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Draft:

Pack 1:

Smokebraider, Stonybrook Angler, Nameless Inversion, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Whirlpool Whelm, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Faerie Trickery, Nightshade Stinger, Wren's Run Vanquisher, Flamekin Spitfire, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Wanderwine Hub

Pick: Nameless Inversion

Pack 2:

Hillcomber Giant, Streambed Aquitects, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Battlewand Oak, Hurly-Burly, Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Faerie Trickery, Silvergill Adept, Vivid Creek, Turtleshell Changeling, Gaddock Teeg

Pick: Streambed Aquitects

Pack 3:

Thieving Sprite, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Hillcomber Giant, Streambed Aquitects, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Battlewand Oak, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath's Buffoon, Thorntooth Witch, Briarhorn, Nectar Faerie

Pick: Streambed Aquitects

Pack 4:

Neck Snap, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Moonglove Winnower, Kinsbaile Balloonist, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Boggart Forager, Facevaulter, Giant's Ire, Ceaseless Searblades, Woodland Guidance, Mosswort Bridge, Pollen Lullaby

Pick: Neck Snap

Pack 5:

Hurly-Burly, Wispmare, Stonybrook Angler, Faerie Trickery, Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Pollen Lullaby, Ego Erasure, Eyes of the Wisent

Pick: Stonybrook Angler

Pack 6:

Hurly-Burly, Plover Knights, Paperfin Rascal, Runed Stalactite, Tideshaper Mystic, Elvish Handservant, Broken Ambitions, Cenn's Heir, Sentry Oak, Captivating Glance

Pick: Plover Knights

Pack 7:

Paperfin Rascal, Nath's Elite, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Spellstutter Sprite, Black Poplar Shaman, Elvish Eulogist, Wings of Velis Vel, Battle Mastery

Pick: Wings of Velis Vel

Pack 8:

Hillcomber Giant, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Oaken Brawler, Rootgrapple, Triclopean Sight, Faultgrinder, Faerie Tauntings, Knucklebone Witch

Pick: Hillcomber Giant

Pack 9:

Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger, Nightshade Stinger, Flamekin Spitfire

Pick: Plover Knights

Pack 10:

Hillcomber Giant, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Hurly-Burly, Elvish Eulogist, Caterwauling Boggart, Goldmeadow Dodger

Pick: Hillcomber Giant

Pack 11:

Hillcomber Giant, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Nath's Buffoon, Nectar Faerie

Pick: Hillcomber Giant

Pack 12:

Boggart Forager, Facevaulter, Giant's Ire, Woodland Guidance

Pick: Giant's Ire

Pack 13:

Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Boggart Forager

Pick: Lairwatch Giant

Pack 14:

Sentry Oak, Captivating Glance

Pick: Sentry Oak

Pack 15:

Battle Mastery

Pick: Battle Mastery

Pack 16:

Deeptread Merrow, Lash Out, Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Avian Changeling, Warren Pilferers, Lowland Oaf, Ponder, Heal the Scars, Skeletal Changeling, Shields of Velis Vel, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Merrow Harbinger, Ethereal Whiskergill, Dolmen Gate

Pick: Avian Changeling

Pack 17:

Lignify, Oblivion Ring, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Bog-Strider Ash, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Protective Bubble, Crib Swap, Vivid Crag, Harpoon Sniper, Brion Stoutarm, Bog Hoodlums

Pick: Oblivion Ring

Pack 18:

Deeptread Merrow, Goldmeadow Harrier, Fistful of Force, Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust Nap, Shields of Velis Vel, Mournwhelk, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars, Crib Swap, Vivid Meadow, Vivid Creek

Pick: Crib Swap

Pack 19:

Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust Nap, Wanderer's Twig, Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Faerie Tauntings, Burrenton Forge-Tender, Glarewielder

Pick: Wanderer's Twig

Pack 20:

Fistful of Force, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Cloudcrown Oak, Tarfire, Fire-Belly Changeling, Elvish Branchbender, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Lace with Moonglove, Hoarder's Greed, Elvish Promenade

Pick: Kinsbaile Skirmisher

Pack 21:

Wanderer's Twig, Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Kithkin Greatheart, Inkfathom Divers, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope, Treefolk Harbinger, Rebellion of the Flamekin

Pick: Kithkin Greatheart

Pack 22:

Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Kithkin Healer, Lace with Moonglove, Exiled Boggart, Battle Mastery, Lys Alana Scarblade, Makeshift Mannequin, Windbrisk Heights

Pick: Kithkin Healer

Pack 23:

Herbal Poultice, Oakgnarl Warrior, Hornet Harasser, Ingot Chewer, Spring Cleaning, Exiled Boggart, Hearthcage Giant, Goatnapper

Pick: Hearthcage Giant

Pack 24:

Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Lowland Oaf, Ponder, Heal the Scars, Shields of Velis Vel, Flamekin Bladewhirl

Pick: Ponder

Pack 25:

Quill-Slinger Boggart, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Protective Bubble, Bog Hoodlums

Pick: Zephyr Net

Pack 26:

Glimmerdust Nap, Shields of Velis Vel, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Heal the Scars

Pick: Shields of Velis Vel

Pack 27:

Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Faerie Tauntings, Burrenton Forge-Tender

Pick: Burrenton Forge-Tender

Pack 28:

Lace with Moonglove, Hoarder's Greed, Elvish Promenade

Pick: Hoarder's Greed

Pack 29:

Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope

Pick: Soaring Hope

Pack 30:

Lace with Moonglove

Pick: Lace with Moonglove

Pack 31:

Squeaking Pie Grubfellows, Reins of the Vinesteed, Burrenton Bombardier, Distant Melody, Game-Trail Changeling, Order of the Golden Cricket, Stingmoggie, Festercreep, Deglamer, Forfend, Floodchaser, Walker of the Grove, Graceful Reprieve, Veteran's Armaments, Taurean Mauler

Pick: Burrenton Bombardier

Pack 32:

Weed-Pruner Poplar, War-Spike Changeling, Violet Pall, Distant Melody, Fertilid, Ballyrush Banneret, Brighthearth Banneret, Coordinated Barrage, Negate, Bosk Banneret, Prickly Boggart, Nightshade Schemers, Hunting Triad, Thornbite Staff

Pick: Violet Pall

Pack 33:

Order of the Golden Cricket, Disperse, War-Spike Changeling, Ambassador Oak, Kithkin Zephyrnaut, Shard Volley, Negate, Prickly Boggart, Hostile Realm, Everbark Shaman, Stinkdrinker Bandit, Orchard Warden, Declaration of Naught

Pick: Order of the Golden Cricket

Pack 34:

Game-Trail Changeling, Order of the Golden Cricket, Sunflare Shaman, Weed-Pruner Poplar, Stream of Unconsciousness, Ink Dissolver, Coordinated Barrage, Merrow Witsniper, Blightsoil Druid, Kindled Fury, Heritage Druid, Grimoire Thief

Pick: Order of the Golden Cricket

Pack 35:

Shard Volley, Elvish Warrior, Kithkin Zephyrnaut, Fire Juggler, Mudbutton Clanger, Stonybrook Banneret, Shinewend, Festercreep, Hostile Realm, Waterspout Weavers, Thieves' Fortune

Pick: Kithkin Zephyrnaut

Pack 36:

Weed-Pruner Poplar, Burrenton Shield-Bearers, Elvish Warrior, Kindled Fury, Lys Alana Bowmaster, Frogtosser Banneret, Mosquito Guard, Pyroclast Consul, Revive the Fallen, Hunting Triad

Pick: Weed-Pruner Poplar

Pack 37:

Fertilid, Ballyrush Banneret, Squeaking Pie Grubfellows, Reins of the Vinesteed, Forfend, Mudbutton Clanger, Deglamer, Stinkdrinker Bandit, Cloak and Dagger

Pick: Ballyrush Banneret

Pack 38:

Winnower Patrol, Burrenton Shield-Bearers, Pulling Teeth, Mosquito Guard, Floodchaser, Morsel Theft, Luminescent Rain, Wandering Graybeard

Pick: Mosquito Guard

Pack 39:

Squeaking Pie Grubfellows, Reins of the Vinesteed, Festercreep, Deglamer, Forfend, Floodchaser, Graceful Reprieve

Pick: Floodchaser

Pack 40:

Fertilid, Coordinated Barrage, Negate, Bosk Banneret, Prickly Boggart, Nightshade Schemers

Pick: Coordinated Barrage

Pack 41:

Kithkin Zephyrnaut, Negate, Prickly Boggart, Hostile Realm, Orchard Warden

Pick: Kithkin Zephyrnaut

Pack 42:

Coordinated Barrage, Merrow Witsniper, Blightsoil Druid, Heritage Druid

Pick: Coordinated Barrage

Pack 43:

Mudbutton Clanger, Hostile Realm, Thieves' Fortune

Pick: Thieves' Fortune

Pack 44:

Burrenton Shield-Bearers, Kindled Fury

Pick: Burrenton Shield-Bearers

Pack 45:

Forfend

Pick: Forfend

Final Decklist:

Maindeck:

2 Coordinated Barrage
1 Mosquito Guard
1 Kinsbaile Skirmisher
1 Kithkin Greatheart
1 Nameless Inversion
1 Ballyrush Banneret
2 Order of the Golden Cricket
1 Avian Changeling
1 Crib Swap
1 Kithkin Healer
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Burrenton Bombardier
2 Kithkin Zephyrnaut
2 Hillcomber Giant
1 Neck Snap
2 Plover Knights
1 Burrenton Shield-Bearers
1 Violet Pall
12 Plains
5 Swamp

Sideboard:

1 Battle Mastery
1 Burrenton Forge-Tender
1 Floodchaser
1 Forfend
1 Giant's Ire
1 Hearthcage Giant
1 Hillcomber Giant
1 Hoarder's Greed
1 Lace with Moonglove
1 Lairwatch Giant
1 Ponder
1 Sentry Oak
1 Shields of Velis Vel
1 Soaring Hope
1 Stonybrook Angler
2 Streambed Aquitects
1 Thieves' Fortune
1 Wanderer's Twig
1 Weed-Pruner Poplar
1 Wings of Velis Vel
1 Zephyr Net

Pick 3: The consecutive Streambed Aquitects seemed like a strong Blue signal, so I didn’t take the Briarhorn even though it’s obviously a much better card.

Pick 22: I think Windbrisk Heights is generally better than Kithkin Healer, but I wanted to make sure I had enough playable creatures since I wasn’t seeing any Blue cards.

Pack 3 saved me. I didn’t really have a deck until I got 11 playables in Morningtide. I made an early commitment to Blue with the two Aquitects, and that didn’t work out since the Blue wasn’t there at all after that. This deck is much slower than the usual Kithkin deck, and a little short on the actual Kithkin (which is why I played Burrenton Shield-Bearers over Black Poplar Shaman) with two Coordinated Barrage and two Zephyrnaut. I’m also not a big fan of Hillcomber Giant, but I think this is the best deck I could make in this draft.

Round 1 I played against another White deck. In the first game I had a quick draw, and I was able to cripple him with Nameless Inversion and Violet Pall on two occasions when he double blocked. Game 2 I played Zephyrnauts on turns 3 and 4, and hit Kithkin with them almost every turn, so even though I didn’t play a fourth land the game wasn’t the least bit close.

Round 2 I played against a solid Faerie deck. I won a long drawn out first game since his deck couldn’t deal with my Plover Knights effectively. I boarded in Hoarder’s Greed and Black Poplar Shaman to prepare for a war of attrition, but it never came since he mulliganed and I had a very fast draw.

I split the finals.

Until tomorrow,

Rich

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