Now, this is not something I would recommend. You end up paying a premium to participate in these events. And unlike in paper, there's not the same experience of playing with these new cards for the first time, since there's typically at least a three week gap between a set's release in paper and the release on Magic Online.
This time, of course, participation was free, courtesy of Wizards of the Coast as their way of saying thanks for putting up with the transition to the new version of the client. You can't beat free, and so I happily jump into the Casual Sealed queue not long after they were available.
Having heard that White tokens looked to be a thing in M15 Limited, I selected White for my "Hunt." Here's the pool I opened:
Not surprisingly, my White was quite solid, with a nice combination of creatures and removal, including the excellent Triplicate Spirits, two copies of Raise the Alarm, Constricting Sliver, and even the excellent Spirit Bonds and Paragon of New Dawns, both of which have amazing synergy with a token strategy. Sadly, none of the other colors were particularly deep. The inclusion of two Caves of Kolos made playing Black an appealing choice, but with the exception of two Flesh to Dust, there was little reason to do so. I ended up playing Red as my secondary color, primarily due to getting three copies of Lightning Strike. Here's the deck I submitted:
I wasn't thrilled about playing the Bronze Sable, Hammerhand, or Forge Devil, but I felt like they were the best of my available options. Hot Soup ended up being quite powerful, even when just equipped on a simple beater like Goblin Roughrider. I also considered including Resolute Archangel, but decided that seven mana was simply too much for what this deck was trying to do.
I ended up finishing 3-1, and sold the rares for another 7 tickets, so overall I was very happy with how I did in the prerelease.
So what did you think of my build? How did your own prerelease experience go? Let me know in the comments below. Thanks for reading.
I like your WR build. It's good but can get stopped with Coral Barrier, Wall of Frost, and other X/4+ guys. I'm looking to build a fatty deck in this sealed format unless you have the nuts aggro. This Boros deck is actually really good, but I like BW even more.
ReplyDelete1) The Archangel pulls you back into games like no other card and then often wins on it's own
2) Double pain land + First Response is real (Friend made 17 tokens in one game with this combo)
3) Congregate is also going to gain insane lives. Pay all the life for First Response with the pain lands, then gain infinite life and go off again. Helps race decks with evasion so much. You also have 2x Bronze Sable to bring in vs Accursed Spirit and Krenko's Commando.
Orzhov Control
Land (17)
2 Cave of Koilos
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yogmoth
6 Swamp
8 Plains
Spells (12)
1 Mind Rot
1 Covenant of Blood
2 Flesh to Dust
1 Pillar of Light
1 Congregate
1 First Response
1 Sanctified Charge
1 Triplicate Spirits
2 Raise the Alarm
1 Spirit Bonds
Creatures (11)
2 Rotfeaster Maggot
1 Shadowcloak Vampire
1 Sungrace Pegasus
1 Kinsbale Skirmisher
1 Oreskos Swiftclaw
1 Preeminent Captain
1 Midnight Guard
1 White Paragon
1 Constricting Sliver
1 Resolute Archangel
Wow. I had no idea that they were doing this. Since I missed the prerelease I'm stuck with the objects, but looking forward to some phantom drafts once release ends. I have always loved drafting core sets, and free practice will be nice!
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