The #MTGSOS prerelease has been gnawing at me due to a ruling someone said regarding Ark of Hunger and Wilt in the Heat.
If I mill Wilt in the Heat with Ark of Hunger, can I play Wilt for just RW, even if no other card has left my graveyard?
I was told you couldn’t as it had not left the graveyard.
But the first step of casting a spell is to put it on the stack, so wouldn’t that mean it has left the graveyard before you determine costs?
Ran (over) a Bo3 because I had built up a few entry tokens. P1p1 Together as One set the tone; settled into Witherbloom splashing blue for a Pterafractyl and red specifically for Traumatic Critique (and some Converge stuff).
Also, this brings my Play-In Points up to 20, which means a free Play-In entry the next time I think about it.
Big Lorehold isn't something I usually do, but this one certainly did the trick. First picks were Stirring Hopesinger and Improvisation Capstone. The former did nothing but eat removal, the latter won me at least three games, if not all four? My best flip was Unsubtle Mockery into Heated Argument to effectively wrath my opponent's board. Regardless of my initial hit, following Capstone up with the Lorecaster to rebuy a removal spell was usually lights out.
Rough day at the draft tables. Trainwrecked my way trough two 0-2s before finally assembling this ruthless pile of synergistic bears.
Melancholic Poet(s) + Leech Collector did A LOT of work, with Inkling Mascots flying in there as needed.
Had a nice Witherbloom deck curl up and die to flood in the first two games. Ran back another draft for revenge, got there.
Managed to cast Lightning Bolt twice, although one was a game I technically had already won (my third spell was a Swordsmith'd Monstrous Rage) and the other was my loss to not drawing white mana until far too late. Practiced Offense remains a stupid card, and double Swordsmith did a lot of work.
Back-to-back Pick 2 Trophies!
W vs Witherbloom w/white
W vs Prismari w/Arcane Omens (maybe Soup, didn't see any other non-UR cards but did see UG lands)
L vs Lorehold w/black (maybe full Mardu)
W vs Silverquill mirror
W vs Quandrix w/black
Moment of Reckoning stole at least two games, would have claimed a third had my final opp not fumbled their Potioner's Trove/Withering Curse interaction. MoR was in hand for the immediate rebuild but not needed.
Chalk up another Pick Two 4-1 for Prismari Aggro.
W vs. Lorehold
W vs Witherbloom + white
W vs. Prismari mirror
L vs Soup
W vs. Witherbloom
"Homesickness + 3-4 Opus triggers to swing for 10+" won two games, surprise mid-combat Opus triggers off Muse's Encouragement got one, and the fourth was a clean tempo win. Flooded out vs. the Soup deck, but their Elemental Mascot bought them a ton of time; 4 Toughness is a lot!
Tom Chapple
Chris Ingersoll
Kanonenfutter