Well I'm guessing yes. There was no other opinion. Has everyone else submitted theirs already KrazyCaley?
July 3, 2013 1:32 a.m.
GureiSeion says... #3
@KrazyCaley - Of course. Was about to send in the submission.
July 3, 2013 1:35 a.m.
KrazyCaley says... #4
Was waiting on you guys and one other group that also had unanimous votes for a pick but hadn't mailed it yet. Still waiting on them, but thanks for sending it, Gurei. Now I can focus on bugging them. :D
July 3, 2013 1:51 a.m.
GureiSeion says... #6
Getting close to the end of this one:
Goblin Test Pilot
Awe for the Guilds
Hidden Strings
Mutant's Prey
Wake the Reflections
Previous picks:
Render Silent
Protect / Serve
Protect / Serve
(foil)
Izzet Cluestone
Nivix Cyclops
Opal Lake Gatekeepers
Orzhov Guildgate
Steeple Roc
(ours)
July 3, 2013 2:47 a.m.
Normally in a draft I wouldn't main deck any of these cards.
In a situation where the cards aren't really main deckable you can either hate draft, pick a sideboard, or pick a card that is main deckable only in a certain type of deck you can draft.
None of the cards imo are really strong enough warrant a hate draft. None of these are really side board material as far as I can tell.
There is one card that could potentially be main deckable if the cards just happen to fall along that strategy
+1 Wake of Reflections
While we probably won't use it, if by chance strong token cards come our way like Advent of the Wurm and we get some easy to get token creators like Sunspire Gatekeepers Wake could very easily end up in our main board. If the cards don't end up like that then no terrible loss considering what we picked it over.
Though I'm not anywhere convinced on the pick though and if someone can present a good argument for another card I can easily switch my vote.
July 3, 2013 3 a.m.
GureiSeion says... #8
Normally I wouldn't touch Wake the Reflections with the dullest of sticks, but that's an argument I can go with. Otherwise, I'd consider hating Hidden Strings , as it could be potentially annoying (on a fliers, mostly).
July 3, 2013 3:12 a.m.
I would hate having 2 of our best blockers tapped when the opponent is attacking. We do have ready but I'd prefer not to use it because of this card
+1 hidden strings
July 3, 2013 9:29 a.m.
+1 Wake the Reflections
This is something i can actually see us using maybe. If we happen to have sunspire and this at the same time, an extra 2/2 for 1 could make the difference
July 3, 2013 10:04 a.m.
PasorofMuppets says... #11
I feel like Mutant's Prey is in a similar situation to Wake the Reflections, but it's also a bit better if it works out. Or have we decided that someone very well may be drafting u/g? I don't remember.
July 3, 2013 11:03 a.m.
Yea. Someone took the beetleform Mage (I think). So someone is probably drafting simic
July 3, 2013 11:19 a.m.
ChiefWannaHacka says... #13
Well here's to hoping we pop an Advent of the Wurm in the next pack.
+1 Wake the Reflections
July 3, 2013 12:24 p.m.
GureiSeion says... #14
Looks like Wake the Reflections has a slight enough lead to call it. Not like we aren't taking risks already. :p
July 4, 2013 12:45 a.m.
GureiSeion says... #15
Looks like no guildgates for us in this pack.
Azorius Cluestone
Mending Touch
Pilfered Plans
Uncovered Clues
Previous Picks:
Rot Farm Skeleton
(ours)
Azorius Guildgate
Battering Krasis
Golgari Cluestone
Hired Torturer
Maze Abomination
Nivix Cyclops
Rakdos Cluestone
Also getting to the point where I should ask; When we start the second pack, do you want me to compress all of Pack 1's updates into one (to save on scrolling)?
July 4, 2013 3:20 a.m.
Supersun, why not mending touch? Fits our colors and saves our creature from combat or removal. Baits and eliminates removal. Just repeating my arguments
+1 mending touch
July 4, 2013 3:35 a.m.
I would be very very very very very incredibly very surprised if Mending Touch made its way into the final deck. Just don't think it's a very main deck worthy card which is why I went for the hate draft instead.
July 4, 2013 3:46 a.m.
Iunno.. Pilfered plans seems a tad... piddly, to be hating on.
July 4, 2013 7:52 a.m.
In limited, I'd maindeck a Divination that mills in a heartbeat. The only reason NOT to run that would be concerns about the complex casting cost and even then unless the rest of your Sorcery / Instant spots are filled with Sphinx's Revelation or something I'd still try my best to fit it in somehow.
(Once again though, I do tend to favor card advantage far more then I should)
July 4, 2013 8:04 a.m.
Card advantage can be a good thing to get hung up on. Although honestly running through our choices again we're kinda scraping the bottom of the barrel. I'll stick around and see what everyone else has to say.
July 4, 2013 8:42 a.m.
I've found Mending Touch
to be a great combat trick in limited.
I also see Pilfered Plans
as worthy of a hate draft at this point.
July 4, 2013 8:52 a.m.
I main deck Pilfered Plans in every deck I can support the colours in. Divination + mill is pretty great for limited
July 4, 2013 10:42 a.m.
Wow, with everyone saying so it seems that pilfered plans is better than i thought. FOR THE HATE!!!Also,
+1 Pilfered Plans
July 4, 2013 11 a.m.
GureiSeion says... #25
High chances are that neither Cluestone nor Mending would make our final list, and Pilfered Plans is playable with or without the mill (not that we're using it).
KrazyCaley says... #1
@GureiSeion - Can I presume Viashino Firstblade is the pick?
July 3, 2013 1:22 a.m.