Old Fart Magic League, Week 2

Week two definitely started out better than week one. I beat up on Jake in game one fairly convincingly and things went down hill from there (I proceeded to drop three of the next four to Jake). After refueling @ Omega*, I proceeded to beat Kiersten and then Ed**. Overall a much more satisfying (winning is usually pretty satisfying).

I almost forgot, here is the pack that I added for week 2:

White
Burrenton Shield-Bearers (#2)
Redeem the Lost (foil)
Shinewend

Blue
Dewdrop Spy
Merrow Witsniper
Sage of Fables (#2)

Black
Pulling Teeth

Red
Boldwyr Intimidator
Rivals’ Duel
Shard Volley
Seething Pathblazer
Roar of the Crowd

Green
Cream of the Crop***
Everbark Shaman
Elvish Warrior

In the end I went with a build very similar to what Tobasco posted in the comments to last weeks post, with a few notable exceptions.

Out
Stream of Unconsciousness
Thieving Sprite
Winnower Patrol (only two elves/warriors)

In
Research the Deep (I really like this whole cycle)
Sage of Fables (two is better than one)
Dewdrop Spy (faerie rogue in the main color)

Played List
Fertile Ground
Thieves’s Fortune
Research the Deep
Moonglove Extract
Wings of Velis Vel
Whirlpool Whelm
Pact’s Disdain
Weedstrangle
Violet Pall
Garruk Wildspeaker

Deeptread Merrow
Dewdrop Spy
Stonybrook Angler (foil)
Moonglove Changeling
Drowner of Secrets
Sage of Fables (2)
Latchkey Faerie
Stinkdrinker Bandit
Fencer Clique
Inkfathom Divers
Mulldrifter
Nath of the Gilt-Leaf

3 Forest
8 island
6 swamp

In the end the deck performed pretty well. There is a reasonable amount of removal, decent card draw, and a few bombs. However, it has a hard time dealing w/ multiple fatties & is lacking for playable guys with three butts or bigger.

Here is the pack that I’m adding for next week:

White
Burrenton Bombardier
Mosquito Guard

Blue
Disperse
Floodchaser (#3)

Black
Moonglove Changeling (#2)
Morsel Theft
Stinkdrinker Bandit (#2)
Pulling Teeth (#2)

Red
Brighthearth Banneret
Release the Ants
Sensation Gorger
Sunflare Shaman

Green
Everbark Shaman
Fertilid
Hunting Triad

For those of you who like lists, here is the complete pool with the two packs added. Quick note on a couple of trends, the red is getting better and the rogue sub theme is improving as well.

White:
Cenn’s Heir
Crib Swap
Harpoon Sniper
Hillcomber Giant
Kinsbaile Balloonist
Kithkin Healer
Shields of Velis Vel
Springjack Knight
Ballyrush Banneret
Burrenton Bombardier
Burrenton Shield-Bearers (2)
Changeling Sentinel
Forfend (2)
Mosquito Guard
Redeem the Lost (foil)
Shinewend

Blue:
Deeptread Merrow
Drowner of Secrets
Ego Erasure
Inkfathom Divers
Mulldrifter
Ringskipper
Stonybrook Angler (foil)
Wings of Velis Vel
Whirlpool Whelm
Dewdrop Spy
Disperse
Fencer Clique
Floodchaser (3)
Latchkey Faerie
Merrow Witsniper
Nevermaker
Research the Deep
Sage of Fables (2)
Stream of Unconsciousness
Thieve’s Fortune

Black:
Boggart Birth Rite
Boggart Loggers
Facevaulter
Final Revels
Nectar Faerie
Thieving Sprite
Weed Strangle
Festercreep
Moonglove Changeling (2)
Morsel Theft
Pact’s Disdain
Pulling Teeth (2)
Scarblade Elite
Stinkdrinder Bandit (2)
Violet Pall

Red:
Adder-Staff Boggart
Blades of Velis Vel
Boggart Sprite-Chaser
Flamekin Brawler
Goatnapper
Hearthcage Giant
Ingot Chewer
Lash Out
Lowland Oaf
Needle Drop
Kindred Fury
Stingmoggie
Boldwyr Intimidator
Brighthearth Banneret
Lunk Errant (foil)
Release the Ants
Rivals’ Duel
Roar of the Crowd
Seething Pathblazer
Sensation Gorger
Shard Volley (2)
Sunflare Shaman
Taurean Mauler

Green:
Fertile Ground
Garruk Wildspeaker
Heal the Scars
Jagged-Scar Archers
Kithkin Daggerdare
Kithkin Mourncaller
Lignify
Warren-Scourge Elf
Cream of the Crop
Deglamer (2)
Elvish Warrior (2)
Everbark Shaman (2)
Fertilid
Hunting Triad
Orchard Warden
Winnower Patrol

Multi:
Nath of the Gilt-Leaf

Artifact:
Moonglove Extract
Rings of Brightearth


* Froggering in the light snow was just not wise.
** I did manage to pull off Garruk overrunning for 30 trample damage for the win.
*** This is the fourth one that I’ve opened since the Pre-release.