Drafting With Tiago - LLL #33
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Draft:
Pack 1:



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Lys Alana Huntmaster, Consuming Bonfire, Wispmare, Stonybrook Angler, Thieving Sprite, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Hillcomber Giant, Facevaulter, Warren-Scourge Elf, Blades of Velis Vel, Marsh Flitter, Fodder Launch, Turtleshell Changeling, Favor of the Mighty, Wanderer's Twig
Pick: Marsh Flitter
Pack 2:











Tarfire, Wanderer's Twig, Avian Changeling, Bog-Strider Ash, Eyeblight's Ending, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Lace with Moonglove, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Hearthcage Giant, Merrow Commerce, Vivid Creek, Epic Proportions
Pick: Eyeblight's Ending
Pack 3:










Avian Changeling, Lowland Oaf, Fistful of Force, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope, Shimmering Grotto, Judge of Currents, Giant Harbinger, Scattering Stroke, Ghostly Changeling, Windbrisk Heights
Pick: Ghostly Changeling
Pack 4:










Adder-Staff Boggart, Wispmare, Consuming Bonfire, Boggart Loggers, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath's Buffoon, Treefolk Harbinger, Nova Chaser
Pick: Lys Alana Huntmaster
Pack 5:









Hurly-Burly, Paperfin Rascal, Runed Stalactite, Nath's Buffoon, Faultgrinder, Rootgrapple, Goldmeadow Dodger, Wings of Velis Vel, Fodder Launch, Merrow Commerce, Mosswort Bridge
Pick: Mosswort Bridge
Pack 6:








Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust Nap, Wanderer's Twig, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Entangling Trap, Jagged-Scar Archers, Nath's Buffoon
Pick: Jagged-Scar Archers
Pack 7:




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Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Battlewand Oak, Oaken Brawler, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist, Prowess of the Fair
Pick: Battlewand Oak
Pack 8:







Kithkin Healer, Axegrinder Giant, Lignify, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Woodland Guidance
Pick: Lignify
Pack 9:






Wispmare, Hillcomber Giant, Facevaulter, Warren-Scourge Elf, Blades of Velis Vel, Favor of the Mighty, Wanderer's Twig
Pick: Wanderer's Twig
Pack 10:





Wanderer's Twig, Bog-Strider Ash, Lace with Moonglove, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Merrow Commerce
Pick: Bog-Strider Ash
Pack 11:




Surge of Thoughtweft, Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope, Scattering Stroke, Windbrisk Heights
Pick: Windbrisk Heights
Pack 12:




Wispmare, Boggart Forager, Hunt Down, Nath's Buffoon
Pick: Nath's Buffoon
Pack 13:



Nath's Buffoon, Rootgrapple, Goldmeadow Dodger
Pick: Rootgrapple
Pack 14:


Gilt-Leaf Seer, Protective Bubble
Pick: Gilt-Leaf Seer
Pack 15:

Elvish Eulogist
Pick: Elvish Eulogist
Pack 16:












Neck Snap, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Smokebraider, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Moonglove Winnower, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Flamekin Brawler, Facevaulter, Warren-Scourge Elf, Blades of Velis Vel, Tar Pitcher, Benthicore, Woodland Guidance, Wanderwine Prophets
Pick: Gilt-Leaf Ambush
Pack 17:











Mudbutton Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Goldmeadow Harrier, Glimmerdust Nap, Soulbright Flamekin, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Fire-Belly Changeling, Skeletal Changeling, Vivid Grove, Hunter of Eyeblights, Flamekin Spitfire, Purity
Pick: Skeletal Changeling
Pack 18:










Quill-Slinger Boggart, Bog-Strider Ash, Aethersnipe, Herbal Poultice, Kithkin Greatheart, Judge of Currents, Inkfathom Divers, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Elvish Branchbender, Ego Erasure, Veteran of the Depths, Colfenor's Plans
Pick: Elvish Branchbender
Pack 19:



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Runed Stalactite, Neck Snap, Pestermite, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Thieving Sprite, Tideshaper Mystic, Elvish Handservant, Broken Ambitions, Seedguide Ash, Flamekin Spitfire, Veteran of the Depths, Thorn of Amethyst
Pick: Seedguide Ash
Pack 20:









Hurly-Burly, Consuming Bonfire, Wispmare, Stonybrook Angler, Wings of Velis Vel, Goldmeadow Dodger, Faerie Trickery, Nightshade Stinger, Pollen Lullaby, Glen Elendra Pranksters, Thousand-Year Elixir
Pick: Thousand-Year Elixir
Pack 21:

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Paperfin Rascal, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Triclopean Sight, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Ethereal Whiskergill, Treefolk Harbinger
Pick: Treefolk Harbinger
Pack 22:







Fistful of Force, Aethersnipe, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Spring Cleaning, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Faerie Tauntings, Burrenton Forge-Tender
Pick: Fistful of Force
Pack 23:







Axegrinder Giant, Kithkin Greatheart, Footbottom Feast, Lignify, Spring Cleaning, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Lammastide Weave
Pick: Footbottom Feast
Pack 24:






Moonglove Winnower, Flamekin Brawler, Facevaulter, Warren-Scourge Elf, Benthicore, Woodland Guidance, Wanderwine Prophets
Pick: Moonglove Winnower
Pack 25:





Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Glimmerdust Nap, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Hunter of Eyeblights
Pick: Hunter of Eyeblights
Pack 26:




Herbal Poultice, Inkfathom Divers, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Ego Erasure
Pick: Inkfathom Divers
Pack 27:
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Thieving Sprite, Tideshaper Mystic, Broken Ambitions, Thorn of Amethyst
Pick: Thieving Sprite
Pack 28:



Goldmeadow Dodger, Nightshade Stinger, Pollen Lullaby
Pick: Pollen Lullaby
Pack 29:


Triclopean Sight, Nightshade Stinger
Pick: Triclopean Sight
Pack 30:

Spring Cleaning
Pick: Spring Cleaning
Pack 31:












Weed Strangle, Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Lash Out, Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Boggart Birth Rite, Veteran of the Depths, Nectar Faerie, Incremental Growth, Guile, Goldmeadow Stalwart
Pick: Incremental Growth
Pack 32:











Oakgnarl Warrior, Lash Out, Hornet Harasser, Deeptread Merrow, Goldmeadow Harrier, Fistful of Force, Eyeblight's Ending, Wellgabber Apothecary, Aquitect's Will, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Elvish Harbinger, Crush Underfoot, Benthicore
Pick: Eyeblight's Ending
Pack 33:









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Kinsbaile Balloonist, Whirlpool Whelm, Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Fertile Ground, Cenn's Heir, Boggart Forager, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Giant's Ire, Knight of Meadowgrain, Flamekin Harbinger, Thieving Sprite
Pick: Fertile Ground
Pack 34:










Dreamspoiler Witches, Battlewand Oak, Oaken Brawler, Hurly-Burly, Peppersmoke, Faultgrinder, Goldmeadow Dodger, Flamekin Brawler, Inner-Flame Igniter, Vivid Grove, Ashling's Prerogative, Heal the Scars
Pick: Dreamspoiler Witches
Pack 35:









Stonybrook Angler, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Whirlpool Whelm, Leaf Gilder, Faerie Trickery, Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Knucklebone Witch
Pick: Leaf Gilder
Pack 36:








Lowland Oaf, Fistful of Force, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Shields of Velis Vel, Fire-Belly Changeling, Elvish Branchbender, Amoeboid Changeling, Prowess of the Fair, Ceaseless Searblades
Pick: Elvish Branchbender
Pack 37:
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Thieving Sprite, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Blades of Velis Vel, Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Broken Ambitions, Inner-Flame Igniter, Boggart Harbinger
Pick: Gilt-Leaf Ambush
Pack 38:







Kithkin Daggerdare, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Aquitect's Will, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Wellgabber Apothecary, Boggart Shenanigans
Pick: Kithkin Daggerdare
Pack 39:






Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Boggart Birth Rite, Nectar Faerie
Pick: Kithkin Daggerdare
Pack 40:





Oakgnarl Warrior, Wellgabber Apothecary, Aquitect's Will, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Crush Underfoot
Pick: Mournwhelk
Pack 41:




Cenn's Heir, Boggart Forager, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Giant's Ire
Pick: Facevaulter
Pack 42:




Faultgrinder, Goldmeadow Dodger, Flamekin Brawler, Ashling's Prerogative
Pick: Ashling's Prerogative
Pack 43:



Moonglove Winnower, Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant
Pick: Moonglove Winnower
Pack 44:


Quill-Slinger Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel
Pick: Quill-Slinger Boggart
Pack 45:

Blades of Velis Vel
Pick: Blades of Velis Vel
Final Decklist:
9 Forest
7 Swamp
1 Dreamspoiler Witches
2 Elvish Branchbender
2 Eyeblight's Ending
1 Fistful of Force
1 Footbottom Feast
1 Ghostly Changeling
2 Gilt-Leaf Ambush
1 Gilt-Leaf Seer
1 Incremental Growth
1 Jagged-Scar Archers
2 Kithkin Daggerdare
1 Leaf Gilder
1 Lignify
1 Lys Alana Huntmaster
1 Marsh Flitter
2 Moonglove Winnower
1 Mosswort Bridge
1 Seedguide Ash
1 Skeletal Changeling
Sideboard
1 Fertile Ground
1 Swamp
1 Ashling's Prerogative
1 Battlewand Oak
1 Blades of Velis Vel
1 Bog-Strider Ash
1 Elvish Eulogist
1 Facevaulter
1 Hunter of Eyeblights
1 Inkfathom Divers
1 Mournwhelk
1 Nath's Buffoon
1 Pollen Lullaby
1 Quill-Slinger Boggart
1 Rootgrapple
1 Spring Cleaning
1 Thieving Sprite
1 Thousand-Year Elixir
1 Treefolk Harbinger
1 Triclopean Sight
1 Wanderer's Twig
1 Windbrisk Heights
Pick 2: Epic Proportions is a nice card, but I've been faced with this pick before... Epic Proportions versus good common removal. I've been picking the removal, and this time it happens to be in the same color as Pick 1.
Pick 4: Huntmaster or Consuming Bonfire? I think Huntmaster is a better card, even though I have passed one Huntmaster Pick 1 and one Epic Proportions Pick 2... it's more important what you are being passed than what you pass.
Pick 5: I don't like Fodder Launch outside Red/Black Goblins.
Pick 7: I have 3 Green and 3 Black cards, and I have no reasons to believe Blue will be coming, even if this was a Douser. Most of the times this means they are overpowered packs, so I did not take the Sentinels of Glen Elendra.
In the second booster I felt the cards were simply not there. My first picks were very weak, and the rest of them very unspectacular.
Pick 31: Maybe I should've picked Weed Strangle since I was lacking removal.
Round 1 I playeved versus Green/White Treefolk.
Game 1 I lost to a Bog-Strider Ash I had no way to stop.
Game 2 he mulliganed to five but had a good draw: Goldmeadow Harrier and two Dauntless Dourbarks that were very large. I drew no removal.
See you tomorrow!
Tiago
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