Comments on: Limited Resources: DII Draft #5

By: Saving Grasp

Saving Grasp — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:58:10 +0000

Someone owes a card a podcast apology? If I remember correctly it seemed like you were thinking this card was below playable? :0)

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:59:25 +0000

M3G3… did I miss something? Nobody else has mentioned this, but I watched it several times to double check: it looked like you were F6′d and so were not able to respond to his removal spell by tapping something down with the priest. If you do you can double chump and survive (at 1) if he attacks all out, but doing so is very dangerous since you could crack back for lethal with an equiped scholar, so 1-2 creatures have to stay back (becaue of the unsummon in the ‘yard), meaning you would actually be left at 5. A top decked fiend hunter might get it done from there. Unlikely but I was surprised by you losing to the shortcut after grinding out the math.

Yes, he topdecked that removal but you can’t f6 there!

Otherwise, excellent as always. Catch you at CK sometime.

By: TimIrwin

TimIrwin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:50:14 +0000

M3G1 you could have killed him a turn sooner after he tapped out for rig by moving the collar across to priest and tapping after you attack, he was tapped out so no risk

By: Carrotus

Carrotus — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:29:53 +0000

M2G3, there was a point where you just looted with the civilized schoolar and was debating what card to throw away. To me it seemed like the best (and most aggresive) line of play was to pitch the niblis of the mist, which transforms the scholar, and then play swamp, cast feeling of dread targeting his feral ridgewolf, bash with all your guys for 8 damage (half of his remaining life points!). then, at the second main phase, you play the makeshift mauler.

True, he might have (and actualy did have) something along the lines of nightbirds cluthes, but with you having all those superior creatures, a feeling of dread waiting to be flsashed back, you are definitley the aggressor and he probably has to sit back on his haunches and wait to try and block your guys… Seems like you could have ended the game far quicker than you did.

As always, the draft itself was awesome and the games well played

By: ZipperisSurly

ZipperisSurly — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:57:04 +0000

Always enjoy the show and drafts. I do have a criticism. You tend to ‘hate’ on certain cards. You have been against Mindshrieker since before the set was released. In this draft, you were begging for a 2 drop, a flyer, and a spirit and you passed on the Mindshrieker. (the prettiest foil I ever saw BTW). You don’t ‘like’ the card, but it was exactly what you were begging for. Is it over-rated? Who cares. Has one ever hit a board, with removal in hand and it was left alive to ‘do its thing?’ That card can win a game all by itself WITH MANA-SCREW. You did not pick it because you don’t like it. That would be like…I need a left handed pitcher who throws side-arm at over 100 miles per hour and who is 6’6″ and Randy Johnson is available, but I just don’t like him…something about his adam’s apple sticking out too far. I’ll finish watching the draft…but seriously…remain open. Perhaps do a draft where you pick all of those cards which you have a ‘thing’ against or bring in Jon to throw in his two cents. If I ever see you live…you’ll be signing a foil Mindshrieker…but on the back because that card is just too pretty.

By: Pixie

Pixie — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:30:05 +0000

@knx, Marshall explained both during the draft and after in comments that the marginal upshot of those two cards wasn’t worth the bad things it does to the mana base.

And without a single card in the entire deck that can turn on morbid except for turning dudes sideways and hoping, neither is really as amazing as the cards are in the deck that actually does want to play them.

From the little I do actually know about limited, it seems the self restraint and ability to recognise when a good mana base is more important than playing “the best cards” is what really sets apart the pros from the not-quite-pros.

And to Marshall, if you don’t at some point wind up drafting the Undying Weevil deck, I shall be sad.
If you do, though, it might just make my life

By: knx

knx — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:13:59 +0000

Second pick tragic slip, first pick pack 2 high priest… and then not play them…seems like a horrible waste

You wondered about the pick 7 av. priest; i did m12 draft today where i got Primordial hydra pick 3 and then in pack 2 pick 3 Dungrove Elder… was no one playing green ???