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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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