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Draft:

Pack 1:

Nath's Elite, Neck Snap, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Smokebraider, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Moonglove Winnower, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath's Buffoon, Changeling Titan, Goatnapper, Summon the School, Mosswort Bridge

Pick: Summon the School

Pack 2:

Kithkin Greatheart, Oakgnarl Warrior, Lash Out, Hornet Harasser, Deeptread Merrow, Goldmeadow Harrier, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Fire-Belly Changeling, Skeletal Changeling, Aquitect's Will, Familiar's Ruse, Burrenton Forge-Tender, Gilt-Leaf Palace

Pick: Lash Out

Pack 3:

Fertile Ground, Moonglove Extract, Hillcomber Giant, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Dreamspoiler Witches, Battlewand Oak, Faultgrinder, Rootgrapple, Goldmeadow Dodger, Wings of Velis Vel, Glarewielder, Faerie Harbinger, Boggart Harbinger

Pick: Glarewielder

Pack 4:

Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Weed Strangle, Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Lash Out, Inkfathom Divers, Needle Drop, Elvish Branchbender, Lys Alana Scarblade, Kithkin Mourncaller, Sentry Oak

Pick: Lash Out

Pack 5:

Thieving Sprite, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Hillcomber Giant, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Triclopean Sight, Nath's Buffoon, Caterwauling Boggart, Tideshaper Mystic, Elvish Handservant, Goatnapper, Sylvan Echoes

Pick: Gilt-Leaf Ambush

Pack 6:

Whirlpool Whelm, Adder-Staff Boggart, Wispmare, Consuming Bonfire, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Wings of Velis Vel, Ceaseless Searblades, Captivating Glance

Pick: Consuming Bonfire

Pack 7:

Kithkin Greatheart, Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Burrenton Forge-Tender

Pick: Lowland Oaf

Pack 8:

Bog-Strider Ash, Herbal Poultice, Kithkin Greatheart, Fire-Belly Changeling, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Lace with Moonglove, Faerie Tauntings, Sentry Oak

Pick: Fire-Belly Changeling

Pack 9:

Nath's Elite, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath's Buffoon, Goatnapper

Pick: Nath's Elite

Pack 10:

Oakgnarl Warrior, Bog Hoodlums, Protective Bubble, Aquitect's Will, Familiar's Ruse, Burrenton Forge-Tender

Pick: Burrenton Forge-Tender

Pack 11:

Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Faultgrinder, Rootgrapple, Goldmeadow Dodger, Boggart Harbinger

Pick: Boggart Harbinger

Pack 12:

Lowland Oaf, Deeptread Merrow, Needle Drop, Sentry Oak

Pick: Lowland Oaf

Pack 13:

Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Nath's Buffoon, Sylvan Echoes

Pick: Stinkdrinker Daredevil

Pack 14:

Adder-Staff Boggart, Dawnfluke

Pick: Adder-Staff Boggart

Pack 15:

Wellgabber Apothecary

Pick: Wellgabber Apothecary

Pack 16:

Battlewand Oak, Hurly-Burly, Plover Knights, Paperfin Rascal, Dreamspoiler Witches, Runed Stalactite, Nath's Elite, Broken Ambitions, Cenn's Heir, Boggart Forager, Facevaulter, Fallowsage, Changeling Hero, Merrow Harbinger, Howltooth Hollow

Pick: Dreamspoiler Witches

Pack 17:

Herbal Poultice, Avian Changeling, Lowland Oaf, Fistful of Force, Aethersnipe, Wellgabber Apothecary, Aquitect's Will, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Crib Swap, Scattering Stroke, Guardian of Cloverdell, Guile, Pollen Lullaby

Pick: Fistful of Force

Pack 18:

Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Avian Changeling, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Judge of Currents, Inkfathom Divers, Hoarder's Greed, Merrow Harbinger, Merrow Reejerey, Nectar Faerie

Pick: Kithkin Daggerdare

Pack 19:

Fistful of Force, Eyeblight's Ending, Glimmerdust Nap, Wanderer's Twig, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Wellgabber Apothecary, Sylvan Echoes, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Merrow Reejerey, Crib Swap

Pick: Eyeblight's Ending

Pack 20:

Hillcomber Giant, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Oaken Brawler, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Faerie Trickery, Lairwatch Giant, Merrow Reejerey, Vivid Marsh, Turtleshell Changeling, Favor of the Mighty

Pick: Vivid Marsh

Pack 21:

Hornet Harasser, Deeptread Merrow, Goldmeadow Harrier, Soulbright Flamekin, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Bog Hoodlums, Familiar's Ruse, Kithkin Harbinger

Pick: Soulbright Flamekin

Pack 22:

Runed Stalactite, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Neck Snap, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Nightshade Stinger, Guardian of Cloverdell, Merrow Commerce, Veteran of the Depths

Pick: Inner-Flame Acolyte

Pack 23:

Inner-Flame Acolyte, Paperfin Rascal, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Caterwauling Boggart, Tideshaper Mystic, Broken Ambitions, Cenn's Heir, Hearthcage Giant

Pick: Inner-Flame Acolyte

Pack 24:

Hurly-Burly, Plover Knights, Paperfin Rascal, Cenn's Heir, Boggart Forager, Facevaulter, Howltooth Hollow

Pick: Plover Knights

Pack 25:

Herbal Poultice, Wellgabber Apothecary, Aquitect's Will, Zephyr Net, Scattering Stroke, Pollen Lullaby

Pick: Pollen Lullaby

Pack 26:

Deeptread Merrow, Herbal Poultice, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Hoarder's Greed

Pick: Deeptread Merrow

Pack 27:

Glimmerdust Nap, Spring Cleaning, Wellgabber Apothecary, Sylvan Echoes

Pick: Glimmerdust Nap

Pack 28:

Oaken Brawler, Lairwatch Giant, Favor of the Mighty

Pick: Favor of the Mighty

Pack 29:

Springjack Knight, Bog Hoodlums

Pick: Springjack Knight

Pack 30:

Goldmeadow Dodger

Pick: Goldmeadow Dodger

Pack 31:

Glimmerdust Nap, Cloudcrown Oak, Oblivion Ring, Wanderer's Twig, Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Protective Bubble, Fire-Belly Changeling, Skeletal Changeling, Aquitect's Will, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Rebellion of the Flamekin, Prowess of the Fair, Ceaseless Searblades, Sunrise Sovereign

Pick: Sunrise Sovereign

Pack 32:

Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Woodland Changeling, Kithkin Greatheart, Mulldrifter, Footbottom Feast, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Judge of Currents, Boggart Harbinger, Entangling Trap, Squeaking Pie Sneak

Pick: Mulldrifter

Pack 33:

Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Thieving Sprite, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Blades of Velis Vel, Elvish Handservant, Dawnfluke, Broken Ambitions, Nath's Buffoon, Makeshift Mannequin, Boggart Shenanigans, Twinning Glass

Pick: Adder-Staff Boggart

Pack 34:

Smokebraider, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Moonglove Winnower, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Hunt Down, Giant's Ire, Dawnfluke, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Inner-Flame Igniter, Crush Underfoot, Heat Shimmer

Pick: Inner-Flame Igniter

Pack 35:

Hurly-Burly, Peppersmoke, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Consuming Bonfire, Wispmare, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Tar Pitcher, Flamekin Harbinger

Pick: Tar Pitcher

Pack 36:

Quill-Slinger Boggart, Bog-Strider Ash, Herbal Poultice, Lace with Moonglove, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Hunter of Eyeblights, Sylvan Echoes, Ceaseless Searblades

Pick: Ceaseless Searblades

Pack 37:

Kithkin Healer, Footbottom Feast, Axegrinder Giant, Lignify, Ponder, Heal the Scars, Skeletal Changeling, Shields of Velis Vel, Entangling Trap

Pick: Axegrinder Giant

Pack 38:

Oaken Brawler, Smokebraider, Fertile Ground, Plover Knights, Boggart Forager, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Giant's Ire

Pick: Smokebraider

Pack 39:

Glimmerdust Nap, Axegrinder Giant, Protective Bubble, Fire-Belly Changeling, Aquitect's Will, Rebellion of the Flamekin, Prowess of the Fair

Pick: Fire-Belly Changeling

Pack 40:

Axegrinder Giant, Kithkin Greatheart, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Entangling Trap

Pick: Axegrinder Giant

Pack 41:

Blades of Velis Vel, Dawnfluke, Nath's Buffoon, Boggart Shenanigans, Twinning Glass

Pick: Blades of Velis Vel

Pack 42:

Hunt Down, Giant's Ire, Dawnfluke, Black Poplar Shaman

Pick: Giant's Ire

Pack 43:

Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Hunt Down

Pick: Ringskipper

Pack 44:

Herbal Poultice, Sylvan Echoes

Pick: Sylvan Echoes

Pack 45:

Entangling Trap

Pick: Entangling Trap

Final Decklist:

2 Island
12 Mountain
2 Swamp
2 Adder-Staff Boggart
1 Axegrinder Giant
1 Ceaseless Searblades
1 Consuming Bonfire
1 Eyeblight's Ending
2 Fire-Belly Changeling
1 Giant's Ire
1 Glarewielder
2 Inner-Flame Acolyte
1 Inner-Flame Igniter
2 Lash Out
2 Lowland Oaf
1 Mulldrifter
1 Smokebraider
1 Soulbright Flamekin
1 Stinkdrinker Daredevil
1 Sunrise Sovereign
1 Tar Pitcher
1 Vivid Marsh

Sideboard
1 Mountain
1 Axegrinder Giant
1 Blades of Velis Vel
1 Boggart Harbinger
1 Burrenton Forge-Tender
1 Deeptread Merrow
1 Dreamspoiler Witches
1 Entangling Trap
1 Favor of the Mighty
1 Fistful of Force
1 Gilt-Leaf Ambush
1 Glimmerdust Nap
1 Goldmeadow Dodger
1 Kithkin Daggerdare
1 Nath's Elite
1 Plover Knights
1 Pollen Lullaby
1 Ringskipper
1 Springjack Knight
1 Summon the School
1 Sylvan Echoes
1 Wellgabber Apothecary

Pick 3: I almost timed out with this pick, and I think I should've taken Moonglove Extract. Thus far I had a White/Blue card and a Red card that was easy to splash, so I should've waited a little longer to see how things would develop instead of picking another Red card.

Pick 16: Being almost Mono Red, we're facing a tough choice, as we have no Red card and no clear card in another color that would push us in that direction. Looking at what I have, I find a couple of Green cards and a Black card. I dismissed Plover Knights because it costs two White, so it was down to Dreamspoiler Witches and Changeling Hero. I think Witches are better, and I already have a Black card.

Pick 17: How awkward, no Red or Black pick... Lowland Oaf is not a second pick. I accepted that maybe it wasn't possible to be Red/Black. After all, I only picked the Witch because I had no in-color pick, so I went back to Red/Green again, as I had no pick in-color again.

Pick 18: Again, no Red or Black. Red/Green seems to gain form.

Pick 19: Splash Eyeblight's Ending.

It became apparent that I shouldn't be in either Green or Black, but the third set of boosters, like the first ones, gave me enough Red playables. This resulted in a Mono Red deck that splashed the two best and more splashable cards: Mulldrifter and Eyeblight's Ending.

Round 1 I played against Blue/Black Faeries.

His cards were quite good, and his deck seemed very solid, but he had weak draws both games. In one he mulliganed on the play, and in both he missed a land drop in one of the early turns. Unfortunately for me, my turn 3 Mulldrifter was countered, but my draws were good enough to win against an opponent fightning against his own deck.

Round 2 I played against Blue/White Merfolk.

Game 1 I mulliganed and kept 3 Mountains, 2 Lowland Oafs, and Eyeblight's Ending. I should have mulliganed to five, as this hand can't beat anything. By turn 5 I actually had both Giants in play, but they were facing Judge, Aquitects, Fallowsage, and Angler.

Game 2 I stalled on lands for one or two turns, which gave him a head start in mounting his defenses. Merfolk aren't exactly fast at applying beats, so I recovered, but he just had a perfect game, much better than the first one.

Basically, it felt the same as round 1, but from the other side of the table.

See you tomorrow!

Tiago

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