Comments on: Kool Runnings: Forcing FoundOmega in DGM-DGM-DGM Draft

By: seisyll

seisyll — Fri, 24 May 2013 06:31:19 +0000

Beck/Call is definitely a card I look for, especially if I have Bronzebeak Moa. Recently drafted a triple Moa + Beck/Call Deck. 15/15s + four cards is sweet.

Species Gorger is definitely a bomb in this format. Another card that’s great with Moa. Great with gatekeepers. Great with Krasis. Recent killer opening: Krasis into Ubul Sar Gatekeeper (active) into Species Gorger. Bounce, shrink, evolve. Bounce, shrink, evolve.

People have definitely picked up on this strategy, gates seem to go by pick four now. So two-drops are getting better in this meta. Fatal Fumes has also gone up in value for me – awesome against those Steeple Rocs and Armed/Dangerous.

Notion Thief is also surprisingly good against the big decks and all of their Cluestones. They’ll usually crack one without thinking and give up a card.

By: Byzantium

Byzantium — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:50:36 +0000

Arent the Species Gorgers bombs in a Gatekeeper deck? You had the opportunity to grab two and didnt even mention them. You didnt have a ton of the Gatekeeps though so perhaps they arent a big deal.

I dont think Beck/Call is a bomb and Possibility Storm doesn’t even seem playable.

By: kezzerdrix

kezzerdrix — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:51:22 +0000

seems like you cant handle the truth

By: ChrisKool

ChrisKool — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:50:36 +0000

8:01 PM [b]FoundOmega[/b]: You should feel bad for passing that Beck/Call. VERY bad.

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8:47 PM [b]FoundOmega[/b]: but seriously
8:47 PM [b]FoundOmega[/b]: you put my draft strat to shame [sF]

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:46:50 +0000

I just forced this three times and ended up in the finals each time and winning two of those. There was never a time I wished a land came into play untapped, but with only seven gates in one deck I had to mulligan aggressively or end up with dead hate keepers. It’s been a blast though, especially the people who cry about how five color should never win. It’s three colors with two splashes.

By: mark

mark — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:19:34 +0000

why do a gatekeeper theme draft if you’re going to ignore practically every fucking gatekeeper in every pack?

By: mathisje

mathisje — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:27:53 +0000

Chris, I don’t think your reasoning on the mill holds up. Unless you draw through your entire deck, the threat of milling your removal is illusory. Instead of milling, suppose you had taken the top two cards and moved them to the bottom of the deck without looking at them. Do you think you would have hurt your chances of drawing removal? Your only concern should be what value you and your opponent can get off of each graveyard. Gatecrash had cards like Death’s Approach, but I think a quick look at the card pool for Dragon’s Maze shows that self-mill is almost always the way to go. You even milled your opponent with Morgue Burst in your hand!