Comments on: Limited Resources: A Look Back at Avacyn Restored Draft

By: Beleqwaya

Beleqwaya — Tue, 14 May 2013 07:34:49 +0000

Hey Marshall, loved the draft.
However, I was wondering why you thought in M3G1 @4:50 it was going all in on the angel if you had cloudshifted and traded off the geist?

If you had cloudshifted the geist, and then traded with the wandering wolf, he currently has no creatures on the board that can deal with angel, only 2 cards in hands and no draw steps between, and the angel would have been a 5/5, making it a) lethal without him gaining life, and b) able to attack into any possible creature he could play to block it (still netting you 5 life).

The assumption here being that if he has a way to deal with your 5/5 angel, then he can also deal with the 2/4 angel, leaving you with only your geist – and that is a race you were not going to be able to win regardless, so you might have just as well gone for the win with the lowest amount of resources he could have at his disposal (2 cards maximum).

By: jdawgz17

jdawgz17 — Sat, 11 May 2013 19:05:28 +0000

Marshall – i love watching your videos but thinking homicidal seclusion would likely wheel? It’s a first pick windmill slam!

By: vis

vis — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:56:17 +0000

Moorland inquisitor over homicidal seclusion was reeeeeally bad, man. Seclusion is just a bomb- wins games by itself and is tough to remove. And its not difficult at all to make sure you only have one creature in play. It’s pretty much the reason to go black.

Also, I forgive you cuz its been awhile, but take the word “wheel” out of your vocabulary when you play AVR. This is the land of “wait I only have 21 playables!?!”. Nothing wheels.

By: PB

PB — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:51:44 +0000

that was an incredible g2m3 – people dismiss this format, but that was one hell of a limited game.

By: Mike76

Mike76 — Mon, 06 May 2013 02:40:03 +0000

Kezzerdrix trolls on the posts. Just trying to get a rise out of everyone. Just ignore all the posts by him/her that are antagonistic.

It was a good draft. That format was is so swingy, with most cards are mediocre with a few bombs that can turn a losing match into a win immediately.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 05 May 2013 20:30:00 +0000

kezzerdrix: do you only watch 3-0 drafts because you have never managed one yourself? That’s a pathetic attitude to take considering how good Marshall’s drafts are, from both a watching and learning perspective.

By: kezzerdrix

kezzerdrix — Sun, 05 May 2013 02:51:59 +0000

I always go straigjht to round 3 to see if you won, because I only watch drafts that are 3-0. And you failed me here to 3-0 for the first and lest time Sutclif.