But normally you both have plenty of creatures when you play the Nim, so the opponent only has to chump block it a couple of times till he finds an answer or kills you with his fliers. The Beast at least means in those situations that you need only 8 poisons to kill the opponent in the end of his turn and the beginning of yours. When you have more creatures than needed, you can slowly sacrifice them as well. Works great with your Swarmlord. And you can sacrifice those creatures which would die by any reason, so his removal just helps you to kill him.

I really like your comments and analysis of the format archetypes in the beginning. There are no other players doing that and I feel it helps me to understand the different possibilities of the block better.
Keep up the great videos!

@milegyenanevem (and others): It’s good that you question my decisions or have differing opinions on certain cards. It would be even better if you could explain your reasoning or why you believe the reasoning I gave during deckbuilding to be wrong. This would make it much easier to comprehend and comment on your thoughts.

@TonyBicylce: You are too kind, but it’s great to read a comment like yours. If you like my series, spread the word!

@BT: Regarding the introductory part, I am experimenting with ways to make the viewers think about certain overarching aspects of the game not only during draft, deckbuilding and playing, but also after they finished the episode. My biggest concern with draft videos is that they encourage (mental) passivity, and I hope to combat this to some extend.
I have not decided on the topic of Episode 3 yet, but right now M12 draft seems to be the most natural choice.

Good draft, I like the before draft commentary as well. I’m interested to see how you draft the core set, as this one is much more interesting than M11 since blue is not obviously the best color and red is unusually strong instead of terrible.