Thursday, June 10, 2010

Kai Draft #10 (8-4)

Back to the grind. This draft was actually pretty sick. Kelley was 3 or 4 seats down and got disconnected for some of the first pack.  Enjoy!
Pack 1, Pick 1:


Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Kai Draft #9 (8-4)

Was feeling a little wild this draft. Enjoy the picks.

Pack 1, Pick 1:


Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Kai Draft #8 (8-4)

So after a weekend of drafting some nostalgic formats, it's time to get back to the grind. Still have over 30 qp's to go. Time to hit the RRR 8-4 queues.

Pack 1, Pick 1:


One More Level to Go: GP DC Report by Ari Lax (With Extras!)

Ari 9-0'd day one of Grand Prix DC with Jund, but day two was not kind to him as he managed to miss Top 8 after the Kibleresque start. Here's what he had to say about his adventures and tournament experience with bonus material on PT San Juan.


Monday, June 7, 2010

Drafting ZZW with Matt: Forcing Mono-green

Having done a fair amount of RRR drafts lately, I decided to go back and see if forcing mono-green in ZZW is still an unbeatable strategy. While green is considered by mana to be the worst color in zen, and it's certainly weaker to an extent, this leads to it being extremely underdrafted online. Because of this, a powerful strategy is to just force mono-green, since you'll expect to see powerful commons later than they should go, and green is shallow enough that you can cut it pretty easily, further encouraging others to stay away. I decided to give this a shot and hopped into the 8/4 queue.

Pack 1, Pick 1:

My Pick:


Disfigure would be the pick for most people, but green is criminaly underdrafted online, and in mono-green, larva is absurdly huge