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    Rodrigo's Gatecrash Pre Release Experience

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    Post by Rodrigo Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:30 pm

    It was such an awesome day. First off, my Rare pulls:

    Aurelia's Fury
    Prime Speaker Zegana
    Sepulchral Primordial
    Simic Manipulator
    Stomping Ground
    Gruul Ragebeast

    Pretty damn fine, right?

    The deck was:

    1x Prime Speaker Zegana
    1x Fathom Mage
    2x Drakewing Krasis
    2x Frilled Oculus
    2x Clinging Anemones
    2x Ninbus Swimmer
    1x Adaptive Snapjaw
    1x Scab-Clan Charger
    1x Simic Manipulator
    2x Pit Fight
    1x Naturalize
    1x Totally Lost
    1x Hydroform
    1x Rapid Hybridzation
    1x Sapphire Drake
    1x Wildwood Rebirth
    1x Shambleshark
    1x Burning-Tree Emissary
    2x Simic Guildgate
    7x Island
    8x Forest

    I went 3-1-1. I was 3-1 then my opponent for the 5th round and I agreed on a draw so we both would go to the top 8. I played against 3 Dimir and 1 Orzhov.

    I lost the first round due to overwhelming from Nightveil Specter on the first game and Consuming Aberration on the second game (Abberration was the best guild promo in the pre release, by miles). Then I won against Dimir with a magnificent Rapid Hybridzation on my own Anemones, then I defeated Orzhov due to Frilled Oculus beatdown and then for a very well timed Totally Lost, then I won against Dimir for being able to control the game better.

    On the top 8 I faced Boros. I don't even need to saw how quickly I lost, right? There's no way to beat Boros in this pre release, especially if they have Aurelia and the Charm (and that guy had both).

    So, as a prize for reaching the top 8, I got 2 boosters! Rares were Signal the Clans and Rubblebelt Raiders.

    Pros:

    >First Pre Release ever
    >f****** awesome pulls
    >Lost only 2 matches, one of which was unwinnable anyway
    >Defeated Orzhov with SIMIC

    Cons:

    >Aurelia for the most broken guild leader in the entirety of the limited format
    >Nightveil Specter stealing your lands isn't a good feeling at all
    >Not having pulled a SINGLE 1-drop for Simic
    >Not getting any Guildmage/Charm

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