Lacking a punchline

Pack 1 Pick1

   

This is a pretty tough call imo. The power level is pretty high on Brutal Expulsion but I really don't like taking a gold card dead first. I went with pretty solid removal with Complete Disregard, a card that will go into any black deck on the planet.

Worst. Draft. Ever. 10-4-15

Pack 1 Pick 1

  

Drowner of Hope is a pretty clear win here as it's pretty close to a quadrant all-star. 7 points of stats for 6 mana and a non-insignificant ability to break a stalemate is pretty sweet.

What is the world coming to?

In preparation for my glorious return to playing magic I was flipping through the card list for the new set. And then I stumbled across this surprise:

So white does this now? I know I've been away for too long but certainly not long enough for the world to be flipped upside down. Bring back ...

Which, by the way, hasn't been reprinted since M11.

Pre-Release recap!

Round 1

I'm playing against a Black/Red deck that seems fine. Game one I keep a 5-land hand that has
 

Battle for Zendikar Tokens

Lots of weird stuff running around, but do we have any good throwbacks?

Eldrazi Scion

These will obviously be the bread and butter. Like with the Thopters of Origins, three different artworks, each creepy in their own way! I personally prefer the one swimming amongst the kelp beds.

  

Zendikar Pre-release! 9-26-15

Let's freaking do this!!!! Some interesting notes is that they are no longer seeding color packs: it's straight up 6 packs plus a randomized promo card. Also, they switched to a mulligan scry. If you mull any number of times, you get a free Scry 1 before your first draw step.

Pretty quickly I was able to narrow it down to three colors. Let's take a look:

The L is Silent - 00010

Pete, Jed and Brent have another Hearthstone Arena podcast and Brent hogs the mic yet again. This time, they'll talk about drafting and playing strategies for all nine classes as well as drop some tips about how to play against each class.

What's the best way to counter a Hunter? What makes Paladin so boss? Why does Jed know so much about armor classes? Find out in this week's ep.

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