Call for Second Singleton Ultimate Draft

[Budget Player Cadet]

I know.

 

[Mooseman]

eh? What did you say sonny?

 

[Ransac]

Counters keep coming off of the board!


Ransac, cpa trash man

 

[BigBlue]

The Antiquities thread is becoming antiquated - trashman... You're up.

 

[Ransac]

Why is this in the Draft thread??

Commentary: Melkor may have just accomplished the steal of the draft (imho). While the blue players were scrambling for counters, he snatches Stroke of Genius with his 15th pick. Great snag. I was wondering if the rest of the table was going to let you take it.


Ransac, cpa trash man

 

[Budget Player Cadet]

Man. I can't believe it. I got 2!!! urza's Storm cards. Those are legendary! And I was the first one to get them?

 

[Melkor]

What a great color blue is, it's the gift that keeps on giving

 

[Modus Pwnens]

You're deck is coming up nicely BPC

 

[Budget Player Cadet]

Oh yeah... Just a few more picks, and I'll have to start counter-drafting/picking lands!
This is not good... RUNNING OUT OF PICKS!!!

 

[Ransac]

We are now 1/3 of the way through the draft!!!!! KEEP UP THE PACE, GUYS!!!



Ransac, cpa trash man

 

[turgy22]

Wow. Time flies when people actually show up and pay attention.

 

[Ransac]

Yeah, no kidding. At this rate, we'll be done by early July!!


Ransac, cpa trash man

 

[Spiderman]

Wooo!

 

[Mooseman]

Don't complain, look how long the points draft is taking.......

 

[Ransac]

We're just waiting on EricBess right now. Gosh, I hope he's alright.


Ransac, cpa trash man

 

[Modus Pwnens]

What a great color blue is, it's the gift that keeps on giving

Sorry, couldn't let this good deed (no pun intended) go unpunished.

 

[Ransac]

No! Wait! The Deed is already off the board!


Ransac, cpa trash man

 

[turgy22]

Just out of curiousity, is there any card that BPC isn't thrilled to get?

 

[Ransac]

I dunno, but he just took one of the biggest foils to his strategy. No one is going to Stifle his storm count. Melkor can trickbind it. THat's about it.

Ransac, cpa trash man

 

[turgy22]

I wasn't trying to comment on the quality of the pick, just the excitement surrounding it. I mean, this entire format is open to all the best cards in Magic. Pick any card and you're still passing over dozens of other quality cards. Outside of getting one of the power 9 in the 3rd round, I don't really think there are any veritable "steals" in this draft. Everyone's got to take what's best for their deck. So if you get a card late in the draft, it's probably because everyone else thinks that every other card they've taken is more valuable than that card. And the person who ends up picking it even decided to wait a long time before getting it. So what's the thrill?