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Draft:

Pack 1:

Anaba Shaman, Sacred Nectar, Dark Banishing, Elvish Berserker, Crafty Pathmage, Elvish Warrior, Unholy Strength, Holy Strength, Goblin Brigand, Sage Aven, Rod of Ruin, Pyroclasm, Withering Gaze, Savannah Lions, Forest

Pick: Anaba Shaman

Pack 2:

Shock, Holy Day, Gravedigger, Norwood Ranger, Wind Drake, Goblin Sky Raider, Tree Monkey, Festering Goblin, Crossbow Infantry, Lightning Elemental, Creeping Mold, Consume Spirit, Sanctum Guardian, Swamp

Pick: Shock

Pack 3:

Boomerang, Overgrowth, Foul Imp, Skyhunter Prowler, Sandstone Warrior, Mending Hands, Hollow Dogs, Reclaim, Contaminated Bond, Firebreathing, Thought Courier, Ivory Mask, Plains

Pick: Thought Courier

Pack 4:

Horned Turtle, Giant Spider, Mind Rot, Veteran Cavalier, Raging Goblin, Sift, Demystify, Giant Growth, Fishliver Oil, Zealous Inquisitor, Verduran Enchantress, Plains

Pick: Sift

Pack 5:

Horned Turtle, Mind Rot, Veteran Cavalier, Raging Goblin, Sift, Fear, Rootwalla, Flight, Ley Druid, Wurm's Tooth, Plains

Pick: Sift

Pack 6:

Balduvian Barbarians, Boomerang, Skyhunter Prowler, Razortooth Rats, Natural Spring, Reflexes, Withering Gaze, Web, Cowardice, Plains

Pick: Balduvian Barbarians

Pack 7:

Demystify, Fishliver Oil, Shatter, Sleight of Hand, Tree Monkey, Crossbow Infantry, Zombify, Circle of Protection: Black, Swamp

Pick: Sleight of Hand

Pack 8:

Goblin Sky Raider, Natural Spring, Time Ebb, Unholy Strength, Holy Strength, Goblin Brigand, Baleful Stare, Island

Pick: Time Ebb

Pack 9:

Sacred Nectar, Elvish Berserker, Crafty Pathmage, Unholy Strength, Sage Aven, Withering Gaze, Forest

Pick: Sage Aven

Pack 10:

Holy Day, Norwood Ranger, Tree Monkey, Festering Goblin, Crossbow Infantry, Swamp

Pick: Festering Goblin

Pack 11:

Boomerang, Mending Hands, Reclaim, Firebreathing, Plains

Pick: Boomerang

Pack 12:

Raging Goblin, Demystify, Fishliver Oil, Plains

Pick: Raging Goblin

Pack 13:

Fear, Ley Druid, Plains

Pick: Ley Druid

Pack 14:

Swamp

Pick: Swamp

Pack 15:

Lumengrid Warden, Craw Wurm, Coercion, Foot Soldiers, Goblin Piker, Pegasus Charger, Contaminated Bond, Llanowar Elves, Remove Soul, Seething Song, Gift of Estates, Demolish, Phantom Warrior, Clone, Island

Pick: Clone

Pack 16:

Holy Day, Gravedigger, Norwood Ranger, Wind Drake, Goblin Sky Raider, Aven Cloudchaser, Mana Leak, Naturalize, Ravenous Rats, Suntail Hawk, Spirit Link, Rod of Ruin, Jade Statue, Plains

Pick: Wind Drake

Pack 17:

Lumengrid Warden, Craw Wurm, Coercion, Foot Soldiers, Goblin Piker, Sacred Nectar, Elvish Berserker, Crafty Pathmage, Hill Giant, Ogre Taskmaster, Tanglebloom, Evacuation, Swamp

Pick: Hill Giant

Pack 18:

Goblin Chariot, Honor Guard, Raise Dead, Fugitive Wizard, Treetop Bracers, Venerable Monk, Goblin Mountaineer, Sleight of Hand, Urza's Mine, Levitation, Tidal Kraken, Island

Pick: Sleight of Hand

Pack 19:

Sacred Nectar, Elvish Berserker, Crafty Pathmage, Treetop Bracers, Serpent Warrior, Venerable Monk, Goblin Mountaineer, Demolish, Phantom Warrior, Ley Druid, Plains

Pick: Phantom Warrior

Pack 20:

Seething Song, Fear, Rootwalla, Flight, Naturalize, Suntail Hawk, Balduvian Barbarians, Anaconda, Yawgmoth Demon, Mountain

Pick: Balduvian Barbarians

Pack 21:

Sea Monster, Grizzly Bears, Scathe Zombies, Stone Rain, Aven Fisher, Holy Day, Norwood Ranger, Megrim, Forest

Pick: Aven Fisher

Pack 22:

Sea Monster, Grizzly Bears, Scathe Zombies, Stone Rain, Aven Flock, Plague Beetle, Sea's Claim, Forest

Pick: Sea Monster

Pack 23:

Lumengrid Warden, Coercion, Goblin Piker, Contaminated Bond, Remove Soul, Seething Song, Gift of Estates

Pick: Remove Soul

Pack 24:

Holy Day, Norwood Ranger, Goblin Sky Raider, Naturalize, Suntail Hawk, Plains

Pick: Naturalize

Pack 25:

Lumengrid Warden, Sacred Nectar, Elvish Berserker, Crafty Pathmage, Swamp

Pick: Lumengrid Warden

Pack 26:

Honor Guard, Fugitive Wizard, Goblin Mountaineer, Island

Pick: Goblin Mountaineer

Pack 27:

Sacred Nectar, Elvish Berserker, Plains

Pick: Plains

Pack 28:

Flight, Mountain

Pick: Mountain

Pack 29:

Norwood Ranger

Pick: Norwood Ranger

Pack 30:

Storm Crow, Bog Imp, Highway Robber, Infantry Veteran, Rogue Kavu, Honor Guard, Raise Dead, Kavu Climber, Fugitive Wizard, Shock, Viashino Sandstalker, Exhaustion, River Bear, Hypnotic Specter, Mountain

Pick: Hypnotic Specter

Pack 31:

Shatter, Pegasus Charger, Contaminated Bond, Llanowar Elves, Remove Soul, Zodiac Monkey, Samite Healer, Panic Attack, Flight, Enrage, Confiscate, Spellbook, Storage Matrix, Plains

Pick: Confiscate

Pack 32:

Storm Crow, Trained Armodon, Infantry Veteran, Rogue Kavu, Aven Cloudchaser, Razortooth Rats, Natural Spring, Time Ebb, Reflexes, Bottle Gnomes, Sudden Impact, Tidings, Mountain

Pick: Tidings

Pack 33:

Hill Giant, Demystify, Enfeeblement, Giant Growth, Fishliver Oil, Shatter, Looming Shade, Warrior's Honor, Flowstone Shambler, Web, Drudge Skeletons, Plains

Pick: Hill Giant

Pack 34:

Mending Hands, Hollow Dogs, Reclaim, Zodiac Monkey, Giant Cockroach, Panic Attack, Mana Leak, Circle of Protection: Black, Flashfires, Treasure Trove, Forest

Pick: Mana Leak

Pack 35:

Wanderguard Sentry, Spineless Thug, Angelic Blessing, Counsel of the Soratami, Bog Imp, Dehydration, Stream of Life, Serra's Blessing, Mana Clash, Mountain

Pick: Dehydration

Pack 36:

Reflexes, Plague Beetle, Rampant Growth, Sea's Claim, Looming Shade, Warrior's Honor, Urza's Tower, Blessed Orator, Mountain

Pick: Urza's Tower

Pack 37:

Wanderguard Sentry, Spineless Thug, Angelic Blessing, Lava Axe, Plague Beetle, Rampant Growth, Sea's Claim, Swamp

Pick: Lava Axe

Pack 38:

Storm Crow, Bog Imp, Honor Guard, Raise Dead, Fugitive Wizard, Viashino Sandstalker, Mountain

Pick: Viashino Sandstalker

Pack 39:

Shatter, Contaminated Bond, Zodiac Monkey, Flight, Spellbook, Plains

Pick: Shatter

Pack 40:

Storm Crow, Reflexes, Bottle Gnomes, Sudden Impact, Mountain

Pick: Bottle Gnomes

Pack 41:

Demystify, Fishliver Oil, Web, Plains

Pick: Plains

Pack 42:

Reclaim, Panic Attack, Forest

Pick: Panic Attack

Pack 43:

Mountain

Pick: Mountain

Final Decklist:

Maindeck:

1 Clone
1 Aven Fisher
1 Boomerang
1 Confiscate
1 Dehydration
1 Mana Leak
1 Phantom Warrior
1 Remove Soul
1 Sage Aven
1 Sea Monster
2 Sift
2 Sleight of Hand
1 Thought Courier
1 Tidings
1 Time Ebb
1 Wind Drake
1 Anaba Shaman
2 Hill Giant
1 Shock
11 Island
7 Mountain

Sideboard:

2 Balduvian Barbarians
1 Bottle Gnomes
1 Festering Goblin
1 Goblin Mountaineer
1 Hypnotic Specter
1 Lava Axe
1 Ley Druid
1 Lumengrid Warden
1 Mountain
1 Mountain [FOIL]
1 Naturalize
1 Norwood Ranger
1 Panic Attack
1 Plains
1 Plains [FOIL]
1 Raging Goblin
1 Shatter
1 Swamp
1 Urza's Tower
1 Viashino Sandstalker
1 Wanderguard Sentry
1 Web

Looking at the poll, it seems most people are interested in RGD, but there is enough interest in other formats that I can have some fun and try them out. I've started with a 999 draft because that queue was closest to full.

It's been a long time since I played 999, so I think I made a mistake with the first pick, and should have taken Pyroclasm. My only excuse is that I asked some other pros, and the only one that responded - Jelger Wiegersma - decided to trick me. After that, I was able to remember my rule about this format - always play Blue. I won all three rounds fairly easily, since I had enough solid guys to stabilise the board, and then lots of card draw to take over the game from there.

Until tomorrow,

Rich

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