Daily Draft Debate- Matches 5-7

Daily Draft Debate

KrazyCaley

4 May 2010

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Final matches

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Match 5, Game 1- Tappedout vs. "Sam"

Caley wins the roll and keeps a hand of Bladetusk Boar, Goblin Bushwhacker, Quicksand, Teetering Peaks, an Island and two Mountains.

Sam mulligans a hand of Steppe Lynx, Shepherd of the Lost, Cliff Threader, Zektar Shrine Expedition, Journey to Nowhere, Fledgling Griffin, Mountain.

Sam mulligans a hand of Zektar Shrine Expedition, Bold Defense, Murasa Pyromancer, Cliff Threader, Kor Cartographer, Mountain

Sam keeps a hand of Akoum Battlesinger, Magma Rift, Kabira Crossroads, Mountain, Plains.

Turn 1

Caley plains a mountain for Goblin Bushwhacker and passes.

Sam draws Battle Hurda. He plays Kabira Crossroads (Sam 22, Caley 20) and passes.

Turn 2

Caley draws Ruinous Minotaur. He plays Teetering Peaks targeting Goblin Bushwhacker, swings for 3 (Caley 20, Sam 19), and passes.

Sam draws Steppe Lynx. He plays a mountain, casts the Steppe Lynx, and passes.

Turn 3

Caley draws Dispel. He plays an Island, casts Ruinous Minotaur, then attacks with Goblin Bushwhacker for 1, which hits. (Caley 20, Sam 18). Caley passes.

Sam draws a mountain. He plays a mountain, casts Akoum Battlesinger, and attacks with everything. Caley blocks Steppe Lynx with Ruinous Minotaur. The ally hits for two. (Caley 18, Sam 18). The Lynx and Minotaur die. Sam passes.

Turn 4

Caley draws Goblin Bushwhacker. He plays Quicksand and casts Bladetusk Boar. He attacks with Bushwhacker for 1. (Caley 18, Sam 17). Caley passes.

Sam draws Khalni Gem. He plays a plains and casts the gem, returning Kabira Crossroads and Mountain. He does nothing else and passes.

Turn 5

Caley draws Searing Blaze. He plays a mountain, then casts Goblin Bushwhacker kicked and attacks with everything. Sam blocks a goblin with Akoum Battlesinger. The other goblin and the boar both hit. (Caley 18, Sam 11). The other goblin and the ally die. Caley passes.

Sam draws Steppe Lynx. He plays Kabira Crossroads (Caley 18, Sam 13), then casts the Lynx and passes.

Turn 6

Caley draws an Island. He plays it and attacks with everything, and everything hits. (Caley 18, Sam 9). Caley passes.

Sam draws Kor Cartographer. He plays a mountain, then casts the cartographer, getting a plains. He casts Magma Rift targeting the boar, sacrificing a plains. The boar dies. Sam attacks with the Lynx, and Caley takes it. (Caley 14, Sam 9). Sam passes.

Turn 7

Caley draws Burst Lightning. He casts it unkicked targeting the Cartographer, and it dies. Caley attacks with the goblin, which hits. (Caley 14, Sam 8). Caley passes.

Sam draws a mountain. He plays it, then casts Battle Hurda. He attacks successfully with the Lynx for 2. (Caley 12, Sam 8). Sam passes.

Turn 8

Caley draws Cosi's Ravager. He casts it and passes.

Sam draws Pillarfield Ox. He casts it. He attacks with Battle Hurda. Caley takes it. (Caley 11, Sam 8). Sam passes.

Turn 9

Caley draws Burst Lightning. He casts it kicked targeting Battle Hurda, which dies. He passes.

Sam draws Battle Hurda. He casts it and passes.

Turn 10

Caley draws Island. He plays it. (Caley 11, Sam 7). He casts Searing Blaze targeting the Battle Hurda, and the Hurda dies. (Caley 11, Sam 4). Caley passes.

Sam draws Journey to Nowhere. He casts it targeting Cosi's Ravager. He passes.

Turn 11

Caley draws Burst Lightning. He casts it kicked at Sam and wins the game.

Match 5, Game 2

Caley makes no sideboard changes.

Sam elects to play first. He keeps a hand of Magma Rift, Seismic Shudder, Kor Cartographer, Khalni Gem, two Plains, and a mountain.

Caley hesitatingly keeps a hand of 2x Goblin Bushwhacker, Living Tsunami, Goliath Sphinx, Teetering Peaks, and two Islands.

Turn 1

Sam plays a mountain and passes.

Caley draws Bladetusk Boar. He plays Teetering Peaks and passes.

Turn 2

Sam draws Murasa Pyromancer. He plays a Plains and passes.

Caley draws a mountain. He plays it and a kicked Goblin Bushwhacker and attacks with it, hitting. (Caley 20, Sam 18). Caley passes.

Turn 3

Sam draws Cliff Threader. He plays a plains and passes.

Caley draws a mountain. He plays an island and casts a kicked Goblin Bushwhacker. Before attacks, Sam casts Seismic Shudder, killing both goblins. Caley passes.

Turn 4

Sam draws Pillarfield Ox. He casts Cliff Threader and passes.

Caley draws Lodestone Golem. He plays an Island and casts the golem, then passes.

Turn 5

Sam draws Bold Defense. He passes.

Caley draws Into the Roil. He plays a mountain, then attacks with Lodestone Golem. Sam blocks it with Cliff Threader then casts Bold Defense. Caley casts Into the Roil kicked targeting the Cliff Threader. Caley draws an Island. Caley passes.

Turn 6

Sam draws Skitter of Lizards. He casts Cliff Threader and passes.

Caley draws Living Tsunami. He plays an Island and casts Bladetusk Boar. He attacks with Lodestone Golem and hits. (Caley 20, Sam 13). Caley passes.

Turn 7

Sam draws Battle Hurda and concedes.

Match 6, Game 1- Tappedout vs. "Manny"

Manny wins the roll and keeps a hand of Spidersilk Net, Sunspring Expedition, Stoneforge Mystic, Kabira Crossroads, Tectonic Edge, and two Plains.

Caley keeps a hand of 2x Goblin Bushwhacker, Burst Lightning, Dispel, Mountain, and two Islands.

Turn 1

Manny plays Kabira Crossroads (Manny 22, Caley 20) and passes.

Caley draws Ruinous Minotaur. He plays a mountain for Goblin Bushwhacker and passes.

Turn 2

Manny draws Landbind Ritual. He plays Sunspring Expedition and then a plains, then passes.

Caley draws another Ruinous Minotaur. He plays an island, then a second Goblin Bushwhacker. He attacks with one goblin. (Manny 21, Caley 20). Caley passes.

Turn 3

Manny draws Kor Outfitter. He plays a plains, then Spidersilk Net, then Kor Outfitter attaching the net to the outfitter. He passes.

Caley draws Reckless Scholar. He plays an Island, then the Scholar, then passes.

Turn 4

Manny draws Guardian Zendikon. He plays Tectonic Edge and sacrifices Sunspring Expedition. (Manny 29, Caley 20). He plays Stoneforge Mystic and finds Grappling Hook. He pays two mana and equips the Spidersilk Net onto the Mystic. Then he passes.

Caley draws Into the Roil. He uses Reckless Scholar. He picks up a Searing Blaze and discards a Ruinous Minotaur. He passes.

Turn 5

Manny draws Kor Hookmaster. He casts it targeting Reckless Scholar. He attacks with Kor Outfitter, which goes unblocked. (Manny 29, Caley 18). Manny passes.

Caley draws Lodestone Golem. He passes.

Turn 6

Manny draws a Plains. He plays it and casts Guardian Zendikon on Kabira Crossroads. He attacks with everything but Stoneforge Mystic. Caley lets it all through. (Manny 29, Caley 13). Manny passes.

Caley draws a Mountain. He plays it and casts Ruinous Minotaur, then passes. At end of turn, Manny brings down Grappling Hook with the Mystic.

Turn 7

Manny draws Cliff Threader. He equips Grappling Hook to Stoneforge Mystic. He attacks with everything, forcing the Minotaur to block the mystic. The Minotaur dies and Caley takes 4. (Manny 27, Caley 9). Manny passes.

Caley draws Goliath Sphinx. He uses Reckless Scholar. He draws Teetering Peaks and discards Goliath Sphinx, then concedes.

Match 6, Game 2

Caley makes no sideboard changes.

Caley elects to play first. He keeps a hand of Living Tsunami, Permafrost Trap, 3x Burst Lightning, Island, Mountain.

Manny keeps a hand of Rest for the Weary, Landbind Ritual, Bold Defense, Kabira Crossroads, and 3 Plains.

Turn 1

Caley plays a mountain and passes.

Manny draws Spidersilk Net. He casts it. He plays Kabira Crossroads. (Manny 22, Caley 20). Manny passes.

Turn 2

Caley draws Teetering Peaks. He plays it and passes.

Manny draws Guardian Zendikon. He plays a plains and casts Rest for the Weary. (Manny 30, Caley 20). Manny passes.

Turn 3

Caley draws Plated Geopede. He casts it, plays an Island, and passes.

Sam draws a Plains. He plays it, then puts Guardian Zendikon on Kabira Crossroads and passes.

Turn 4

Caley draws Ruinous Minotaur. He casts it, then attacks with Plated Geopede. (Manny 29, Caley 20). Caley passes.

Sam draws Sunspring Expedition. He plays it, then a Plains. He equips Spidersilk Net onto Kabira Crossroads and passes.

Turn 5

Caley draws a Mountain. He plays it. He attacks with all creatures. Kabira Crossroads blocks Ruinous Minotaur. Caley casts two Burst Lightnings targeting the Kabira Crossroads, which returns to Manny's hand after killing the Minotaur. Geopede does 3. (Manny 26, Caley 20). Caley passes.

Manny draws a Plains. He plays it and passes.

Turn 6

Caley draws Living Tsunami. He attacks with Geopede. (Manny 25, Caley 20). Caley passes.

Manny draws Stoneforge Mystic. He plays it and finds Grappling Hook. He plays a plains and plays the Hook. He sacrifices Sunspring Expedition. (Manny 33, Caley 20). He passes, but at end of turn Caley uses Burst Lightning on Stoneforge Mystic.

Turn 7

Caley draws Island. He plays it and attacks with the Geopede. (Manny 30, Caley 20). He casts Living Tsunami and passes.

Manny draws Plains. He plays it and casts Landbind Ritual. (Manny 42, Caley 20). He passes.

Turn 8

Caley bounces an island. Caley draws Reckless Scholar. He attacks with everything. (Manny 37, Caley 20). He replays the island, casts the Scholar and passes.

Manny draws a Plains. He plays it and passes.

Turn 9

Caley bounces an island. He draws an island. He plays an island. He attacks with everything. (Manny 28, Caley 20). Caley passes.

Manny draws Shepherd of the Lost. He puts Spidersilk Net on it, but first Caley kills it with a kicked Burst Lightning. Manny passes.

Turn 10

Caley bounces an Island. He draws Claws of Valakut. He plays an Island. He puts Claws of Valakut on Living Tsunami and attacks with everything. (Caley 20, Manny 17). Caley passes.

Manny draws a Plains and concedes.

Match 6, Game 3

Caley makes no sideboard changes.

Manny elects to play first. He keeps a hand of Stoneforge Mystic and six Plains.

Caley mulligans a hand of Dispel, Ruinous Minotaur, Burst Lightning, Goliath Sphinx, Quicksand, and two Islands.

Caley keeps a hand of Bladetusk Boar, Permafrost Trap, Ruinous Minotaur, Walking Atlas, Island, Mountain.

Turn 1

Manny plays a plains and passes.

Caley draws Burst Lightning. He plays a mountain and passes.

Turn 2

Manny draws Rest for the Weary. He plays a plains, then Stoneforge Mystic, finding Grappling Hook. Caley immediately cooks the Mystic with a Burst Lightning. Manny passes.

Caley draws Cosi's Ravager. He plays an Island, casts Walking Atlas, and passes.

Turn 3

Manny draws Guardian Zendikon. He plays a plains, puts the Zendikon on a plains, and passes.

Caley draws Dispel. He attacks with the Atlas. (Caley 20, Manny 19). Caley passes.

Turn 4

Manny draws another Guardian Zendikon. He plays a Plains. Then he casts another Guardian Zendikon on the untapped Plains and passes.

Caley draws Island. He plays it and passes.

Turn 5

Manny draws a Plains. He plays it and casts Rest for the Weary. (Manny 27, Caley 20). He passes.

Caley draws Into the Roil. He passes.

Turn 6

Manny draws Landbind Ritual. He casts Grappling Hook and passes.

Caley draws Island. He plays it and casts Bladetusk Boar, then passes.

Turn 7

Manny draws Guardian Zendikon. He casts yet another one and passes after playing another plains.

Caley draws Burst Lightning. He attacks with the boar and hits. (Manny 24, Caley 20). He casts Cosi's Ravager and passes.

Turn 8

Manny draws Bold Defense. He casts Landbind Ritual. (Manny 38, Caley 20). He passes.

Caley draws Lodestone Golem. He attacks with the Boar (Manny 35, Caley 20), and passes.

Turn 9

Manny draws a Plains. He plays it and hooks the Grappling Hook onto a Plains, then passes.

Caley draws Island. He plays it and casts Lodestone Golem. (Manny 34, Caley 20). Then he attacks with the Boar (Manny 31, Caley 20) and passes.

Turn 10

Manny draws Razor Boomerang. He casts it and equips it to an unequipped Plains, then passes.

Caley draws Living Tsunami. He casts it, attacks with the boar (Manny 28, Caley 20) and passes. At the end of the turn Manny uses Razor Boomerang to kill Walking Atlas.

Turn 11

Manny draws a Plains. He plays it. He recasts and equips Razor Boomerang and passes.

Caley bounces an Island. He draws Goblin Bushwhacker. He plays an Island. (Manny 27, Caley 20). He attacks with the Tsunami and the Boar. (Manny 20, Caley 20). He passes. At the end of the turn, Caley takes a damage from the Boomerang. (Manny 20, Caley 19).

Turn 12

Manny draws Noble Vestige. He casts it. He casts it and Razor Boomerang, then equips the Boomerang onto it. He passes. End of turn, Caley bounces the Vestige with a kicked Into the Roil. Caley draws a Mountain.

Caley bounces an Island. He draws Searing Blaze. He plays a mountain. (Manny 19, Caley 19). He casts Ruinous Minotaur. He attacks with Tsunami and Boar. (Caley 19, Manny 12).

Turn 13

Manny draws a Plains. He casts the Vestige, plays a Plains, and equips it with the Hook and the Boomerang. He passes.

Caley bounces an island. He draws. Welkin Tern. He casts Searing Blaze targeting Noble Vestige, and Manny concedes.

Match 7, Game 1- Tappedout vs. "Guybrush"

Guybrush wins the roll and chooses to play first. He keeps a hand of Feral Contest, Zendikar Farguide, Vines of Vastwood, Gnarlid Pack, and three Forests.

Caley keeps an opener of Into the Roil, Ruinous Minotaur, Lodestone Golem, Cosi's Ravager, two Islands and a Mountain.

Turn 1

Guybrush plays a Forest and passes.

Caley draws a mountain. He plays it and passes.

Turn 2

Guybrush draws Nissa's Chosen. He plays a forest, then the Chosen, then passes.

Caley draws a mountain. He plays an Island and passes.

Turn 3

Guybrush draws a Forest. He plays it and attacks with the Chosen. (Guybrush 20, Caley 18). Guybrush passes

Turn 4

Caley draws Permafrost Trap. He plays a mountain and Ruinous Minotaur, then passes.

Guybrush draws a Forest. He plays it and attacks with Nissa's Chosen. Caley blocks with Ruinous Minotaur. Guybrush casts a kicked Vines of Vastwood on his Chosen. The minotaur dies. Guybrush passes.

Turn 5

Caley draws a mountain. He plays it and casts Lodestone Golem. Then he passes.

Guybrush draws a Forest. He plays a Forest, then casts Feral Contest targeting Nissa's Chosen. He targets Lodestone Golem. Nissa's Chosen attacks and the Golem blocks; both die. Guybrush passes.

Turn 6

Caley draws Welkin Tern. He casts Cosi's Ravager and plays an Island. (Guybrush 19, Caley 18). Caley passes.

Guybrush draws a forest. He plays it. He plays Gnarlid Pack kicked twice and passes.

Turn 7

Caley draws Burst Lightning. He plays a mountain (Guybrush 18, Caley 18), then casts a kicked Burst Lightning at Gnarlid Pack. He attacks with Cosi's Ravager (Caley 18, Guybrush 16) and passes.

Guybrush draws Oran-Rief Recluse. He casts Zendikar Farguide and passes.

Turn 8

Caley draws mountain. He plays it. (Caley 18, Guybrush 15). He casts Welkin Tern and passes.

Guybrush draws Quicksand. He plays it. He casts a kicked Oran-Rief Recluse destroying Welkin Tern. He attacks with the Farguide. (Caley 15, Guybrush 15). Guybrush passes.

Turn 9

Caley draws Walking Atlas. He casts it. Then he passes.

Guybrush draws Greenweaver Druid. He casts it and attacks with Zendikar Farguide. Caley takes it. (Guybrush 15, Caley 12). Guybrush passes.

Turn 10

Caley draws Burst Lightning. He casts it kicked at Zendikar Farguide, which dies. Caley passes.

Guybrush draws a Forest. He passes.

Turn 11

Caley draws Island. He plays it. (Guybrush 14, Caley 12). Caley passes.

Guybrush draws Timbermaw Larva. He casts it and passes.

Turn 12

Caley draws Living Tsunami. He casts it and passes.

Guybrush draws a Forest. He plays a forest and attacks with Timbermaw Larva, which becomes a 9/9. Caley takes it. (Guybrush 14, Caley 3). Guybrush passes.

Turn 13

Caley bounces a land and plays it after drawing Mountain. (Guybrush 13, Caley 3). He casts Permafrost Trap targeting the Larva and the Recluse. He attacks with Living Tsunami, which isn't blocked. (Guybrush 9, Caley 3). Caley passes.

Guybrush draws Pilgrim's Eye. He casts it, finds a forest, and plays it. He passes after Caley uses Walking Atlas to bring down the mountain. (Guybrush 8, Caley 3).

Turn 14

Caley bounces a land with Tsunami. He draws Goblin Bushwhacker. He plays the bounced land. (Guybrush 7, Caley 3). He thinks for a moment. He attacks with Living Tsunami which gets chop blocked by Pilgrim's Eye. The eye dies. Caley passes.

Guybrush draws Timbermaw Larva. He casts it. He attacks with Timbermaw Larva. Caley kicks an Into the Roil at the attacking Larva. Caley draws Goblin Bushwhacker. Guybrush replays the bounced Larva and passes.

Turn 15

Caley bounces a land with Tsunami. He plays it. (Guybrush 6, Caley 3). Caley draws another Goblin Bushwhacker. He plays one unkicked Bushwhacker and attacks with the Tsunami, which gets blocked by the Recluse. The recluse dies. Caley passes.

Guybrush draws Vines of Vastwood. He attacks with everything. Caley blocks the Larva with Walking Atlas and Bushwhacker. The Druid gets blocked by Cosi's Ravager. Guybrush kicks a Vines onto the Druid and all of Caley's blockers die. Guybrush passes.

Turn 16

Caley bounces a land with Tsunami. He draws Burst Lightning. He shows his hand to Guybrush and Guybrush concedes.

Match 8, Game 2

Caley makes no changes.

Guybrush chooses to play first. He keeps a hand of Nissa's Chosen, Gnarlid Pack, Oran-Rief Recluse, Vines of Vastwood, and three Forests.

Caley mulligans down to one card and never gets a land. He concedes.

Match 8, Game 3

Caley chooses to play first. He keeps a hand of Living Tsunami, Cosi's Ravager, four mountains, and an island.

Guybrush keeps a hand of Pilgrim's Eye, Primal Bellow, Mold Shambler, and four Forests.

Turn 1

Caley plays a mountain and passes.

Guybrush draws Dread Statuary, plays a Forest and passes.

Turn 2

Caley draws Quicksand. He plays an island and passes.

Guybrush draws Nissa's Chosen. He plays a Forest and the Chosen, then passes.

Turn 3

Caley draws Bladetusk Boar. He plays Quicksand and passes.

Guybrush draws a forest. He plays it, casts Pilgrim's Eye, finds a forest. He attacks with Chosen. (Guybrush 20, Caley 18). Guybrush passes.

Turn 4

Caley draws Burst Lightning. He plays a mountain, then casts Cosi's Ravager and passes.

Guybrush draws Gnarlid Pack. He plays a forest, then attacks with Nissa's Chosen and the Eye. Caley blocks Chosen with Ravager and sacrifices Quicksand targeting Chosen. Guybrush responds with Primal Bellow on Chosen. Ravager dies. Caley takes 1 from the eye. (Guybrush 20, Caley 17). Guybrush passes.

Turn 5

Caley draws Island. He plays it and casts Bladetusk Boar, then passes.

Guybrush draws Forest. He plays Dread Statuary and attacks with everything. Boar blocks Chosen, and both die. Caley takes 1 from the Eye. (Guybrush 20, Caley 16). Guybrush passes.

Turn 6

Caley draws Island. He plays it and passes.

Guybrush draws Nature's Claim. He activates Dread Statuary and attacks with everything. Statuary gets a Burst Lightning and dies. Caley takes one from the eye. (Guybrush 20, Caley 15). Guybrush passes after playing a forest.

Turn 7

Caley draws Teetering Peaks. He plays Living Tsunami and a Mountain. Then he passes.

Guybrush draws Timbermaw Larva. He casts it and passes.

Turn 8

Caley bounces an island. He draws Claws of Valakut. He plays a Mountain and casts the Claws on the Tsunami, which becomes an 8/8. He passes.

Guybrush draws a Forest. He attacks with Timbermaw Larva, which becomes an 8/8. Caley blocks with Tsunami. Guybrush casts Nature's Claim targeting Claws of Valakut. (Guybrush 24, Caley 15). Tsunami dies. Guybrush passes after playing a forest.

Turn 9

Caley draws Ruinous Minotaur. He casts it and plays an Island, then passes.

Guybrush draws Zendikar Farguide. He plays a Forest and casts Gnarlid Pack kicked three times. He attacks with the larva and eye; Caley lets it all through. (Guybrush 24, Caley 4). Guybrush passes.

Turn 10

Caley draws Dispel and concedes.

Last thoughts

So we finished 7-1. Was that good enough for first place? Find out in the results article, posted here on Tappedout!