This week we once again had a single large pod, this time with 12 people, and set to drafting M13 once more.
My first pack opened up to reveal a Sublime Archangel. This was an almost immediate first pick, though I was sad to pass on an Oblivion Ring. The Archangel gave me an immediate focus/theme to attempt to draft revolving around exalted and massing evasive creatures. With enough exalted and flying hanging around it'd be a real struggle for other players to cope with the sheer damage potential. Carrying on with the first pack I grabbed a War Falcon, Attended Knight, Aven Squire, and considered splashing into blue with a Fog Bank and Faerie Invaders.
The second and third packs both pretty much stayed on the same theme, I grabbed a ton of cheap white creatures, got as much flying as I could, and picked up some more exalted here and there. Of note I took a Cathedral of War which is a nice bonus for any deck trying to push some exalted. Even better I picked up 2 Arctic Avens, a very solid card in any W/U deck; 1 and blue for a (probably) 3/2 flyer that can gian lifelink for W? Sign me up!
By the end of the draft I had the following deck and sideboard ready to go:
My first pack opened up to reveal a Sublime Archangel. This was an almost immediate first pick, though I was sad to pass on an Oblivion Ring. The Archangel gave me an immediate focus/theme to attempt to draft revolving around exalted and massing evasive creatures. With enough exalted and flying hanging around it'd be a real struggle for other players to cope with the sheer damage potential. Carrying on with the first pack I grabbed a War Falcon, Attended Knight, Aven Squire, and considered splashing into blue with a Fog Bank and Faerie Invaders.
The second and third packs both pretty much stayed on the same theme, I grabbed a ton of cheap white creatures, got as much flying as I could, and picked up some more exalted here and there. Of note I took a Cathedral of War which is a nice bonus for any deck trying to push some exalted. Even better I picked up 2 Arctic Avens, a very solid card in any W/U deck; 1 and blue for a (probably) 3/2 flyer that can gian lifelink for W? Sign me up!
By the end of the draft I had the following deck and sideboard ready to go:
Deck 2x War Falcon 2x Aven Squire 1x Silvercoat Lion 1x War Priest of Thune 1x Ajani's Sunstriker 1x Attended Knight 2x Griffin Protector 1x Sublime Archangel 1x Serra Angel 1x Pacifism 1x Safe Passage 1x Divine Verdict 2x Jace's Phantasm 2x Fog Bank 1x Welkin Tern 2x Arctic Aven 1x Faerie Invaders 1x Ring of Thune 1x Cathedral of War 9x Plains 6x Island | Sideboard 1x Warclamp Mastiff 1x Guardians of Akrasa 1x Prized Elephant 1x Master of the Pearl Trident 1x Watercourser 1x Courtly Provocateur 2x Harbor Serpent 1x Downpour 3x Mind Sculpt 1x Encrust 1x Zombie Goliath 1x Vile Rebirth 1x Dark Favor 1x Bountiful Harvest |
Results of the matches, the final results, and the deck in 3 cards can be found below the fold (or at least they will be when I get to writing them).