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Draft:

Pack 1:

Surging Might, Boreal Griffin, Surging Aether, Zombie Musher, Orcish Bloodpainter, Snow-Covered Plains, Simian Brawler, Martyr of Spores, Karplusan Wolverine, Feast of Flesh, Krovikan Mist, Wall of Shards, Mouth of Ronom, Stromgald Crusader, Scrying Sheets

Pick: Scrying Sheets

Pack 2:

Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands, Thermopod, Goblin Rimerunner, Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Squall Drifter, Rimewind Taskmage, Snow-Covered Mountain, Chill to the Bone, Goblin Rimerunner, Krovikan Whispers, Tresserhorn Skyknight, Cryoclasm

Pick: Chill to the Bone

Pack 3:

Boreal Griffin, Surging Aether, Zombie Musher, Orcish Bloodpainter, Snow-Covered Plains, Simian Brawler, Rite of Flame, Feast of Flesh, Martyr of Frost, Swift Maneuver, Rimehorn Aurochs, White Shield Crusader, Flashfreeze

Pick: Zombie Musher

Pack 4:

Frostweb Spider, Martyr of Bones, Rune Snag, Sun's Bounty, Surging Flame, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Drelnoch, Gutless Ghoul, Snow-Covered Island, Phyrexian Snowcrusher, Krovikan Rot, Cover of Winter

Pick: Surging Flame

Pack 5:

Ronom Unicorn, Krovikan Scoundrel, Rune Snag, Martyr of Sands, Squall Drifter, Rimewind Taskmage, Snow-Covered Mountain, Chill to the Bone, Goblin Rimerunner, Wilderness Elemental, Kjeldoran Gargoyle

Pick: Chill to the Bone

Pack 6:

Drelnoch, Surging Sentinels, Swift Maneuver, Icefall, Krovikan Scoundrel, Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands, Balduvian Warlord, Counterbalance, Fury of the Horde

Pick: Surging Sentinels

Pack 7:

Martyr of Sands, Icefall, Grim Harvest, Krovikan Mist, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Drelnoch, Gutless Ghoul, Snow-Covered Island, Freyalise's Radiance

Pick: Krovikan Mist

Pack 8:

Drelnoch, Surging Sentinels, Surging Dementia, Survivor of the Unseen, Ronom Unicorn, Perilous Research, Controvert, Braid of Fire

Pick: Surging Sentinels

Pack 9:

Boreal Griffin, Zombie Musher, Snow-Covered Plains, Martyr of Spores, Karplusan Wolverine, Feast of Flesh, Wall of Shards

Pick: Zombie Musher

Pack 10:

Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands, Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Tresserhorn Skyknight, Cryoclasm

Pick: Grim Harvest

Pack 11:

Boreal Griffin, Surging Aether, Rite of Flame, Martyr of Frost, Swift Maneuver

Pick: Boreal Griffin

Pack 12:

Martyr of Bones, Rune Snag, Sun's Bounty, Kjeldoran Javelineer

Pick: Kjeldoran Javelineer

Pack 13:

Ronom Unicorn, Martyr of Sands, Wilderness Elemental

Pick: Ronom Unicorn

Pack 14:

Swift Maneuver, Icefall

Pick: Swift Maneuver

Pack 15:

Freyalise's Radiance

Pick: Freyalise's Radiance

Pack 16:

Thermopod, Ohran Yeti, Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Martyr of Frost, Kjeldoran War Cry, Kjeldoran Outrider, Surging Aether, Boreal Centaur, Gutless Ghoul, Snow-Covered Swamp, Juniper Order Ranger, Luminesce, Arctic Flats, Sunscour

Pick: Sunscour

Pack 17:

Kjeldoran War Cry, Frostweb Spider, Martyr of Ashes, Surging Dementia, Survivor of the Unseen, Snow-Covered Swamp, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Frozen Solid, Zombie Musher, Ronom Hulk, Orcish Bloodpainter, Balduvian Fallen, Stalking Yeti, Karplusan Strider

Pick: Snow-Covered Swamp

Pack 18:

Ronom Serpent, Squall Drifter, Goblin Furrier, Rimebound Dead, Snow-Covered Island, Ronom Unicorn, Frostweb Spider, Skred, Martyr of Bones, Snow-Covered Swamp, Sun's Bounty, Vanish into Memory, Soul Spike

Pick: Squall Drifter

Pack 19:

Sun's Bounty, Thermopod, Simian Brawler, Rite of Flame, Martyr of Frost, Kjeldoran Outrider, Surging Aether, Gutless Ghoul, Snow-Covered Swamp, Jotun Owl Keeper, Controvert, Boreal Shelf

Pick: Jotun Owl Keeper

Pack 20:

Ronom Serpent, Goblin Furrier, Rimebound Dead, Bull Aurochs, Martyr of Ashes, Martyr of Bones, Thermal Flux, Sun's Bounty, Thermopod, Balduvian Frostwaker, Rime Transfusion

Pick: Rime Transfusion

Pack 21:

Goblin Furrier, Ronom Serpent, Rimebound Dead, Snow-Covered Plains, Ronom Unicorn, Krovikan Scoundrel, Rune Snag, Wall of Shards, Krovikan Whispers, Cover of Winter

Pick: Snow-Covered Plains

Pack 22:

Goblin Furrier, Boreal Griffin, Snow-Covered Plains, Karplusan Wolverine, Thermopod, Thermal Flux, Ronom Unicorn, Ursine Fylgja, Counterbalance

Pick: Snow-Covered Plains

Pack 23:

Martyr of Frost, Swift Maneuver, Icefall, Krovikan Scoundrel, Snow-Covered Swamp, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Luminesce, Jokulmorder

Pick: Snow-Covered Swamp

Pack 24:

Thermopod, Rite of Flame, Martyr of Frost, Kjeldoran War Cry, Kjeldoran Outrider, Gutless Ghoul, Luminesce

Pick: Gutless Ghoul

Pack 25:

Kjeldoran War Cry, Surging Dementia, Survivor of the Unseen, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Frozen Solid, Orcish Bloodpainter

Pick: Kjeldoran War Cry

Pack 26:

Ronom Serpent, Rimebound Dead, Martyr of Bones, Sun's Bounty, Vanish into Memory

Pick: Rimebound Dead

Pack 27:

Sun's Bounty, Rite of Flame, Martyr of Frost, Controvert

Pick: Controvert

Pack 28:

Rimebound Dead, Martyr of Bones, Thermal Flux

Pick: Rimebound Dead

Pack 29:

Wall of Shards, Cover of Winter

Pick: Cover of Winter

Pack 30:

Counterbalance

Pick: Counterbalance

Pack 31:

Swift Maneuver, Martyr of Spores, Aurochs Herd, Karplusan Wolverine, Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux, Gelid Shackles, Ohran Yeti, Frozen Solid, Chill to the Bone, Sound the Call, Jotun Grunt, Controvert, Deathmark, Arcum Dagsson

Pick: Gelid Shackles

Pack 32:

Martyr of Spores, Karplusan Wolverine, Feast of Flesh, Krovikan Mist, Kjeldoran War Cry, Gelid Shackles, Ohran Yeti, Frozen Solid, Chill to the Bone, Snow-Covered Plains, Freyalise's Radiance, Boreal Shelf, Kjeldoran Gargoyle, Thrumming Stone

Pick: Gelid Shackles

Pack 33:

Gelid Shackles, Snow-Covered Forest, Chilling Shade, Bull Aurochs, Icefall, Grim Harvest, Krovikan Mist, Swift Maneuver, Martyr of Spores, Perilous Research, Greater Stone Spirit, Tresserhorn Sinks, Zur the Enchanter

Pick: Gelid Shackles

Pack 34:

Into the North, Icefall, Krovikan Scoundrel, Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands, Sound the Call, Surging Sentinels, Snow-Covered Forest, Goblin Rimerunner, Phobian Phantasm, Highland Weald, Phyrexian Etchings

Pick: Surging Sentinels

Pack 35:

Snow-Covered Mountain, Kjeldoran Outrider, Rimewind Taskmage, Chilling Shade, Sun's Bounty, Thermopod, Rite of Flame, Feast of Flesh, Rimewind Cryomancer, Magmatic Core, Thrumming Stone

Pick: Kjeldoran Outrider

Pack 36:

Kjeldoran War Cry, Bull Aurochs, Martyr of Ashes, Martyr of Bones, Thermal Flux, Sound the Call, Surging Sentinels, Disciple of Tevesh Szat, Sheltering Ancient, Field Marshal

Pick: Surging Sentinels

Pack 37:

Kjeldoran Outrider, Rimewind Taskmage, Chilling Shade, Thermopod, Rite of Flame, Grim Harvest, Martyr of Frost, Glacial Plating, Flashfreeze

Pick: Kjeldoran Outrider

Pack 38:

Martyr of Frost, Kjeldoran War Cry, Frostweb Spider, Martyr of Ashes, Surging Dementia, Survivor of the Unseen, Mishra's Bauble, Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper

Pick: Kjeldoran War Cry

Pack 39:

Swift Maneuver, Martyr of Spores, Surging Dementia, Thermal Flux, Jotun Grunt, Controvert, Arcum Dagsson

Pick: Swift Maneuver

Pack 40:

Martyr of Spores, Karplusan Wolverine, Krovikan Mist, Kjeldoran War Cry, Freyalise's Radiance, Thrumming Stone

Pick: Kjeldoran War Cry

Pack 41:

Chilling Shade, Icefall, Swift Maneuver, Martyr of Spores, Zur the Enchanter

Pick: Zur the Enchanter

Pack 42:

Icefall, Krovikan Scoundrel, Survivor of the Unseen, Martyr of Sands

Pick: Krovikan Scoundrel

Pack 43:

Sun's Bounty, Thermopod, Rimewind Cryomancer

Pick: Rimewind Cryomancer

Pack 44:

Martyr of Bones, Thermal Flux

Pick: Martyr of Bones

Pack 45:

Martyr of Frost

Pick: Martyr of Frost

Final Decklist:

Maindeck:

1 Boreal Griffin
3 Gelid Shackles
1 Jotun Owl Keeper
2 Kjeldoran Outrider
1 Ronom Unicorn
1 Squall Drifter
1 Sunscour
4 Surging Sentinels
1 Swift Maneuver
2 Chill to the Bone
1 Grim Harvest
1 Gutless Ghoul
2 Zombie Musher
1 Zur the Enchanter
2 Island
7 Plains
2 Snow-Covered Plains
2 Snow-Covered Swamp
4 Swamp
1 Scrying Sheets

Sideboard:

1 Controvert
1 Counterbalance
1 Cover of Winter
1 Freyalise's Radiance
1 Kjeldoran Javelineer
3 Kjeldoran War Cry
1 Krovikan Mist
1 Krovikan Scoundrel
1 Martyr of Bones
1 Martyr of Frost
1 Rime Transfusion
2 Rimebound Dead
1 Rimewind Cryomancer
1 Surging Flame
1 Swift Maneuver

This deck is clearly not as good as it could have been had I been able to choose my direction right away, rather than waste picks on stuff like Surging Flame and Krovikan Mist. Josh Ravitz told me that I tried to move in too many times in this draft, which makes sense. However, I do think that it's a good idea to try to move in in the first pack since that's how you end up with a ridiculous deck, and you always get enough playables anyway. I lost in the first round to a very mediocre deck because my Surging Sentinels were always the fifth card down so my hand got clogged with them. I lost two long games in which if I ever drew my Sunscour I couldn't possibly have lost. Oh well.

Until tomorrow,

Rich

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