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Draft:

Pack 1:

Whirlpool Whelm, Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Extract, Hillcomber Giant, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Jagged-Scar Archers, Goatnapper, Goldmeadow Stalwart, Forced Fruition

Pick: Jagged-Scar Archers

Pack 2:

Kithkin Greatheart, Mulldrifter, Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Weed Strangle, Kithkin Healer, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Elvish Branchbender, Wellgabber Apothecary, Summon the School, Elvish Harbinger, Knight of Meadowgrain

Pick: Mulldrifter

Pack 3:

Fertile Ground, Hillcomber Giant, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Dreamspoiler Witches, Battlewand Oak, Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Faerie Harbinger, Kithkin Harbinger, Arbiter of Knollridge

Pick: Sentinels of Glen Elendra

Pack 4:

Tarfire, Wanderer's Twig, Avian Changeling, Bog-Strider Ash, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Judge of Currents, Rebellion of the Flamekin, Glen Elendra Pranksters, Secluded Glen

Pick: Tarfire

Pack 5:

Oakgnarl Warrior, Glimmerdust Nap, Soulbright Flamekin, Kithkin Daggerdare, Surge of Thoughtweft, Heal the Scars, Skeletal Changeling, Shields of Velis Vel, Lys Alana Scarblade, Elvish Promenade, Colfenor's Plans

Pick: Soulbright Flamekin

Pack 6:

Herbal Poultice, Kithkin Greatheart, Oakgnarl Warrior, Protective Bubble, Fire-Belly Changeling, Skeletal Changeling, Aquitect's Will, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Sylvan Echoes, Rebellion of the Flamekin

Pick: Fire-Belly Changeling

Pack 7:

Battlewand Oak, Hurly-Burly, Paperfin Rascal, Goldmeadow Dodger, Wings of Velis Vel, Flamekin Brawler, Warren-Scourge Elf, Inner-Flame Igniter, Hearthcage Giant

Pick: Inner-Flame Igniter

Pack 8:

Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Hurly-Burly, Goldmeadow Dodger, Wings of Velis Vel, Flamekin Brawler, Warren-Scourge Elf, Sentry Oak, Elvish Promenade

Pick: Wings of Velis Vel

Pack 9:

Adder-Staff Boggart, Hillcomber Giant, Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Goatnapper

Pick: Wings of Velis Vel

Pack 10:

Kithkin Greatheart, Lowland Oaf, Kithkin Healer, Soaring Hope, Elvish Branchbender, Wellgabber Apothecary

Pick: Lowland Oaf

Pack 11:

Hillcomber Giant, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Elvish Eulogist, Goldmeadow Dodger, Kithkin Harbinger

Pick: Stinkdrinker Daredevil

Pack 12:

Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums

Pick: Zephyr Net

Pack 13:

Glimmerdust Nap, Kithkin Daggerdare, Heal the Scars

Pick: Glimmerdust Nap

Pack 14:

Protective Bubble, Sylvan Echoes

Pick: Sylvan Echoes

Pack 15:

Goldmeadow Dodger

Pick: Goldmeadow Dodger

Pack 16:

Weed Strangle, Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Lash Out, Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Fire-Belly Changeling, Skeletal Changeling, Aquitect's Will, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Scattering Stroke, Tar Pitcher, Incendiary Command

Pick: Incendiary Command

Pack 17:

Oaken Brawler, Hurly-Burly, Peppersmoke, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Consuming Bonfire, Faerie Trickery, Nightshade Stinger, Blades of Velis Vel, Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Goatnapper, Ceaseless Searblades, Lammastide Weave, Rings of Brighthearth

Pick: Ceaseless Searblades

Pack 18:

Runed Stalactite, Nath's Elite, Neck Snap, Smokebraider, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Moonglove Winnower, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn's Heir, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Ceaseless Searblades, Vivid Grove, Spinerock Knoll

Pick: Smokebraider

Pack 19:

Mudbutton Torchrunner, Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Goldmeadow Harrier, Glimmerdust Nap, Warren Pilferers, Inkfathom Divers, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Elvish Branchbender, Prowess of the Fair, Treefolk Harbinger

Pick: Mudbutton Torchrunner

Pack 20:

Hornet Harasser, Deeptread Merrow, Fistful of Force, Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust Nap, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Burrenton Forge-Tender, Silvergill Adept

Pick: Soulbright Flamekin

Pack 21:

Mudbutton Torchrunner, Woodland Changeling, Springleaf Drum, Kithkin Healer, Fire-Belly Changeling, Elvish Branchbender, Amoeboid Changeling, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Lace with Moonglove, Faerie Tauntings

Pick: Fire-Belly Changeling

Pack 22:

Plover Knights, Paperfin Rascal, Nath's Elite, Neck Snap, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn's Heir, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Ceaseless Searblades

Pick: Ceaseless Searblades

Pack 23:

Oaken Brawler, Hurly-Burly, Nightshade Stinger, Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Pollen Lullaby, Kithkin Harbinger, Arbiter of Knollridge

Pick: Hurly-Burly

Pack 24:

Kithkin Healer, Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Scattering Stroke

Pick: Flamekin Bladewhirl

Pack 25:

Oaken Brawler, Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Goatnapper, Lammastide Weave, Rings of Brighthearth

Pick: Goatnapper

Pack 26:

Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn's Heir, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Ceaseless Searblades

Pick: Ceaseless Searblades

Pack 27:

Oakgnarl Warrior, Glimmerdust Nap, Soaring Hope, Prowess of the Fair

Pick: Glimmerdust Nap

Pack 28:

Spring Cleaning, Wellgabber Apothecary, Burrenton Forge-Tender

Pick: Burrenton Forge-Tender

Pack 29:

Lace with Moonglove, Faerie Tauntings

Pick: Faerie Tauntings

Pack 30:

Ringskipper

Pick: Ringskipper

Pack 31:

Soulbright Flamekin, Kithkin Daggerdare, Surge of Thoughtweft, Mulldrifter, Weed Strangle, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Aquitect's Will, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Merrow Commerce, Summon the School, Wizened Cenn, Brion Stoutarm, Battlewand Oak

Pick: Mulldrifter

Pack 32:

Footbottom Feast, Axegrinder Giant, Lignify, Silvergill Douser, Oblivion Ring, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Bog-Strider Ash, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Bog Hoodlums, Flamekin Harbinger, Familiar's Ruse, Drowner of Secrets

Pick: Flamekin Harbinger

Pack 33:

Wispmare, Stonybrook Angler, Thieving Sprite, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Hillcomber Giant, Streambed Aquitects, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Broken Ambitions, Nath's Buffoon, Faultgrinder, Rootgrapple, Kithkin Harbinger, Hamletback Goliath

Pick: Stonybrook Angler

Pack 34:

Peppersmoke, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Consuming Bonfire, Wispmare, Thieving Sprite, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Broken Ambitions, Nath's Buffoon, Rootgrapple, Prowess of the Fair, Rings of Brighthearth, Treefolk Harbinger

Pick: Consuming Bonfire

Pack 35:

Cloudcrown Oak, Wanderer's Twig, Axegrinder Giant, Woodland Changeling, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Judge of Currents, Inkfathom Divers, Crush Underfoot, Hoarder's Greed

Pick: Inkfathom Divers

Pack 36:

Lowland Oaf, Fistful of Force, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Wellgabber Apothecary, Vivid Grove, Nectar Faerie

Pick: Lowland Oaf

Pack 37:

Neck Snap, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Hunt Down, Giant's Ire, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Ethereal Whiskergill, Entangling Trap

Pick: Ethereal Whiskergill

Pack 38:

Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Adder-Staff Boggart, Hunt Down, Giant's Ire, Dawnfluke, Black Poplar Shaman, Sentry Oak, Elvish Promenade

Pick: Adder-Staff Boggart

Pack 39:

Soulbright Flamekin, Kithkin Daggerdare, Aquitect's Will, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Merrow Commerce

Pick: Soulbright Flamekin

Pack 40:

Axegrinder Giant, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Bog Hoodlums

Pick: Ponder

Pack 41:

Wispmare, Hillcomber Giant, Nath's Buffoon, Faultgrinder, Kithkin Harbinger

Pick: Faultgrinder

Pack 42:

Wispmare, Rootgrapple, Prowess of the Fair, Treefolk Harbinger

Pick: Treefolk Harbinger

Pack 43:

Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums

Pick: Boggart Birth Rite

Pack 44:

Spring Cleaning, Wellgabber Apothecary

Pick: Wellgabber Apothecary

Pack 45:

Hunt Down

Pick: Hunt Down

Final Decklist:

7 Island
10 Mountain
3 Ceaseless Searblades
1 Consuming Bonfire
1 Ethereal Whiskergill
2 Fire-Belly Changeling
1 Flamekin Bladewhirl
1 Flamekin Harbinger
1 Incendiary Command
1 Inner-Flame Igniter
1 Mudbutton Torchrunner
2 Mulldrifter
1 Sentinels of Glen Elendra
1 Smokebraider
3 Soulbright Flamekin
1 Stonybrook Angler
1 Tarfire
2 Wings of Velis Vel

Sideboard
1 Adder-Staff Boggart
1 Boggart Birth Rite
1 Burrenton Forge-Tender
1 Faerie Tauntings
1 Faultgrinder
2 Glimmerdust Nap
1 Goatnapper
1 Goldmeadow Dodger
1 Hunt Down
1 Hurly-Burly
1 Inkfathom Divers
1 Jagged-Scar Archers
2 Lowland Oaf
1 Ponder
1 Ringskipper
1 Stinkdrinker Daredevil
1 Sylvan Echoes
1 Treefolk Harbinger
1 Wellgabber Apothecary
1 Zephyr Net

Pick 1: The only card that is first pick quality in this pack is Jagged-Scar Archers. The other option is Moonglove Extract, which has the benefit of never being a wasted pick but the problem of being underpowered. I decided to risk the Jagged-Scar Archers, knowing it could range from good to amazing depending on the Green deck, but knowing that it could also be useless. The price to pay was a Moonglove Extract.

Pick 3: The picks I considered were Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Dreamspoiler Witches, and Faerie Harbinger. Looking at Pick 2 and Pick 3 it seems I should be Blue. Sentinels puts me in Blue with my second color still open, while Dreamspoiler and Harbinger push me into Blue/Black, as all the cards I want to get with Faerie Harbinger are Black.

After the first booster I was set in Elementals thanks to some late Red picks. It could be either Red/Blue with a medium Elemental theme, or even Mono Red splash Mulldrifter with a strong Elemental theme depending on the packs.

Pick 16: This was the toughest pick. Incendiary Command is more powerful than Lash Out, but in this deck Lash Out will be better since I have many creatures that die to Command. I almost timed out, and in the end I picked Command because I'd rather be controlling the timing and the effects of the Red Command than my opponent, and it's more powerful and has versatility.

The rest of the second booster was very kind for Red Elementals, and so was Pick 31.

Pick 32: Douser is the best card, but I don't think it will be very good in my deck as I have very few Faeries and Merfolk. On the other hand, Flamekin Harbinger can get me Smokebraider if played on turn 1, MUlldrifter if played later, or even Inner-Flame Igniter for the win if I have tons of mana.

Round 1 I played against Red/Black Goblins.

Game 1 I won but I felt I played pretty badly. I don't know exactly where, but sometimes you feel you make good decisions that turn out bad, and this time it was the reverse - I just felt I was playing poorly. To sum it up, I played Incendiary Command at a point where the only creature alive afterwards was my Sentinels of Glen Elendra, and dealt him four damage. I played another creature and made a couple more attacks with Wings of Velis Vel for the win.

At least I did not have that uncomfortable feeling in game 2 because he was mana screwed on two lands. I played Flamekin Bladewhirl, Soulbright Flamekin, and Inner-Flame Igniter, and just attacked with them. His hand contained 2 Mudbutton Torchrunner, Moonglove Extract, Hornet Harasser, Thieving Sprite, and Warren Pilferers, so I was going to have some trouble getting there with my 2/1 creatures. I was still holding some goodies like Incendiary Command, Tarfire, and Mulldrifter, so the game would've been very interesting.

Round 2 I played against Green/Black.

Game 1 I got a decent aggro start and managed to kill his Imperious Perfect and Dreamspoiler Witches, which could've been troublesome as I had at least two 2/1s in play. He brought the Witches back with Warren Pilferers, and later played a second Imperious Perfect I couldn't kill. Thanks to Instant spells and Briarhorn he decimated my side of the board. I was down to one Soulbright Flamekin and Ceaseless Searblades with him at 7 life. He also had a Thorntooth Witch. I was holding zero cards, but topdecked Incendiary Command for the win, one of the biggest topdecks I've ever seen.

I used Soulbright Flamekin to make two extra mana, pumped the Ceaseless Searblades up to 7/4, which had trample, and then I played Command killing everything but Thorntooth Witch and Warren Pilferers. Command dealt him 4 damage so he was down to three, and both his creatures together could only absorb three trample damage of my 7/4 Searblades.

Game 2 he mulliganed on the play, missed his third land drop (but no more than that), and I played Mulldrifter on turn 5. His only chance was to draw Treefolks when he had Thorntooth Witch, as the game was somehow even at that point with him holding no cards and me holding lands and Wings of Velis Vel, until eventually he had to block with the Witch and lose it to the Wings. After that, he could still come back into the game as my creatures were two 2/1s and a Torchrunner... if he drew a Gilt-Leaf Ambush (I saw him play two in Game 1), but he didn't. When he played Warren Pilferers getting back Dreamspoiler Witches, I attacked him down to less than three life, so Torchrunner would get him at some point.

Sometimes I have phases where I just can't win a game, but today I drafted twice (Drafts 49 and 50) and things went perfectly. I didn't lost a game on my way to the finals, despite some possible bad picks and poor play.

I faced Jelger Wiegersma in the finals. He had a strong Green/Black Treefolk / Elf deck with Final Reveals, Shriekmaw, and splashed Chandra (or so he says). He was up for playing, but I asked him the draw, as it saves me a lot of time when I split in the finals.

See you tomorrow!

Tiago

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