Round 1: Andrew Hurwitz

There is not really much to say about this round. Andrew seemed like a really nice guy who did not get very good draws in either of our games. I had been on the fence about Knotvine Mystic coming into playing round one but quickly became a believer. Hitting your Shard colored three drops on turn three has gotten much easier with the addition of the Ziggaraut, Spire,and basic landcycling.

The Mystic came down and I had six mana to work with from turn four on in both games. Even without a six drop it was fine for playing a Rhox Charger and having two mana to cycle or play Sigil Blessing.

After the match Andrew good naturedly showed me the Banefire he never had a chance to play in either game.