DGM Draft Debate - Pack 2, Pick 8

Daily Draft Debate

KrazyCaley

17 May 2013

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Balustrade Spy

Elaine's Commentary

E - "It's between that and Daring Skyjek, I think. Both just about as good."

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DGM Draft Debate Deck

Unknown KrazyCaley

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This pack

1 missing rare, 1 missing uncommon, 5 missing commons

Tower Defense

Urban Evolution

Armored Transport

Burst of Strength

Shadow Slice

Balustrade Spy

Shattering Blow

Island

This article is a follow-up to DGM Draft Debate - Pack 2, Pick 7 The next article in this series is DGM Draft Debate - Pack 2, Pick 9

drakanar says... #1

Follow it up with another Balustrade Spy maybe?

May 17, 2013 2:36 p.m.

Arachnarchist says... #2

+1 Balustrade Spy

Deja vu.

May 17, 2013 2:36 p.m.

psychoza says... #3

+1 Shadow Slice

With has much flying as we have and removal, I think we can see some added benefit from the Cipher. Also, if we ever get more Extort (though unlikely) we can get some extra in that way as well.

May 17, 2013 2:43 p.m.

itsover9000 says... #4

+1 balustrade Spy

May 17, 2013 2:50 p.m.

+1 Balstrade Spy

May 17, 2013 2:52 p.m.

Cdawg44 says... #6

May 17, 2013 2:55 p.m.

TheBearShaker says... #7

+1 Balustrade Spy

I want to make the Shadow Slice work, but we need some bodies to hold the ciphered cards first. I don't think we have enough creatures with evasion yet to warrant picking 3 life loss for 5 mana spell. Especially when there is a creature with evasion sitting here waiting to be picked

May 17, 2013 3:11 p.m.

Euphonatron says... #8

May 17, 2013 3:45 p.m.

actiontech says... #9

+1 Balustrade Spy

If one is good, two is better.

May 17, 2013 3:48 p.m.

cartwheelnurd says... #10

+1 Balustrade Spy

well never be sad to cast this

May 17, 2013 3:51 p.m.

KrazyCaley says... #11

It'll be a while before I can move it along. Continue discussion if you like though!

May 17, 2013 3:56 p.m.

Goody says... #12

I think Urban Evolution is the perfect maindeck oddball card we've been looking for. It ramps both our mana and our hand size, and at a reasonable 5 cmc, we can definitely justify splashing both green and blue. Heck, with this card, I say we go 5-color and stomp all of those scaredy cats that stick to 2-3 colors! Down with consistency! Down with efficiency! Up with the JANK!

May 17, 2013 4:03 p.m.

drakanar says... #13

+1 Balustrade Spy

For my official vote.

May 17, 2013 4:25 p.m.

+1 Balustrade Spy again

Need more mans for Shadow Slice to be worth it.

May 17, 2013 4:39 p.m.

vic says... #15

+1 Balustrade Spy.

Let's start hoping for some mana fixing to come our way.

May 17, 2013 4:39 p.m.

Darkness1835 says... #16

+1 Balustrade Spy . Having more of these means a higher chance of milling opponent's big bombs, as well as giving us more meat. 2/3 flying is too good to pass up.

May 17, 2013 5:04 p.m.

Blakkhand says... #17

+1 Island

This one is too easy.

May 17, 2013 5:19 p.m.

+1 Balustrade Spy

What do you know, a second one. Consistency is good, right guys?

May 17, 2013 5:33 p.m.

SwiftDeath says... #19

May 17, 2013 5:58 p.m.

TridenT says... #20

+1 Balustrade Spy , as if it weren't an obvious choice.

I feel like if we had found the cards to put us firmly in WBG, I would actually pose Tower Defense as an option here, simply because it feels like fat butts and holding out is the game plan here. As it stands, pretty sure our Spy is the durrrr pick.

May 17, 2013 6:17 p.m.

Yeah, obvious +1 Balustrade Spy . Wow, nice work us. Only other option is Shadow Slice and that's pretty bad.

May 17, 2013 6:33 p.m.

Spker says... #22

+1 Balustrade Spy

Shadow Slice is nice, but I found it's not that amazing compared to another Balustrade Spy in limited. now if we had a few more Shadow Slices then it would be a different story. let hope for a Undercity Plague . Love that card, pulled one last week in a draft and decimated my opponents when it came out.

May 17, 2013 6:46 p.m.

apt142 says... #23

Many Balustrade Spies died to bring us these Draft Debate plans.

May 17, 2013 7:04 p.m.

+1 Balustrade Spy

Giggity

I do like Shadow Slice . A friend of mine wrecked me with a copy not long ago. But we passed on quite a few flyers in the first round. And I suspect a fair bit of removal got "removed" before we saw it in this rounds. So, bodies are good.

May 17, 2013 7:07 p.m.

Goody says... #25

I will not vote in respect for my joke

May 17, 2013 7:19 p.m.

Absinthman says... #26

+1 Balustrade Spy

While Shadow Slice is a very nice spell, the fact is that every deck needs a decent amount of bodies. The Spy is not only a body, it's an evasive body with a utility. No way we are going to pass it even though we already got one.

May 17, 2013 7:27 p.m.

So, it's going to be a while before KC has another pack for us. And, early tallies suggest another spy will be joining the team without too much discussion. But I like a good debate. This edition of DDD has been a pleasantly lively one.

I say we fuss about something else. Yes, I'm an instigator.

I believe our next pack will be the same pack we started with. For those of you too lazy to clock on the link, that pack was the one where we took Guardian of the Gateless . Last time we saw it, it contained the following.

Skarrg Goliath

Ordruun Veteran

Sapphire Drake

Guardian of the Gateless

Scab-Clan Charger

Corpse Blockade

Balustrade Spy

Contaminated Ground

Keymaster Rogue

Riot Gear

Leyline Phantom

Shattering Blow

Gutter Skulk

Wildwood Rebirth

Island

Here's the debate. Name 4 of the cards that will come back around to us.

May 17, 2013 7:47 p.m.

Supersun says... #29

We all ready to vote for Balustrade Spy #3 in the next pack?

May 17, 2013 8:33 p.m.

TridenT says... #30

Maaaaan, if we get a third Spy I may lose myself to giddiness.

I feel like we'll see the Gutter Skulk , Riot Gear , Shattering Blow and Wildwood Rebirth for sure. We ....miiiight? ...want the Skulk? Not sure what else will wheel, but out of seven cards, Island may be our best bet.

May 17, 2013 10:12 p.m.

Agog says... #31

May 17, 2013 10:17 p.m.

Supersun says... #32

We have a pretty good chance imo, we should see 6 cards in the pack, not including the island, and considering we just saw 2 other Balustrade Spy s, I'm guessing no one else wants them.

May 17, 2013 10:27 p.m.

sewellius says... #33

+1 Balustrade Spy

Add yet another flyer to our deck. Seems like we're getting quite the collection going.

May 18, 2013 12:38 a.m.

tempest says... #34

+1 Balustrade Spy

maybe even a mill side theme?

May 18, 2013 1:09 a.m.

MagnorCriol says... #35

+1 Balustrade Spy

Eeyup.

May 18, 2013 1:23 a.m.

vic says... #36

Aw Hell, I'm going all in on this one. 4 is too easy. I'll try and call every one that comes back:

Contaminated Ground

Keymaster Rogue

Riot Gear

Shattering Blow

Gutter Skulk

Wildwood Rebirth

May 18, 2013 4:39 a.m.

vic says... #37

Incidentally, Goody has convinced me to change my vote to Urban Evolution .

May 18, 2013 4:40 a.m.

These four seem most likely:

Wildwood Rebirth

Shattering Blow

Riot Gear

Contaminated Ground

And I GUESS the contaminated ground, of these 4, would be preferred. 2 more likely to be seen again are:

Scab-Clan Charger

Corpse Blockade

May 18, 2013 5:50 a.m.

Goody says... #39

Glad you could join the lighter side, vic

May 18, 2013 10:14 a.m.

TridenT says... #40

Can't believe we all got Wildwood Rebirth wrong on that one.
I was sure that thing would table.

May 18, 2013 5:56 p.m.

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