#Quick draft rivals of ixalan pro#

I ended up losing the second round to the mirror where they had Legion Conquistador – which was amazing against my deck. (1-1, Competitive Single Elim on Magic Online)Īfter drafting this deck, I thought it looked quite mediocre, but my teammates kept telling me that the BW decks often look quite bad but play out well – and this deck played out precisely that way.Īgain, I was impressed by Snuborn Sentry and Dusk Charger, and at this point, we considered Sun-Crested Pterodon as one of the top commons in the set. Snubhorn Sentry was a card that Andrea Mengucci was high on, and I was impressed with it as it was a good blocker in the early turns while being a relevant topdeck even in later stages of the game. Although Needletooth Raptor was much worse without Forerunner of the Empire, it was still decent, though I do not know if it was worth splashing. I enjoyed playing this deck, and sort of fell in love with the Dinosaurs archetype after this draft. I think if this deck had a bomb rare and card advantage such as Recover or Legion Conquistador, then the deck would have been much better. This meant that I struggled a lot against my opponent who had three Forerunner of the Coalition and March of the Drowned, as they were able to grind through my card advantage. This deck had fantastic removal, but unfortunately, it did not have card advantage or a big threat to close the game. The combo between Forerunner of the Empire and Needletooth Raptor was crazy, and after this draft, I started referring to the duo as “Splinter Twin combo.” I think that I mispicked in Pack 1 Pick 1 – I should have taken Forerunner of the Empire over Etali, Primal Storm. This was the first time I drafted Dinosaurs, which was another archetype that our team was quite high on. In our team, if you 3-0 a draft, you have to upload your draft to the Draft Viewer so that other people can see how you drafted. (3-0, Competitive Single Elim on Magic Online)

I was also quite impressed by Dusk Charger, and was surprised by how easy it was to hit Ascend – especially with Squire's Devotion. After the draft, I let my team know how good I thought the flier was, as people on our team were already starting to rave about how good the card was. Overall, this deck was quite good, and I was impressed by Sun-Crested Pterodon – in fact, I felt like it may have even been better than Shining Aerosaur. I should have played the Dinosaur Hunter over the Sun Sentinel, but I was unaware of how good the black two drop was at the time. (2-1, Competitive Single Elim on Magic Online)īlack-White Vampires was an archetype that the rest of the team was quite high on, so I tried to follow their advice and ended up with this deck. On the other hand, I was impressed by Giltgrove Stalker and how much damage it could get through for, and Curious Obsession ran away with the game when I enchanted it to a Kitesail Corsair. Sea Legs and Orazca Frillback were both underwhelming, and Jade Bearer felt disappointing even though it was a Merfolk. However, after playing the deck, I realized that I had slightly too many fillers. This was my first draft of the format, and after the drafting process, I thought my deck was pretty good. (0-1, Competitive Single Elim on Magic Online) If you're keen to learn more about the fantastic Rivals of Ixalan Booster Draft format, I invite you to embark upon this journey with me.

#Quick draft rivals of ixalan pro#

Then, next week, I'll share an additional six more drafts from Grand Prix London, Pro Tour playtesting, and the actual Pro Tour. Today, I will be going over eight decks from my draft log – which is where I keep all the decks I have drafted in a format, with notes on each deck based on what I learned from that specific draft. The link to the article can be found here. Last week, I went over our team's draft notes from the Pro Tour, which included our testing results, pick order list and my strategies for the format. With multiple premier Rivals of Ixalan limited events happening soon, I have spent the last few weeks sharing my thoughts on the format.