CBS Exercise: Pack #3, Pick #1

[Welding_Jar]

Welcome to Saviors of Kamigawa. You have 3 days for the first pick of the pack.

EDIT: For the first time ever, I give you...15 options! That rocks. Thanks, mods.

Champions

1. Hideous Laughter
2. Teller of Tales
3. Thief of Hope
4. Rend Spirit
5. Waking Nightmare
6. Burr Grafter
7. Orochi Ranger
8. Dripping-Tongue Zubera
9. Wicked Akuba
10. Kitsune Diviner
11. Venerable Kumo
12. Kashi-Tribe Warriors
13. Jukai Messenger
14. Forest (foil)
15. Wandering Ones

Betrayers

1. Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
2. Ninja of the Deep Hours
3. Okiba-Gang Shinobi
4. Phantom Wings
5. Sortami Mindsweeper
6. Eradicate
7. Torrent of Stone
8. Mistblade Shinobi
9. Phantom Wings
10. Quillmane Baku
11. Blademane Baku
12. Skullmane Baku
13. Akki Blizzard-Herder
14. Kami of False Hope
15. Kumano's Blessing

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[Risky]

Can we move on to the next pick?

The only unfortunate thing is passing Kiku's Shadow. I love that card, but I love Envoy more. Bomb in the Meloku class. Is there anything you would ever take over an Envoy?

[Rhino408]

pretty tough choice, best blue uncommon or best black uncommon in the set....well i chose the envoy because i prefer him as a way to totally shut out agro. While i usually don't pass removal to pick a creature, the creature in this case is too good to pass up.

[Sibtiger]

I read this pack as "oboro envoy, 14 other cards".
Guess what I take.

[AJFirst]

the obvious pick is the oboro envoy: a flyer that shuts stuff down and shuts it down hard. pick the oboro, but note some cards that could come around

this pack is ridiculous. three first picks, and plenty of 2-5 picks. i mean, almost every card in the pack is playable so keep note of what's going on at the table. maybe keep a watch on how quickly the guy next to you jumps on the spellblade, or ponders a little, most likely on the removal. all of these will help you build your deck, and ultimately help you win the draft

Oboro Envoy

[avery61]

The Envoy is a fairly straightforward pick, but it doesn't make it any easier to pass on Kiku's Shadow.

[Welding_Jar]

This is a BUSTED pack. I believe that there are five cards that are first pickable. However, it comes down to Spellblade, Envoy and Shadow. Spellblade rocks, but we should probably stick to UB and take the Envoy.

[AJFirst]

exactly what i said, i'd rather open a bomb and crap than this friggen ridiculous one. oh well, at least someone agrees with me so i know i'm not insane