Comments on: Loading Ready Run Draft #56: Vintage Goblins

By: vacantVisionary

vacantVisionary — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 16:23:32 +0000

I’m pretty sure you wanted all four of your two-drop goblins – they’re incredibly mediocre, sure, but your game plan isn’t blocking anyways, and your Goblin Generals get a LOT better when you’re not just playing them on an empty board. You might even have wanted to run an Emissary or two – having more cheap white creatures makes your Screeches a lot better, and just in general, aggressive decks want a critical mass of two drops – especially evasive ones that remain relevant into the late game
Plus, as mentioned, you DEFINITELY wanted to run the Ankh – it’s like a mini Sulfuric Vortex if you get it down early, and if you’ve ever played – or played against – mono-red in a cube draft, you’ll know exactly how bonkers THAT is. It’s a little awkward as a late-game topdeck, obviously, but the same is true of pretty much all two-drops in aggressive limited formats.
During the draft, I really think you should have been prioritizing Chain Lightnings over Aftershocks and, well, pretty much everything else – their mana efficiency is incredible, and the ability to burn out your opponent is (as noted with Kaervek’s Torch) incredibly powerful.
((Was definitely “screeching” at my screen when you forgot to flashback the Battle Screech R3G2 – – but congrats on getting there anyways! You guys are seriously tempting me to get into MTGO drafting just so I can hop into some Vintage Masters drafts and force Goblins. :P))

By: Maarten

Maarten — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:58:58 +0000

Yay for the Faith no More songtext!

Great draft guys. Be agressive with goblins? I never knew.

By: Tigpak

Tigpak — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 07:29:05 +0000

Loved the draft guys.
Having him on 4 hp at the end of R3G2 highlighted that you skipped flashing back Screech earlier (17:21,18:38) which would have been either that 4 more damage or air blocks.

By: Jonah

Jonah — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:47:07 +0000

I would have aftershocked a land in round 1 game 2 to put him off from flashbacking his bears for a turn.

By: SirDerpsaLot

SirDerpsaLot — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 03:36:15 +0000

Yeah, Ankh is…. B-ankh-ers….

By: Aegis of Faith

Aegis of Faith — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 23:59:33 +0000

I’m scared – where’s the traditional LoadingReadyRun Two-One?

By: DaMullet

DaMullet — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 21:09:43 +0000

Trevor: Don’t forget, as noted, the Trenches also make white creatures; I think the screeches were fine, especially since they had two.

The main problem was that they didn’t flash it back in game 2, when they weren’t attacking with their tokens anyway, and a flying blocker would have been the difference between dying to that Torch or not.