Comments on: Modern Magic #1: Drafting NMS

By: PlanetWalls

PlanetWalls — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:58:17 +0000

RE: yugular:

Simon will be returning on August 2nd with another NMS Limited video, and I believe he has suggested that after that, he will be transitioning to another format, probably M12.

By: yugular

yugular — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 09:50:48 +0000

Just wanted to thank you for good video. Im not hardcore drafter but this format is interesting and you did well. Obviously the deck you faced in the finals was nuts and it would have been very lucky if you managed to beat that.

Keep up the good work! Any plans to continue to break this format or are you gonna jump into M12 or something other?

-yugular

By: ZonkotheSane

ZonkotheSane — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 05:20:02 +0000

Great videos, Simon. Welcome to the Academy!

By: chris

chris — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 23:38:06 +0000

yeah, you were obv distracted there i was talking about the metalcraft hillgiant which came very late in pack 3. i just think u needed 4drops.

By: Simon Goertzen

Simon Goertzen — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 20:17:55 +0000

@BT: Clicking submit was just unfortunate as I was far from done with sideboarding. Without a doubt, however, the loss was well-deserved nonetheless. I do not think that I win more than 2 out of 10 matches against my final opponent’s deck, even with “perfect” sideboarding.

From my comments above, you can see how I think about Mycosynth Wellspring – although my personal opinion might of course be off. A further argument against an early Wellspring is that I am not looking to splash green at this point in the draft (or in any draft, basically). On the other hand, if green ends up as one of my main colors I can still pick up Viridian Emmissary and Horizon Spellbomb later, if I know for sure that my manabase needs fixing.

Winning the Pro Tour is definitely my greatest magical achievement ;-). I just happened to be playing Jund and I had to stop LSV in the semifinals to get there. As he seemed unstoppable at this point and was setting a new record for most consecutive wins at the pro tour, it was something which PT San Diego will be remembered for. That, and the power of Bloodbraid Elf.

@chris: I don’t know exactly which Hill Giant you are talking about, but I should have picked Tangle Mantis instead of Ogre Resister in one of the later MBS packs. It would have made a great addition to my deck.
I like to firstpick a Blighted Agent for its potential in aggressive (low-curve) UW or UB infect decks. It’s playable on its own, poses a serious threat as early as turn 2, and can be combined with equipments and pumpspells to great effect. Chained Throatseeker does none of the above. Thus, I am basically looking for a second (or more) Agent to move in on Infect. After my second and third pick and solid alternatives to Throatseeker in P4, I did not expect to see another Blighted Agent and decided to dismiss the infect plan at this point.

By: chris

chris — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:26:39 +0000

i would not second guess yourself on the sphinx and probe picks, they were both at least fine.

but please explain why you like that first pick, given that you dont pick the throatseeker.
i dont like the seeker either, but then again i would almost never first an agent.
i think i rather have the 1/4 even, which you didnt even mention.

By: chris

chris — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:20:31 +0000

after first 2 picks, it’s pretty standard imo, not much else you can do.
i hate the first pick, but im not saying its bad

but:
play the 4/3 and if you dont, pick the hill giant, i think you need the pressure.
just fat + flying and not much removal is meh.

like your style so far.