DGM Draft Debate - Round 3 vs. Lee

Daily Draft Debate

KrazyCaley

30 May 2013

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The Matchup

DGM Draft Debate Deck

Unknown KrazyCaley

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Lee's DGM DDD Deck

Unknown* KrazyCaley

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Game 1

Caley wins the toss and plays first. He keeps a hand of Swamp, Forest, Putrefy, Unflinching Courage, Concordia Pegasus, Azorius Arrester, and Angelic Skirmisher.

I can be a pretty fervent gambler when it comes to keeping hands before I know whether my opponent is going to mulligan or not.

Lee mulligans a one-land hand (Swamp).

Lee keeps a 6 hand of 2x Forest, Golgari Keyrune, Golgari Cluestone, Rites of Reaping, and Midnight Recovery.

C1

C plays Swamp and passes.

L1

L draws Executioner's Swing, plays Forest, and passes.

C2

C draws Ogre Jailbreaker, plays Forest, and passes.

L2

L draws Underworld Connections, plays Forest, and passes.

C3

C draws Forest, plays it, and passes.

L3

L draws Plains, plays it, and casts Golgari Keyrune.

YOU'RE the one who's been taking all our good cards.

C4

C draws Plains and plays it.

Oh yes. Now we're going to have a game. Junk v. Junk. Bajunkajunk.

C casts Ogre Jailbreaker.

Leading with this because it's expensive and I want to get it out of the way, and also without a gate, this is classic leading with your weak stuff. Also, it's great to have this guy out, have him sit there and be a wall, and then BAM, a gate comes down and you have a 4/4.

L4

L draws Steeple Roc. He casts Golgari Cluestone and passes.

C5

C draws Guardian of the Gateless. He casts Azorius Arrester and passes.

L5

L draws Maze Abomination. He casts Steeple Roc.

C6

C draws Balustrade Spy.

We have a few options here. I could put Unflinching Courage on Azorius Arrester. (Why does this creature keep getting this enchantment?) I could cast Concordia Pegasus or Balustrade Spy. I could sit on Putrefy. The best play, I believe, is to cast Balustrade Spy and use it as the Unflinching Courage target - it has a meaty body that can get past Steeple Roc.

C casts Balustrade Spy.

L6

L draws Forest and plays it. He casts Rites of Reaping boosting the Roc and killing Balustrade Spy. He attacks with Steeple Roc and hits. (L 20, C 14).

C7

C draws Golgari Guildgate and plays it.

Oh-HO. So you like doing 6 damage, do you?

C casts Unflinching Courage on Ogre Jailbreaker. He attacks with it and hits. (C 20, L 14).

L7

L draws Swamp and plays it. He casts Maze Abomination.

Nothing a little Putrefy can't get through.

C7

C draws Plains and plays it. He kills Maze Abomination with Putrefy. Then he attacks with Ogre Jailbreaker. (C 26, L 8).

Not casting Concordia Pegasus unless the game state changes significantly; Merciless Eviction does exist in these colors, and in any case it doesn't really help me win the game faster.

L7

L draws Kraul Warrior. He casts Midnight Recovery on Maze Abomination, ciphered onto Steeple Roc.

Ok, NOW I need to cast more things, as he can just barely hang on if I don't.

C8

C draws Dutiful Thrull. He attacks with Ogre Jailbreaker and hits. (C 32, L 2). He casts Dutiful Thrull and Concordia Pegasus.

L8

L draws Swamp and plays it. He casts Maze Abomination and Kraul Warrior, then concedes.

Sideboarding

Neither side makes changes.

Game 2

Lee plays first. He keeps a hand of 2x Plains, Transguild Promenade, Miming Slime, Golgari Cluestone, Boros Mastiff, and Knight of Obligation.

Caley keeps a hand of 3x Plains, Forest, Golgari Guildgate, Pit Fight, and Guardian of the Gateless.

Never mulligan hands like this in limited unless your opponent is super fast. You WILL regret it if you do.

L1

L plays Plains and passes.

C1

C draws Plains, plays Golgari Guildgate, and passes.

L2

L draws Swamp. He plays it and casts Boros Mastiff, then passes.

C2

C draws Swamp. He plays Plains and passes.

L3

L draws Golgari Keyrune. He plays Plains and casts the Keyrune. He attacks with the Mastiff and hits. (L 20, C 18).

C3

C draws Plains. He plays Swamp and passes.

L4

L draws Forest and plays it. He attacks with Boros Mastiff. (L 20, C 16). He casts Knight of Obligation.

C4

C draws Selesnya Guildgate and plays it.

I've been tryin'a caaaaaaaalllll my baby, lord, and I can't get a single sound.

L5

L draws Rites of Reaping. He casts Golgari Cluestone with extort. (L 21, C 15). He attacks with his creatures. (L 21, C 11).

C5

C draws Unflinching Courage. He casts Guardian of the Gateless and passes.

L6

L draws Aerial Predation. He casts Rites of Reaping killing the Guardian and boosting the Mastiff. He attacks with his creatures. (L 21, C 4).

C6

C draws Swamp and concedes.

I stand by my decision not to mulligan.

Sideboarding

Neither side makes changes.

Game 3

Caley plays first. He keeps a hand of 3x Plains, Swamp, Unflinching Courage, Angelic Skirmisher, and Balustrade Spy.

Lee keeps a hand of 2x Forest, Plains, Swamp, Midnight Recovery, Millennial Gargoyle, and Aerial Predation.

C1

C plays Plains and passes.

L1

L draws Down / Dirty, plays Swamp, and passes.

C2

C draws Orzhov Guildgate, plays it, and passes.

L2

L draws Swamp, plays Plains, and passes.

C3

C draws Swamp and plays it.

L3

L draws Slaughterhorn. He casts it after playing Forest.

C4

C draws Forest. He plays it and casts Balustrade Spy, milling Swamp.

L4

L draws Plains and plays it. He attacks with Slaughterhorn and hits. (L 20, C 17).

C5

C draws Balustrade Spy. He plays Plains. He attacks with the existing Spy and hits. (L 18, C 17). Then he casts the other Spy, milling another single Swamp.

L5

L draws Transguild Promenade. He plays it and pays for it. He attacks with Slaughterhorn. C trades a Spy for it.

Very aggressive. Makes me wonder if he has removal or maybe wrath.

C6

C draws Dutiful Thrull. He casts it. He plays Swamp. Then he attacks with Balustrade Spy, but it gets an Aerial Predation.

Solid play by Lee, trying to bait the likely Unflinching Courage. But the jig is up now that Dutiful Thrull is out, as he probably knows.

C casts Unflinching Courage on Dutiful Thrull.

This is a little dangerous, but I'm not too worried. Rites of Reaping might happen, but other than that I'm not sure what could remove it now.

L6

L draws Forest and plays Swamp. He casts Millennial Gargoyle and passes.

C7

C draws Plains and plays it. He attacks with the Thrull and hits. (C 20, L 15). He casts Angelic Skirmisher.

L7

L draws Boros Mastiff. He plays Forest, casts the Mastiff, and then casts Midnight Recovery ciphered onto Millennial Gargoyle to get back Slaughterhorn.

C8

C draws Ubul Sar Gatekeepers. He attacks with Angelic Skirmisher and Dutiful Thrull, giving everything vigilance, and hits. (C 23, L 8).

L8

L draws Plains. He casts Slaughterhorn, then Down / Dirty by itself to make C discard Ubul Sar Gatekeepers.

C9

C draws Drudge Beetle. He attacks with everything vigilantly and hits. (C 26, L 1).

L9

L draws Maze Behemoth and casts it after playing Forest.

C10

C draws Concordia Pegasus. He attacks with Angelic Skirmisher giving itself Lifelink, and L chop blocks with Milennial Gargoyle. (C 30, L 1). C casts Drudge Beetle and Concordia Pegasus.

L10

L draws Executioner's Swing and concedes.

Thoughts

Well-balanced match, I thought. Mirror match as well. The deck worked like it's supposed to and we encountered some good, though not great, luck in terms of what the other side was able to do to us.

Results

Tappedout def. Lee 2-1

E - "These decks are so slooooowww. Caley was able to get out his big bomb plays more often, and that was the difference."

Ethereal def. Niko 2-0

"Game 1 was an amazing standoff where it looked like Niko was going to win by continuously building up Ral Zarek and then using him to slowly wipe up a lot of Ethereal's board. But then Ethereal found a Stab Wound and after a few turns combined it with a huge Debt to the Deathless to win from the inferior board. Game 2 was no contest - Niko had a some lands and a bunch of early game stuff that was stopped cold by Concordia Pegasus and Deputy of Acquittals. Ethereal then had plenty of time to open up with his big guns while Niko drew cold, and that was it."

Raynor def. Chryssalid 2-1

"Game 1 Raynor had the early advantage even after a mull to 5, but Chryssalid held him off long enough to big stuff out, and a big 8/8 Slime Molding won it. Game 2, Chryssalid was hammering Raynor all game long, but he hung on while trying to build up a big-enough Debt to the Deathless, and was finally able to do it after he snuck through some damage to get Chryssalid down to 10, which was Debt range. Game 3, Raynor just drew super hot. He did early damage, Chryssalid had to wipe the board with Merciless Eviction, and then Raynor got Deviant Glee onto a Steeple Roc and that was basically game over combined with the fact that he had another Debt to the Deathless, which is a busted card in draft."

Fisher def. C.J. 2-0

"Game 1, both decks were slow, but Fisher had the better late game after he killed Rubblebelt Raiders before it could get going with Punish the Enemy. Game 2, Fisher got in a lot of early damage and then just pinged to death with Rakdos Drake over the ground standoff."

Next Round

Tappedout (2-1) vs. Ethereal (2-1)

Chryssalid (2-1) vs. Lee (0-3)

C.J. (1-2) vs. Niko (2-1)

Fisher (1-2) vs. Raynor (2-1)