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Draft:

Pack 1:

Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Lash Out, Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Avian Changeling, Fire-Belly Changeling, Elvish Branchbender, Amoeboid Changeling, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Lace with Moonglove, Burrenton Forge-Tender, Vivid Meadow, Briarhorn, Hostility

Pick: Briarhorn

Pack 2:

Nath's Elite, Moonglove Extract, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Smokebraider, Stonybrook Angler, Facevaulter, Warren-Scourge Elf, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn's Heir, Jagged-Scar Archers, Changeling Berserker, Hunter of Eyeblights, Scion of Oona

Pick: Moonglove Extract

Pack 3:

Streambed Aquitects, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Battlewand Oak, Hurly-Burly, Plover Knights, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Faerie Trickery, Nightshade Stinger, Blades of Velis Vel, Benthicore, Lammastide Weave, Hamletback Goliath

Pick: Plover Knights

Pack 4:

Hornet Harasser, Deeptread Merrow, Fistful of Force, Soulbright Flamekin, Inkfathom Divers, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope, Nectar Faerie, Woodland Guidance, Guardian of Cloverdell, Windbrisk Heights

Pick: Fistful of Force

Pack 5:

Quill-Slinger Boggart, Bog-Strider Ash, Herbal Poultice, Kithkin Greatheart, Soaring Hope, Shimmering Grotto, Judge of Currents, Lace with Moonglove, Blind-Spot Giant, Boggart Harbinger, Entangling Trap

Pick: Kithkin Greatheart

Pack 6:

Battlewand Oak, Oaken Brawler, Hurly-Burly, Elvish Handservant, Broken Ambitions, Cenn's Heir, Boggart Forager, Fallowsage, Vivid Meadow, Gaddock Teeg

Pick: Vivid Meadow

Pack 7:

Springleaf Drum, Oakgnarl Warrior, Glimmerdust Nap, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Amoeboid Changeling, Spring Cleaning, Hunter of Eyeblights, Sylvan Echoes

Pick: Oakgnarl Warrior

Pack 8:

Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Triclopean Sight, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Pollen Lullaby

Pick: Kinsbaile Balloonist

Pack 9:

Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Herbal Poultice, Elvish Branchbender, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Lace with Moonglove, Burrenton Forge-Tender

Pick: Kinsbaile Skirmisher

Pack 10:

Nath's Elite, Oaken Brawler, Facevaulter, Warren-Scourge Elf, Cenn's Heir, Hunter of Eyeblights

Pick: Nath's Elite

Pack 11:

Hurly-Burly, Goldmeadow Dodger, Faerie Trickery, Blades of Velis Vel, Lammastide Weave

Pick: Lammastide Weave

Pack 12:

Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope, Woodland Guidance

Pick: Woodland Guidance

Pack 13:

Herbal Poultice, Soaring Hope, Lace with Moonglove

Pick: Lace with Moonglove

Pack 14:

Cenn's Heir, Boggart Forager

Pick: Cenn's Heir

Pack 15:

Spring Cleaning

Pick: Spring Cleaning

Pack 16:

Kithkin Daggerdare, Surge of Thoughtweft, Mulldrifter, Weed Strangle, Mudbutton Torchrunner, Woodland Changeling, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Mournwhelk, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Familiar's Ruse, Burrenton Forge-Tender, Seedguide Ash, Mistbind Clique

Pick: Mulldrifter

Pack 17:

Paperfin Rascal, Dreamspoiler Witches, Runed Stalactite, Nath's Elite, Neck Snap, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Smokebraider, Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Broken Ambitions, Goatnapper, Veteran of the Depths, Twinning Glass, Wispmare

Pick: Neck Snap

Pack 18:

Inner-Flame Acolyte, Neck Snap, Leaf Gilder, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Thieving Sprite, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Flamekin Spitfire, Summon the School, Boggart Mob, Springleaf Drum

Pick: Leaf Gilder

Pack 19:

Peppersmoke, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Consuming Bonfire, Wispmare, Thieving Sprite, Facevaulter, Giant's Ire, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Vivid Marsh, Captivating Glance, Battlewand Oak

Pick: Lys Alana Huntmaster

Pack 20:

Glimmerdust Nap, Wanderer's Twig, Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Shimmering Grotto, Judge of Currents, Lace with Moonglove, Blind-Spot Giant, Exiled Boggart, Scattering Stroke, Makeshift Mannequin

Pick: Wanderer's Twig

Pack 21:

Lowland Oaf, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Cloudcrown Oak, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Bog Hoodlums, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Captivating Glance

Pick: Surge of Thoughtweft

Pack 22:

Fertile Ground, Adder-Staff Boggart, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Shimmering Grotto, Elvish Eulogist, Giant's Ire, Familiar's Ruse, Ashling's Prerogative

Pick: Fertile Ground

Pack 23:

Kithkin Healer, Axegrinder Giant, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Ingot Chewer, Amoeboid Changeling, Spring Cleaning, Exiled Boggart, Vivid Crag

Pick: Kithkin Healer

Pack 24:

Kithkin Daggerdare, Exiled Boggart, Shields of Velis Vel, Mournwhelk, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Burrenton Forge-Tender

Pick: Kithkin Daggerdare

Pack 25:

Paperfin Rascal, Dawnfluke, Broken Ambitions, Goatnapper, Twinning Glass, Wispmare

Pick: Wispmare

Pack 26:

Neck Snap, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Springleaf Drum

Pick: Neck Snap

Pack 27:

Facevaulter, Giant's Ire, Dawnfluke, Captivating Glance

Pick: Captivating Glance

Pack 28:

Axegrinder Giant, Lace with Moonglove, Exiled Boggart

Pick: Axegrinder Giant

Pack 29:

Scarred Vinebreeder, Bog Hoodlums

Pick: Scarred Vinebreeder

Pack 30:

Elvish Eulogist

Pick: Elvish Eulogist

Pack 31:

Whirlpool Whelm, Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Extract, Hillcomber Giant, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath's Buffoon, Caterwauling Boggart, Tideshaper Mystic, Wizened Cenn, Final Revels, Hearthcage Giant, Favor of the Mighty

Pick: Fertile Ground

Pack 32:

Springleaf Drum, Kithkin Healer, Footbottom Feast, Axegrinder Giant, Lignify, Silvergill Douser, Heal the Scars, Inkfathom Divers, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer, Sylvan Echoes, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Knight of Meadowgrain, Immaculate Magistrate

Pick: Immaculate Magistrate

Pack 33:

Lys Alana Huntmaster, Consuming Bonfire, Wispmare, Stonybrook Angler, Thieving Sprite, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Hillcomber Giant, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel, Incremental Growth, Entangling Trap

Pick: Lys Alana Huntmaster

Pack 34:

Bog-Strider Ash, Herbal Poultice, Kithkin Greatheart, Oakgnarl Warrior, Shields of Velis Vel, Mournwhelk, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Giant Harbinger, Merrow Commerce, Harpoon Sniper

Pick: Harpoon Sniper

Pack 35:

Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Moonglove Winnower, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Peppersmoke, Paperfin Rascal, Faultgrinder, Rootgrapple, Goldmeadow Dodger, Wings of Velis Vel, Flamekin Brawler, Knight of Meadowgrain

Pick: Gilt-Leaf Ambush

Pack 36:

Wispmare, Consuming Bonfire, Boggart Loggers, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Runed Stalactite, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Flamekin Brawler, Sylvan Echoes, Favor of the Mighty

Pick: Lys Alana Huntmaster

Pack 37:

Kithkin Greatheart, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Ponder, Heal the Scars, Skeletal Changeling, Shields of Velis Vel, Sylvan Echoes, Drowner of Secrets

Pick: Lignify

Pack 38:

Wanderer's Twig, Bog-Strider Ash, Aquitect's Will, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Scattering Stroke

Pick: Gilt-Leaf Seer

Pack 39:

Hillcomber Giant, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Caterwauling Boggart, Tideshaper Mystic, Hearthcage Giant, Favor of the Mighty

Pick: Triclopean Sight

Pack 40:

Kithkin Healer, Axegrinder Giant, Heal the Scars, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer, Sylvan Echoes

Pick: Kithkin Healer

Pack 41:

Wispmare, Hillcomber Giant, Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist, Entangling Trap

Pick: Hillcomber Giant

Pack 42:

Herbal Poultice, Shields of Velis Vel, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars

Pick: Shields of Velis Vel

Pack 43:

Kinsbaile Balloonist, Goldmeadow Dodger, Flamekin Brawler

Pick: Kinsbaile Balloonist

Pack 44:

Lairwatch Giant, Flamekin Brawler

Pick: Lairwatch Giant

Pack 45:

Shields of Velis Vel

Pick: Shields of Velis Vel

Final Decklist:

2 Fertile Ground
9 Forest
7 Plains
1 Briarhorn
1 Fistful of Force
1 Gilt-Leaf Ambush
1 Gilt-Leaf Seer
1 Immaculate Magistrate
1 Kinsbaile Skirmisher
1 Kithkin Daggerdare
1 Kithkin Greatheart
1 Kithkin Healer
1 Leaf Gilder
1 Lignify
3 Lys Alana Huntmaster
1 Moonglove Extract
1 Mulldrifter
1 Nath's Elite
2 Neck Snap
1 Plover Knights
1 Surge of Thoughtweft
1 Vivid Meadow

Sideboard
1 Axegrinder Giant
1 Captivating Glance
1 Cenn's Heir
1 Elvish Eulogist
1 Harpoon Sniper
1 Hillcomber Giant
2 Kinsbaile Balloonist
1 Kithkin Healer
1 Lace with Moonglove
1 Lairwatch Giant
1 Lammastide Weave
1 Oakgnarl Warrior
1 Scarred Vinebreeder
2 Shields of Velis Vel
1 Spring Cleaning
1 Triclopean Sight
1 Wanderer's Twig
1 Wispmare
1 Woodland Guidance

Pick 2: I could've gambled a little more on Green and picked Jagged-Scar Archers, and if I could rewind I would do it.

Pick 31: I had few Kithkin and I wasn't guaranteed to play them all, and I don't like to play with vanilla bears especially when they cost WW, so Wizened Cenn was dismissed. I think Fertile Ground was very important in this deck, and I could not imagine the picks to come. As the deck turned out, I'm quite happy I picked it here.

It's one of the worst decks I've ever drafted, and it's certainly the one I would be most sad if I had to play three rounds with it.

I think Briarhorn is the right pick Pick 1, but after that I don't see how things could've ended that much differently. Looking at the big picture, maybe Merfolk? But it didn't seem good at the time.

Round 1 I played versus Blue/White Merfolks.

I mana flooded big time both games. Yet, with all that mana, I did not have a Blue to play Mulldrifter.

The matchup was impossible to win, so at least the "loss to mana flood" hapened in a match where I could not win even with good draws. Green/White has absolutely no chance of beating Merfolk.

See you tomorrow!

Tiago

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