That being said, I would have picked the Mantis too, the digester is just that bad. :-/

M1G2: final couple turns – you should have used zenith on his drake instead of the untamed might during your attack, then he can’t draw any equip that would blow you out (you even mentioned piston sledge), and then you’d have cannon online for the next turn + untamed might to make any of your dorks lethal on the ground next turn. Way more safe that way.

M2G3: your last turn threw the game away by not blister stick’ing their intimidate guy, followed by blocks on the molder beast (you still likely would lose, but it gives you a turn to draw a RSZ or something that could have won it). I also think getting the molder beast with the lux was probably a better choice since the beast/ogre combo is just insane. Two ogres gives him removal for your landwalker but they also run out of ammo quicker and then become vanilla dudes that would be much easier to deal with by any of your bigger bodies you might draw.

Overall though good playing and great video, just offering those comments as learning points not so much criticism

@many: I disagree with the pro-slagwurm people. The card is mediocre and significantly worse than the Molder Beasts and Tyrranaxes you can pick up in the SOM packs. I hate it when I have to run that slagwurm, although I have a couple of times when low on playables. In my ~65 MSS drafts, the only time a slagwurm has ever been a relevant factor in a win, either for or against me, is when my opponent accelerated it out with a Palladium Myr on turn five and I had a slow start. Also, when we passed it, we had only one green card in the rot wolf, two red cards, one of which would be played in any deck, and a Flayer Husk that is good in Rx aggro metal. The goblin has *way* more upside given what we’ve taken so far, particularly given that we might still bail on green completely at that point. The pick was definitely goblin or occulus, not slagwurm.

@milegyenanevem: I’ve seen at least three comments from you on videos around here where you say, “Maybe I really should stop watching these videos without commentary.” Yes, you really should. I appreciate that you watch our videos, support mtgoacademy, and take the time to comment, but it’s pretty insulting to be told, “I’m annoyed by your play mistakes and I disagree with your picks, but I don’t ever actually listen to what you have to say.”

And let me tell you, if viewing games with play mistakes annoys you so much that you have to mention it every time you comment, you should stop watching Magic videos of any kind, period. Turns out Magic is a hard game, and it’s even harder when recording your thought process while you play! LSV himself has missed on-board wins on video. Do you watch your own replays? I’m sure they are rife with mistakes as well, most of which you didn’t realize you made at the time.

@oma: The digester is definitely mediocre, but the mantis is not “amazing,” imo, it’s just a dude. P1P4 digester over Mantis was for signaling, as the upside of successfully signaling your infect intentions early in pack one is greater than the quality difference between the digester and the mantis.

@vis: I would have taken the Gargoyle P1P6 and given up on infect at that point, but I wasn’t driving.

@eric: thanks for the analysis

The hardest drafts to win are low pack quality drafts. I do disagree with the Tine Shrike main, that card is terrible in your deck and would be much better as just a random on color creature.

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