Spirit Magic at the Draft Tournament!

We had a blast Thursday night out at Jerry's spot, where we decided to have our draft tournament.  Plenty of parking and room for notorious deck building and general plotting of Magic mayhem.

This tournament was crazy right from the get-go, as many folk weren't very familiar with the block, but we had a ton of fun.  When it came down to it, some of the more experienced players actually fared worse than the relative newcomers!  In fact, not a single player went home in defeat - everyone won at least a pack!  I think this is a clear sign that the club is beginning to benefit from the constant battle!

My friends are here to see you.

I was really pleased with how well we acclimated to the old format.  There were cries of "WTF?!" all over the place as players looked through the draft packs and discovered spells for the first time, often with abilities they didn't really know all the repercussions for.  The decks that took shape were surprising.

The big winner was Mark Mark, who totaled all three of his opponents (including me).  His Green / White deck was mostly mortal monks, backed  up by some powerful kami and support spells.  I drafted Blue, same as Matt - who deserves special mention as not only is he a newcomer to Magic, but it was also his first competitive tournament!

It was a grim and bloody day.

Everyone got at least one match, making this the first time all eight players drew from the prize pool!  That is, it was quite a balanced dust up,  with more than one awesome story for the books.  This has cemented our resolve to do these "backdrafts" - the next one is coming soon!

Our next draft will be New Phyrexia, at the Captain Video Invitational.  More on this soon.  For now, lets just say we plan to show our appreciation to our contributing members in a very real way, very soon.

Until then, keep your katana strapped and at the ready, and draw steel as soon as you reach the Wargate!