Today I'll be showing you a deck I drafted on Cockatrice, along with discussing some of the picks and one particular play I liked a lot.
So this is the deck itself.
1 Chandra, Pyromaster
1 Air Servant
1 Messenger Drake
2 Disperse
2 Goblin Shortcutter
2 Act of Treason
2 Water Servant
1 Shiv's Embrace
2 Time Ebb
1 Marauding Maulhorn
1 Regathan Firecat
1 Blur Sliver
2 Pitchburn Devils
1 Chandra's Phoenix
1 Essence Scatter
1 Chandra's Outrage
1 Flames of the Firebrand
1 Archaeomancer
8 Mountain
9 Island
SB: 1 Griffin Sentinel
SB: 2 Bramblecrush
SB: 1 Naturalize
SB: 1 Encroaching Wastes
SB: 1 Capashen Knight
SB: 1 Burning Earth
SB: 1 Sporemound
SB: 1 Elvish Mystic
SB: 1 Advocate of the Beast
SB: 1 Seismic Stomp
SB: 1 Divine Favor
SB: 1 Dragon Hatchling
SB: 1 Plummet
SB: 1 Dark Favor
SB: 1 Deadly Recluse
SB: 1 Predatory Sliver
If you notice, there's only 13 creatures INCLUDING Archaeomancer, which means it's more than a little light on that account. But it makes up for it a little by the fact that it runs THREE servants, two Water Servants and an Air Servant, both cards massively tempo-positive. Chandra, Pyromaster was my P1P1, since not only does she offer tempo in terms of life, she makes creatures unable to block, which is a massive advantage. Her 0 is also a great ability and is nearly card draw in red. Another couple of tempo positive cards I love in M14 draft are Goblin Shortcutters. Not only are they 2/1s for 2 to begin with, late-game making something unable to block can be HUGE. As you can see, I picked up two Time Ebbs and two Disperses, for some massive advantage, as well as a singleton Archaeomancer to recycle my burn/tempo cards. Shiv's Embrace is a card you want to look for if you're in red, hopefully within six picks, as it's card-quality is akin to a bomb.
In one game, my Water Servant and Marauding Maulhorn were staring down a Predatory Sliver, a Steelform Sliver, a Striking Sliver, and two Hive Stirrings tokens. I had three mana open, those being one mountain and two islands. I swung in with both creatures, the Maulhorn unsurprisingly blocked by the 2/3 striking, and a 2/3 Hive Stirrings token. When the blockers were declared, I cast Disperse on the Predatory sliver, taking away the lord effect, reducing the Striking and the token to 1/2 creatures, and pumping my Water Servant for 1, making it a 4/3. This way I effectively 3-for-1ed his board, and won the game in the subsequent turn.
If there was anything I would do to this deck, it would be to obtain a few more creatures, possibly fliers such as Nephalia Seakite and Warden of Evos Isle. Besides that, it's quite solid, and I had fun with it.
The next article will be posted today itself, and it will be by our first guest author. I hope you like his insight and ideas. Until next time, take care, and have fun drafting!
Cheers,
Brick
So this is the deck itself.
1 Chandra, Pyromaster
1 Air Servant
1 Messenger Drake
2 Disperse
2 Goblin Shortcutter
2 Act of Treason
2 Water Servant
1 Shiv's Embrace
2 Time Ebb
1 Marauding Maulhorn
1 Regathan Firecat
1 Blur Sliver
2 Pitchburn Devils
1 Chandra's Phoenix
1 Essence Scatter
1 Chandra's Outrage
1 Flames of the Firebrand
1 Archaeomancer
8 Mountain
9 Island
SB: 1 Griffin Sentinel
SB: 2 Bramblecrush
SB: 1 Naturalize
SB: 1 Encroaching Wastes
SB: 1 Capashen Knight
SB: 1 Burning Earth
SB: 1 Sporemound
SB: 1 Elvish Mystic
SB: 1 Advocate of the Beast
SB: 1 Seismic Stomp
SB: 1 Divine Favor
SB: 1 Dragon Hatchling
SB: 1 Plummet
SB: 1 Dark Favor
SB: 1 Deadly Recluse
SB: 1 Predatory Sliver
If you notice, there's only 13 creatures INCLUDING Archaeomancer, which means it's more than a little light on that account. But it makes up for it a little by the fact that it runs THREE servants, two Water Servants and an Air Servant, both cards massively tempo-positive. Chandra, Pyromaster was my P1P1, since not only does she offer tempo in terms of life, she makes creatures unable to block, which is a massive advantage. Her 0 is also a great ability and is nearly card draw in red. Another couple of tempo positive cards I love in M14 draft are Goblin Shortcutters. Not only are they 2/1s for 2 to begin with, late-game making something unable to block can be HUGE. As you can see, I picked up two Time Ebbs and two Disperses, for some massive advantage, as well as a singleton Archaeomancer to recycle my burn/tempo cards. Shiv's Embrace is a card you want to look for if you're in red, hopefully within six picks, as it's card-quality is akin to a bomb.
In one game, my Water Servant and Marauding Maulhorn were staring down a Predatory Sliver, a Steelform Sliver, a Striking Sliver, and two Hive Stirrings tokens. I had three mana open, those being one mountain and two islands. I swung in with both creatures, the Maulhorn unsurprisingly blocked by the 2/3 striking, and a 2/3 Hive Stirrings token. When the blockers were declared, I cast Disperse on the Predatory sliver, taking away the lord effect, reducing the Striking and the token to 1/2 creatures, and pumping my Water Servant for 1, making it a 4/3. This way I effectively 3-for-1ed his board, and won the game in the subsequent turn.
If there was anything I would do to this deck, it would be to obtain a few more creatures, possibly fliers such as Nephalia Seakite and Warden of Evos Isle. Besides that, it's quite solid, and I had fun with it.
The next article will be posted today itself, and it will be by our first guest author. I hope you like his insight and ideas. Until next time, take care, and have fun drafting!
Cheers,
Brick
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