My first RoE draft

[Xilren's Twin]

Did my first RoE draft tonight.  Figured i'd throw it up for advice and interest.  The recorder is listed first, then at the bottom the 45 cards i selected in pic form.  Ended up playing a UBr deck and went 2-1.

Event #: 1213532
Time:    5/12/2010 10:21:51 PM
Players:
    Xilren
    greffex
    BigDadyDeady
    Goanninja
    Dadasl2000
    petercai
    isaaclopez
    bloodymedic21
 
------ ROE ------
 
Pack 1 pick 1:
    Gloomhunter
    Unified Will
    Nighthaze
    Grotag Siege-Runner
    Dreamstone Hedron
    Kor Line-Slinger
    Battle Rampart
    Dawnglare Invoker
    Haze Frog
    Soulsurge Elemental
--> Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
    Eland Umbra
    Knight of Cliffhaven
    Distortion Strike
    Mountain
 
Pack 1 pick 2:
    Demonic Appetite
    Near-Death Experience
    Vent Sentinel
    Living Destiny
    Dreamstone Hedron
    Deprive
    Survival Cache
    Battle Rampart
    Stomper Cub
--> See Beyond
    Suffer the Past
    Totem-Guide Hartebeest
    Kozilek's Predator
    Island
 
Pack 1 pick 3:
    Death Cultist
    Lone Missionary
    Akoum Boulderfoot
    Boar Umbra
--> Deprive
    Might of the Masses
    Ogre Sentry
    Contaminated Ground
    Goblin Arsonist
    Glory Seeker
    Shared Discovery
    Harmless Assault
    Forest
 
Pack 1 pick 4:
    Spawning Breath
    Curse of Wizardry
    Evolving Wilds
    Bloodrite Invoker
    Dread Drone
    Stomper Cub
    Haze Frog
    See Beyond
--> Domestication
    Hand of Emrakul
    Ikiral Outrider
    Forest
 
Pack 1 pick 5:
--> Mnemonic Wall
    Soul's Attendant
    Snake Umbra
    Aura Finesse
    Hand of Emrakul
    Lavafume Invoker
    Perish the Thought
    Sea Gate Oracle
    Eland Umbra
    Affa Guard Hound
    Island
 
Pack 1 pick 6:
    Demonic Appetite
    Naturalize
    Ogre Sentry (FOIL)
    Snake Umbra
    Hand of Emrakul
--> Sea Gate Oracle
    Merfolk Observer
    Totem-Guide Hartebeest
    Kozilek's Predator
    Plains
 
Pack 1 pick 7:
    Jaddi Lifestrider
    Aura Gnarlid
    Mnemonic Wall
    Bloodrite Invoker
    Haze Frog
    Lavafume Invoker
--> Kiln Fiend
    Not of This World
    Island
 
Pack 1 pick 8:
    Goblin Tunneler
    Guard Duty
--> Gloomhunter
    Aura Gnarlid
    Evolving Wilds
    Mnemonic Wall
    Lavafume Invoker
    Forest
 
Pack 1 pick 9:
    Grotag Siege-Runner
    Kor Line-Slinger
    Battle Rampart
    Haze Frog
    Eland Umbra
--> Distortion Strike
    Mountain
 
Pack 1 pick 10:
    Demonic Appetite
    Vent Sentinel
    Living Destiny
    Dreamstone Hedron
--> Battle Rampart
    Island
 
Pack 1 pick 11:
    Death Cultist
--> Lone Missionary
    Contaminated Ground
    Glory Seeker
    Forest
 
Pack 1 pick 12:
--> Evolving Wilds
    Haze Frog
    See Beyond
    Forest
 
Pack 1 pick 13:
    Aura Finesse
--> Perish the Thought
    Island
 
Pack 1 pick 14:
--> Demonic Appetite
    Plains
 
Pack 1 pick 15:
--> Island
 
------ ROE ------
 
Pack 2 pick 1:
    Kabira Vindicator
    Jwari Scuttler
    Nighthaze
    Soul's Attendant
    Stalwart Shield-Bearers
    Might of the Masses
    Luminous Wake
    Ogre Sentry
--> Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
    Pawn of Ulamog
    Ulamog's Crusher
    Spider Umbra
    Lagac Lizard
    Fleeting Distraction
    Swamp
 
Pack 2 pick 2:
    Lone Missionary
    Ancient Stirrings
    Tajuru Preserver
    Bramblesnap
    Explosive Revelation
--> Staggershock
    Raid Bombardment
    Smite
    Nema Siltlurker
    Pawn of Ulamog
    Kiln Fiend
    Repel the Darkness
    Fleeting Distraction
    Island
 
Pack 2 pick 3:
    Demonic Appetite
    Spawning Breath
    Naturalize
    Guard Duty
    Time of Heroes
    Cadaver Imp
    Narcolepsy
    Hand of Emrakul
    Goblin Arsonist
    Glory Seeker
    Runed Servitor
--> Traitorous Instinct
    Plains
 
Pack 2 pick 4:
    Evolving Wilds
    Emrakul's Hatcher
    Eel Umbra
--> Ogre's Cleaver
    Dread Drone
    Caravan Escort
    Puncturing Light
    Stomper Cub
    See Beyond
    Phantasmal Abomination
    Ikiral Outrider
    Forest
 
Pack 2 pick 5:
    Demonic Appetite
    Nest Invader
    Emrakul's Hatcher
    Nighthaze
    Living Destiny
    Surreal Memoir
    Brood Birthing
--> Null Champion
    Reinforced Bulwark
    Repel the Darkness
    Forest
 
Pack 2 pick 6:
    Champion's Drake
    Bloodrite Invoker
    Wall of Omens
    Nema Siltlurker
--> Reality Spasm
    Spider Umbra
    Prophetic Prism
    Not of This World
    Demystify
    Island
 
Pack 2 pick 7:
    Spawning Breath
    Puncturing Light
    Stomper Cub
    See Beyond
--> Zulaport Enforcer
    Skittering Invasion
    Hand of Emrakul
    Affa Guard Hound
    Island
 
Pack 2 pick 8:
--> Champion's Drake
    Stalwart Shield-Bearers
    Wrap in Flames
    Haze Frog
    Gravity Well
    Prophetic Prism
    Fleeting Distraction
    Swamp
 
Pack 2 pick 9:
    Jwari Scuttler
    Nighthaze
    Stalwart Shield-Bearers
    Ogre Sentry
    Lagac Lizard
--> Fleeting Distraction
    Swamp
 
Pack 2 pick 10:
    Lone Missionary
    Ancient Stirrings
    Raid Bombardment
    Repel the Darkness
--> Fleeting Distraction
    Island
 
Pack 2 pick 11:
    Naturalize
--> Goblin Arsonist
    Glory Seeker
    Runed Servitor
    Plains
 
Pack 2 pick 12:
    Eel Umbra
    Puncturing Light
--> See Beyond
    Forest
 
Pack 2 pick 13:
    Nighthaze
--> Reinforced Bulwark
    Forest
 
Pack 2 pick 14:
--> Nema Siltlurker
    Island
 
Pack 2 pick 15:
--> Island
 
------ ROE ------
 
Pack 3 pick 1:
    Nest Invader
    Mnemonic Wall
    Cadaver Imp
    Lust for War
    Survival Cache
    Caravan Escort
    Snake Umbra
    Aura Finesse
    Pathrazer of Ulamog
    Lavafume Invoker
--> Heat Ray
    Repay in Kind
    Goblin Arsonist
    Bala Ged Scorpion
    Plains
 
Pack 3 pick 2:
    Aura Gnarlid
    Emrakul's Hatcher
    Cadaver Imp
--> Skywatcher Adept
    Hand of Emrakul
    Lavafume Invoker
    Broodwarden
    Null Champion
    Reinforced Bulwark
    Sea Gate Oracle
    Emerge Unscathed
    Hyena Umbra
    Not of This World
    Plains
 
Pack 3 pick 3:
    Champion's Drake
    Venerated Teacher
    Gloomhunter
    Crab Umbra
    Haze Frog
    Nema Siltlurker
--> Enclave Cryptologist
    Oust
    Spider Umbra
    Knight of Cliffhaven
    Prophetic Prism
    Demystify
    Mountain
 
Pack 3 pick 4:
    Naturalize
    Emrakul's Hatcher
    Eel Umbra
    Grotag Siege-Runner
    Crab Umbra
    Surreal Memoir
    Puncturing Light
    Overgrown Battlement
--> Essence Feed
    Eland Umbra
    Bloodthrone Vampire
    Mountain
 
Pack 3 pick 5:
    Lone Missionary
    Time of Heroes
    Jwari Scuttler
    Soul's Attendant
    Sporecap Spider
--> Wrap in Flames
    Puncturing Light (FOIL)
    Contaminated Ground
    Shared Discovery
    Fissure Vent
    Swamp
 
Pack 3 pick 6:
    Artisan of Kozilek
    Lay Bare
    Might of the Masses
    Regress
    Null Champion
    Kiln Fiend
    Glory Seeker
    Distortion Strike
--> Virulent Swipe
    Mountain
 
Pack 3 pick 7:
    Lone Missionary
    Jwari Scuttler
    Eel Umbra
    Wrap in Flames
    Overgrown Battlement
    Reinforced Bulwark
    Essence Feed
--> Virulent Swipe
    Swamp
 
Pack 3 pick 8:
    Ogre's Cleaver
    Battle-Rattle Shaman
    Puncturing Light
    Snake Umbra
--> Zulaport Enforcer
    Sea Gate Oracle
    Hyena Umbra
    Plains
 
Pack 3 pick 9:
--> Mnemonic Wall
    Survival Cache
    Aura Finesse
    Pathrazer of Ulamog
    Lavafume Invoker
    Goblin Arsonist
    Plains
 
Pack 3 pick 10:
--> Cadaver Imp
    Lavafume Invoker
    Null Champion
    Reinforced Bulwark
    Sea Gate Oracle
    Plains
 
Pack 3 pick 11:
--> Champion's Drake
    Haze Frog
    Nema Siltlurker
    Demystify
    Mountain
 
Pack 3 pick 12:
    Naturalize
--> Surreal Memoir
    Puncturing Light
    Mountain
 
Pack 3 pick 13:
    Lone Missionary
--> Shared Discovery
    Swamp
 
Pack 3 pick 14:
--> Distortion Strike
    Mountain
 
Pack 3 pick 15:
--> Swamp
 

[Mosesandstick]

Completely OT but some of that art is unbelievable. Almost makes me want to play again.

[schild]

Yea, Eldrazi is the best looking set they've made since the old days.

Too bad it's a totally wack set, though I could see it being a little fun for drafting.

[Ingmar]

Kozilek isn't going to do you much good in that pull, but I guess it is worth keeping it out of someone else's hands.

[eldaec]

....and pays for the draft.

[Ingmar]

Well sure if you want to be crass and materialistic! 

[Johny Cee]

In the first pack, you passed a couple of snake umbras and a couple of kozilek's predator. 
- Predator is a Hill Giant that gives you mana excel or chump blockers.  He's reasonable even if you aren't powering out an Eldrazi.
- Umbras in general are solid.  Snake Umbra is a card advantage engine that protects and pumps a critter at a good cost.


Green in general gives you many more options and works well as a second color to black, and would make a third color splash much easier with it's mana fixing.

[Xilren's Twin]

Kozilek isn't going to do you much good in that pull, but I guess it is worth keeping it out of someone else's hands.

Actually, i used it to win 2 games :)  One of which my i had just cast it, then my opponent cast a 9/9 fatty, so on my turn i grabbed it with Traitorous Instinct, cast a distortion strike on mine, and attacked with both; he had to sacrifice 7 permanents, couldnt block either, and took 22 damage.

Plus i do tend to grab high value cards to try and keep myself in draft packs.  I'm sure not playing any competetive constructed...

[Ingmar]

I guess 10 mana is just on the edge of playable with no mana acceleration in this environment (or did I miss some on the way through your pull?) Still seems likely to clutter your hand up more often than not.

[Xilren's Twin]

I guess 10 mana is just on the edge of playable with no mana acceleration in this environment (or did I miss some on the way through your pull?) Still seems likely to clutter your hand up more often than not.

The most common way is by casting spells that create Eldrazi Spawn tokens, which are 0/1 critters with a "sac to add 1 mana to your pool" ability.  I had in fact cast my Essence Feed spell (3 dam to player, 3 life to you, create 3 tokens) both times so it allowed me to spend 10 mana with 7 lands. Some of the people i face had multiple spells for creating such tokens which they either tried to parlay into their own fatty, or token rush with some sort of pump spell.  I think every color has some spells which make em.   A bunch of people are trying to get these excessive fattys in play in standard by either abusing tokens, or some sort of polymorph deck (re-animator wont work on the biggest ones b/c they dont stay in the graveyard)

Also, the draw 4 cards effect on him is just sick on top of the 12/12 body with feldon's crane built it.  The whole annihilator mechanic I'm not fond of as it seems unnecessary but i guess it fits the theme of this set.

[Ingmar]

Yeah I managed to totally miss Essence Feed on my way through the list - that's why I was confused. I thought you were playing it with nothing but lands.

[Xilren's Twin]

Did another RoE draft last night and again went 2-1 with a RU deck.  Nothing real great and I didnt feel good after the draft, but this card was clearly my MVP



With some walls, hill giant types and eldrazi tokens suddenly becoming 4/4's, it won the game for me any time I was able to cast it.
I think the highest number of hellions i ended up with was 8. :)

Lost one match to a good GW deck; beat him game 1, but games 2 and 3 he was smoking me out of the gate with just 3 land.  Played first, dropped this guy turn 2, pump him to 4/4 on turn 3, add a Hyena Umbra to make him 5/5 first strke and hit him with a Prey's Vengence to make him 7/7.  I had taken 11 damage by the time my first critter hit.  Ugh.

[Xilren's Twin]

Yet another RoE draft last night and went 3-0 with a RG  deck.  I got passed a ton of red burn and removal spells.

I had 2 Staggershocks, 3! Flame Slashes, 2 Forked Bolts, a Wrap in Flames, and a Spawning Breath.  I managed to outright kill some 8/8 or 10/9 fattys with burn alone.
Generally just removed anything in my way and attacked with Fireboars, Ondu Giants, Siege Runners, Battle Rattle Shaman, and my couple of fatties.  I actually managed to grab the green Beastbreaker this time around.  Other notables were.






Sadly, never got to take advanatge of the Broodwarden with my ton of spawn tokens from Skittering invasion and other cards, or Gigantormancer.  Never even saw the later in 7 games.
More free drafting for me. :)

[Xilren's Twin]

Once more into the breach; i actually dont care how the games play out as my first pack first pick was a lovely planeswalker.



and it looks like i can trade him for 28-29 tix immediately.  That'll pay for 2 drafts by itself even if I go 0-3.  Nice.

Drafted a Bw deck trying to get Gideon or Pestilence Demon into play.  We'll see.



Edit: managed to go 2-1 again, and true to form never got to use either of the above cards.  My best games involved getting an early Training Grounds out with a bunch of cheap levelers

[Ingmar]

How long do these draft + 3 game tournaments take?

[Xilren's Twin]

How long do these draft + 3 game tournaments take?

Varys, but i would say 2-3.5 hours depending on how quickly everyone plays.  Most of mine we right in the 2 hrs 30 mins timeframe.

[eldaec]

How long do these draft + 3 game tournaments take?

All tournaments take about an hour per round.

So Draft : 3 hours
daily swiss sealed/constructed : 4 hours
Prem Draft : 6 hours
Prem event+top 8 : Anything up to 10 hours.

[Ingmar]

I guess the actual drafting goes faster than I was fearing then, good to know.

[schild]

From my work email thread:

Drafted Eldrazi tonight at Pat's Games. (what an amazing venue btw - in Austin - apparently one of the top 5 retailers for Magic in America - the embodiment of Your Mom's Basement, so basically Magic Heaven.

First pack, pulled a Sarkan. Second guy passed a World at War.

Guess I was playing black/red.

Committed from that point forward, I proceeded to pound through the first round with Rapacious Ones and World at War. The second round I got THRASHED by some guy with some horrible 6/6 Lord that levels up for 2 mana or something and does 6 damage to everything when it attacks. Third round was fairly amazing, also, I got Sarkan out by turn 5 in two of the games (and proceeded to destroy the opponent). Good times.