It's the topic for that thing. Do the thing, then talk about the thing.
(personal side note, pre-releases are becoming an increasingly bittersweet event. As I was playing today, I realised that this event was literally the only MTG [yes, even digitally!] I'd had time to be able to play since AER pre-re... and that's kinda sad).
I figured I'd ignore pretty much my entire MTG playing history and try my hardest to "force" blue. Something something "master your weaknesses or your weaknesses will master you". Fortunately, the pool was good enough to support some decent blue stuff, so it made my ill-advised plan much easier to run with.
RESULTS:
1-2-0 (dropped after round 3)
Now as is (recent) tradition with my pre-re topics, I feel like I need to point out that the results don't necessarily reflect either A: how much I enjoyed the event (very much so!), or B: the actual closeness of the matches (resonably! Give or take a blow-out game... but that happens). The drop was purely time constraint related... it was a tough call, I really wanted to keep playing, but boring life stuff comes first.
THE DECK:
So... blue, obviously. I had a fair assortment of critters and spells to pick from in that alone, but I decided to throw white into the mix too. The combination of two very nice WU multicolour dudes (Temmet and Aven Wind Guide), as well as the very handily on-message Oketra's Monument gave me a clear gameplan - flood the fierld with mummies, then give 'em all wings.
.......Also Gideon. So... yeah, there was NO universe in which I pulled a 'walker and didn't at least splash for 'em.
THE PULLS:
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OFFICIAL POOL:
PROMO: Gideon's Intervention (heh... no.)
RARES: Gideon of The Trials, Canyon Slough, Hazoret's Favor, Mouth//Feed, Cut//Ribbons, Temmet Vizier of Naktamun, Vizier of the Menagerie (honestly forgot about him...)
...oh, and that Gideon I keep going on about?
SHINIES: Gideon of the Trials (lrrSACK lrrSACK lrrGOAT), Scribe of the Mindful
DOUBLE CARDS: Mouth//Feed, Cut//Ribbons, Start//Finish, Destined//Lead
FULL-ART LAND: Mountain
INVOCATIONS: Lolnope
PRIZES:
RARES: Plague Belcher, Prowling Serpopard
SHINIES: Nope
DOUBLE CARDS: Spring//Mind
FULL-ART LAND: Forest
INVOCATIONS: None
AND a special bonus feature... my extra prize packs from way back in AER. Stupid store policy (grumble grumble)
RARES: Sram's Expertise, Whir of Invention
SHINIES: N/A
INVENTIONS: Heh... no
PROMO: Gideon's Intervention (heh... no.)
RARES: Gideon of The Trials, Canyon Slough, Hazoret's Favor, Mouth//Feed, Cut//Ribbons, Temmet Vizier of Naktamun, Vizier of the Menagerie (honestly forgot about him...)
...oh, and that Gideon I keep going on about?
SHINIES: Gideon of the Trials (lrrSACK lrrSACK lrrGOAT), Scribe of the Mindful
DOUBLE CARDS: Mouth//Feed, Cut//Ribbons, Start//Finish, Destined//Lead
FULL-ART LAND: Mountain
INVOCATIONS: Lolnope
PRIZES:
RARES: Plague Belcher, Prowling Serpopard
SHINIES: Nope
DOUBLE CARDS: Spring//Mind
FULL-ART LAND: Forest
INVOCATIONS: None
AND a special bonus feature... my extra prize packs from way back in AER. Stupid store policy (grumble grumble)
RARES: Sram's Expertise, Whir of Invention
SHINIES: N/A
INVENTIONS: Heh... no