Mythic > 2 Rares

     The day before yesterday was Tuesday! That means that I went drafting at CoolStuff mostly in hopes to open up some good money cards for trading but to also win more packs to put on credit. Also, I just love drafting in general. Ask anyone! However, drafting for packs continuously is very, very difficult and has too much variance to win regularly. Do not try to draft infinite! I have learned that the hard way and that is why I play FNM.

     During a draft I had first picked a  Deranged Outcast and then second picked  Requiem Angel. Of course I was going to try playing GW after that, it's one of my favorite color combos in draft. Green and white are very aggressive, work fantastically well together and have great combat tricks. In the second pack I opened I was torn on between choosing a foil Forbidden Alchemy (because it was so pretty... and worth $6!) or a Devil's Play. I decided that winning six more packs would be more profitable and took the Devil's Play because it is definitely worth splashing for. Also, I drafted a  Dawntreader Elk earlier so I felt confident about my splash.

     My deck began to look better and better. I was thrilled to see  Fiend Hunter passed over to me and then right after that  Slayer of the Wicked. They are so good! Two for one cards have my heart. Anyway, when the draft finished I felt really excited to build my deck and ended up with this:

Creatures:                            Other Spells                          Lands
1 Darkthicket Wolf               1 Bonds of Faith                     1 Mountain
3 Voiceless Spirit                2 Wild Hunger                       9 Plains
1 Dawntreader Elk                1 Devil's Play                         7 Forest
1 Slayer of the Wicked         1 Rebuke
1 Gavony Ironwright             1 Hunger of the Howlpack
1 Village Bell-Ringer         
2 Chapel Geist
1 Fiend Hunter
1 Niblis of the Urn
1 Elgaud Inquisitor
1 Ambush Viper
1 Elder of Laurels
1 Requiem Angel
1 Deranged Outcast

     During the first game I figured out that my opponent was playing a RG deck with some werewolves in it and also had some burn spells like Burning Oil. He had won game one pretty fast after casting Huntmaster of the Fells and then passing his next turn to let it transform. During our second game I was on the play happy and hopeful because in my hand were Deranged Outcast, Elder of Laurels, Fiend Hunter and lands. After I passed the turn my opponent played Scorned Villager. I decided not to attack on my turn because I didn't want to trade Deranged Outcast. To my horror I realized that I should have attacked when my opponent played a turn three Huntmaster, gained his two life and brought out his wolf token. This is when I played Fiend Hunter to get rid of his wolf token and attacked with Elder of Laurels.

    I had drawn Rebuke and planned to attack with everything next turn in hopes that he would do the same during his turn. Then he played a Kessig Wolf which could gain first strike now because of the Scorned Villager. After a couple of turns of neither of us attacking he had already used two Evolving Wilds to search for a Plains and a Swamp. His werewolves transformed, Huntmaster killed my Niblis of the Urn and dealt 2 to me.

    With all four colors of his deck and his transformed werewolves, my opponent decided to finally attack with everything. I blocked the Moonscarred Werewolf with Elder of Laurels, let Kessig Wolf through, and Rebuked Huntmaster. In response to Rebuke he tapped Moonscarred Werewolf for mana and then a Mountain to Fling Huntmaster at me for four! During my turn I took the opportunity to attack when he flashed in Briarpack Alpha to block my Deranged Outcast which I then sacrificed to give Elder of Laurels two +1/+1 counters.

     

 
     During his turn I realized why he played four colors. He used Unburial Rites to bring back Huntmaster and after that I felt very disheartened. He attacked for 6 bringing me down to 5 and then it was my turn. I drew a Bonds of Faith and placed it on Kessig Wolf. Unfortunately, during my next turn I did not have a spell to cast so Huntmaster dealt 2 to Elder of Laurels and brought me down to 3 life. He then used Prey Upon with Kessig Wolf to kill Elder of Laurels before attacking. After that he played a Feral Ridgewolf, attacked next turn and won the game.

    I realized that even with Elder of Laurels and Deranged Outcast on the board, beating a turn three Huntmaster that was flung at me and unburial rited is pretty difficult. His deck worked really well and he went on to win that draft, but I don't think he had another chance to Fling Huntmaster again. I keep thinking back to what I could have done better for future games. I realize that I should have used Fiend Hunter on Huntmaster rather that the token. Also, I could have pumped Deranged Outcast in order to trade with Briarpack Alpha instead of give Elder of Laurels counters. What would you have done in this situation? Do you have any similar stories you would like to share?