[CNS Draft] A Slow Tragic Slip

by afluxnions on 09 August 2014

Main Deck (40 cards)

Sideboard (19 cards)

Enchantments (2)

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Deck Description

I usually play aggro every time I draft.

When I drafted Gatecrash - Boros was unstoppable. Wojek Halberdiers as a common was almost illegal. I windmill slammed that card every time. No need to look at the rest of the cards. That card was sick.

Where are my beloved 2 drop bombs in M15 and/or Conspiracy? I did an advanced search at http://magiccards.info/ with the following criteria:

Power >= 3
Converted Mana Cost = 2
Type = Creature
Edition = M15 + Conspiracy
Color = Any

The only result:
Oreskos Swiftclaw [M15]: 3/1 vanilla that costs {1}{W}

You're killing my aggro, Wizards.

I was kind of growing tired of playing 24 creatures and 16 lands anyway.

We drafted [unsanctioned] Conspiracy last night at the local comic book mecca. I was not impressed at all with the creature selection. There was, however, a copious amount of removal spells...

My original intention was to draft heavy blue with a splash of black. As the draft progressed, the blue cards were becoming more scarce and black removal was ripe for the picking. I was wanting the removal anyway, so I loaded up on them early on...

...and then...

Swords to Plowshares.
Mortify.

Hello white.

SIDE NOTE: Swords to Plowshares always returns my Mythic/Rare binder when I'm not using it (even though it's an uncommon).

Thanks to Swords to Plowshares, I am now swinging three colors. Mortify was a beautiful bonus. I normally wouldn't attempt such a thing (three colors) while drafting, but I had two fancy lands and a blue dude that makes fancy lands.

None of the Conspiracy cards were worth a damn. I also wasn't a fan of the voting cards. My impression of Conspiracy overall was "Not Scottish".

By the last pack, it was sinking in that I had to focus on one color. When playing more than one color, I always have a dominate one and a splash of the other(s). Since I was already hording the black removal - I drafted every black creature I could on the last round of the draft. Before the last round of the draft, I seriously had 2-3 creatures that were in my chosen colors.

After building the deck, I was pleased with the outcome.

The mana curve was nice.
The creature balance was nice.
The deck was nice.

I never looked at the side board during matches.
The build was solid.

The deck went 4-2 for the night:

Match 1
(Daniel) B/W/U Control: 2-0

Match 2
(Brandon) R/G Aggro: 0-2

Match 3
(Zach) U/W Flying/Lifelink: 2-0

Match 1 and 2 were against my own colors and played out pretty much the same in both cases. I horded all the removal during the draft, so I had the upper hand. I stuck to my strategy and eventually won. There was only one major flaw with my deck...

My deck was slow.

I was destroyed in Match 2 by all the aggro cards that didn't appeal to me. They were mostly red and the casting cost was too damn high. Every red card (in my opinion) should cost {2} or less. Lightning Bolts and Searing Spears have ruined me. I always use red as the supporting color. The thought of playing red primarily starts a series of "I'd rather..." comparisons. I tried it out with my last draft and I was left with a feeling of emptiness. Of all five colors - red is the step child that I pretend to like to make Aurelia happy.

I should have played aggro.

How to Play

Step 1: Ignore the little attackers and hold onto the removal
Step 2: Kill off the big stuff as it comes out
Step 2.5: Cast Wakedancer at the right time and bring out zombies
Step 3: Block/kill the little attackers with zombies
Step 4: Attack every turn with:
- Twisted Abomination
- Infectious Horror
- Zombie Goliath
Step 4.5: Throw Traveler's Cloak on whoever has the most power
Step 5: Extract from Darkness

Deck Tags

  • Draft
  • Removal
  • conspiracy
  • Esper

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Not Legal in Modern
  • Not Legal in Vintage
  • Not Legal in Legacy

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