Limited Resources: M13 Draft #2

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Limited Resources

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  1. Enjoyed the draft – I think that the deck was better than you give it credit. Also, it shows what exalted can do in the right match-ups, mind you a fog bank and no removal will really ruin your day.

    Thanks for the entertainment!

  3. just to mention it in game 1 when you can either attack with the lion and get in for 3 or attack with the lion and the tormented soul and get in for 3 it’s probably correct to attack with just the lion so that he can’t encrust your tormented soul

  4. R2G3-Near the end of the game when you ripped the second aven squire you played it post combat missing a point of damage, leaving him at 2 instead of 1. With two one power flyers on board you could have had him next turn. Didn’t matter in the end but you gotta close that shit out!

  5. Thanks for this video. But I was fairly suprised you actually won this, because you really did some bad plays regarding the exalted. Playing exalted creatures post combat like Sean mentioned or playing Guardians of Akrasa the turn before Avan Squire which means one attack less allthough there was no reason for it. Also I suggest picking Mark of the Vampire in a exalted deck with two tormented souls. Still was a good draft. Just did not felt like you are playing the deck right sometimes.

  6. M1G1 When he passed with 5 mana up I think you failed to remember fairie invader which I would assume was most likely his play if he had anything to cast that turn.

  7. I’m not surprised at all that he won. His opponent in the final was playing Serpent’s Gift. And the second guy had a Trumpet Blast. Terrible opponents, but your deck was decent. I agree with most of the picks, although I think Servant of Nefarox is better than Duty Bound. He just does more on his own and he lets you alpha.

  8. @sean… indeed. i was screaming at my screen a few times during this draft. marshall is so used to going straight into combat instead of doing anything during main phase 1 (like most people during the last 5 years of non-exalted mechanics). but now you really have to adjust your playstyle and get those extra exalted creatures down before your attackphase. it almost cost him this draft.

  9. Fun to watch! Thanks for the post.

    One side note: you mentioned your opponent may be looking to use trumpet blast defensively, however the card only affects attacking creatures.

  10. I feel like right away people were calling the BW exalted deck the best, but the main thing is that it wasn’t drafted strong early on and most people are still leaving the hate in the sideboards. Sure, it’s a nice archetype when DbD and Aven Squire are tabling, but when you and everyone else start taking those cards top five the cracks show. All it takes are a Cower or Chandra’s Fury and your side of the board is down to a DbD and a Guardians of Akrasa.

  11. Playing Trumpet Blast isn’t terrible by itself. Playing it in a deck with expensive non-evasive creatures like Canyon Minotaur and Fire Elemental is pretty bad, though. In this format, it’s basically a niche common-rarity finisher for white/red tokens.

  12. I just want to know where you find these opponents. Some of the stuff I see going on in the 8-4′s I would never see in the Swiss drafts.

  13. Trumpet Blast looked good in that aggressive red deck. I think it was still correct not to play around it (even if you had considered he might have it). Searing Spear would have put you way too far behind. Glad we got to see a good Trumpet Blast play in action. It’s an interesting card that is widely disrespected.

    I also like Mark of the Vampire in your style deck. It’s probably okay for you to get 2 for 1′d some of the time when you’re playing 2 Tormented Souls. Honestly not sure what to take out for it though- exalted decks are tight on space. It looked like it could have come out of your sideboard at least once if you had picked it.

    A card that I was wide-eyed about in the spoiler but am disappointed by is Crusader (the keldon warlord guy). He did some good work for you but I’m surprised how little impact he has in general. The exalted walls really love that dude.

    Thanks for the draft!

  14. Hey Marshall,

    Nice videos! I was wondering what you thought about putting the black ring into the deck with only the first ability in mind (i.e. regeneration). I was thinking it would allow you to attack in with your exalted guys and ignore double blocks, and also helps you play around removal.

    Thanks again!

  15. Why didn’t you use crippling blight to kill a token R2G1? If you draw one of your exalted creatures afterwards you just win.

  16. thanks for the draft marshall. There were spots I would have played differently… and many more spots where you showed me new lines. This is why you’re the one making videos :)

  17. Entertaining draft video, thanks for posting it. As others have mentioned there were a few misplays in regards to not casting creatures in first main phase. One other thing I would like to point out, is I really don’t think you need to run 17 lands in this deck. Going to 9 plains and 7 swamps, then tossing in either a disentomb or a ravenous rats would be better in my opinion. In general, I think players are too strict about running 17 lands and that you should really be more flexible in running anywhere from 15-18 depending on curve.

  18. I really feel you made a huge mistake in not playing the Ring of Xarthid. Giant deck building mistake right from the start no matter how the rest went – and I would have taken the Ring of Thune during the draft too. These are hugely underrated – as is mark of the vampire – allowing you to power through any stalls, making your TWO tormented souls huge, and even on your white guys letting them regen for 2 colorless!

  19. Pie master said what I was thinking: with the mana curve so low, 16 lands would be fine to run. Granted I don’t always know what I’m talking about :P …but it would be at the very least worth considering during deck construction considering how many 2 cost cards and how few expensive cards you had.