I Drafted My Best Deck Ever For A Shot At $2000 | Arena Open Day 2 Draft 1 | Bloomburrow Draft |MTGA

[@bakarogers7146]

1:07:23 In addition to being a busted squirrel maker and food eater, Camellia also has flavor text that gives your squirrels menace

[@haumph]

LOL I had no idea

[@peredliden6965]

That savor play on your own cultivator to dodge the repel calamity was sliiiiick! 🎉

[@haumph]

Right?!

[@pwndnoob4937]

Did that exact line at prerelease and got judge called because opponent was too sad to read the cards.

[@Simsimba-zk7cf]

Was a super heads up play! Great job Paul!

[@therealstrategist]

Best bloomburrow play. Well done!

[@kainestewart5017]

@pwndnoob4937 some people don't realize it makes the target illegal and fizzles the spell. A pro or vet player would know but a newer player who would participate in a pre release wouldn't know. That's not the sort of thing that comes up in constructed ever

[@Calathan1]

When you are sacrificing multiple foods to Camellia like in game 1, you can let the trigger resolve, but then respond to the activated ability with another activation. That way all the squirrels are in play before you start putting counters on them and you get the maximum number of counters on all of them. You probably have to hold control on Arena though.

[@UCKSpree]

Absolutely unreal deck, Paul! I think this is the best deck I've seen yet in the format, and I watch a lot of Magic between yourself, LSV, and Numot. Congrats on a very well drafted, and played set of matches, 4-0 is what you deserved. I hope you win the $2K! I always love the energy and positivity you bring while you play, and I love your competitive spirit; you really do play at your best when there's something on the line.

[@haumph]

Wow, thanks!

[@thisandablunt]

Really sweet matches, Paul! B/G forage is so fun I appreciate you not spoiling the day's results in the title, keeps things exciting :)

[@haumph]

I try

[@pekkapulli]

I haven’t seen a green deck this open in this format. The pod is clearly full of paid actors.

[@gregformes3720]

unreal how much wheeled including the black cards

[@nickflesch9116]

hope you grab that "cache"! appreciate your humility and enthusiasm. fave mtg toober, fun to watch & insightful. Thx for the content

[@haumph]

Much appreciated!

[@patrickgonzales7825]

Really happy for you. Nice draft and nice game play sequencing. Looking forward for the Draft2 video. Hope money out.

[@haumph]

I hope so too!

[@PaulWeiner123]

This draft is unreal - very lucky

[@andresantana7876]

Amazing bombs open in color, no one else in green at a high competitive level and overall the most lucky draft I’ve seen … you are a blessed man !

[@billdeng4770]

There’s actually a interesting combo with Camellia and Ygra where you can just keep activating Camellia using the squirrels she makes because they are also foods

[@gavinblue3534]

when those 2 duo's came late pack 1 i knew it'd be a banger

[@haumph]

ohh yea

[@TGT-90]

Paul, you are an absolute beast. You’ve adapted to this format so quickly (even though this wasn’t your hardest draft lmao). Love the content and your analysis!

[@haumph]

Thanks a ton!

[@green6578]

If you have Camellia and a stash of food out to use with her, optimal play is to use her +1/+1 counter ability on the food, then resolve the 1/1 squirrel ability without resolving the +1/+1 ability. With the +1/+1 ability still on the stack, you use the +1/+1 ability again, again resolving the 1/1 squirrel ability while leaving the +1/+1 ability on the stack. We have two of the +1/+1 abilities on the stack and two squirrels in play, and we keep doing this until we run out of food. Now every squirrel we could get is on the battlefield, so we let the +1/+1 counter abilities resolve. This douses all of our squirrels in the maximum number of +1/+1 counters.

[@haumph]

Great point

[@ZeroFate643]

1:25:00 I think the Treeguard is the play here. We can put Oppo to 1, force them to chump, and retain all of our creatures, which means their only out against our 4 lethal creatures is a wrath effect. Given this is the case, we'd rather have Ygra on the empty board rather than a 3/4 due to its size and ward.

[@KayZ_19]

How is nobody talking about that sweet new pose in the thumbnail?! Decent draft too I guess 🤣

[@oliverwarren1074]

Camelia gives your squirrels menace :) There were a few attacks in one of the games where they only had 1 blocker (a wall) and you were attacking with 2 squirrels and 1 other creature. The other creature didn't need to attack (it was getting blocked anyway); they had no way to block the squirrels.

[@haumph]

Yeah I’m so bad at fully reading the rares

[@terradrgn]

Sick play with the Savor into Feed the Cycle!

[@haumph]

Thanks!

[@doctorleftwizard8931]

Nicely done!! Wishing you the best for the final draft - if anyone can win one of these, it's definitely you!

[@haumph]

Fingers crossed!

[@Ishamael8]

Really appreciate the breakdown at the start of the video of the structure + rewards! Appreciate it as I’ve never been in this spot :)

[@haumph]

Glad it was helpful!

[@youmatterandareloved5373]

"The most random Sinister Monolith!" 😅😂

[@tomh6667]

Nice job on the draft and the 4-0! I hope you brought it home with the second draft and I can't wait to see it tomorrow.

[@haumph]

I hope so too!

[@brettshears2121]

Awesome deck and a lot of great plays! It's always nice when you're able to draft a deck in your comfort zone. Also, I love how convincing you are in your explanation of the Arena Open structure. It would make sense to be that way, but I understand why they have done it differently... It's just confusing. (And for those unaware: to win $2k, you must win 4 matches draft 2, regardless of whether you had 3 or 4 wins draft one.) Thanks for sharing this run, Paul!

[@haumph]

Yeah thanks for the clarification because I was most definitely wrong haha! I didn't realize the magic number is 8 and you can play up to 5 matches in the second draft.

[@brettshears2121]

@@haumph and I know you've won the $2k, so it really does go to show how much of a blur it can be.

[@JesGolbez]

Modern Horizons 3 was RW Cheons, so I guess Bloomburrow is Golgari Haumph? Need a catchier name

[@charliebrooks1474]

Paulgari

[@markb6978]

Fantastic draft! Happy to see you did so well.

[@matthewernst6178]

So excited to see how you fair tomorrow! Back to back fun videos.

[@haumph]

Coming soon!

[@markajanssen6]

Just found your channel. Really enjoyed Day 1 and 2. Looking forward to binging all your drafts

[@haumph]

Awesome and welcome!

[@fvcoelhinho]

Well done Paul! Looking forward to watch Draft 2

[@tekmox]

Congrats! Love the food deck and will look forward to draft #2.

[@haumph]

Coming out tomorrow!

[@JakeGeeksOut]

Congrats Paul on making Day 2 Draft! Man makes me wish I tried for the Arena Open as well!

[@haumph]

Next time!

[@yellowchair8450]

great draft and gameplay! congratulations!

[@haumph]

Thank you

[@seanvickery145]

Congrats on making it to Draft 2. Very nice run!

[@haumph]

Thanks!

[@_zz.123_]

hey paul great video. Love watching these everyday (fellow mythic drafter, enjoy watching you and Nummy play draft). I think cruelclaw's heist is a great card tbh. It's slept on

[@haumph]

Yeah card is solid for sure.

[@benmakesnosense]

1:15:45 I think you missed a line, where you download MTGA on your phone during your opponent's turn so you can continue the game there in case of power outage.

[@haumph]

Good call!

[@dudaseifert]

45:37 it's the optimal time to ping, they know they won't block, it's 99.9% that you will attack and there isn't a haste flash creature that you could cast. f8 value! luis would be proud

[@dudaseifert]

(i'm half joking, obv should at least wait until paul attacked to tap it)

[@guybrushthreepwood8174]

match 3 opp i like how they are playinh a THREE color m ana base PLUS at least one blue village AND one white village. must be nice lol. Well, Paul has dethroned pretty much all the other limited content creators i have come across. as far as the amount of info i get per 10 min of content (or whatever metric you prefer), paul is blowing away all other other streamers. some of whom u get the feeling don't talk on purpose while they play cuz they are hoping you will sub to their stuff to get more info.

[@haumph]

Sometimes they get there!

[@irvine5732]

Golgari Squirrels for another one. Good stuff.

[@goodingzane]

That defensive Savor was nasty. Id head right to game 2 after a removal followup on top.

[@matthewpearson2150]

Awesome deck and piloted well. Good luck next draft.

[@haumph]

Thanks!

[@kainestewart5017]

I had a nuts squirrel deck with Carmellia and Ygra in it. I had 3 mentors, 3 forager, and 2 of the hybrid guy. Deck had 15 squirrels and Ygra it was awesome.

[@thunenarfil]

Love the picture of you in the thumbnail.

[@CouchtrollPodcastDS]

Best draft deck I’ve seen in years. I think the Bear elemental was the better choice in pack 2 since squirrels were not a huge part of the deck (mostly raccoon at that time).

[@franciscoavila7297]

That was great!! Congratulations!!

[@haumph]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Countertexts]

"why didnt they block the 5/6" PAUL

[@Countertexts]

Menacé

[@Countertexts]

Congrats on the 4-0!

[@VCRVoyage]

Paul I think you're massively undervaluing Ruthless Negotiation. At worst it ends up in your bin from a cache grab and its a good mana sink late game that eats your opponents last card and draws a card. At its best you play it turn 1 and force your opponent take a mulligan then get to turn it into a mana sink again. It has a 58.2% game in hand win rate, card is cracked.

[@haumph]

I'm not a huge fan. It's fine to play and cute with cache grab. Also I'm not calling anything cracked. I'm far too old. It's got a solid win rate in the appropriate decks as it's only played in roughly 60% of the decks that draft the card.

[@iicyfyiicyfy4568]

My draft pod told me to draft UR and like it, i refused and got a very bad frog deck 😞

[@nickjugo]

In the first match, what set are those lands from?! they're beautiful. Anyone know?

[@monsieurpategaming1412]

Hi Paul thx for the content as always :) Just wondering what is your thought process playing Ygra instead of Treeguard at the very end 01:25:11 ?

[@monsieurpategaming1412]

I guess I'm just thinking Treeguard is better if he draws a board wipe next turn.

[@NUMSKUL_TX]

Would have been awesome to see this live

[@Joules_Burne]

Rust Shield Rampager is pretty dang good in this format. It's either zerg or stall.

[@KoMag3Ko]

1:23:55 if a defending deathtouch creature doesn't deal damage, does it still kill the attacking creature?

[@StrugglebusGo]

Solid work. Quick question for you. Why do you consistently play out a land as the last card in your hand? I am always surprised at how willing you are to just play a land rather than represent a trick.

[@haumph]

It matters a lot less than you think and some discard effects do exist in the format.

[@StrugglebusGo]

It matters a lot a lot, in my opinion. It gives your opponent full information. And losing our 8th land to a discard spell seems almost trivial. ​Regardless, I've been ABSOLUTELY LOVING your content. I don't even play anymore, but still love watching your stuff. @@haumph

[@whitepanda34]

@58:25 -1 land +1 Fountainport Bell vs slow deck as an edge vs mana flood/death ?

[@whitepanda34]

(Also something that goes in the yard)

[@LightYagami-wc1mm]

1:23:40 Isn't Savor on Moonstone Harbringer just better to keep your Treeguard Duo instead of killing the Lifecreed Duo?

[@guybrushthreepwood8174]

i have had so many of these type of frustrating games where my 9/8 mana base fails me. i keep a 2 lander with good spells and just need to find one more land (usually of my other color). What i've learned after 12 or so drafts in this format is i just need to prioritize some number of grottos/havens for color fixing even in my straight 2 color decks. i've even been playing that 2 mana 2/1 artifact creature that filters a mana color to avoid this, which i'm sure also makes my decks worse. not sure what the solution is.

[@rebornmanga]

I'm 10 mins into the video and I've already put my house on you qualifying.

[@breakdownnn5]

This deck was absolutely filthy

[@irrealislife]

Drafted two Ygras with Bonebinds, Dragtooths, Cache Grab…whole deck was just mill til Bonebind and Ygra was in graveyard and stomp face. Smashed through everyone by turn 6-7 with a little ramp

[@houseurmusic]

1:12:00 what am i missing kill his creature with -2/-2 then sac the food to make ur guy 4/5 which wouldnt die to the deal 4?

[@haumph]

Repel calamity destroys things that have 4 power or toughness. It doesn't deal 4 damage. That is what you are missing. It is not Sonar Strike.

[@houseurmusic]

@@haumph ah got it - haven't been playing this set. ty and nice play!

[@fefefan17]

You draft beautifully 😭

[@haumph]

Ty!

[@kainestewart5017]

The squirrels had menace the turn you won match 3. That's why they didn't block them

[@haumph]

Yeah I may not have played with the rare very much haha

[@kainestewart5017]

@@haumph all good, part of the meta that sucks splashing rares just isn't good.

[@jamesdeanzbeans]

You do a great job , not only drafting ,but explaining and showing the card your choosing . I don't know bloomburrow that well. I haven't played magic much the last 8 years or so, I started back in betta. Played a good amount in ice age, and then time spiral .. onslaught a little.... Anyway I would like to see you hover over the cards your talking about ( you do nearly every time) if you did that for 2 seconds every time, then I could read or pause the video to read the cards. Haha I sound like a Karen

[@jameshunt4611]

Judge! My opponent brought their constructed deck of this draft

[@haumph]

I’m innocent I swear!

[@oscuridaddy]

Download on your phone so you can finish on there if the power goes out. Great watch tho

[@Vinispawn]

Why no game sound?

[@haumph]

There was a bug where the sound of a bird chirping kept playing on repeat for most of the video and it was pretty problematic. It'll be back for future videos.

[@rxurph]

Crazy deck indeed

[@rfs8194]

I think green was open. Not sure tho.

[@staytoobrenner3982]

What I don't understand, the way you are totally overlooking Druid of the Spade... It really shines in a food deck, 4/3 trample for 3 mana - it's a gift.

[@haumph]

Not always

[@AJSacher]

if you're going to be saccing multiple food to camelia, hold prioritly and respond

[@VahdaMage]

I was so mad, I spent 5000 gems and lost 3 times in a row immediately… was so fkn frustrating

[@BirdNatureView]

I feel like you undervalue Treeguard Duo. It has been overperforming for me. It's quite easy to have board presence in this format. It's awesome when racing, which happens also quite often.

[@haumph]

I love treeguard and I’ve first picked it before so I disagree with you.

[@yO-xe3ny]

"Carmellia"

[@haumph]

sounds nicer doesn't it?

[@u9refion1]

insane deck

[@hausu3163]

im just so surprised that it feels like green is always open in this meta, even tho its the best most consistent color, why?

[@haumph]

Its extremely deep

[@thomaskennedy5336]

should run 16 lands with the bell

[@PaulFontes]

Can't believe you skipped over Sylvan tutor, is it actually that bad in draft? its one of the best cards in other formats!

[@haumph]

It’s active card disadvantage and effects like that are generally much worse in limited

[@Arcadio_Castellanoz]

Won $1K in G/B/w. Would’ve been $2K if my opponent hadn’t ripped the flash bird rare in the last game with an empty board and empty hand when I was at one life and completely stabilized with a sizable board 😭

[@mowglihs2877]

I'm a Mooser, not big on the floodcaller in squirells.

[@haumph]

Normally I’m with you but this is a flood caller format and not a moose one sadly. I’ll play the moose but when it’s close I opt for the cheaper card

[@duffstrodamus3233]

No love for Sylvan Tutor?

[@haumph]

nah

[@chazman87784]

Honestly with a bomb of a creature like ygra in your deck sylvan tutor was most definitely a better pick than bakersbane imo.

[@haumph]

I strongly feel that this pick isn't close. Bakersbane Duo is a top 10 common in the set and a top 3 common in g/b specifically. It's absolutely crucial to play to the board early and this is the card that gets you to the late game while turning on your synergies in a 2 drop that creates food. If sylvan tutor puts the creature into my hand, that's a different story but it's simply card disadvantage. The existence of 2 cache grabs means that I have inevitability in finding my 2 bombs while never being down a card.

[@chazman87784]

@@haumph I can agree with that to an extent but in a limited format I feel like any card that gets you closer to playing your bombs is always a great pickup even if it’s on top of your library.

[@thor82ak]

Congrats man, some days you're lucky, some days you're sucky.

[@gavinhaugen9831]

Im sorry but sylvan tutor is an automatic take, even over the revered bakersbane duo lol. Wild pick on that round

[@haumph]

i forgive you

[@alexmajor2366]

It's card disadvantage at sorcery speed. The card you know you will get has to be very good, not just in the abstract but in the game you are playing, and it has to affect the board quickly, to be worth such a disadvantage. And this tutor only gets threats, not most removal spells. Ygra is good but I understand passing the tutor.

[@gavinhaugen9831]

@@alexmajor2366 For one mana, to put a card you know you want on top of your deck, is not as big of a disadvantage as you are making it out to be. I get that its not instant, but to take a decent common over getting your bomb on top of your deck for 1 mana is crazy to me. Especially when you end up getting multiple of the common you picked over it. To each their own I guess

[@mowglihs2877]

2 for 1'ing yourself even for a bomb is terrible, especially a 5 mana bomb that can be endlessly chumped. Bakersbane duo is eons better than sylvan tutor, its not even close.

[@gavinhaugen9831]

​@@mowglihs2877To say that bakerbane duo is better is one thing, to say its eons better and not even close is you just being obtuse

[@qwormuli77]

30:30 It's a good thing you didn't play the land. Playing lands when not strictly needed and otherwise empty handed is a mistake. You can't make use of it and you give the opponent excess information for no gain. You're much more threatening to your opponent with a card in hand and mana up than with an empty hand and unusable mana being wasted. If you draw another one next turn, you still cannot play both and stand only to lose by playing both.

[@WetWetShmuel]

p1p1 ygra 💀 i don’t even have to watch the rest congrats on your $2k

[@holobiont3197]

That jund opponent must have been frustrated drawing 4 more lands than you in a format where half the cards are 2 for 1s or better. Down 6 cards isnt where you want to start the game.

[@arekkrolak6320]

this guy definitely likes to talk :)

[@TMidander]

#spoileralert :) :) :) :)

[@TheTurtleGamer.]

why didnt u take the sylvan tutor i mean it kinda makes u have 2 ygras in the deck

[@gavinblue3534]

i dont think it's good honestly, they see the ygra coming off tutor and then if they answer it you just 2 for 1'd yourself.

[@haumph]

Because I think it is unplayable hot garbage.

[@randygrandwizard4940]

The card basically timewalks yourself, as a topdeck late its 1 mana skip your turn reveal your next play to the opponent

[@rfs8194]

It would be great with Ygra if it put the card into your hand (but then it wouldn't cost 1 mana I suppose). But putting it on top of your deck, you're 2-for-1ing yourself and you have to wait a turn before you get it.

[@TheTurtleGamer.]

@@haumph but it looks cool🥲

[@RW77777777]

opponents with bad draws apart from the last round stumble curve formatgg zzzzzzz