M10 Draft Walkthrough #4
September 6, 2009
This is from a triple M10 draft in the Swiss queue on Magic Online.
Pack 1 pick 1:
Unsummon, Kelinore Bat, Blinding Mage, Seismic Strike, Deadly Recluse, Illusionary Servant, Child of Night, Elvish Visionary, Griffin Sentinel, Tendrils of Corruption, Dragon’s Claw, Serra Angel, Celestial Purge, Siege-Gang Commander, Swamp
My pick:
Siege-Gang Commander
I guess another deck with the same insane bomb will have to do 
Pack 1 pick 2:
Excommunicate, Borderland Ranger, Lightning Elemental, Warpath Ghoul, Divination, Kindled Fury, Bountiful Harvest, Tome Scour, Birds of Paradise (FOIL), Howl of the Night Pack, Prodigal Pyromancer, Relentless Rats, Glacial Fortress, Plains
My pick:
Birds of Paradise (FOIL)
Rare draft. I thought the foil Birds would be worth much more than Glacial Fortress but their prices were close (around $3).
Pack 1 pick 3:
Warpath Ghoul, Divination, Divine Verdict, Giant Spider, Fiery Hellhound, Kindled Fury, Bountiful Harvest, Tome Scour, Runeclaw Bear, Diabolic Tutor, Elite Vanguard, Acidic Slime, Swamp
My pick:
Divine Verdict
With M10 being a slow format, Divine Verdict is a solid removal spell.
Pack 1 pick 4:
Unsummon, Kelinore Bat, Seismic Strike, Deadly Recluse, Angel’s Mercy, Zombie Goliath, Runeclaw Bear, Convincing Mirage, Dragon’s Claw, Celestial Purge, Mind Spring, Swamp
My pick:
Mind Spring
It’s hard to lose when you draw a bunch of cards.
Pack 1 pick 5:
Craw Wurm, Dread Warlock, Goblin Piker, Divination, Sage Owl, Burning Inquiry, Weakness, Safe Passage, Trumpet Blast, Rise from the Grave, Forest
My pick:
Divination
Normally I would’ve picked Dread Warlock but with Mind Spring in the pile, I stayed with blue. Divination is not that much weaker than the black creature.
Pack 1 pick 6:
Ice Cage, Dread Warlock, Canyon Minotaur, Shatter, Zephyr Sprite, Solemn Offering, Drudge Skeletons, Entangling Vines, Nature’s Spiral, Mountain
My pick:
Ice Cage
Pack 1 pick 7:
Warpath Ghoul, Excommunicate, Viashino Spearhunter, Berserkers of Blood Ridge, Silvercoat Lion, Telepathy, Celestial Purge, Hive Mind, Mountain
My pick:
Viashino Spearhunter
Pack 1 pick 8:
Gravedigger, Mind Rot, Bramble Creeper, Serpent of the Endless Sea, Raging Goblin, Deathmark, Traumatize, Island
My pick:
Gravedigger
This is when the draft went crazy. I hadn’t taken a black card, but this pack didn’t have a solid and playable black, red, or white card. So, I took Gravedigger thinking I was hating a card from the black player.
Pack 1 pick 9:
Unsummon, Kelinore Bat, Deadly Recluse, Child of Night, Dragon’s Claw, Celestial Purge, Swamp
My pick:
Kelinore Bat
Pack 1 pick 10:
Warpath Ghoul, Kindled Fury, Bountiful Harvest, Tome Scour, Relentless Rats, Plains
My pick:
Warpath Ghoul
Pack 1 pick 11:
Warpath Ghoul, Kindled Fury, Bountiful Harvest, Tome Scour, Swamp
My pick:
Warpath Ghoul
Pack 1 pick 12:
Angel’s Mercy, Convincing Mirage, Dragon’s Claw, Swamp
My pick:
Dragon’s Claw
Pack 1 pick 13:
Burning Inquiry, Trumpet Blast, Forest
My pick:
Trumpet Blast
Pack 1 pick 14:
Shatter, Mountain
My pick:
Shatter
Pack 1 pick 15:
Mountain
My pick:
Mountain
Pack 2 pick 1:
Warpath Ghoul, Excommunicate, Viashino Spearhunter, Giant Spider, Disentomb, Emerald Oryx, Shatter, Stone Giant (FOIL), Solemn Offering, Raging Goblin, Wurm’s Tooth, Mold Adder, Gorgon Flail, Silence, Mountain
My pick:
Gorgon Flail
At this point, I could’ve gone red, blue, or black. I kept my options open by taking the solid colorless card.
Pack 2 pick 2:
Giant Spider, Ponder, Veteran Swordsmith, Kelinore Bat, Zephyr Sprite, Palace Guard, Disentomb, Emerald Oryx, Shatter, Jump, Goblin Artillery, Cudgel Troll, Enormous Baloth, Forest
My pick:
Goblin Artillery
Red was going to be one of my colors.
Pack 2 pick 3:
Looming Shade, Elvish Visionary, Drudge Skeletons, Entangling Vines, Firebreathing, Serpent of the Endless Sea, Glorious Charge, Disentomb, Phantom Warrior, Megrim, Inferno Elemental, Haunting Echoes, Plains
My pick:
Inferno Elemental
Pack 2 pick 4:
Jackal Familiar, Llanowar Elves, Doom Blade, Terramorphic Expanse, Unholy Strength, Naturalize, Wall of Faith, Sage Owl, Burning Inquiry, Prized Unicorn, Rise from the Grave, Forest
My pick:
Doom Blade
In the first eight picks of pack one, I only picked three cards that were black or red. But after this pick, I was set in black/red.
Pack 2 pick 5:
Ponder, Veteran Swordsmith, Kelinore Bat, Naturalize, Wall of Faith, Sage Owl, Burning Inquiry, Weakness, Kraken’s Eye, Ignite Disorder, Island
My pick:
Weakness
Pack 2 pick 6:
Stampeding Rhino, Looming Shade, Terramorphic Expanse, Lifelink, Acolyte of Xathrid, Bountiful Harvest, Burst of Speed, Angel’s Mercy, Wurm’s Tooth, Mountain
My pick:
Looming Shade
Pack 2 pick 7:
Gravedigger, Ponder, Glorious Charge (FOIL), Ice Cage, Llanowar Elves, Griffin Sentinel, Snapping Drake, Righteousness, Forest
My pick:
Gravedigger
Pack 2 pick 8:
Firebreathing, Serpent of the Endless Sea, Glorious Charge, Disentomb, Naturalize, Lava Axe, Spellbook, Forest
My pick:
Disentomb
Pack 2 pick 9:
Viashino Spearhunter, Disentomb, Shatter, Solemn Offering, Raging Goblin, Wurm’s Tooth, Mountain
My pick:
Viashino Spearhunter
Pack 2 pick 10:
Zephyr Sprite, Disentomb, Emerald Oryx, Shatter, Jump, Forest
My pick:
Disentomb
Pack 2 pick 11:
Firebreathing, Serpent of the Endless Sea, Glorious Charge, Megrim, Plains
My pick:
Glorious Charge
Pack 2 pick 12:
Jackal Familiar, Unholy Strength, Burning Inquiry, Forest
My pick:
Jackal Familiar
Pack 2 pick 13:
Burning Inquiry, Kraken’s Eye, Island
My pick:
Burning Inquiry
Pack 2 pick 14:
Burst of Speed, Mountain
My pick:
Burst of Speed
Pack 2 pick 15:
Forest
My pick:
Forest
Pack 3 pick 1:
Sparkmage Apprentice, Ice Cage, Razorfoot Griffin, Canyon Minotaur, Sage Owl, Palace Guard, Unholy Strength, Emerald Oryx, Firebreathing, Disorient, Fireball, Prized Unicorn, Wall of Fire, Vampire Nocturnus, Mountain
My pick:
Vampire Nocturnus
This was a very greedy pick. I thought my deck was strong enough that I could afford to pass Fireball. The black mythic rare creature was worth two tix and it could also go in my deck.
Pack 3 pick 2:
Essence Scatter, Excommunicate, Borderland Ranger, Sage Owl, Palace Guard, Unholy Strength, Emerald Oryx, Firebreathing, Disorient, Phantom Warrior, Megrim, Inferno Elemental, Guardian Seraph, Plains
My pick:
Inferno Elemental
Pack 3 pick 3:
Unsummon, Veteran Armorsmith, Vampire Aristocrat, Lava Axe, Wall of Faith, Entangling Vines, Burning Inquiry, Jump, Mind Rot, Demon’s Horn, Wall of Fire, Royal Assassin, Mountain
My pick:
Royal Assassin
Pack 3 pick 4:
Lightning Elemental, Essence Scatter, Craw Wurm, Bramble Creeper, Serpent of the Endless Sea, Holy Strength, Raging Goblin, Glorious Charge, Weakness, Flashfreeze, Tempest of Light, Forest
My pick:
Weakness
Pack 3 pick 5:
Stampeding Rhino, Elvish Visionary, Nature’s Spiral (FOIL), Burning Inquiry, Jump, Mind Rot, Bramble Creeper, Serpent of the Endless Sea, Angel’s Feather, Telepathy, Island
My pick:
Mind Rot
Pack 3 pick 6:
Coral Merfolk, Tendrils of Corruption, Llanowar Elves, Raging Goblin, Terramorphic Expanse, Unholy Strength, Naturalize, Wall of Faith, Wall of Bone, Plains
My pick:
Tendrils of Corruption
Pack 3 pick 7:
Divine Verdict, Fiery Hellhound, Ponder, Griffin Sentinel, Snapping Drake, Levitation, Bog Wraith, Hive Mind, Swamp
My pick:
Bog Wraith
Pack 3 pick 8:
Gravedigger, Ponder, Veteran Armorsmith, Sparkmage Apprentice, Ice Cage, Berserkers of Blood Ridge, Deathmark, Mountain
My pick:
Gravedigger
I started laughing when I saw this pack. With three Gravediggers and Disentomb, my creatures would never die lol.
Pack 3 pick 9:
Ice Cage, Canyon Minotaur, Unholy Strength, Firebreathing, Disorient, Wall of Fire, Mountain
My pick:
Unholy Strength
Bad pick here. I already had enough playables so I picked Unholy Strength for IceCage.dec. But Unholy Strength was unnecessary since I already had Gorgon Flail. Plus, if I really wanted an enchantment, I would probably see another Unholy Strength or Firebreathing in a later pack.
Canyon Minotaur would’ve been better even if I only use it as a sideboard card versus SparkmageApprentice.dec.
Pack 3 pick 10:
Sage Owl, Unholy Strength, Firebreathing, Disorient, Megrim, Plains
My pick:
Sage Owl
Pack 3 pick 11:
Unsummon, Burning Inquiry, Jump, Demon’s Horn, Mountain
My pick:
Unsummon
Pack 3 pick 12:
Raging Goblin, Flashfreeze, Tempest of Light, Forest
My pick:
Flashfreeze
Pack 3 pick 13:
Jump, Telepathy, Island
My pick:
Telepathy
Pack 3 pick 14:
Raging Goblin, Plains
My pick:
Raging Goblin
Pack 3 pick 15:
Swamp
My pick:
Swamp
| Red/Black Better Than a Pile (or My Creatures Do Not Die) | |||||||||||
Creatures (16) | Spells (7) Lands (17) Notable Sideboard Cards (3) |
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I was pretty happy with the decklist. However, I think I was overrating it. It’s a solid deck but it’s not insane. Now if I had picked Fireball over Vampire Nocturnus, it would be insane.
Match 1 vs Blue/Red
G1: I played Siege-Gang Commander and Goblin Artillery to mow down his team. Then, I sealed the deal with Gravedigger targeting Looming Shade with four swamps on the battlefield.
G2: I mulliganed to five on the play. He kept a one land hand and was mana screwed for a couple of turns. I once again summoned four goblins with one card. Siege-Gang wrecked his board and then I made four more goblins by recurring Siege-Gang with Gravedigger. This time the goblins attacked for the win.
Limited rating change: +5 (1718 to 1723)
Match 2 vs Green/Red
G1: He had the early beats but I stalled the board with multiple Gravediggers. I broke the standstill by equipping Inferno Elemental with Gorgon Flail and attacking. Also, I would attack whenever Vampire Nocturnus gained flying.
Then, four goblins showed up to the party and he conceded.
G2: He had a fast start while I had to mulligan to five. He had removal for all my guys and then he finished me off with Fireball.
G3: I stalled the board like G1 with multiple Gravediggers. He eventually ran out of removal and a big Looming Shade took over. Green/red has a hard time with that guy whenever the game goes long and you have a bunch of Swamps on the battlefield.
Limited rating change: +9 (1723 to 1732)
Match 3 vs White/Blue
G1: I got an early Goblin Artillery, which killed Merfolk Looter and Phantom Warrior. I had Siege-Gang Commander in hand, but I played around Essence Scatter. He tapped out for Guardian Seraph so I played the four goblins. My goblin team easily took over the game.
G2: He had a fast start with a lot of removal so I was on the back foot right away. I almost came back but he had Safe Passage, Whispersilk Cloak, and Mind Control to keep the race in his favor.
G3: I mulliganed to a five card hand of two Mountains and three black cards. I took too long to draw a Swamp while he played a creature on the first three turns. Then, he played Whispersilk Cloak and nullified my first creature with Pacifism. My five match winning streak was snapped.
Limited rating change: -11 (1732 to 1721)
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