Originally I'd have to say that Eugene's deck would be slightly better... if only he'd have taken the damned Skeleton Shard. Without the Shard, Dane's deck is certainly better as he also grabbed a third-pick Promise of Power. Harvey loves the Leaden Myr.
G
Jeremy Darling
Andrew Brown
Pack One
Pack One
Shatter
Shatter
Looming Hoverguard
Looming Hoverguard
Pyrite Spellbomb
Pyrite Spellbomb
Vulshok Battlegear
Thirst for Knowledge
Goblin Replica
Goblin Replica
Goblin Charbelcher
Vulshok Gauntlets
Pyrite Spellbomb
Leaden Myr
Vulshok Gauntlets
Talisman of Progress
Cathodion
Relic Bane
Blinding Beam
Nim Replica
Wanderguard Sentry
Wanderguard Sentry
Yotian Soldier
Ancient Den
Pack Two
Pack Two
Somber Hoverguard
Somber Hoverguard
Goblin Replica
Goblin Replica
Megatog
Neurok Spy
Domineer
Domineer
Neurok Spy
Neurok Spy
Wizard Replica
Wizard Replica
Fractured Loyalty
Dragon Blood
Altar's Light
Thoughtcast
Krark-Clan Grunt
Hematite Golem
Sunbeam Spellbomb
Woebearer
Chromatic Sphere
Leonin Den-Guard
Annul
Annul
Necrogen Spellbomb
Nim Replica
Pack Three
Pack Three
Electrostatic Bolt
Electrostatic Bolt
Skeleton Shard
Goblin Replica
Cobalt Golem
Blinding Beam
Shatter
Neurok Spy
Somber Hoverguard
Somber Hoverguard
Skyhunter Cub
Cobalt Golem
Vault of Whispers
Somber Hoverguard
Cobalt Golem
Alpha Myr
Clockwork Condor
Leonin Scimitar
Raise the Alarm
Wanderguard Sentry
Auriok Transfixer
Aether Spellbomb
Dead even. My guess is that this is the easiest set of packs in the draft, since almost every important pick is identical. This isn't to say that Jeremy and Brown aren't good players, I just think I should've tried to build in some more tough calls in these packs.
H
Nate Heiss
Mike Turian
Pack One
Pack One
Mask of Memory
Mask of Memory
Skyhunter Cub
Skyhunter Cub
Leonin Skyhunter
Leonin Skyhunter
Arrest
Arrest
Thirst for Knowledge
Leonin Scimitar
Skyhunter Patrol
Skyhunter Patrol
Vulshok Gauntlets
Talisman of Impulse
Tel-Jilad Exile
Yotian Soldier
Talisman of Progress
Steel Wall
Pewter Golem
Silver Myr
Auriok Transfixer
Auriok Transfixer
Razor Barrier
Yotian Soldier
Pack Two
Pack Two
Skyhunter Patrol
Skyhunter Patrol
Bonesplitter
Megatog
Arrest
Arrest
Lightning Greaves
Vulshok Berserker
Skyhunter Cub
Skyhunter Cub
Leonin Den-Guard
Leonin Den-Guard
Thoughtcast
Altar's Light
Viridian Longbow
Auriok Transfixer
Annul
Damping Matrix
Leonin Den-Guard
Blinding Beam
Auriok Transfixer
Auriok Transfixer
Steel Wall
Raise the Alarm
Titanium Golem
Titanium Golem
Pack Three
Pack Three
Looming Hoverguard
Grab the Reins
Arrest
Banshee's Blade
Wizard Replica
Raise the Alarm
Roar of the Kha
Roar of the Kha
Aether Spellbomb
Pyrite Spellbomb
Skyhunter Patrol
Mask of Memory
Soldier Replica
Soldier Replica
Leonin Scimitar
Leonin Scimitar
Razor Barrier
Razor Barrier
Banshee's Blade
Krark-Clan Shaman
Regress
Dross Prowler
Another coinflip here, as most of the picks were clear cut. Nate's deck seems to be a slight favorite, if only because he got more late pick cards than Mike did. It's pretty close though.
If you've made it this far, I'd like to thank you for trudging through all of this, as I know it's a lot of material. The players commented that I didn't include enough Artifact lands in the draft, but that was probably just because most of them had twenty-four playables by the beginning of pack three and would take the lands over other things for their decks. I don't think it was that big of a deal, but I figured I'd mention it.
One thing I'd like to say in closing is that while there wasn't as much variation as I'd expected originally, I'd have to say that the reason for that is because all of these guys are very solid players, and are going to make the best picks most of the time. This leaves very little wiggle room unless I put an absurd decision into every pack, which would make the draft unrealistic. In the end, I found the results to be rather interesting and hopefully you too can glean some knowledge from this project.
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