This comes from a MtGO sealed queue:

1 x Nyxborn Shieldmate
2 x Oreskos Sun Guide
1 x Traveling Philosopher
1 x Vanguard of Brimaz
1 x Elite Skirmisher
1 x Scholar of Athreos
1 x Ephara's Warden
1 x Griffin Dreamfinder
1 x Decorated Griffin
1 x Ornitharch
1 x Silent Artisan

1 x Battlewise Valor
1 x Ephara's Radiance
1 x Excoriate
1 x Fated Retribution

1 x Daxos of Meletis

1 x Deepwater Hypnotist
1 x Vaporkin
1 x Meletis Astronomer
1 x Nyxborn Triton
1 x Floodtide Serpent
1 x Sphinx's Disciple
1 x Arbiter of the Ideal
1 x Benthic Giant
1 x Flitterstep Eidolon

1 x Annul
1 x Lost in a Labyrinth
1 x Triton Tactics
1 x Nullify
1 x Stratus Walk
1 x Stymied Hopes
1 x Divination
1 x Oracle's Insight
1 x Sudden Storm
1 x Thassa's Bounty

1 x Asphodel Wanderer
1 x Tormented Hero
1 x Baleful Eidolon
1 x Nyxborn Eidolon
1 x Felhide Minotaur
1 x Mogis's Marauder
1 x Forsaken Drifters
1 x Insatiable Harpy
1 x Shrike Harpy
1 x Warchanter of Mogis

1 x Boon of Erebos
1 x Dark Betrayal
1 x Claim of Erebos
1 x Sanguimancy
1 x Sip of Hemlock

1 x Nyxborn Rollicker
1 x Flamespeaker Adept
1 x Minotaur Skullcleaver
1 x Ill-Tempered Cyclops
1 x Akroan Conscriptor
1 x Wild Celebrants
1 x Pharagax Giant

1 x Titan's Strength
1 x Fall of the Hammer
1 x Ordeal of Purphoros
2 x Rise to the Challenge
1 x Lightning Volley
1 x Boulderfall

1 x Charging Badger
1 x Satyr Rambler
1 x Voyaging Satyr
1 x Agent of Horizons
1 x Setessan Oathsworn
1 x Mistcutter Hydra
1 x Setessan Starbreaker
1 x Centaur Battlemaster
1 x Pheres-Band Centaurs
1 x Snake of the Golden Grove
1 x Vulpine Goliath

1 x Aspect of Hydra
1 x Karametra's Favor
1 x Nylea's Presence
1 x Savage Surge
1 x Fade into Antiquity
1 x Hunter's Prowess

1 x Guardians of Meletis
1 x Akroan Horse


I don't have much experience with these pools, I only played two before (a prerelease and a release). It seemed somewhere in the middle to me: not bad, but also not broken. I locked in my main colors easily, and then toyed about a bit, considered two splashes and settled on one. Won the first match easily (the only creature he played, in both games, was a Fabled Hero). The second one was closer, but a 2-0 too. And I lost the finals to color screw - only got one of my colors in both games. One of those was a loss anyway, but not the other.

I'll post my build, and some play comments, later.

Here are the cards that call out to me:

Hunter's Prowess
Mistcutter Hydra
Fall of the Hammer
Ordeal of Purphoros
Akroan Conscriptor
Arbiter of the Ideal
Daxos of Meletis
There are some solid black cards as well, but nothing that really pulls me in. There is some green fixing, but the only cards I really want to splash are Daxos and Arbiter and that seems like it's not going to work.


Red Green build:


Still that makes we want to try a UW as well...


I think i would splash for hunter's prowess and maybe mistcutter hydra. Maybe cut Ephara's Warden and Astronomer (not very many enchantments). Elite skirmisher has not impressed me much either since he's 3 not 2.

I think the R/G is better but both are just OK.

1 x Nyxborn Shieldmate
2 x Oreskos Sun Guide
1 x Traveling Philosopher
1 x Elite Skirmisher
1 x Ephara's Warden
1 x Ornitharch

1 x Battlewise Valor
1 x Excoriate

1 x Daxos of Meletis

1 x Deepwater Hypnotist
1 x Vaporkin
1 x Nyxborn Triton
1 x Sphinx's Disciple
1 x Arbiter of the Ideal
1 x Flitterstep Eidolon

1 x Triton Tactics
1 x Stratus Walk
1 x Divination
1 x Oracle's Insight
1 x Sudden Storm

1 x Fade into Antiquity
1 x Hunter's Prowess


UW splashing green for the bomb and removal. I considered red for the Conscriptor and Fall, but I decided to try out the Prowess.

The best card was, unsurprisingly, Hunter's Prowess. I played it three times, netting 5, 6, and 8 cards, respectively. It's not hard to win after that.

I was very pleasantly surprised by Oracle's Insight. I was leery of getting two-for-oned, but it was just good. When an early drop got outclassed, it suited up and either drew out removal, or drew me cards. And in Sealed, removal is premium.

I didn't play the Vanguard, double-white on an early drop doesn't go well with the splash. And it's nothing special. The Astronomer didn't make it either, not enough enchantments to make it worthwhile.

Excoriate was a bit disappointing. I was usually ahead, my opponents kept critters back to block.

Deepwater Hypnotist is just about the best play blue can make on turn two. If it gets in on turn three, and a surprising amount of time it can, it's very hard for the opponent to have a hope of blocking without keeping his entire team back.

And Triton Tactics is even more broken than it was. The replays are gone, but I remember a game where my UG opponent, with nine mana available, played Mnemonic Wall and returned Time to Feed to hand. He then played it, targeting my tapped Arbiter of the Ideal and his 5/5 Setessan Oathsworn. My hand was empty, but I had Oracle's Insight on Deepwater Hypnotist and used it in response, scried away the land on top, and drew the Tactics. I played it, untapping the Hypnotist and the Arbiter, giving the Hero -3, and netting a Nyxborn Triton off the Arbiter trigger. My opponent gave up in disgust.

In Sealed, just playing on curve can win games. Those two Sun guides were very good. And for some reason, everybody killed Skirmisher on sight. Giving Daxos the time it needed to steal games.

Hunter's Prowess is a stone cold bomb. I think it's probably a tough call between Vanguard and Skirmisher... and I have never been a fan of Ephara's warden, although I think with your inspired guys she's fine.

The other card i am not sold on is sphinx's disciple.