#IKORIA QUICK DRAFT FULL#

We can admit that it hasn’t seemed as exciting as we hoped.

Thirst for Meaning was the result of committee members being hopeful that seeing more cards at instant speed would be worth the drawback. Hopefully we see a little bit more combat, and fewer board stalls. We want to try restoring another resilient body while cutting a few pieces of removal. Loyal Cathar // Unhallowed Cathar was previously in the cube, but was cut for more token producers. I'm loving all the mirror matches because it rewards strong play and knowing when to leave mana up to sac in response to a steal, timing your Tentative Connections juuuust right, etc.Trapped in the Tower was just added, but is weak as a conditional Pacifism and, from our review of the Magic Online drafts we believe that mono-white might have a few too many copies. Two is really your max because there's very little maindeckable enchantment hate beyond Gemrazer, which shouldn't be a concern. You're right: three Weaponize is too many. We usually depend heavily on Dead Weight for early interaction, so it works against us. Blitz looks pretty bad here with our spell count and Spelleater is always a fringe playable for us.

Blisterspits seem like a good idea, but you're usually doing a great job of spending all of your mana.īe wary of spells-matter cards. A vanilla 1/1 like Mamba should rarely be included. Serrated Scorpion is okay because it can get you those last few points of damage in a pinch. The reason we like Whisper Squad is it fetches you more bodies. Would love to see your sideboard and draft log! Here's where I think i'd adjust moving forward: Digging a level deeper using available data puts you at a significant advantage and can help you climb the ladder at an incredible rate, getting you that coveted top 1200 rank. One of the reasons I love Quick Draft is that you're challenging other players in not only how well they can draft, but also how well they understand the bots. One last note: if you have questions about going infinite, there are much smarter folks that deal with the economy of Arena. Relying on auras makes you feel more vulnerable than therapy with a bear (bearapy?) and your signpost uncommon (]) pays you off with lifegain for absolutely no reason at all. Get a ] in there and you're ending games quickly. It's a flash-speed aura that pairs well with ] (ATA 9.91) and allows you to start hitting for 5 as early as turn three. It's kind of a deck!īasically, applying the same concept as Tentative Connection, ] has an ATA of 12.26. Let me know if you have any questions (I'll do my best to get to 'em all) or catch me doing some live drafts on Twitch where I'll be walking through pick orders.īonus and something I didn't have a chance to cover in my column: vigilance. And not like Fergie at the All Star Game. I know a draft deck based around a few uncommon enchantments that don't affect the board much sounds like a recipe for disaster, but the deck really sings. Second, ], which makes your Weaponizing particularly brutal (] hits them for 5? Oof) and still leaves you a token behind for casting it. Being able to go to the face with a few tokens ends games and it gives you a solid sac outlet. First up, ], a card I'm high on regardless. We're also taking advantage of the strength of a couple of uncommons. Nothing worse than winding up with a bunch of sac outlets and having to feed your stuff to it, but the bots are helping us out.

#IKORIA QUICK DRAFT FULL#

My full article is up on SCG now, but broadly, we're taking advantage of the fact that we're wheeling multiple copies of ] in each draft.

At #986, I started soft forcing Rakdos Sacrifice. I was trying to experiment with the vigilance deck (more on this in a minute) and was getting nowhere. Had a few requests from people who haven't drafted Ikoria before and were feeling over Strixhaven.

Ikoria quick draft