LLM 8-4
Draft:
Pack 1:
Fertile Ground, Moonglove Extract, Hillcomber Giant, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Dreamspoiler Witches, Tideshaper Mystic, Elvish Handservant, Broken Ambitions, Cenn's Heir, Jagged-Scar Archers, Goatnapper, Scattering Stroke, Gaddock Teeg, Swamp
Pick: Moonglove Extract
Pack 2:
Kinsbaile Balloonist, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Peppersmoke, Paperfin Rascal, Moonglove Extract, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Ceaseless Searblades, Fallowsage, Hoarder's Greed, Nightshade Stinger
Pick: Moonglove Extract
Pack 3:
Oaken Brawler, Pestermite, Hurly-Burly, Peppersmoke, Consuming Bonfire, Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Giant's Ire, Pollen Lullaby, Vivid Creek, Vivid Meadow, Boggart Mob, Forest
Pick: Pestermite
Pack 4:
Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Oaken Brawler, Smokebraider, Stonybrook Angler, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Triclopean Sight, Nath's Buffoon, Caterwauling Boggart, Tideshaper Mystic, Scattering Stroke, Thousand-Year Elixir
Pick: Stonybrook Angler
Pack 5:
Oaken Brawler, Hurly-Burly, Peppersmoke, Consuming Bonfire, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn's Heir, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Shimmering Grotto, Squeaking Pie Sneak, Crib Swap
Pick: Crib Swap
Pack 6:
Runed Stalactite, Neck Snap, Smokebraider, Moonglove Winnower, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Faerie Trickery, Warren-Scourge Elf, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Wild Ricochet
Pick: Neck Snap
Pack 7:
Wispmare, Thieving Sprite, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Hillcomber Giant, Streambed Aquitects, Elvish Eulogist, Giant's Ire, Lairwatch Giant, Oaken Brawler
Pick: Streambed Aquitects
Pack 8:
Hurly-Burly, Spiderwig Boggart, Flamekin Brawler, Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Sentry Oak, Tar Pitcher, Battle Mastery
Pick: Tideshaper Mystic
Pack 9:
Hillcomber Giant, Tideshaper Mystic, Broken Ambitions, Cenn's Heir, Goatnapper, Scattering Stroke, Swamp
Pick: Hillcomber Giant
Pack 10:
Inner-Flame Acolyte, Lairwatch Giant, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Hunt Down, Hoarder's Greed
Pick: Lairwatch Giant
Pack 11:
Facevaulter, Hunt Down, Giant's Ire, Pollen Lullaby, Forest
Pick: Pollen Lullaby
Pack 12:
Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Triclopean Sight, Nath's Buffoon, Caterwauling Boggart
Pick: Triclopean Sight
Pack 13:
Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn's Heir, Black Poplar Shaman
Pick: Cenn's Heir
Pack 14:
Moonglove Winnower, Warren-Scourge Elf
Pick: Moonglove Winnower
Pack 15:
Wispmare
Pick: Wispmare
Pack 16:
Woodland Changeling, Kithkin Greatheart, Mulldrifter, Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Weed Strangle, Shields of Velis Vel, Mournwhelk, Needle Drop, Springjack Knight, Rebellion of the Flamekin, Captivating Glance, Vivid Marsh, Auntie's Hovel
Pick: Mulldrifter
Pack 17:
Lash Out, Hornet Harasser, Deeptread Merrow, Goldmeadow Harrier, Fistful of Force, Soulbright Flamekin, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Hearthcage Giant, Ego Erasure, Incremental Growth, Incandescent Soulstoke
Pick: Goldmeadow Harrier
Pack 18:
Kithkin Healer, Deeptread Merrow, Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Avian Changeling, Heal the Scars, Inkfathom Divers, Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope, Lys Alana Scarblade, Woodland Guidance, Briarhorn, Sunrise Sovereign
Pick: Avian Changeling
Pack 19:
Tarfire, Wanderer's Twig, Avian Changeling, Bog-Strider Ash, Exiled Boggart, Ponder, Heal the Scars, Skeletal Changeling, Shields of Velis Vel, Elvish Promenade, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Changeling Hero
Pick: Avian Changeling
Pack 20:
Hornet Harasser, Woodland Changeling, Kithkin Greatheart, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Boggart Harbinger, Kithkin Mourncaller, Lairwatch Giant
Pick: Kithkin Greatheart
Pack 21:
Warren Pilferers, Fistful of Force, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Surge of Thoughtweft, Cloudcrown Oak, Shimmering Grotto, Judge of Currents, Blind-Spot Giant, Battle Mastery, Goatnapper
Pick: Surge of Thoughtweft
Pack 22:
Glimmerdust Nap, Wanderer's Twig, Axegrinder Giant, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Spring Cleaning, Exiled Boggart, Vivid Meadow, Nectar Faerie
Pick: Vivid Meadow
Pack 23:
Mudbutton Torchrunner, Oakgnarl Warrior, Goldmeadow Harrier, Glimmerdust Nap, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Kithkin Harbinger, Vivid Grove, Vivid Grove
Pick: Goldmeadow Harrier
Pack 24:
Kithkin Greatheart, Lowland Oaf, Shields of Velis Vel, Springjack Knight, Rebellion of the Flamekin, Captivating Glance, Vivid Marsh
Pick: Kithkin Greatheart
Pack 25:
Soulbright Flamekin, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Hearthcage Giant, Ego Erasure
Pick: Soulbright Flamekin
Pack 26:
Kithkin Healer, Herbal Poultice, Heal the Scars, Soaring Hope, Woodland Guidance
Pick: Kithkin Healer
Pack 27:
Wanderer's Twig, Bog-Strider Ash, Heal the Scars, Shields of Velis Vel
Pick: Shields of Velis Vel
Pack 28:
Wellgabber Apothecary, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums
Pick: Wellgabber Apothecary
Pack 29:
Battle Mastery, Goatnapper
Pick: Goatnapper
Pack 30:
Protective Bubble
Pick: Protective Bubble
Pack 31:
Final-Sting Faerie, Game-Trail Changeling, Weight of Conscience, Fire Juggler, Squeaking Pie Grubfellows, Ambassador Oak, Fencer Clique, Roar of the Crowd, Shinewend, Merrow Witsniper, Wandering Graybeard, Oona's Blackguard, Research the Deep, Kinsbaile Cavalier, Brighthearth Banneret
Pick: Weight of Conscience
Pack 32:
Changeling Sentinel, Dewdrop Spy, Reins of the Vinesteed, Pack's Disdain, Sunflare Shaman, Moonglove Changeling, Morsel Theft, Stingmoggie, Lys Alana Bowmaster, Stonybrook Schoolmaster, Negate, Rivals' Duel, Sage of Fables, Stomping Slabs
Pick: Changeling Sentinel
Pack 33:
Pack's Disdain, Seething Pathblazer, Burrenton Shield-Bearers, Shard Volley, Elvish Warrior, Dewdrop Spy, Kindled Fury, Frogtosser Banneret, Stonybrook Banneret, Mosquito Guard, Rivals' Duel, Graceful Reprieve, Scapeshift
Pick: Dewdrop Spy
Pack 34:
Kithkin Zephyrnaut, Moonglove Changeling, Shard Volley, Winnower Patrol, Stingmoggie, Deglamer, Forfend, Floodchaser, Meadowboon, Walker of the Grove, Boldwyr Heavyweights, Inspired Sprite
Pick: Meadowboon
Pack 35:
Kithkin Zephyrnaut, Fire Juggler, War-Spike Changeling, Distant Melody, Roar of the Crowd, Luminescent Rain, Ink Dissolver, Frogtosser Banneret, Stinkdrinker Bandit, Waterspout Weavers, Revive the Fallen
Pick: Kithkin Zephyrnaut
Pack 36:
Distant Melody, Order of the Golden Cricket, Sunflare Shaman, Stream of Unconsciousness, Ink Dissolver, Coordinated Barrage, Merrow Witsniper, Blightsoil Druid, Rage Forger, Daily Regimen
Pick: Order of the Golden Cricket
Pack 37:
Burrenton Shield-Bearers, Ballyrush Banneret, Lunk Errant, Stream of Unconsciousness, Mothdust Changeling, Pulling Teeth, Diviner's Wand, Recross the Paths, Burrenton Bombardier
Pick: Burrenton Bombardier
Pack 38:
Fertilid, Ballyrush Banneret, Reins of the Vinesteed, Mothdust Changeling, Forfend, Mudbutton Clanger, Deglamer, Merrow Witsniper
Pick: Ballyrush Banneret
Pack 39:
Final-Sting Faerie, Fire Juggler, Squeaking Pie Grubfellows, Roar of the Crowd, Shinewend, Merrow Witsniper, Wandering Graybeard
Pick: Wandering Graybeard
Pack 40:
Reins of the Vinesteed, Moonglove Changeling, Morsel Theft, Stingmoggie, Negate, Stomping Slabs
Pick: Negate
Pack 41:
Seething Pathblazer, Burrenton Shield-Bearers, Kindled Fury, Mosquito Guard, Graceful Reprieve
Pick: Burrenton Shield-Bearers
Pack 42:
Kithkin Zephyrnaut, Deglamer, Forfend, Floodchaser
Pick: Kithkin Zephyrnaut
Pack 43:
Luminescent Rain, Frogtosser Banneret, Waterspout Weavers
Pick: Frogtosser Banneret
Pack 44:
Stream of Unconsciousness, Merrow Witsniper
Pick: Stream of Unconsciousness
Pack 45:
Burrenton Shield-Bearers
Pick: Burrenton Shield-Bearers
Final Decklist:
Maindeck:
2 Goldmeadow Harrier
1 Cenn's Heir
2 Kithkin Greatheart
1 Stonybrook Angler
1 Ballyrush Banneret
1 Order of the Golden Cricket
2 Avian Changeling
1 Pestermite
1 Burrenton Bombardier [FOIL]
2 Kithkin Zephyrnaut
1 Changeling Sentinel
1 Meadowboon
1 Mulldrifter
1 Crib Swap
2 Moonglove Extract
1 Neck Snap
1 Surge of Thoughtweft
1 Weight of Conscience
11 Plains
6 Island
Sideboard:
2 Burrenton Shield-Bearers
1 Dewdrop Spy
1 Frogtosser Banneret
1 Goatnapper
1 Hillcomber Giant
1 Kithkin Healer
1 Lairwatch Giant
1 Moonglove Winnower
1 Negate
1 Pollen Lullaby
1 Protective Bubble
1 Shields of Velis Vel
1 Soulbright Flamekin
1 Stream of Unconsciousness
1 Streambed Aquitects
1 Tideshaper Mystic
1 Triclopean Sight
1 Vivid Meadow
1 Wandering Graybeard
1 Wellgabber Apothecary
1 Wispmare
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With no strong tribal cards for the first couple picks, I decided to just see what was open from the right. White looked open, so I had a preference for Kithkins to take advantage of the Morningtide pack. I didn't see any bomb Lorwyn Merfolk, so I stayed away from it once I concluded that wouldn't work. I was happy with the deck, though I wish I could have had one more 2-drop.
I beat a sub-1500 player easily in the first round, then played against a low-1800s player with the nut Merfolk deck in round 2. I lost the first game to his Drowner + Judge sticking for a few turns until I drew Weight of Conscience, and made a mistake using it on the Judge instead of the Drowner (he still had a Mothdust Changeling as a tap outlet). I had a couple more answers for Judge, and without a milling clock on me, racing may still have been reasonable if I drew an Extract soon. As it was, I had to topdeck Crib Swap within a couple turns, and didn't. I won game 2 with a good start. In game 3, I mulled to a 4-card hand with 1 Plains, 2 Islands and Avian Changeling. I drew Kithkin Greatheart for turn 4 and got a lot of early damage in while he was stuck on white mana, reinforcing the Avian with Bombardiers to eventually get him down to 2, but he got Fallowsage + Drum, then Sage of Fables, and played out a ton of Merfolk, while I'd drawn 8 lands and 4 spells. He had an Inspired Sprite to chump block when he was at 2. I drew Moonglove Extract, but waited until after combat to play it, which ended up allowing him an extra draw from the Inspired Sprite, and he had the counterspell. He swung back for the win with a Swell of Courage on the following turn.
So I misplayed both games I lost, maybe one of which I could've pulled out with slightly better play.
Lost in the second round.