Valerie | Evariel

mom: draftermath

i need the update, have i been drinking cortados wrong this whole time

According to the zoomers I’ve peaked in life
(mtg elo rank and number which will be dropping like a stone in the next update but its mine for now >:) )

this is very funny to see while im on a flight that ive partially passed the time for by brewing a miracles list that includes wemp

🔥👟👟

appreciating fireshoes hardcore crashing out about this to make up for those of us who are awkward and quiet but also have strong feelings(thats me, im in this picture)

oh! poked on discord!

I hasted out a turn4 shimmer creep for vivid=3 in round 14, hasty siege rhino is a Good Card

abandoning tanufel rimespeaker and rime chill to transform my 4c vivid pile into a more coherent aggro/midrange pile was very hard to solve in process, but also definitely a millionth example of a lorwyn draft where “pick the best card 17 times and then fix it” was the right(if difficult) solution

list 1 virulent emissary 1 great forest druid 1 foraging wickermaw 1 warren torchmaster 2 bristlebane battler 1 gangly stompling 1 changeling wayfinder 1 grub, storied monarch 1 elder auntie 1 sourbread auntie 2 sanar, inquisitive first-year 1 safewright cavalry 1 shimmercreep 1 wildvine pummeler 1 unbury 1 assert perfection 2 blight rot 1 boggart mischief 1 feed the flames 1 spry and mighty 1 evolving wilds 7 forest 7 mountain 2 swamp

Day2 Draft2 @ Toronto
One of the hardest drafts to navigate ive had in this format despite obviously having very strong cards
p1p1 battler p1p2 sanar dont have an obvious archetype but dropping blue and turning into RG goblins somehow made everything perfectly come together

yes Ill message you here and we can connect!

I like the URb one more and is what I would register just ftr

also Im not a pro at shortform posts so youre getting 3 to fit the deck lists lol
RG Kill Them(lands unfixed)

sealeddeck.tech/8gjPZErfR1

URb(your build but I think a little cleaner?)

sealeddeck.tech/9YksqMwAS7

some ideas anyway, hard pool not sure

maybe lategame wasnt the issue.
but either way, very tough pool.
also I think many round sealed decks want to try to fit into either “kill them despite their good cards” or “better cards” due to broken nature of decks in late rounds

I find the very high creature count decks need more help than this to cross the finish line, also I think you are obligated to play torchmaster for 2s
here are 2 builds I struggled with that maybe help solve the “okay early okay late” problem
tho tbc I dont know what the games looked like

the gathering is so sick

photo of a Terminus card signed by many friends Richard brought a terminus for everyone at brunch to sign and surprise me

Spotlight Toronto winning green black elves draft deck

Valerie with the trophy

Thank you to so many great friends
my goats laurel+indigo, sf mtg, seattle mtg, @sanctumofall.bsky.social
If I namedrop everyone its at least 40 people and wont fit but you know who you are
the surprise terminus gag was incredible at brunch
love yall sm the power of friendship is so real

hmm

<333

so insane

o7 ill speedrun the r8 feature so youre done sooner

got a selfie with the omni progenitor <3 and then he made top8 so thats cool. Im sorry zompa I hope portich kicks your ass, teammates first <3
extra thank you to two of my best friends laurel & indigo who came with me this week and have done so much to support my magic career, my actual heroes

9-7 in my first PT, cft made the sickest standard deck of all time thank you goat

was incredible working with @sanctumofall.bsky.social and Im going to try to be back soon.
A bit crushed by losing my reQ win-n-in but this was a really special week regardless.
had a blast. see yall in toronto/mil

SO bore-ing

turns out my team is less good at melee than the branding might imply…

what a queen, carrying dimid from falling to a 48%

bsky needs a handshake react…

Favorite cards released 2025
Limited: No strong feelings :(
Constructed: Marang River Regent
Vibes: Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Art: Temporal Mastery INR Borderless
Soul: Aerith Gainsborough

thats awesome, death & co have some very good books!
big fan of welcome home & the cocktail codex 1000%

dont forget the 6 colorless lands all accessing red :3