4-3-2-2 SSE draft 7 boo for bombs

Trotsky1 · Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 943

Another 4-3-2-2 draft i lose round 1 to a guy with archron of justice, thistle down liege and midnight banshee, which he drew and played all three of vs me in the only game i drew more than 2 land in rant over.

Event #: 66635
Time: 9/1/2008 11:38:15 PM
Players:
Scowley
heitkamp
--> ElementalMox
isomorphic
AriBigBehn
d1rkbabs
papacobra
scullykel999

------ SHM ------

Pack 1 pick 1:
Blight Sickle
Somnomancer
Crabapple Cohort
--> Æthertow
Gravelgill Axeshark
Sootstoke Kindler
Toil to Renown
Emberstrike Duo
Barrenton Medic
Whimwader
Giantbaiting
Madblind Mountain
Mercy Killing
Grief Tyrant
Reaper King

Im really not sure what the right pick is here its between the cohort, the tow and the grief tyrant, i went with the tow as it suits my colour prefernces

Pack 1 pick 2:
Nurturer Initiate
Mudbrawler Raiders
Torture
Torpor Dust
Watchwing Scarecrow
Ashenmoor Cohort
Thornwatch Scarecrow
Mine Excavation
Spell Syphon
Inescapable Brute
Slinking Giant
Guttural Response
--> Howl of the Night Pack
Memory Plunder

Another not very good pack, howl seems good though.

Pack 1 pick 3:
Barrenton Cragtreads
--> Scuzzback Marauders
Faerie Macabre
Traitor's Roar
Somnomancer
Foxfire Oak
Splitting Headache
Woeleecher
Traitor's Roar (FOIL)
Crimson Wisps
Umbral Mantle
Mistmeadow Skulk
Fulminator Mage

Maybe i should have took the skulk, but the guy who was passing to me the guy who i was paired against stupid wizards and there whole knowing who you are going to play is unfair, i had a feeling was in white.

Pack 1 pick 4:
Rattleblaze Scarecrow
Fists of the Demigod
Helm of the Ghastlord
Gravelgill Duo
Viridescent Wisps
Cinderbones
Mine Excavation
Blazethorn Scarecrow
Spell Syphon
Advice from the Fae
Sapseep Forest
--> Seedcradle Witch

So wrong

Pack 1 pick 5:
--> Scuzzback Marauders
Disturbing Plot
Parapet Watchers
Watchwing Scarecrow
Rustrazor Butcher
Aphotic Wisps
Kithkin Shielddare
Fate Transfer
Poison the Well
Heap Doll
Tyrannize

Green is clearly open.

Pack 1 pick 6:
--> Mudbrawler Raiders
Parapet Watchers
Gleeful Sabotage
Kithkin Shielddare
Prismwake Merrow
Inescapable Brute
Safewright Quest
Leechridden Swamp
Raking Canopy
Dramatic Entrance

Pack 1 pick 7:
Blight Sickle
Traitor's Roar
Splitting Headache
Memory Sluice
Poison the Well
Foxfire Oak
Revelsong Horn
Pale Wayfarer
--> Dire Undercurrents

My curve is already pretty high so i hated undercurrents as opposed to taking the oak.

Pack 1 pick 8:
Fists of the Demigod
--> Pili-Pala
Cinderbones
Apothecary Initiate
Fate Transfer
Crimson Wisps
Beseech the Queen
Horde of Boggarts

Late horde but the pili pala seems good.

Pack 1 pick 9:
Blight Sickle
--> Sootstoke Kindler
Toil to Renown
Emberstrike Duo
Barrenton Medic
Whimwader
Madblind Mountain

Pack 1 pick 10:
--> Torpor Dust
Ashenmoor Cohort
Mine Excavation
Spell Syphon
Inescapable Brute
Guttural Response

Pack 1 pick 11:
Traitor's Roar
Foxfire Oak
Traitor's Roar (FOIL)
--> Crimson Wisps
Umbral Mantle

Pack 1 pick 12:
Mine Excavation
Blazethorn Scarecrow
Spell Syphon
--> Sapseep Forest

Pack 1 pick 13:
Aphotic Wisps
--> Poison the Well
Heap Doll

Pack 1 pick 14:
--> Gleeful Sabotage
Inescapable Brute

Pack 1 pick 15:
--> Traitor's Roar

------ SHM ------

Pack 2 pick 1:
Morselhoarder
Chainbreaker
Last Breath
Briarberry Cohort
Sootwalkers
Blistering Dieflyn
Manamorphose
Cerulean Wisps
Strip Bare
--> Hungry Spriggan
Intimidator Initiate
Spectral Procession
Puresight Merrow
Merrow Grimeblotter
Order of Whiteclay

Best card in colour

Pack 2 pick 2:
--> Scuttlemutt
Medicine Runner
Ghastly Discovery
Wildslayer Elves
Gloomlance
Puncture Bolt
Scuzzback Scrapper
Rite of Consumption
Inquisitor's Snare
Put Away
Manaforge Cinder
Corrupt
Tattermunge Witch
Drove of Elves

Pack 2 pick 3:
Chainbreaker
Consign to Dream
Oona's Gatewarden
Runes of the Deus
Safehold Duo
Goldenglow Moth
Smash to Smithereens
--> Hungry Spriggan
Loch Korrigan
Scrapbasket
Plumeveil
Glamer Spinners
Deepchannel Mentor

Pack 2 pick 4:
Old Ghastbark
Merrow Wavebreakers
Scar
Mudbrawler Cohort
--> Raven's Run Dragoon
Cerulean Wisps
Ember Gale
Smolder Initiate
Gloomwidow's Feast
Sinking Feeling
Corrosive Mentor
Midnight Banshee

I almost hated the midnight banshee i lived to regret not doing so.

Pack 2 pick 5:
Wanderbrine Rootcutters
Boggart Arsonists
Presence of Gond
Briarberry Cohort
Sinking Feeling
Inquisitor's Snare
--> Gloomwidow's Feast
Manaforge Cinder
Scuzzback Scrapper
Thoughtweft Gambit
Kithkin Rabble

I currently have nothing vs fliers and the good green options against aerial assualts are all in shm so i took this for the sideboard

Pack 2 pick 6:
--> Old Ghastbark
Roughshod Mentor (FOIL)
Oona's Gatewarden
Cinderhaze Wretch
Scrapbasket
Strip Bare
Drowner Initiate
Scarscale Ritual
Corrupt
Fossil Find

Pack 2 pick 7:
Wanderbrine Rootcutters
--> Safehold Duo
Wingrattle Scarecrow
Turn to Mist
Elvish Hexhunter
Smash to Smithereens
Smolder Initiate
Repel Intruders
Wild Swing

Pack 2 pick 8:
Kinscaer Harpoonist
Mudbrawler Cohort
--> Niveous Wisps
Zealous Guardian
Rite of Consumption
Bloodshed Fever
Loamdragger Giant
Inkfathom Witch

Pack 2 pick 9:
Chainbreaker
Briarberry Cohort
Blistering Dieflyn
--> Manamorphose
Cerulean Wisps
Strip Bare
Merrow Grimeblotter

Pack 2 pick 10:
Ghastly Discovery
Scuzzback Scrapper
Rite of Consumption
Put Away
Tattermunge Witch
--> Drove of Elves

I was not definate i was going to be playing red at this point, so i took the drove

Pack 2 pick 11:
--> Oona's Gatewarden
Goldenglow Moth
Loch Korrigan
Scrapbasket
Deepchannel Mentor

Pack 2 pick 12:
Cerulean Wisps
--> Ember Gale
Smolder Initiate
Sinking Feeling

Pack 2 pick 13:
Sinking Feeling
Scuzzback Scrapper
--> Thoughtweft Gambit

Pack 2 pick 14:
--> Cinderhaze Wretch
Drowner Initiate

Pack 2 pick 15:
--> Smolder Initiate

------ EVE ------

Pack 3 pick 1:
Beckon Apparition
Springjack Shepherd
Unmake
Flame Jab
Merrow Bonegnawer
Inside Out
Suture Spirit
--> Woodlurker Mimic
Call the Skybreaker
Indigo Faerie
Kithkin Spellduster
Noggle Bridgebreaker
Noggle Bandit
Shorecrasher Mimic
Tilling Treefolk

Not a very good pack for me

Pack 3 pick 2:
Clout of the Dominus
Smoldering Butcher
Hoof Skulkin
Sturdy Hatchling
Double Cleave
--> Puncture Blast
Umbra Stalker
Harvest Gwyllion
Favor of the Overbeing
Wilderness Hypnotist
Monstrify
Riverfall Mimic
Chaotic Backlash
Selkie Hedge-Mage

I have the cards to splash red and i really need some removal.

Pack 3 pick 3:
Cinder Pyromancer
Talonrend
Desecrator Hag
--> Wickerbough Elder
Crumbling Ashes (FOIL)
Merrow Levitator
Heartlash Cinder
Belligerent Hatchling
Edge of the Divinity
Grazing Kelpie
Banishing Knack
Talara's Bane
Cenn's Enlistment

This pick pained me.

Pack 3 pick 4:
Fang Skulkin
--> Puncture Blast
Shrewd Hatchling
Oona's Grace
Clout of the Dominus
Lingering Tormentor
Jawbone Skulkin
Odious Trow
Gilder Bairn
Slippery Bogle
Gift of the Deity
Dream Thief

As alreay said

Pack 3 pick 5:
Hobgoblin Dragoon
Double Cleave
Talara's Bane
Harvest Gwyllion
Tilling Treefolk
Scourge of the Nobilis
Shell Skulkin
--> Woodlurker Mimic
Idle Thoughts
Trapjaw Kelpie
Cauldron Haze

Pack 3 pick 6:
Hoof Skulkin
Inside Out
Nip Gwyllion
Dream Fracture
Grazing Kelpie
Talonrend
Odious Trow
Antler Skulkin
Helix Pinnacle
--> Nettle Sentinel

Pack 3 pick 7:
Merrow Bonegnawer
--> Wickerbough Elder
Gift of the Deity
Hotheaded Giant
Kithkin Zealot
Monstrify
Stream Hopper
Banishing Knack
Duergar Hedge-Mage

Pack 3 pick 8:
Shell Skulkin
Jawbone Skulkin
Riverfall Mimic (FOIL)
Trapjaw Kelpie
Crumbling Ashes
Favor of the Overbeing
--> Doomgape
Dream Thief

Pack 3 pick 9:
Beckon Apparition
Springjack Shepherd
Merrow Bonegnawer
Inside Out
Indigo Faerie
--> Noggle Bridgebreaker
Tilling Treefolk

Pack 3 pick 10:
--> Hoof Skulkin
Wilderness Hypnotist
Monstrify
Riverfall Mimic
Chaotic Backlash
Selkie Hedge-Mage

Pack 3 pick 11:
Talonrend
Merrow Levitator
Grazing Kelpie
--> Banishing Knack
Talara's Bane

Wow!

Pack 3 pick 12:
Jawbone Skulkin
Odious Trow
Gilder Bairn
--> Gift of the Deity

Pack 3 pick 13:
Hobgoblin Dragoon
Tilling Treefolk
--> Idle Thoughts

Pack 3 pick 14:
Talonrend
--> Antler Skulkin

Pack 3 pick 15:
--> Merrow Bonegnawer

I still feel green is the colour I am worst at drafting in this format but honestly my opponents deck was so ridicolous it was stupid he played more rares than anything else.

The deck

1 nettle sentinal
1 seedcardle witch
1 gleeful sabotage
1 pila pila
2 woodlurker mimic
2 puncture blast
1 hoof skulkin
1 scuttlemutt
2 hungry spriggan
1 drove of elves
1 mudbrawler raiders
1 ravens run dragoon
1 safehold duo
2 wikerborough elder
1 old ghastbark
2 scuzzback maruaders
1 howl of the night pack
3 mountains
2 plains
1 sapseep forest
11 forest

sb cards of note
aethertow
gloomwidows feast
gift of the deity

Game 1 I stall on two lands he curves out perfectly. Game 2 i get an early seedcardle witch with scuttlemutt to activate he chains mutt, i continue to beat with drove of elves leaving back blockers for the order of the white clay rare 1, he then draws archron rare 2 which trades with drove and kills witch, he attacks with order white clay i double block he plays thistle down liege rare 3 but i have puncture blast, i play howl of the night pack for 6 wolf token win is looking on, he draws swamp plays midnight banshee rare 4, I am unable to force through enough damage thanks to a barreton medic banshee mops up.

Feedback appreciated.

theeguy · Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 6

Drafting along with you.
------ SHM ------

Pack 1 pick 1:
Blight Sickle
Somnomancer
Crabapple Cohort
--> Æthertow
Gravelgill Axeshark
Sootstoke Kindler
Toil to Renown
Emberstrike Duo
Barrenton Medic
Whimwader
Giantbaiting
Madblind Mountain
Mercy Killing
Grief Tyrant
Reaper King

Aethertow, IMO, is not first pickable. Grief Tyrant is a very solid creature.

Pack 1 pick 2:
Nurturer Initiate
Mudbrawler Raiders
Torture
Torpor Dust
Watchwing Scarecrow
Ashenmoor Cohort
Thornwatch Scarecrow
Mine Excavation
Spell Syphon
Inescapable Brute
Slinking Giant
Guttural Response
--> Howl of the Night Pack
Memory Plunder

Howl is solid, and amazing in heavy green.

Pack 1 pick 3:
Barrenton Cragtreads
--> Scuzzback Marauders
Faerie Macabre
Traitor's Roar
Somnomancer
Foxfire Oak
Splitting Headache
Woeleecher
Traitor's Roar (FOIL)
Crimson Wisps
Umbral Mantle
Mistmeadow Skulk
Fulminator Mage

Tough pick here, but the skulk just stops so much. Fulminator Mage might be worth it for raredrafting (is it worth much online?)

Pack 1 pick 4:
Rattleblaze Scarecrow
Fists of the Demigod
Helm of the Ghastlord
Gravelgill Duo
Viridescent Wisps
Cinderbones
Mine Excavation
Blazethorn Scarecrow
Spell Syphon
Advice from the Fae
Sapseep Forest
--> Seedcradle Witch

Easy pick

Pack 1 pick 5:
--> Scuzzback Marauders
Disturbing Plot
Parapet Watchers
Watchwing Scarecrow
Rustrazor Butcher
Aphotic Wisps
Kithkin Shielddare
Fate Transfer
Poison the Well
Heap Doll
Tyrannize

Green is clearly open. <-- I wouldn't call that a signal. Could be, but that's about where Marauders should go and there are no other green cards.

Pack 1 pick 6:
--> Mudbrawler Raiders
Parapet Watchers
Gleeful Sabotage
Kithkin Shielddare
Prismwake Merrow
Inescapable Brute
Safewright Quest
Leechridden Swamp
Raking Canopy
Dramatic Entrance

Pack 1 pick 7:
Blight Sickle
Traitor's Roar
Splitting Headache
Memory Sluice
Poison the Well
Foxfire Oak
Revelsong Horn
Pale Wayfarer
--> Dire Undercurrents

Sickle is going up in my book.

Pack 1 pick 8:
Fists of the Demigod
--> Pili-Pala
Cinderbones
Apothecary Initiate
Fate Transfer
Crimson Wisps
Beseech the Queen
Horde of Boggarts

Pack 1 pick 9:
Blight Sickle
--> Sootstoke Kindler
Toil to Renown
Emberstrike Duo
Barrenton Medic
Whimwader
Madblind Mountain

Pack 1 pick 10:
--> Torpor Dust
Ashenmoor Cohort
Mine Excavation
Spell Syphon
Inescapable Brute
Guttural Response

Pack 1 pick 11:
Traitor's Roar
Foxfire Oak
Traitor's Roar (FOIL)
--> Crimson Wisps
Umbral Mantle

Pack 1 pick 12:
Mine Excavation
Blazethorn Scarecrow
Spell Syphon
--> Sapseep Forest

Pack 1 pick 13:
Aphotic Wisps
--> Poison the Well
Heap Doll

Pack 1 pick 14:
--> Gleeful Sabotage
Inescapable Brute

Pack 1 pick 15:
--> Traitor's Roar

------ SHM ------

Pack 2 pick 1:
Morselhoarder
Chainbreaker
Last Breath
Briarberry Cohort
Sootwalkers
Blistering Dieflyn
Manamorphose
Cerulean Wisps
Strip Bare
--> Hungry Spriggan
Intimidator Initiate
Spectral Procession
Puresight Merrow
Merrow Grimeblotter
Order of Whiteclay

Oh wow. So much good white here. Spectral procession is VERRRRRRY good.

Pack 2 pick 2:
--> Scuttlemutt
Medicine Runner
Ghastly Discovery
Wildslayer Elves
Gloomlance
Puncture Bolt
Scuzzback Scrapper
Rite of Consumption
Inquisitor's Snare
Put Away
Manaforge Cinder
Corrupt
Tattermunge Witch
Drove of Elves

Pack 2 pick 3:
Chainbreaker
Consign to Dream
Oona's Gatewarden
Runes of the Deus
Safehold Duo
Goldenglow Moth
Smash to Smithereens
--> Hungry Spriggan
Loch Korrigan
Scrapbasket
Plumeveil
Glamer Spinners
Deepchannel Mentor

Pack 2 pick 4:
Old Ghastbark
Merrow Wavebreakers
Scar
Mudbrawler Cohort
--> Raven's Run Dragoon
Cerulean Wisps
Ember Gale
Smolder Initiate
Gloomwidow's Feast
Sinking Feeling
Corrosive Mentor
Midnight Banshee

I'll drop green to a splash and move Grief Tyrant back in for a late bomb.

Pack 2 pick 5:
Wanderbrine Rootcutters
Boggart Arsonists
Presence of Gond
Briarberry Cohort
Sinking Feeling
Inquisitor's Snare
--> Gloomwidow's Feast
Manaforge Cinder
Scuzzback Scrapper
Thoughtweft Gambit
Kithkin Rabble

Pack 2 pick 6:
--> Old Ghastbark
Roughshod Mentor (FOIL)
Oona's Gatewarden
Cinderhaze Wretch
Scrapbasket
Strip Bare
Drowner Initiate
Scarscale Ritual
Corrupt
Fossil Find

Pack 2 pick 7:
Wanderbrine Rootcutters
--> Safehold Duo
Wingrattle Scarecrow
Turn to Mist
Elvish Hexhunter
Smash to Smithereens
Smolder Initiate
Repel Intruders
Wild Swing

Pack 2 pick 8:
Kinscaer Harpoonist
Mudbrawler Cohort
--> Niveous Wisps
Zealous Guardian
Rite of Consumption
Bloodshed Fever
Loamdragger Giant
Inkfathom Witch

That's a late witch.

Pack 2 pick 9:
Chainbreaker
Briarberry Cohort
Blistering Dieflyn
--> Manamorphose
Cerulean Wisps
Strip Bare
Merrow Grimeblotter

Pack 2 pick 10:
Ghastly Discovery
Scuzzback Scrapper
Rite of Consumption
Put Away
Tattermunge Witch
--> Drove of Elves

I was not definate i was going to be playing red at this point, so i took the drove

Pack 2 pick 11:
--> Oona's Gatewarden
Goldenglow Moth
Loch Korrigan
Scrapbasket
Deepchannel Mentor

Pack 2 pick 12:
Cerulean Wisps
--> Ember Gale
Smolder Initiate
Sinking Feeling

Pack 2 pick 13:
Sinking Feeling
Scuzzback Scrapper
--> Thoughtweft Gambit

Pack 2 pick 14:
--> Cinderhaze Wretch
Drowner Initiate

Pack 2 pick 15:
--> Smolder Initiate

------ EVE ------

Pack 3 pick 1:
Beckon Apparition
Springjack Shepherd
Unmake
Flame Jab
Merrow Bonegnawer
Inside Out
Suture Spirit
--> Woodlurker Mimic
Call the Skybreaker
Indigo Faerie
Kithkin Spellduster
Noggle Bridgebreaker
Noggle Bandit
Shorecrasher Mimic
Tilling Treefolk

Suture Spirit or removal?

Pack 3 pick 2:
Clout of the Dominus
Smoldering Butcher
Hoof Skulkin
Sturdy Hatchling
Double Cleave
--> Puncture Blast
Umbra Stalker
Harvest Gwyllion
Favor of the Overbeing
Wilderness Hypnotist
Monstrify
Riverfall Mimic
Chaotic Backlash
Selkie Hedge-Mage

Pack 3 pick 3:
Cinder Pyromancer
Talonrend
Desecrator Hag
--> Wickerbough Elder
Crumbling Ashes (FOIL)
Merrow Levitator
Heartlash Cinder
Belligerent Hatchling
Edge of the Divinity
Grazing Kelpie
Banishing Knack
Talara's Bane
Cenn's Enlistment

Yikes, there's some good stuff in there across the colors

Pack 3 pick 4:
Fang Skulkin
--> Puncture Blast
Shrewd Hatchling
Oona's Grace
Clout of the Dominus
Lingering Tormentor
Jawbone Skulkin
Odious Trow
Gilder Bairn
Slippery Bogle
Gift of the Deity
Dream Thief

As alreay said

Pack 3 pick 5:
Hobgoblin Dragoon
Double Cleave
Talara's Bane
Harvest Gwyllion
Tilling Treefolk
Scourge of the Nobilis
Shell Skulkin
--> Woodlurker Mimic
Idle Thoughts
Trapjaw Kelpie
Cauldron Haze

Pack 3 pick 6:
Hoof Skulkin
Inside Out
Nip Gwyllion
Dream Fracture
Grazing Kelpie
Talonrend
Odious Trow
Antler Skulkin
Helix Pinnacle
--> Nettle Sentinel

Pack 3 pick 7:
Merrow Bonegnawer
--> Wickerbough Elder
Gift of the Deity
Hotheaded Giant
Kithkin Zealot
Monstrify
Stream Hopper
Banishing Knack
Duergar Hedge-Mage

Pack 3 pick 8:
Shell Skulkin
Jawbone Skulkin
Riverfall Mimic (FOIL)
Trapjaw Kelpie
Crumbling Ashes
Favor of the Overbeing
--> Doomgape
Dream Thief

Pack 3 pick 9:
Beckon Apparition
Springjack Shepherd
Merrow Bonegnawer
Inside Out
Indigo Faerie
--> Noggle Bridgebreaker
Tilling Treefolk

Pack 3 pick 10:
--> Hoof Skulkin
Wilderness Hypnotist
Monstrify
Riverfall Mimic
Chaotic Backlash
Selkie Hedge-Mage

Pack 3 pick 11:
Talonrend
Merrow Levitator
Grazing Kelpie
--> Banishing Knack
Talara's Bane

Wow! <--- None of these are bomby good, but the number of blue cards here implies very few or no blue drafters. Levitator is really good in a blue deck, because there aren't a lot of big fliers.

Pack 3 pick 12:
Jawbone Skulkin
Odious Trow
Gilder Bairn
--> Gift of the Deity

Pack 3 pick 13:
Hobgoblin Dragoon
Tilling Treefolk
--> Idle Thoughts

Pack 3 pick 14:
Talonrend
--> Antler Skulkin

Pack 3 pick 15:
--> Merrow Bonegnawer

To be honest, your deck looks pretty weak. Sometimes the cards just don't come together.

Ggerg · Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Posts: 487

if the cards aren't coming together, you switch. reacting quickly to signals is goooood

dv8r · Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 149

the only pick I disagree with is monstrify p3p10 where you took hoof skulkin, I also really dont like drove of elves,especially in a deck with a curve as high as yours, but nothing more to add, all the picks seem pretty obvious to me... maybe you can take reaper king p1p1 and gamble, but thats a lot like taking pucas mischief, risky and probably not worth it p1p1 in a 4-3-2-2.

snoopster · Joined: 04 Dec 2004 Posts: 740 Location: nj

i didn't read past pick two because i'm lazy, but why did you take howl from the night pack over UW scarecrow?

Trotsky1 · Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 943

Thanks for the feedback very much appreciate seeing how other people would draft, thanks for taking the time out to do that.

I would not exactly say the cards are not coming together, the deck was decent with a decent curve but my opponents was absolutely freaking ridicolous, he either got very lucky with what he opened or had some quite weak players passing to him packs 1 and 3 i was passing to him pack 2 Razz

. Green was clearly open and green should have been one of my colours but i think its open in the air what my second or third colour should have been.

The howl was taken over the watchwing as it is just so much more powerful.