ManaNation.com is your

Magic the Gathering

destination for articles, podcasts, news and more!
Check out Tapped, the new Magic the Gathering webcomic

Drafting

Drafting with JBoots — Zendikar #1

By JBoots ⋅ October 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Print This Post

Jonathan Boutin didn’t quite make day 2 at Pro Tour Austin, but he’s back with the next draft and it’s Zendikar! Magic Online has got­ten Zendikar up and going and JBoots is ready to rock the house. Check it out!

Pack 1

Day of Judge­ment
Kazandu Blade­mas­ter
Kor Out­fit­ter
Har­row
Mold Sham­bler
Steppe Lynx
Kor Sanc­ti­fiers
Expe­di­tion Map
Can­cel
Relic Crush
Slaugh­ter Cry
Gob­lin Bush­whacker
Spell Pierce
Quest for the Ancient Secrets
Moun­tain

Pack 2

Celes­tial Man­tle
Kor Sky­fisher
Conqueror’s Pledge
Steppe Lynx
Kor Sky­fisher
Magma Rift
Oran-Rief Sur­vival­ist
Eme­ria, The Sky Ruin
Kor Aero­naut
Hedron Scrab­bler
Sav­age Sil­hou­ette
Blood Seeker
Spi­der­silk Net
Zendikar Far­guide
Sun­spring Expedition

Pack 3

Adven­tur­ing Gear
Arma­ment Mas­ter
Trusty Machete
Kor Hook­mas­ter
Kor Out­fit­ter
Brave the Ele­ments
Quest for the Grav­elord
Vast­wood Gorger
Whiplash Trap
Zendikar Far­guide
Nim­bus Wings
Spire Bar­rage
Moun­tain
Trapmaker’s Snare
Plains

JBoots or Jon Boutin, is a top Canadian player. He was a member of the 2009 Canadian National Team and is a regular on the Pro Tour.

Comments

  1. Playlist with the games if interested:

    http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=22B8928545FE970B

    JBoots | October 23, 2009, 9:57 am | #

  2. Great look­ing draft, really.

    Would you not take the Adven­tur­ing Gear over Brave the Ele­ments con­sid­er­ing the odds it tables and how well the Gear works with your Kor heavy build?

    Justin | October 23, 2009, 5:33 pm | #

  3. Justin: If it was an ear­lier pick absolutely; how­ever, it was the 6th pick of pack 3, which means when that pack comes back to me it will have two cards. Mak­ing it highly unlikely either one will table. So I had to go with the one I wanted more for the deck. The deck didn’t have any “tricks” except for the Slaugh­ter Cry, which I didn’t think I would need to play, so Brave seemed the stronger pick.

    I really would have loved to have both though. It would have made my draws more con­sis­tent to have the Gear in over the Cry.

    JBoots | October 23, 2009, 8:52 pm | #

  4. I thought you would go blue it looked a lit­tle more open than green, white was crazy open though mono white was a good choice…

    joe | October 24, 2009, 12:17 pm | #

  5. pack one pick 8 or 9, i would have gone with the ally over can­cell.
    some­thing you wont play or an ally??

    jim | October 25, 2009, 9:29 pm | #

Post a comment

Please feel free to ask questions!

Note:
We require polite discussions here, any uncivil behavior will be promptly removed.

  • Looking for Big Magic the Gathering tournaments?

  • Recently on ManaNation.com

  • Poll

    What do you think of Worldwake?

    View Results

    • ManaNation is video podcast about Magic the Gathering, it is copyright of its owner Trick Media LLC and Patrick Jarrett. Magic the Gathering, and all related graphics are owned by Wizards of the Coast.