- Tappedout selects Swamp

Pack 4, Round 2

This pack started with P.T. and went right. It contained:

Soul Stair Expedition

Mountain

Pick 1- P.T. selects Merfolk Seastalkers - "Can win games singlehandedly."

Pick 2- Elaine selects Joraga Bard - "Another member of the alliance."

Pick 3- Sam selects Summoning Trap - "Kill the rare. No white cards."

Pick 4- Manny selects Cobra Trap - "I don't want to deal with that later."

Pick 5- Guybrush selects Oran-Rief Recluse - "Phew. Needed some anti-air."

Pick 6- Tappedout selects Burst Lightning

Pick 7- Bernard selects Territorial Baloth - "That's comforting."

Pick 8- Max selects Vampire Lacerator - "I am going to mess some people up with Malakir Bloodwitch."

Pick 9- P.T. selects Zendikar Farguide - "Kill the creature."

Pick 10- Elaine selects Savage Silhouette - "Only marginally useful card."

Pick 11- Sam selects Khalni Gem - "Whatever."

Pick 12- Manny selects Beast Hunt - "I guess that could get you some card advantage."

Pick 13- Guybrush selects Soul Stair Expedition - No comment.

Pick 14- Tappedout selects Teetering Peaks

Pick 15- Bernard selects Mountain - No comment.

Pack 5, Round 2

This pack started with Elaine and went right. It contained:

Mountain

Pick 1- Elaine selects Turntimber Ranger - "Oh hell yes."

Pick 2- Sam selects Steppe Lynx - "Great white one-drop."

Pick 3- Manny selects Cliff Threader - "Another one. Not a bad dude."

Pick 4- Guybrush selects Tanglesap - "I've got a few options here. I think I'm good on beasties at the moment, and the sap probably helps out the most."

Pick 5- Tappedout selects Into the Roil

Pick 6- Bernard selects Grazing Gladehart - "AWESOME card for landfall."

Pick 7- Max selects Bog Tatters - "Not a great card if no one else plays black. Will take it just in case I'm wrong."

Pick 8- P.T. selects Cancel - "Better than the Wayfinder at this point."

Pick 9- Elaine selects Frontier Guide - "Good thinner."

Pick 10- Sam selects Windrider Eel - "Now that I think about it, I don't have a ton of answers for fliers, do I?"

Pick 11- Manny selects Merfolk Wayfinder - "Probably the best card left."

Pick 12- Guybrush selects Zendikar Farguide - "Glad to see he made it back around."

Pick 13- Tappedout selects Slaughter Cry

Pick 14- Bernard selects Akoum Refuge - No comment

Pick 15- Max selects Mountain - No comment

Pack 6, Round 2

This pack started with Sam and went right. It contained:

Swamp

Pick 1- Sam selects Cliff Threader - "Good for anti-red. Weak-ass pack, though."

Pick 2- Manny selects Kor Outfitter - "Perfect!"

Pick 3- Guybrush selects Merfolk Seastalkers - "That's a damn scary card."

Pick 4- Tappedout selects Burst Lightning

Pick 5- Bernard selects Living Tsunami - "Got a little blue in case I pull Jace in Worldwake or something."

Pick 6- Max selects Vampire Lacerator - "More fuel for the Bloodwitch."

Pick 7- P.T. selects Welkin Tern - "Keep the fliers coming. Come on, hot pack, hot pack."

Pick 8- Elaine selects Pyromancer Ascension - "Well, at least it's a rare."

Pick 9- Sam selects Bold Defense - "Not a terrible card in the right circumstances."

Pick 10- Manny selects Vampire's Bite - "I hate combat tricks."

Pick 11- Guybrush selects Torch Slinger - "Hate the dude."

Pick 12- Tappedout selects Runeflare Trap

Pick 13- Bernard selects Relic Crush - No comment

Pick 14- Max selects Mire Blight - No comment

Pick 15- P.T. selects Swamp

Pack 7, Round 2

This pack started at Manny and went right. It contained:

Soul Stair Expedition

Heartstabber Mosquito

Shieldmate's Blessing

Welkin Tern

Forest

Pick 1- Manny selects Lotus Cobra - "Ok, don't care that my deck doesn't use it. All mine."

Pick 2- Guybrush selects Vines of Vastwood - "Excellent. Now I have three. Ho ho ho."

Pick 3- Tappedout selects Welkin Tern

Pick 4- Bernard selects Pitfall Trap - "I really needed some removal."

Pick 5- Max selects Heartstabber Mosquito - "The killer bug is good stuff."

Pick 6- P.T. selects Umara Raptor - "I hope I can get two out at once, heh."

Pick 7- Elaine selects Bladetusk Boar - "The hell with that guy."

Pick 8- Sam selects Shepherd of the Lost - "Now we're talking with some white pain."

Pick 9- Manny selects Bold Defense - "Aw, they took all the good stuff from this pack. I guess that's what I get for being a greedy bastard. Bold Defense, I guess."

Pick 10- Guybrush selects Caller of Gales - "Don't want fliers."

Pick 11- Tappedout selects Baloth Cage Trap

Pick 12- Bernard selects Kabira Crossroads - "Two life is two life."

Pick 13- Max selects Soul Stair Expedition - No comment.

Pick 14- P.T. selects Shieldmate's Blessing - No comment.

Pick 15- Elaine selects Forest

Pack 8, Round 2

This pack started at Guybrush and went right. It contained:

Forest

Pick 1- Guybrush selects Vines of Vastwood - "You can't have enough of these."

Pick 2- Tappedout selects Goblin Bushwhacker

Pick 3- Bernard selects Arid Mesa - "Awesome for landfall."

Pick 4- Max selects Guul Draz Vampire - "So many choices! I think I'll take the Guul Draz as my best bet. I think I'll get one of the other awesome picks later on anyway."

Pick 5- P.T. selects Windrider Eel - "Clear choice."

Pick 6- Elaine selects Kazandu Blademaster - "Hope I get the kitty later. Probably not though."

Pick 7- Sam selects Mind Sludge - "I really hate Mind Sludge."

Pick 8- Manny selects Spidersilk Net - "Great! Glad to take equipment wherever I can."

Pick 9- Guybrush selects Hagra Crocodile - "Eh, I'll just snap off a dude. Make life hard on the black players."

Pick 10- Tappedout selects Stonework Puma

Pick 11- Bernard selects Grim Discovery - "Not a card you want to see in the hands of someone who has a Bloodghast or whatever."

Pick 12- Max selects Blood Seeker - "Knew I'd see him again."

Pick 13- P.T. selects Piranha Marsh - No comment

Pick 14- Elaine selects Trapmaker's Snare - No comment

Pick 15- Sam selects Forest - No comment

Pack 1, Round 3

This pack started at Tappedout and went left. It contained:

Island

Pick 1- Tappedout selects Goliath Sphinx

Pick 2- Guybrush selects Grappler Spider - "More anti-air, the better."

Pick 3- Manny selects Guardian Zendikon - "The zendikon for defense."

Pick 4- Sam selects Battle Hurda - "I have need for a Hurda."

Pick 5- Elaine selects Explore - "Handy card to have."

Pick 6- P.T. selects Walking Atlas - "There are worse things to have in your hand."

Pick 7- Max selects Dead Reckoning - "Half-decent sideboard card."

Pick 8- Bernard selects Rest for the Weary - "It's only lifegain, but 8 is a lot in a deck that can reliably get landfall."

Pick 9- Tappedout selects Halimar Excavator

Pick 10- Guybrush selects Nature's Claim - "Most likely a sideboard card."

Pick 11- Manny selects Tectonic Edge - "Might be useful."

Pick 12- Sam selects Sejiri Merfolk - "Waste a creature."

Pick 13- Elaine selects Shoreline Salvager - No comment

Pick 14- P.T. selects Bull Rush - No comment

Pick 15- Max selects Island - No comment

Pack 2, Round 3

This pack started at Bernard and went left. It contained:

Plains

Pick 1- Bernard selects Seer's Sundial - "Ooh, landfall card draw."

Pick 2- Tappedout selects Walking Atlas

Pick 3- Guybrush selects Dread Statuary - "Manland is still a man."

Pick 4- Manny selects Guardian Zendikon - "Ugh. Another one, I guess."

Pick 5- Sam selects Nemesis Trap - "Oh no. Absolutely not."

Pick 6- Elaine selects Hada Freeblade - "Sweeeeet."

Pick 7- P.T. selects Halimar Depths - "Underrated, especially in limited."

Pick 8- Max selects Quag Vampires - "All these choices and I only get one. Well, I'm good on the low end of the curve, so I'll pick up the Quaggies."

Pick 9- Bernard selects Khalni Garden - "Goes well with Ruin Ghost."

Pick 10- Tappedout selects Dispel

Pick 11- Guybrush selects Nature's Claim - "Let no one say I don't have a good sideboard."

Pick 12- Manny selects Bojuka Brigand - "Good creature to scrap."

Pick 13- Sam selects Ruthless Cullblade - No comment

Pick 14- Elaine selects Pulse Tracker - No comment

Pick 15- P.T. selects Plains- No comment

Pack 3, Round 3

This pack started at Max and went left. It contained:

Island

Pick 1- Max selects Butcher of Malakir - "Absolute bomb in this deck."

Pick 2- Bernard selects Groundswell - "Not awful, but man, I wish there were something better this early in a pack."

Pick 3- Tappedout selects Quicksand

Pick 4- Guybrush selects Feral Contest - "Sort of green removal. Works for me."

Pick 5- Manny selects Akoum Battlesinger - "Go away, ally."

Pick 6- Sam selects Scrib Nibblers - "Pretty nasty guy. Gotta get rid of it."

Pick 7- Elaine selects Slingbow Trap - "And into the sideboard you go."

Pick 8- P.T. selects Jagwasp Swamp - "Air superiority shall be mine."

Pick 9- Max selects Dead Reckoning - "Moving on...."

Pick 10- Bernard selects Snapping Creeper - "He is landfall, I guess."

Pick 11- Tappedout selects Permafrost Trap

Pick 12- Guybrush selects Slavering Nulls - "No real reason. Just a guy to hate."

Pick 13- Manny selects Smoldering Spires - No comment.

Pick 14- Sam selects Bojuka Bog - No comment

Pick 15- Elaine selects Island - No comment

Pack 4, Round 3

This pack started at P.T. and went left. It contained:

Forest

Pick 1- P.T. selects AEther Tradewinds - "Not what you want from the first pack."

Pick 2- Max selects Kitesail - "Need some air help."

Pick 3- Bernard selects Kor Firewalker - "Pro red is the best part about this guy."

Pick 4- Tappedout selects Lodestone Golem

Pick 5- Guybrush selects Quicksand - "Quick, dirty removal."

Pick 6- Manny selects Fledgling Griffin - "Some flying meat to hold my deck together."

Pick 7- Sam selects Battle Hurda - "Great dude."

Pick 8- Elaine selects Join the Ranks - "GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH! Y'ALL ARE SUCKERS!"

Pick 9- P.T. selects Ricochet Trap - "Purely a prophylactic move."

Pick 10- Max selects Grotag Thrasher - "That guy's gross. Don't want to see him later."

Pick 11- Bernard selects Loam Lion - "Nice! Lucky to snag him."

Pick 12- Tappedout selects Cosi's Ravager

Pick 13- Guybrush selects Surrakar Banisher - No comment

Pick 14- Manny selects Bojuka Bog - No comment

Pick 15- Sam selects Forest - No comment

Pack 5, Round 3

This pack started with Elaine and went right. It contained:

Terra Eternal

Slingbow Trap

Quest for the Goblin Lord

Arbor Elk

Plains

Pick 1- Elaine selects Arbor Elf - "Here we gooooo....Join the Ranks, Join the Ranks, Join the Ranks......damn. Start with Arbor Elf. We'll get Join the Ranks later."

Pick 2- P.T. selects Tomb Hex - "I'll burn the removal."

Pick 3- Max selects Dead Reckoning - "This can be decent removal, depending. Nothing else good."

Pick 4- Bernard selects Battle Hurda - "Nice hefty dude."

Pick 5- Tappedout selects Claws of Valakut

Pick 6- Guybrush selects Feral Contest - "Green removal. I'll take it and hope the spider comes back."

Pick 7- Manny selects Rest for the Weary - "At least I'll be hard to kill."

Pick 8- Sam selects Terra Eternal - "Just to sell it later, really. Plus maybe someone will run land destruction and I'll board it in."

Pick 9- Elaine selects Halimar Excavator - "Not in my colors, but what the hell?"

Pick 10- P.T. selects Grappler Spider - "Die, spider."

Pick 11- Max selects Sejiri Merfolk - "Nix the dude."

Pick 12- Bernard selects Slingbow Trap - "Sideboard."

Pick 13- Tappedout selects Bull Rush - No comment.

Pick 14- Guybrush selects Quest for the Goblin Lord - No comment

Pick 15- Manny selects Plains - No comment

Pack 6, Round 3

This pack started at Sam and went left. It contained:

Strength of the Tajuru

Island

Pick 1- Sam selects Fledgling Griffin - "Nice white flier."

Pick 2- Elaine selects Strength of the Tajuru - "I know that Join the Ranks is around somewhere. Two, preferably. This card's still a winner late game, though."

Pick 3- P.T. selects AEther Tradewinds - "I'm going to gamble that the Elite makes it back around. Tradewinds is actually a pretty good removal answer."

Pick 4- Max selects Ruthless Cullblade - "It's a vampire. And Caustic Crawler sucks."

Pick 5- Bernard selects Ruin Ghost - "Yesssssss"

Pick 6- Tappedout selects Searing Blaze

Pick 7- Guybrush selects Pilgrim's Eye - "I do need to keep drawing lands. And this helps a little in the air."

Pick 8- Manny selects Rest for the Weary - "Not sure what else to get here."

Pick 9- Sam selects Skitter of Lizards - "Nasty surprise to get in the late game. Sure could use some better white cards."

Pick 10- Elaine selects Grotag Thrasher - "Just what the aggro decks need. I'll kill it off."

Pick 11- P.T. selects Enclave Elite - "So my gamble paid off."

Pick 12- Max selects Caustic Crawler - "It still sucks, but hey, only thing left."

Pick 13- Bernard selects Shoreline Salvager - No comment

Pick 14- Tappedout selects Bojuka Bog

Pick 15- Guybrush selects Island

Pack 7, Round 3

This pack started at Manny and went left. It contained:

Swamp

Pick 1- Manny selects Razor Boomerang - "Ok piece of equipment."

Pick 2- Sam selects Apex Hawks - "Great pickup."

Pick 3- Elaine selects Death's Shadow - "That guy flat out turns games around."

Pick 4- P.T. selects Wind Zendikon - "I finally have a one-drop. Where are my Mysteries of the Deep?"

Pick 5- Max selects Pulse Tracker - "Another pack, another vamp."

Pick 6- Bernard selects Fledgling Griffin - "Guys with evasion help."

Pick 7- Tappedout selects Claws of Valakut

Pick 8- Guybrush selects Spell Contortion - "Scratch one counter."

Pick 9- Manny selects Guardian Zendikon - "Getting sick of these guys."

Pick 10- Sam selects Ruthless Cullblade - "This is getting embarrassing; there's just no white. I'll kill off the vampire."

Pick 11- Elaine selects Rumbling Aftershocks - "Probably better hate cards, but I might use this in a constructed deck later."

Pick 12- P.T. selects Jagwasp Swarm - "No fliers for you."

Pick 13- Max selects Brink of Disaster - No comment

Pick 14- Bernard selects Roiling Terrain - No comment

Pick 15- Tappedout selects Swamp

Pack 8, Round 3

This pack started at Guybrush and went left. It contained:

Island

Pick 1- Guybrush selects Gnarlid Pack - "Love it. Decent bear, gets better as you go along. Love having this guy sitting comfortably in hand."

Pick 2- Manny selects Stoneforge Mystic - "Woo hoo! Expensive card that fits perfectly in the deck!"

Pick 3- Sam selects Walking Atlas - "Worse cards, I guess."

Pick 4- Elaine selects Graypelt Hunter - "Who's my widdle Gwaypelt Hunter?"

Pick 5- P.T. selects Wind Zendikon - "Two now. Looking good."

Pick 6- Max selects Pulse Tracker - "Obvious why."

Pick 7- Bernard selects Explore - "Ooh, nice for landfalling."

Pick 8- Tappedout selects Sejiri Merfolk

Pick 9- Guybrush selects Summit Apes - "Still a dude."

Pick 10- Manny selects Razor Boomerang - "Nice! Having two will definitely help."

Pick 11- Sam selects Akoum Battlesinger - "Le sigh."

Pick 12- Elaine selects Vastwood Zendikon - "Nice beaty Craw Wurm, even if it's not an ally."

Pick 13- P.T. selects Bull Rush - No comment

Pick 14- Max selects Bojuka Bog - No comment

Pick 15- Bernard selects Island - No comment

This article is a follow-up to Daily Draft Debate- Matches 5-7 The next article in this series is Daily Draft Debate- Final Results

kabrazell says... #1

So much info WHAAAAAAAA, awesome job Caley. Great journey and so much to learn from.

May 5, 2010 2:55 a.m.

KrazyCaley says... #2

Elaine = Highway Robber. All cards in green or white that were allies or ally-related in the whole draft, she took 'em. Except for one puny Joraga Bard .

May 5, 2010 3:07 a.m.

luckyfirefox16 says... #3

Dude, Max got a lethal number of vamps with two vampy bombs- I knew other colors should have made us worry lol

May 5, 2010 3:27 a.m.

KrazyCaley says... #4

Problem with vamps and vamps alone is that basically all his vamps were either piddly-small, other than the two bombs. People were able to overpower him pretty easily.

May 5, 2010 4:15 a.m.

Leardawg says... #5

Thanks for this Caley, it was loads of fun. I look forward to the next round.

May 5, 2010 8:20 a.m.

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