{"id":1443,"date":"2012-08-01T00:00:38","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T04:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajmtg.com\/?p=1443"},"modified":"2012-07-30T21:10:48","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T01:10:48","slug":"limited-insight-m13-underrated-draft-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ajmtg.com\/?p=1443","title":{"rendered":"Limited Insight: M13 Underrated Draft Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been drafting my fair share of M13 and having a blast so far. \u00a0With the M13 prerelease on MODO this past weekend and the release next, there is a lot of spells to be slung in the\u00a0upcoming\u00a0weeks. \u00a0Opening new cards and\u00a0just\u00a0opening packs in general always gives me a little rush of excitement. \u00a0Today I want to talk about some underrated common & uncommon picks in M13 Draft but not obvious 1st picks (ex. Murder, Oblivion Ring, Switcheroo, etc). \u00a0Lets see what we have to work with…<\/p>\n

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Aven Squire – This is a card that you need to have multiples of if you are drafting the White\/Black or White\/Blue fliers deck. \u00a0Its a simple card that has a lot of angle to it by letting one of your guys get bigger or just swinging over the top itself.<\/p>\n

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Griffin Protector – A simple design but a complete house from what I have seen so far. \u00a0My favorite is playing Krenko’s Command or Talrand’s Invocation, attacking with some other exalted triggers for a lot of damage.<\/p>\n

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Talrand’s Invocation – I think the cat is out of the bag already for this one but if you dont know, take this high. \u00a0I had someone tell me they take this card over Murder. \u00a0I dont know if I actually agree but I can see the argument. \u00a02\u00a0fliers\u00a0for 1 card is a beating and if you are lucky enough to have an Archaeomancer as well….then good for you.<\/p>\n

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Tricks of the Trade – Shortening a damage race or just breaking open a stale board is worth the 4 mana you have to play for this card. \u00a0This card is not a super high pick but in the right deck its absurd.<\/p>\n

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Cower in Fear – I like this card against the exalted deck mainly but it can be good against mirror decks as well. \u00a0It may not always be a main deck able card, but it can blow out the right deck.<\/p>\n

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Mark of the Vampire – A super sleeper that I see people not even playing sometime! \u00a0This card is insane on any creature and has the ability to shut out an opponent\u00a0just\u00a0with the life gain. \u00a0I like it on\u00a0anything\u00a0with evasion but again, if you can win with it,\u00a0don’t\u00a0be picky.<\/p>\n

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Veilborn Ghoul – This card cannot block but in most decks you dont need to. \u00a0I like being able to re-use a threat with no real draw back. \u00a0The\u00a0swamp tutor lets you get him back a \u00a0few times while\u00a0bringing\u00a0in the beats. \u00a0Try this guy out in an exalted deck, you wont be\u00a0disappointed.<\/p>\n

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Arms Dealer – This is another I\u00a0don’t\u00a0think people were giving credit to int he beginning but a GP was\u00a0just\u00a0won off the back of this guy so I imagine I wont be seeing any of these anymore unless I open one. \u00a0Even paying 5 mana to kill\u00a0almost\u00a0everything relevant is worth it but also using Krenko’s Command to make Flame Slash spells is just a nail int he coffin.<\/p>\n

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Torch Fiend – This guy got upgraded to Uncommon and I was wondering why he\u00a0wasn’t\u00a0there in the first place. \u00a0In M13 where Ring’s are everywhere as well as busted Artifact Rare’s, he is very handy. \u00a0He can always\u00a0trade\u00a0up with a few cards as well for some minor advantage.<\/p>\n

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Bond Beetle – This guy is not super insane on its own but it is like a swiss army knife. \u00a0Roaring Primadox and Bond Beetle are best friends to say the least. \u00a0He is also good with any card that has evasion or cards that are starring at each other on a mirrored board to help break it open.<\/p>\n

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Deadly Recluse – While not being a huge beast, this little guy can trade with a Serra Angel or any other large creature for that matter. \u00a0He is simple but gets the job done.<\/p>\n

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Primal Huntbeast – I might like this guy more than most, but my reasoning is that this card is common and it\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0die to basic removal. \u00a0Feel free to slap on a Ring or a large pump enchantment and get ready to either bring the beats or trade your guy for\u00a0their\u00a0whole team.<\/p>\n

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Chronomaton – This is the Little Engine that could. \u00a0He starts small but gradually gets out of reach for any opponent if untouched. \u00a0This is another card that is not a super high pick but easily goes into any deck and gradually becomes a threat.<\/p>\n

I hope this helps some of you to make some better choices when drafting. \u00a0It can also make the difference when choosing cards for a sealed pool \u00a0Let me know if I missed a card you think should have made it in the comments.<\/p>\n

Adam Arndt
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I have been drafting my fair share of M13 and having a blast so far. \u00a0With the M13 prerelease on MODO this past weekend and the release next, there is a lot of spells to be slung in the\u00a0upcoming\u00a0weeks. \u00a0Opening new cards and\u00a0just\u00a0opening packs in general always gives me a little rush of excitement. \u00a0Today […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,14],"tags":[32,80,110,35],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ajmtg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ajmtg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ajmtg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ajmtg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ajmtg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1443"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/ajmtg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1452,"href":"http:\/\/ajmtg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443\/revisions\/1452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ajmtg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ajmtg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ajmtg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}