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Went 3-0 in a 6 pod with BG Elves again. Seems like the only deck I can draft in origins but I keep getting passed great cards. Idk

Eyeblight Massacre in the side. There are too many elves running around and I was only able to pull off a decent sweep once. I think I am over-valuing the card because it is a sweeper. 

Definitely tried to make a more aggressive deck. 

Match 1: Played mono-red aggro. Had some scary moments when he double Titan Strength’ed his creature. Game 1 I was at 4, holding back an unholy hunger with spell mastery for the life game. 

Match 2: Played G/U guy who sat to my left. He had a few Bounding Krasis to make my life complicated and a lot of Elves but couldn’t handle T2 Troll T3 Eyeblight Assassin. His top end was way more powerful so I ended up siding touch of moon glove in and catching him off guard with it. In general, his creatures were stronger but I had more removal and Gold-Forged Sentinel was able to fly over for the win

Match 3: Played G/W who sat 2 to my left. Almost had him one game with a Rouge’s Passaged Rhox Maulers but he top-decked Gaea’s Revenge and beat for 13. Happens. Game 3 I curved out pretty well: T1 Gnarlroot T2 Eyeblight Assassin shoot a guy T3 Dwyen T4 Read the Bones T5 Wilt-Leaf Daen. 

Deck list:

Rouge’s Passage x1

Might of the Masses x1

Guardian Automaton x1

Rhox Maulers x1 

Gold-Forged Sentinel x1

Fleshbag Marauder x1 

Reave Soul x2 

Unholy Hunger x2

Deadbridge Shaman x1 

Yeva’s Forcemage x1 

Read the Bones x2 

Eyeblight Assassin x3 

Gnarlroot Trapper x1 

Fetid Imp x1 

Shambling Ghoul x1 

Elvish Visionary x1

Undercity Troll x2

Dwyen Gilt-Leaf Daen x1

Wilt-Leaf Winnor x1

Forest x7

Swamp x7

Went BG-Elves in a 6 pod. Did not do so well at 1-2.

Game 1 beat mono-white aggro. He always had a 1-drop but Akroan Jailer is pretty weak. Best sequence I saw was: Jailer into Topan freeblade guaranteeing the T3 renown. Maulers and Gorger ensured the win. 

Game 2 lost but forget the deck

Game 3 lost but forget deck

Decklist: 

Foundry of the Consul x1

Skysnare Spider x1

Returned Centaur x1 

Guardian Automaton x1

Possessed Skab x1

Thornbow Archer x1

Vastwood Gorger x1 

Macabre Waltz x1

Rhox Maulers x2 

Titanic Growth x1 

Elvish Visionary x1 

Leaf Gilder x1 

Shaman of the Pack x1

Yeva’s Forcemage x2 

Wild Instincts x1

Reave Soul x1 

Eyeblight Massacre x1 

Aerial Volley x1

Eyeblight Assassin x1 

Fleshbag Marauder x1 

Unholy Hunger x1 

Sword of the Animist x1

Swamp x7

Forest x6

Island x2

Another surprising 2nd place with 2-1 in a weird 11 person draft. Lost round 1 to the overall winner so I guess it makes sense. Got past all sorts of white/green/blue nonsense. Had so many bombs and good removal that I sandblasted my own Daghatar when it was stolen by Illusory gains. Literally every creature in my hand was more powerful. Lol

Decklist:

Daghatar the Adamant x1

Monastery Mentor x1

Ojutai’s Command x1

Arashin Soverign x1

Dromoka’s Command x1

Ethereal Ambush x1

Ainok Survivalist x1

Soul Summons x1

Sandstorm Charger x1

Colossodon Yearling x1

Lightform x1

Aerie Bowmasters x1

Formless Nurturing x1

Lightwalker x1

Wardscale Dragon x1

Tranquil Cove x1

Blossoming Sands x1

Sandsteppe Outcast x1

Segmented Krotiq x1

Dromoka Monument x1

Center Soul x1

Sandblast x1

Enduring Victory x1

Pacifism x1

Reduce in Stature x1

Islands x3

Forest x5 -- not enough

Not sure if I listed the first origins draft I did but I the second one went pretty well. 2-1 and second place in a strong 8-man draft. Got to live the dream with G/B elves even though I opened a Jace.

Decklist:

Zendikar’s Roil x1

Fleshbag Marauder x1

Orchard Spirit x2

Reave Soul x1

Unholy Hunger x1

Yeva’s Forcemage x2

Dwynen’s Elite x2

Skysnare Spider x1

Pharika’s Disciple x2

Might of the Masses x1

Aerial Volley x1

Cruel Revival x1

Llanowar Empath x1

Elvish Visionary x1

Sylvan Messenger x1

Eyeblight Assassin x1

Dwynen Gilt-Leaf Daen x1

Throwback for some, first time for me. Finally an 8-person draft so I don’t get locked out of the top with a perfect recored like last week. RW aggro lost to a more aggressive RW game 3. Happens. Pick removal high. Always

Decklist:

1x Rise to the Challenge

1x Sentry of the Underworld

1x Kragma Warcaller

1x Pensive Minotaur

1x Battlewise Valor

1x Eagle of the Watch

1x Pharagax Giant

1x Akroan Mastiff

1x Akroan Phalanx

2x Oreskos Sun Guide

1x Lash of the Whip

1x Bolt of Keranos

1x Ray of Dissolution

1x Sightless Brawler 

1x Flurry of Horns

1x Fall of the Hammer

1x Satyr Nyx-Smith

1x Starfall

1xMinotaur Skullcleaver

1x Magma Spray

1x Iroas, God of Victory -- pack 1 pick 1 probably best limited card in set

1x Celestial Archon

1x Unknown Shores

2x Swamp

7x Mountain

Living the dream! Opened Assault formation in a 10-man draft and it tabled! I knew I had to run with it even though I was blue-black-red at that point.  I went 3-0 but tie-breakers cost me first place

Decklist:

1x Swiftwater Cliffs

1x Roast

1x Silumgar Spell-Eater

2x Palace Familiar

1x Hunt the Weak

1x Abzan Beastmaster

2x Aerie Bowmaster

1x Ojutai Interceptor

1x Thornwood Falls

1x Salt Road Quartermasters

1x Whisperer of the Wilds

1x Gurmag Drowner

1x Seismic Rupture

1x Whisk Away

1x Ethereal Ambush

1x Custodian of the Trove

1x Sarkhan’s Rage

2x Assault Formation

1x Yasova Dragonclaw

1x Foe-razer Regent

1x Temur War-Shaman

1x Stratus Dancer

Another surprising 2-1; not sure if I am drafting well or playing well -- probably some combination. I took a video of my draft choices I’ll try to stitch together at some point. Another bloodthirst deck with nice blue support

Decklist:

Narcolepsy x1

Culling Dais x1

Goblin Fireslinger x2

Savage Twister x2

Skarrgan Firebird x2

Gust-Skimmer x1

Blood Ogre x3

Stormblood Berserker x2

Electrolyze x1

Novijen Sages x1

Aethersnipe x2

Thrumming bird x1

Helium Squirter x2 

Viegean Graftmage x1

Wildfire x1

Izzet Boilerworks x1

I don’t know. I guess stuff is hard sometimes. I want to do a thousand things but can’t even do one. Write out numbers less than 10; use numerical representation for >= 10. Or something like that. What an arbritrary rule.

The funny part is; I’ve just checked-in to a flight to see someone I love and haven’t been able to see as much as I would like, contacted an old friend, drafted another email to another old friend, and am listening to some crazy mbira music that is a completely new experience.

The 3rd quote to live mindfully is: “The essence of bravery is being without self-deception” 

A surprising 2-1 with a deck I’ll call Spirit-thirst because its mostly black spirits and red blood thirst creatures. I couldn’t get enough of either one to justify going all in. The removal suite is pretty outstanding though.

Deck list:

Wildfire x1 -- no one sees it coming, finisher

Fulminator Mage x1 -- very good with all the bounce lands

Expedition Map x1

Stormblood Berserker x1 -- great

Thief of Hope x3 -- filler, never got the silly value with NI

Nameless Inversion x1 -- so good

Bloodthrone Vampire x3 -- almost always a legit threat

Burst Lightning x2

Gorehorn Minotaurs x2 -- top of my curve

Wrecking Ball x1

Sign in Blood x1

Smash to Smithereens x1 -- everyone plays artifacts

Blood Ogre x1

Grim Affliction x1

Wayfarer’s Bauble x1

Ashenmoor Gouger x1 -- brings the beats

Restless Apparition x1 -- super good threat even though its tricky to cast

Welp, 0-3 this week. I thought I had a really powerful UBR deck but it was too inconsistent and its removal suite wasn’t as strong as I thought. I did prioritize removal though. The guy to my left passed me a flatten but was drafting black. Whatever. It was an 11-person draft so no real point in trying to read into it

Deck List:

Stormcrag Elemental x2 -- not as good as I thought...

Sage-Eye Avengers x1 -- ate removal every time. Even with 5 toughness, happens

Douse in Gloom x3 -- I thought I would wreck with this set. Like kill any x/2 with impunity. All morphs fear me but no

Vulturous Aven x2 -- just ok, not really good

Ojutai’s Summons x2 -- by turn 5 I was usually so far behind this wouldn’t even catch me up. Was always a good card I wanted to draw though

Gurmag Drowner x1 -- really good sifting through the crap in my deck

Reduce in Stature x1 -- pretty bad

Whisk Away x1 -- still good

Cunning Strike x1 -- too expensive

Dutiful Attendant x1 -- too slow

Qarsi Deceiver x1 -- only good as an 0/4 wall

Kolaghan Monument x1

Atarka Effreet x1 -- so good since most thought my morphs were stormcrags or other cards. I almost always got a 2-1 with this guy

Palace Familiar x1 -- fine

Dismal Backwater x1

Flatten x1 -- so good

Hungering Yeti x1 -- just ok

Ojutai Interceptor x1 -- powerhouse

Bloodfell Caves x1

Ugh, went 1-2. DDR is not nearly as fun as Modern Masters. Tried to replicate my G-X big dumb creatures which seemed good since most of the other decks were quick B-R but my deck was too weak (no bombs) and removal light to do well. 

Deck List:

Misthoof Kirin x2 -- really good

Segmented Krotiq x2 -- power house

Lurking Arynx x1 -- I thought getting him late was a gift. I was wrong. His ability costs too much for it to be relevant

Student of Ojutai x1 -- Was very effective especially against aggro decks.

Abzan Skycaptain x3 -- Almost always bad. If my deck had higher toughness creatures it could be much more interesting.

Sandblast x1 -- never saw it but I know its awesome removal

Salt Road Quartermasters x1 -- amazing

Dromoka Dunecaster x1 -- amazing

Temur Runemark x1 -- a bad idea all around. Usually sided out for glaring ageis

Circle of Elders x1 -- held down the fort and let me flip krotiqs if the board stalled out

Colossodon Yearling x1 -- the big butt we were promised

Center Soul x2 -- didn’t have any creatures really worth saving

Return to Earth x1 -- always a main deck

Vial of Dragonfire x1 -- i had no other removal

Blossoming Sands x1

Evolving Wilds x1

Lightwalker x1 -- always good

Strongarm Monk x1 -- really good

Enduring Victory x1 -- its removal!

Dromoka Monument x1 -- it kinda flies, ok

Hey I finally went 3-0! Off the back of GR-beat down. One notable pick was Whisperer of the Wilds over Destructor Dragon. The Dragon actually came back around so I felt pretty clever.

Deck List:

Glade Watcher x1

Whisperer Of the Wilds x1

Ainok Guide x3

Dragon Fodder x1

Guardian Shield-Bearer x1

Segmented Krotiq x2

Colossodon Yearling x1

Goblin Heelcutter x2

Atarka Monument x1

Circle of Elders x1

Stampeding Elk Herd x1

Herdchaser Dragon x1

Destructor Dragon x1

Savage Ventmaw x1

Roast x1

Draconic Roar x1

Tread Upon x1

Pyrotechnics x1

Return to Earth x1

I was just wandering and I stumbled across the band Surfer Blood. Their music is fine -- not ground breaking but fun, enjoyable. Then I saw the campaign for a band members cancer treatment.

I donated. You should too. Would random internet people give me money? What have I done? I don’t really have any followers or want any so me sharing the link is kinda silly. I suppose I will anyway.

Went 1-2 with a deck that I thought was complete crap. Each loss was a 1-2 with a heart-breaking 3rd game but honestly, I don’t think this build was strong at all

Kolaghan Skirmisher x2

Reckless Imp x2

Jeskai Sage x1

Silumgar Monument x1

Zephyr Scribe x1

Alesha’s Vanguard x1

Orc Sureshot x1

Gurmag Drowner x1

Rakshasha Gravecaller x1

Supplant Form x1

Blood-Chin Fanatic x1

Noxious Dragon x1

Acid-Spewer Dragon x1

Anticipate x1

Skywise Teachings x1

Void Squall x1

Reach of Shadows x1

Will of the Naga x1

Reduce in Stature x1

Taigam’s Strike x1