I drafted this set yesterday, and honestly, it felt
so great! Went 2-1, losing the final when my deck finally spectacularly failed in the 3rd game, but boy did I have some sweet wins with my GUbr ramp deck! The highlight of the evening was when I cast
Villainous Wealth for X = 9 against an UR opponent with 11 cards in deck. I had enough mana to cast the Wealth for X = 11, but decided to play it safe against his four untapped mana. Sure enough I drew out the
Mana Leak he'd been sandbagging, only to counter it right back with my own
Mana Leak. One of the last cards I flipped over was a
Deep Analysis. Guess I'll target my opponent for those last 2 cards in his library
NB The one game I won in the finals was a real nailbiter. I managed to cling onto dear life with some
River Hoopoe activations and an active
Webweaver Changeling against an onslaught of sizeable flyers, to finally find the lethal
Villainous Wealth for X = 12. That's right, I won two games with that card, both through decking my opponent
Other highlight included a turn four
Ruric Thar, the Unbowed, a game I won on the back of
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, and the fact that all night my mana was perfect thanks to four
Cryptic Spires, a
Gruul Turf, and two
Rampant Growths.