Drafting With Tiago - LLL #48
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Draft:
Pack 1:












Hillcomber Giant, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Dreamspoiler Witches, Battlewand Oak, Oaken Brawler, Wings of Velis Vel, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Faerie Trickery, Nightshade Stinger, Changeling Berserker, Ethereal Whiskergill, Hoarder's Greed, Gaddock Teeg
Pick: Dreamspoiler Witches
Pack 2:











Soulbright Flamekin, Kithkin Daggerdare, Surge of Thoughtweft, Mulldrifter, Weed Strangle, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Inkfathom Divers, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Elvish Branchbender, Wellgabber Apothecary, Lys Alana Scarblade, Elvish Promenade, Changeling Titan
Pick: Mulldrifter
Pack 3:










Leaf Gilder, Adder-Staff Boggart, Wispmare, Streambed Aquitects, Consuming Bonfire, Boggart Loggers, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Caterwauling Boggart, Tideshaper Mystic, Elvish Handservant, Broken Ambitions, Vivid Grove, Heat Shimmer
Pick: Streambed Aquitects
Pack 4:










Kithkin Greatheart, Oakgnarl Warrior, Hornet Harasser, Deeptread Merrow, Fistful of Force, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Mournwhelk, Needle Drop, Sylvan Echoes, Rebellion of the Flamekin, Ceaseless Searblades
Pick: Deeptread Merrow
Pack 5:









Lignify, Weed Strangle, Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Kithkin Daggerdare, Blind-Spot Giant, Exiled Boggart, Ponder, Heal the Scars, Skeletal Changeling, Squeaking Pie Sneak
Pick: Weed Strangle
Pack 6:








Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Moonglove Winnower, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Triclopean Sight, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Elvish Promenade, Mosswort Bridge
Pick: Moonglove Winnower
Pack 7:







Bog-Strider Ash, Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Goldmeadow Harrier, Glimmerdust Nap, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Skeletal Changeling, Hornet Harasser
Pick: Skeletal Changeling
Pack 8:


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Hurly-Burly, Wispmare, Thieving Sprite, Facevaulter, Warren-Scourge Elf, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn's Heir, Eyes of the Wisent
Pick: Thieving Sprite
Pack 9:






Battlewand Oak, Oaken Brawler, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Faerie Trickery, Nightshade Stinger, Hoarder's Greed
Pick: Faerie Trickery
Pack 10:





Surge of Thoughtweft, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Wellgabber Apothecary, Lys Alana Scarblade, Elvish Promenade
Pick: Surge of Thoughtweft
Pack 11:




Wispmare, Caterwauling Boggart, Tideshaper Mystic, Elvish Handservant, Heat Shimmer
Pick: Heat Shimmer
Pack 12:




Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Needle Drop, Sylvan Echoes
Pick: Exiled Boggart
Pack 13:



Exiled Boggart, Ponder, Heal the Scars
Pick: Ponder
Pack 14:


Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple
Pick: Tideshaper Mystic
Pack 15:

Bog Hoodlums
Pick: Bog Hoodlums
Pack 16:












Warren Pilferers, Soulbright Flamekin, Kithkin Daggerdare, Surge of Thoughtweft, Weed Strangle, Aquitect's Will, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Wellgabber Apothecary, Ego Erasure, Goldmeadow Stalwart, Seedguide Ash, Thoughtweft Trio, Island
Pick: Warren Pilferers
Pack 17:











Herbal Poultice, Avian Changeling, Warren Pilferers, Lowland Oaf, Fistful of Force, Aethersnipe, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Fire-Belly Changeling, Elvish Branchbender, Amoeboid Changeling, Captivating Glance, Giant Harbinger, Drowner of Secrets
Pick: Warren Pilferers
Pack 18:










Kinsbaile Balloonist, Whirlpool Whelm, Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Fertile Ground, Hillcomber Giant, Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Broken Ambitions, Nath's Buffoon, Inner-Flame Igniter, Crush Underfoot, Knucklebone Witch
Pick: Whirlpool Whelm
Pack 19:










Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust Nap, Cloudcrown Oak, Oblivion Ring, Wanderer's Twig, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Inkfathom Divers, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer, Merrow Harbinger, Burrenton Forge-Tender
Pick: Inkfathom Divers
Pack 20:









Hillcomber Giant, Streambed Aquitects, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Battlewand Oak, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Shimmering Grotto, Elvish Eulogist, Giant's Ire, Goatnapper, Kithkin Harbinger
Pick: Streambed Aquitects
Pack 21:








Peppersmoke, Paperfin Rascal, Oaken Brawler, Faerie Trickery, Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Wizened Cenn, Ceaseless Searblades, Nettlevine Blight, Ingot Chewer
Pick: Peppersmoke
Pack 22:







Springleaf Drum, Kithkin Healer, Silvergill Douser, Aquitect's Will, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Turtleshell Changeling, Faerie Tauntings, Sentry Oak
Pick: Silvergill Douser
Pack 23:


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Runed Stalactite, Neck Snap, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Cenn's Heir, Boggart Forager, Hunt Down, Giant's Ire, Turtleshell Changeling
Pick: Turtleshell Changeling
Pack 24:






Soulbright Flamekin, Kithkin Daggerdare, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning, Wellgabber Apothecary, Ego Erasure, Island
Pick: Kithkin Daggerdare
Pack 25:





Herbal Poultice, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Elvish Branchbender, Amoeboid Changeling, Captivating Glance
Pick: Amoeboid Changeling
Pack 26:




Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Hillcomber Giant, Dawnfluke, Nath's Buffoon
Pick: Boggart Loggers
Pack 27:




Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer
Pick: Boggart Birth Rite
Pack 28:



Ringskipper, Elvish Eulogist, Giant's Ire
Pick: Ringskipper
Pack 29:


Oaken Brawler, Warren-Scourge Elf
Pick: Oaken Brawler
Pack 30:

Zephyr Net
Pick: Zephyr Net
Pack 31:
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Thieving Sprite, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Whirlpool Whelm, Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Extract, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist, Vivid Marsh, Shriekmaw, Boggart Shenanigans, Ashling the Pilgrim
Pick: Shriekmaw
Pack 32:











Stonybrook Angler, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Whirlpool Whelm, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath's Buffoon, Guardian of Cloverdell, Tar Pitcher, Goldmeadow Stalwart, Wanderwine Hub
Pick: Stonybrook Angler
Pack 33:





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Hurly-Burly, Paperfin Rascal, Runed Stalactite, Nath's Elite, Neck Snap, Lairwatch Giant, Spellstutter Sprite, Spiderwig Boggart, Flamekin Brawler, Fallowsage, Changeling Hero, Prowess of the Fair, Arbiter of Knollridge
Pick: Fallowsage
Pack 34:










Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Battlewand Oak, Oaken Brawler, Faultgrinder, Rootgrapple, Goldmeadow Dodger, Wings of Velis Vel, Flamekin Brawler, Vivid Marsh, Entangling Trap, Knucklebone Witch
Pick: Sentinels of Glen Elendra
Pack 35:









Mudbutton Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Glimmerdust Nap, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Judge of Currents, Battle Mastery, Turtleshell Changeling, Squeaking Pie Sneak
Pick: Squeaking Pie Sneak
Pack 36:








Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Footbottom Feast, Soaring Hope, Shimmering Grotto, Judge of Currents, Lace with Moonglove, Crush Underfoot, Hoarder's Greed, Windbrisk Heights
Pick: Footbottom Feast
Pack 37:







Wanderer's Twig, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Lace with Moonglove, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Faerie Tauntings, Burrenton Forge-Tender, Guardian of Cloverdell
Pick: Ponder
Pack 38:







Quill-Slinger Boggart, Herbal Poultice, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Amoeboid Changeling, Spring Cleaning, Familiar's Ruse
Pick: Familiar's Ruse
Pack 39:






Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist, Boggart Shenanigans
Pick: Boggart Loggers
Pack 40:





Whirlpool Whelm, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath's Buffoon
Pick: Whirlpool Whelm
Pack 41:




Hurly-Burly, Paperfin Rascal, Runed Stalactite, Lairwatch Giant, Prowess of the Fair
Pick: Paperfin Rascal
Pack 42:




Oaken Brawler, Goldmeadow Dodger, Flamekin Brawler, Entangling Trap
Pick: Oaken Brawler
Pack 43:



Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Battle Mastery
Pick: Battle Mastery
Pack 44:


Soaring Hope, Lace with Moonglove
Pick: Lace with Moonglove
Pack 45:

Springjack Knight
Pick: Springjack Knight
Final Decklist:
10 Island
8 Swamp
1 Deeptread Merrow
1 Dreamspoiler Witches
1 Faerie Trickery
1 Fallowsage
1 Footbottom Feast
1 Moonglove Winnower
1 Mulldrifter
1 Peppersmoke
1 Sentinels of Glen Elendra
1 Shriekmaw
1 Silvergill Douser
1 Skeletal Changeling
1 Stonybrook Angler
2 Streambed Aquitects
1 Thieving Sprite
1 Turtleshell Changeling
2 Warren Pilferers
1 Weed Strangle
2 Whirlpool Whelm
Sideboard
1 Amoeboid Changeling
1 Battle Mastery
1 Boggart Birth Rite
2 Boggart Loggers
1 Bog Hoodlums
1 Exiled Boggart
1 Familiar's Ruse
1 Heat Shimmer
1 Inkfathom Divers
1 Kithkin Daggerdare
1 Lace with Moonglove
2 Oaken Brawler
1 Paperfin Rascal
2 Ponder
1 Ringskipper
1 Springjack Knight
1 Squeaking Pie Sneak
1 Surge of Thoughtweft
1 Tideshaper Mystic
1 Zephyr Net
I started the draft with Dreamspoiler Witches. The other card I considered picking was Changeling Berserker, but I prefer Witches. Then Mulldrifter and two blue cards followed, and a fifth pick Weed Strangle followed by some Black playables settled me into Blue/Black. From here I didn't have many tough decisions, as it was mostly just choosing between one card or the other for Blue/Black, and deciding whether or not to splash Arbiter of Knollridge.
Round 1 I played versus Red/Green splashing Black for removal.
. We had three very good and very close games. Game 1 I made a small mistake and took three extra damage because of it. I stabilized at six life but managed to stay safe. Game 2 was the longest one. I drew 8 spells and 13 lands, but managed to stay in the game for a while because I played Shriekmaw three times thanks to Whelm and Pilferers. Interestingly, he played Hostility three times too. Game 3 was the fastest, and I was lucky to win, as it involved a race with my evasive creatures while chumping his Hostility and Seedguide Ash. If he'd had removal he would've won.
Round 2 I played versus Black/Red Goblins.
Game 1 he mulliganed and had Facevaulter plus Adder-Staff Boggart. He killed my first two creatures, Theiving Sprite and Fallowsage. On turn 5 I got the Sage back with Pilferers. He played Knucklebone Witch and another Facevaulter, and attacked with the first Facevaulter. I blocked with Pilferers, and traded it for the two Facevaulters, growing his Witch to 3/3. My turn I played Fallowsage, and at the end of his turn Peppersmoked the Adder-Staff Boggart, then Weed Strangled the big Knucklebone Witch and attacked with Fallowsage. He played a creature, I bounced it with Whelm, and he conceded.
Game 2 he started with Facevaulter and Knucklebone Witch, I killed Facevaulter in response to Witch with Peppersmoke. His next creature was Lowland Oaf. He attacked me for a while until I gained control of the game at 8 life. At some point I started attacking with Sentinels of Glen Elendra, and he conceded while still at 18 life since I had the board completely under control.
I split the finals with Nick Lovett.
See you tomorrow!
Tiago
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