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[October 2016] 4-man

This was the first Chaos Draft I organized with boosters from my collection, back in October 2016 when I still lived in Estonia. Even though at first I thought we should do a Winston draft, we ended up deciding to do a regular draft and pass the boosters as usual.
The boosters used for this draft were:

•Weatherlight
•Invasion
•Scars of Mirrodin
•Scars of Mirrodin (FR)
•Return to Ravnica
•Return to Ravnica (DE)
•Theros
•Khans of Tarkir
•Battle for Zendikar
•Battle for Zendikar
•Oath of the Gatewatch
•Conspiracy: Take the Crown

I don't remember much of the drafts or the games at this point, but it was a fun tourney. We held it at the local game shop (BrainGames at Tasku Keskus), which only has a small table, but it was enough for all of us. 4 players means you can have a full 3-round swiss tourney with everyone enjoying it, even if the decks end up looking a bit wonky. It was also special as it was one of the last occasions I had playing with very good friends I left back there.

Decks and results:


Me (3-0)

Deck: [Chaos draft] C's Gbr Midrange {b}{r}{g}
CreaturesSpellsLands
1Centaur's Herald1Tribal Flames1Nomad Outpost
1Daggerdrome Imp1Savage Punch9Forest
1Kalastria Healer1Plague Spores4Swamp
1Loam Larva1Sylvan Bounty3Mountain
1Copper Myr1Scour from Existence
1Llanowar Sentinel
1Lifespring Druid
1Lobber Crew
1Sylvok Replica
1Opaline Unicorn
1Nylea's Disciple
1Maw of Kozilek
1Molder Beast
1Entourage of Trest
1Conduit of Ruin
1Carnival Hellsteed
1Archweaver
1Void Winnower
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I managed to grab a couple of strong bombs like Carnival Hellsteed, Void Winnower and Conduit of Ruin, but stuff like Entourage of Trest and Loam Larva was pretty damn good too. My removal was a bit slow or conditional (Savage Punch, Tribal Flames, Plague Spores and Scour from Existence), but it did a lot of work anyway. Aggro decks didn't really have a chance against the fatter dudes I was casting, mostly because there wasn't a lot of fast damage they could do. My hardest match was against UWB control, and I think I had a lucky break drawing something I needed at a crucial time.










Lars (2-1)

Deck: [Chaos draft] L's UWB control {w}{u}{b}
CreaturesArtifactsInstants, Sorceries and EnchantmentsLands
1Vertigo Spawn1Ratchet Bomb1Cyclonic Rift1Seachrome Coast
1Jeskai Elder1Horizon Spellbomb1Gideon's Reproach8Island
1Coralhelm Guide1Shattered Crypt7Swamp
1Monastery Flock1Ultimate Price2Plains
1Guardians of Meletis1Stoic Rebuttal
1Cultivator Drone1Cancel
1Eldrazi Skyspawner1Divination
1Clever Impersonator1Dampening Pulse
1Tsabo's Assassin
1Skymark Roc
1Windrider Patrol
1Cyclone Sire
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White and blue were wide open, so Lars managed to grab a bunch of good things. As it turns out, RTR has some pretty good control cards that work nicely on a chaos draft.


















Gav (1-2)

Deck: [Chaos draft] G's BR Aggro {b}{r}
CreaturesArtifactsAurasInstants and sorceriesLands
1Shambling Goblin1Trigon of Corruption1Molting Snakeskin1Coordinated Assault9Swamp
1Fume Spitter1Fire Whip1Boiling Earth8Mountain
1Goblin Balloon Brigade1Untamed Hunger1Rakdos Charm
1Fledgling Djinn1Scavenged Weaponry1Barrage of Boulders
1Skittish Kavu1Oblivion Strike
1Deathbellow Raider1Dutiful Return
1Rakdos Shred-Freak
1Valakut Predator
1Ichor Rats
1Chrome Steed
1Golgari Longlegs
1Tenement Crasher
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One of the problems we had during the draft was that signaling was rather unclear, which is why 4 out of 4 decks were running some black cards and three out of four ran some red cards. That made both aggro decks weaker, because their best cards were dispersed across all decks. Since Gav has been playing Magic for as long as I have (or even longer!) he got to crack the Weatherlight pack. I did feel a bit guilty about opening such an old pack, so I ended up ordering a replacement one later, but that whole issue of guilt is an issue I should write about later.










Rasmus (0-3)

Deck: [Chaos draft] R's BR aggro {b}{r}
CreaturesSpellsLands
1Rakdos Cackler1Death Wind1Throne of the High City
2Embersmith1Tainted Strike1Spawning Bed
1Dwarven Berserker1Deviant Glee7Swamp
1Tavern Swindler1Altar's Reap8Mountain
1Voracious Null1Breath of Darigaaz
1Zombie Scavengers1Read the Bones
2Vulshok Heartstoker1Annihilating Fire
1Valakut Invoker1Rage of Purphoros
1Ill-Tempered Cyclops
1Mardu Warshrieker
1Havengul Vampire
1Zulaport Chainmage
1Terrus Wurm
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Even though Rasmus's deck was the weakest, I do remember Breath of Darigaaz doing some work. Throne of the High City is a cool land to have as it gets you at least one draw when you sac it, and that's fairly good when you're running out of options. We pulled a foil Island from one of the SOM packs and since he's  big EDH fan, he wanted it for one of his decks, so I traded it for some Kaladesh bulk he had on him.

 The tourney was a blast, and I was really happy with the experience.












Pulls


I don't think the pulls were too great to be honest. The best pulls were:

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