At about 23 minutes in deck building portion, I’d definitely include glimmer light in this deck. Triggers eerie, a 2 drop to enable splitskin doll, and a way to keep smaller creatures able to push through late. It’s an easy inclusion of the available choices to me. The other last card is less clear. But I’m surprised you’re not really considering it as one of the options for your last 2 cards
yeah watching the draft 12 days later it's crazy how underrated Glimmerlight was back then. Was going way too late and with todays knowledge the deck should probably had like 3
14:37 yes, I think it's kinda crazy. I haven't watched your matches yet, but Hovership combos with Balloon man to lock them out of any big creatures, it turns your small dorks into flyers in a ground stall, and you are low on removal right now. If they can stabilize the board, i feel like this deck will have have issues closing out games. Also, I think you're undervaluing the first ticket booth for these decks. a 2/2 for 3 isn't ideal, but it's still good cause sometimes it manifests a bigger thing you can turn up as a surprise and unlocking the double strike side can really swing combat completely. I've found having something like that, an early-ish play and mana sink later, to be important for closing out games with W/R when you don't get a god draw that just steamrolls them. edit: 17:24 I like all 3 of the W/R cards over the cult healer. Friendly Ghost is very solid, i mentioned ticket booth above, and cheap combat tricks like that are part of the god draws for W/R. Also, LOL at the gremlin tamer being last 4. No W/U drafters at the table I guess, that card is so good in the eerie decks.
I'm only through the draft and deck building portion so far, but I'm so happy you took the attack in the box with Jolly balloon man. I hoped to open jolly balloon man, too at my lgs draft, after getting attack in the box for my boros aggro deck. I don't only think it's super fun, but a legit very strong combo. I also agree with taking fear over the other cards, because of eerie, tempo, it being a curve topper and copying with balloon man. Third best after that would've been glimmer light imo. Cheap creature, eerie trigger and very relevant equipment for aggro.
Attack in the Box with Jolly Balloon Man is the American dream. Not as amazing as Most Valuable Slayer combos with Hardened Escort (Aubrey Plaza) or Fear of Being Hunted... but pretty flippin' sweet.
Jolly balloon man + Attack-in-the-Box, sounds so fun.
Would watch Reid Duke draft on arena every day. Please make more!
At about 23 minutes in deck building portion, I’d definitely include glimmer light in this deck. Triggers eerie, a 2 drop to enable splitskin doll, and a way to keep smaller creatures able to push through late. It’s an easy inclusion of the available choices to me. The other last card is less clear. But I’m surprised you’re not really considering it as one of the options for your last 2 cards
yeah watching the draft 12 days later it's crazy how underrated Glimmerlight was back then. Was going way too late and with todays knowledge the deck should probably had like 3
Watching Reid drafting is such a treat!
58:02 Shardmage's rescue doesn't even work, because nowhere to run is on the battlefield!
14:37 yes, I think it's kinda crazy. I haven't watched your matches yet, but Hovership combos with Balloon man to lock them out of any big creatures, it turns your small dorks into flyers in a ground stall, and you are low on removal right now. If they can stabilize the board, i feel like this deck will have have issues closing out games. Also, I think you're undervaluing the first ticket booth for these decks. a 2/2 for 3 isn't ideal, but it's still good cause sometimes it manifests a bigger thing you can turn up as a surprise and unlocking the double strike side can really swing combat completely. I've found having something like that, an early-ish play and mana sink later, to be important for closing out games with W/R when you don't get a god draw that just steamrolls them.
edit: 17:24 I like all 3 of the W/R cards over the cult healer. Friendly Ghost is very solid, i mentioned ticket booth above, and cheap combat tricks like that are part of the god draws for W/R. Also, LOL at the gremlin tamer being last 4. No W/U drafters at the table I guess, that card is so good in the eerie decks.
I'm only through the draft and deck building portion so far, but I'm so happy you took the attack in the box with Jolly balloon man. I hoped to open jolly balloon man, too at my lgs draft, after getting attack in the box for my boros aggro deck. I don't only think it's super fun, but a legit very strong combo. I also agree with taking fear over the other cards, because of eerie, tempo, it being a curve topper and copying with balloon man. Third best after that would've been glimmer light imo. Cheap creature, eerie trigger and very relevant equipment for aggro.
ahhhh yes, the arena algorithm where you draw all your lands in a row
58:05 wouldn’t it not matter if you have shardmages rescue as the opponent has nowhere to hide in run?
Attack in the Box with Jolly Balloon Man is the American dream. Not as amazing as Most Valuable Slayer combos with Hardened Escort (Aubrey Plaza) or Fear of Being Hunted... but pretty flippin' sweet.
oh man Slasher and Grevious wound both in Pack 2?? That's an instant win combo if you can make it work.
this has to be an old video. Last pick cloberring, 11 pick gremlin tamer???
Is Reid moving??? Where’s all his art?
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