Limited Resources: MSS #2

OK, I wanted to be first to the comments with the acknowledgment that both Marshall and I glossed over the crucial text on Engulfing Slagwurm, talking about our “many options,” most of which involved some amount of damage via blocking.

When one actually *reads* Engulfing Slagwurm, one sees that damage via blocking isn’t going to happen because of the “destroy” clause. I realized the error shortly after finishing the recording and groaned to Marshall about it, but it is what it is. I’m just *particularly* annoyed because that spot was absolutely one of the most interesting points in the draft, and was one of the reasons I picked this one to walk through, but we totally botched the analysis.

Well, as it says in the blurb, Past Ryan finally gets something right while the critics screw it up. Hopefully you ignored all our our talk of blocking and figured out how to deal 7 to the slagwurm like Past Ryan did…

Once again an awesome draft – you guys really rock. The slagwurm spot is really complicated. I am probably wrong but i think that you can win directly without having to ultimate koth… it is really tempting to do so and very instinctive same goes for trying to kill the slagwurm

however, if you instead use the mana ability you kill him you have 10 mana available –

sacrifice two of your dudes to give dross hopper flying and pay 4 mana for the celebration triggers to deal him 4

then attack with two of flyers for 5

and finish him by sacking two other dudes to the dross hopper

You guys just get better !!!
Bring it on, more retro-drafts =)

You know how I know you talk way too much? It took you until 2:39 in to talk about the draft.

lol. I love you guys. So… I’m going to have to call Marshall out on Furnace Celebration. Its not an ideal card, but it is still something worth using every now and then. I’ve been drafting sacrifice effects higher anyways, and the Celebration can be okay in decks that do that.

Furnace celebration may not be too good, but it is amusing. For example, Match 2, Game 1, you could have done what you did to win, or you could have played the second furnace celebration with the dross hopper then next turn use Koth’s -2 for extra mana, sac the spin engine and gold myr, pay 8 to deal 8 damage and then swing with scudder and dross hopper (lol, flying relevant) for lethal.

Hey guys –

Love the videos as always and I particularly love the retro drafts. Two things:

1. Don’t listen to the people who say you should talk less. The content is great and never boring.
2. It seems to me there was a play mistake in G1R1 that both of you glossed over. It’s SUPER nitty but nevertheless seems like something you would normally cover. When you whiff on the clone shell you chose to put a mountain under it rather than a swamp. That land is going to be exiled and since you already have both swamps you should want to keep as many mountains as you can (even if you’ll only reach it if you hit the bottom of your deck or if it gets reshuffled) because of Koth. Am I missing something?