Call for Second Singleton Ultimate Draft
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Budget Player Cadet
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I tried to get a dwarven pony the other day... greedy bastard wanted 50¢ for it!Ransac said:
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Budget Player Cadet
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*BPC responds by looking at the hole in ransac's head where he played counterbore through Ransac's dumb comment.*
Been there, done that.
Been there, done that.
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Modus Pwnens
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Lightning Bolt? Wow, that was unexpected!
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Modus Pwnens
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Something blue perhaps 
No, it was a fine pick, shows your intentions of getting into a second color by picking one of the best cards that color has to offer. I was just hoping I only had to share it with Turgy
No, it was a fine pick, shows your intentions of getting into a second color by picking one of the best cards that color has to offer. I was just hoping I only had to share it with Turgy
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Modus Pwnens
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That's a pretty poor reason. Moxes are good no matter what your colors are, but yes, it'll help
The first picks are not really an indication of what people (will) play. The strongest cards will be picked first. For example, I was drafting triple Shadowmoor last night, and ended up not playing my first pick (Wilt Leaf Cavalier {W/G}{W/G}{W/G}, 3/4 vigilance) because some people to my right where heavily in white, so I ended up playing almost Monored, playing a lot of GR/BR hybrid cards.
My point here is that Moxes and other (semi-)power are so strong they will be picked first, and almost always played. The huge cardpool has no problems supporting multiple people playing the same color, while a "real" draft can only have that many people in the same color.
Thus your mox was a very strong card, but your next few picks were indicating monoblue, with morphling being the best you can get (vedalken shackles is awesome, maybe a good pick for you). Counter/control isn't the only thing blue has to offer
The first picks are not really an indication of what people (will) play. The strongest cards will be picked first. For example, I was drafting triple Shadowmoor last night, and ended up not playing my first pick (Wilt Leaf Cavalier {W/G}{W/G}{W/G}, 3/4 vigilance) because some people to my right where heavily in white, so I ended up playing almost Monored, playing a lot of GR/BR hybrid cards.
My point here is that Moxes and other (semi-)power are so strong they will be picked first, and almost always played. The huge cardpool has no problems supporting multiple people playing the same color, while a "real" draft can only have that many people in the same color.
Thus your mox was a very strong card, but your next few picks were indicating monoblue, with morphling being the best you can get (vedalken shackles is awesome, maybe a good pick for you
). Counter/control isn't the only thing blue has to offer
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Modus Pwnens
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Oh, just for the record, I really don't care who ends up with the shackles, as it's an annoying card anyway, I was simply offering MM some advice.
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rokapoke
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Moose, if you're looking to push your way into red, the Lightning Bolt idea is definitely solid, like Modus points out in post #132.
To follow it up, particularly considering your Scepter, I'd recommend looking into Incinerate (3 damage, 2 mana) and Flame Jet (2 damage, scry 2, 2 mana) for later picks.
Boomerang was a great snag, again, working great with the Scepter. Echoing Truth will do (virtually) the same things in this draft format, and is also Isochronable.
Just my two cents. Or less, depending on the quality of my advice.
To follow it up, particularly considering your Scepter, I'd recommend looking into Incinerate (3 damage, 2 mana) and Flame Jet (2 damage, scry 2, 2 mana) for later picks.
Boomerang was a great snag, again, working great with the Scepter. Echoing Truth will do (virtually) the same things in this draft format, and is also Isochronable.
Just my two cents. Or less, depending on the quality of my advice.
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Modus Pwnens
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I'm still in doubt. There are a few red cards that I really, really want, and the same goes for green. Both options are still open, but I think I'll have to make a choice somewhere. I would prefer red over green, but if you leave me no choice