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| Author: | CommanderGreven [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Alara Block draft! |
For my next fun draft we are going back to Alara block Shards of Alara Conflux Alara Reborn Pack 1: Ethersworn Canonist Thunder-Thrash Elder Sangrite Surge Kiss of the Amesha Dregscape Zombie Soul's Grace Godtoucher Blister Beetle Vectis Silencers Blightning Courier's Capsule Dreg Reaver Jhessian Lookout Viscera Dragger |
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| Author: | rstnme [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
Thrash Elder! |
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| Author: | Cato [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
Viscera Dragger |
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| Author: | sixty4half [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 9:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
Quite a few good cards in there. I'm partial to Blightning, Viscera Dragger and Blister Beetle. Canonist is probably the best card in the pack though, but the other picks leave a bit more wiggle room for our next packs. Viscera Dragger |
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| Author: | razorborne [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 9:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
Dragger.
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| Author: | felbatista [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 11:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
Dragger is pretty good. |
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| Author: | Zenbitz [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 12:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
Thrash elder looks cute, but Viscera Dragger screams value to me. |
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| Author: | Zlehtnoba [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
Thunder-Thrash Elder The only card with bomb potential in the pack. The rest is just business as usual. I mean, the best use for the Dragger is to sacrifice is to Elder. To put it another way: the rest is replaceable, Elder is not. |
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| Author: | sixty4half [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
Meh, I remember devour being a subpar mechanic where as cycling is always a good feature and the surprise factor of Unearth can win games. You don't normally play Dragger for 4. |
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| Author: | Hakeem928 [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
If the removal in the format is bad I would probably play the Elder, but since I don't know I'll go with the Dragger because it just looks like a ton of value on one card. |
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| Author: | sixty4half [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 10:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
Removal/bounce is very cheap and very "common" in every color in Alara Block. I'm not a "dies to removal" worryer and a 3mana 4/4 or 7/7 is very strong but it comes with inherent card disadvantage. Even an Unsummon destroys any tempo built during earlier turns. There is Mycoloth and a couple of dragons that are worth getting with devour, and they can repay you in card advantage or massive amounts of immediate damage. |
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| Author: | chinkeeyong [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 2:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
Viscera Dragger |
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| Author: | Zlehtnoba [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 2:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
Devour is mostly bad, but this is the one devour card that can be good. All you need is two Goblins, and you're good for some bashing. And what does Dragger do? First it cycles, then it hits for three, and that's it. And it eats up your mana for two turns if you want to do it early. Might even get fogged with one half of Dragon Fodder. I like archetype cards, they give me a direction to draft towards. |
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| Author: | felbatista [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 2:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
Zlehtnoba wrote: Devour is mostly bad, but this is the one devour card that can be good. All you need is two Goblins, and you're good for some bashing. And what does Dragger do? First it cycles, then it hits for three, and that's it. And it eats up your mana for two turns if you want to do it early. Might even get fogged with one half of Dragon Fodder. I like archetype cards, they give me a direction to draft towards. Remember that Dragger does all that while also being a Hill Giant if you need it. It's a much more versatile card. It'll be usefull basically anytime. Cycling is a very powerful mechanic and we should always have that in mind. |
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| Author: | CommanderGreven [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 10:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
Pack 1: Viscera Dragger Next... Cruel Ultimatum Fleshbag Marauder Topan Ascetic Naya Panorama Outrider of Jhess Cavern Thoctar Incurable Ogre Esper Panorama Dragon Fodder Marble Chalice Call to Heel Dispeller's Capsule Vicious Shadows FOIL |
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| Author: | Zlehtnoba [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 11:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
Cruel Ultimatum Not very thrilled about it, but nothing else seems playable. Marauder or a Panorama, maybe? |
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| Author: | Zenbitz [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 11:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
Esper panorama? EDIT: Cruel Ultimatum because I want to laugh at our mana base when we are done. |
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| Author: | rstnme [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 11:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
fleshbag is totally playable |
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| Author: | felbatista [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 11:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
I like Outrider. At worst it's a Hill Giant on offense. |
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| Author: | Tevish Szat [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alara Block draft! |
Fleshbag. It works great with Unearth and is usable without it. It's especially great post-Infest or similar, when enemy small creatures have all just died. Plus, being black like our pick 1, it keeps our options open between the black-including shards. |
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