Grand Prix Copenhagen 2000 - 2nd draft - table 1

Position

1. Franck Canu
2. Peter Myrvig
3. Gottlieb Yeh
4. Gunnar Refsdal
5. Johan Cedercrantz
6. Mattias Jorstedt
7. Niels Sanders Jensen
8. Sigurd Eskeland

The first boosters:

Booster 1: Franck Crooked Scales Peter Vine Trellis Gottlieb Enslaved Horror Gunnar Darting Merfolk Johan Cateran Brute Mattias Tremor Niels Highway Robber Sigurd Stone Rain Sigurd2 Ceremonial Guard Niels2 Skulking Fugitive Mattias2 Howling Wolf	Booster 2 : Peter Waterfront Bouncer Gottlieb Shock Troops Gunnar Ramosian Captain Johan Lightning Hounds Mattias Gerard's Irregulars Niels Ramosian Sergeant Sigurd Thwart Franck Tiger Claws Franck2 Ancestral Mask
Booster 3: Gottlieb Lunge Gunnar Ramosian Commander Johan Highway Robbers Mattias Horned Troll Niels Cho-Manno's Blessing Sigurd Panacea Franck Skulking Fugitive Peter Deepwood Tantif Peter2 Dartin Merfolk Franck2 Collective Unconsciousness	Booster 4: Gunnar Arrest Johan Blaster Mage Mattias Gerrard's Irregulars Niels Nightwind Glider Sigurd Saprazzan Outrigger Franck Cateran Persuader Peter Ramosian Sergeant Gottlieb Intimidation Gottlieb2 Orim's Cure
Booster 5: Johan Kris Mage Mattias Vine Trellis Niels Ramosian Skycaptain Sigurd Wild Jhovall Franck Cateran Brute Peter Steadfast Guard Gottlieb Orim's Cure Gunnar Gush Gunnar2 Barbed Wire Gottlieb2 Molting Harpy Peter2 Lure Franck2 Misshapen Fiend Sigurd2 Venemous Dragonfly	Booster 6 : Mattias Spidersilk Amour Niels Ramosian Lieutenant Sigurd Drake Hatchling Franck Desert Twister Peter Arrest Gottlieb Ogre Taskmaster Gunnar Counterspell Johan Rampart Crawler Johan2 Crossbow Infantry Gunnar2 Balloon Peddler

The players' perspectives.

Neils: Opening up a Crooked Scales in his first booster, then a Flagship in the second, the cards were just falling into his lap here - later on came Vitalizing Wind, Squirrel Wrangler, Volrath the Fallen, Jorael, Empress of Beasts, and a bunch of green fat cards. Peter, to his left, had picked a Vine Trellis in the first booster over a Cateran Brute and an Enslaved Horror, so Franck moving into green seriously affected Myrvig's draft, neither one of them backing down. As long as people don't give him trouble in the early game he will do very well with this gift.

Decklist
10 Forests	Rath's Edge
7 Swamps	Crooked Scales
Cateran Brute	Cateran Persuader
Deathgazer	Misshapen Fiend
Snuff Out	Collective Unconsciousness
Tiger Claws	Predator Flagship
Volrath the Fallen	Blastoderm
Skyshroud Claim	Skyshroud Poacher
3 Skyshroud Sentinels	Woodripper
Jorael, Empress of Beasts	Silt Crawler
Squirrel Wrangler	Thresher Beast
Vintara Elephant	Vitalising Wind

Peter: Vine Trellis, Waterfront Bouncer, Deepwood Tantif, Darting Merfolk, Ramosian Sergeant, Steadfast Guard, Lure, Arrest, Ramosian Lieutenant, Bloackade Runner, Seal of Strength - there are no signs at this stage that he has chosen 2 colours. To his right is black/green and to his left is red/black, so I guess blue and white might have been good, but when a Saproling Burst came his way he stayed undecided till the end of the draft.

Decklist
3 Forest	Arrest
6 Island	Ramosian Lieutenant
8 Plains	Ramosian Sergeant
Steadfast Guard	Blockade Runner
Waterfront Bouncer	Lawbringer
Voice of Truth	Cloudskate
Jolting Merfolk	Rootwater Commando
Seal of Removal	Trickster Mage
Saproling Burst	Divining Griffin
Megeta the Lion	Rhystic Shield
Shield Dancer	Soul Charmer
Troubled Healer	Silt Crawler
Vintara Elephant

Gottlieb: This draft table managed to support four black players, but Gottlieb's deck is not tht impressive.He was a little unlucky as Neils only joined black for certain when he opened up a Slaver at the end of Masques, otherwise he might have had four black Nemesis picks from his left. Still - he does have a game winner (Flowstone Slide), and a Thopter, but the black evasion creatures evaded him.

Decklist
9 Mountains	Deepwood Ghoul
9 Swamps	Enslaved Horror
Intimidation	Molting Harpy
Kyren Sniper	Lunge
Ogre Taskmaster	Shock Troops
Flowstone Thopter	Carrion Wall
Flowstone Crusher	Flowstone Slide
Laccolith Grunt	Avatar of Woe
Chilling Apparition	Flay
Greel's Caress	Steal Strength
2 Kledon Berseker	Ridgeline Racer
Spur Grappler

Gunnar: With two red/black players surrounding him he was handed his u/w deck on a plate. His only off colour pick in the first set was a Silverglade Pathfinder. However, with only a reasonable rebel engine that lacks early plays and a flyer, and only two flyers (one of which needs to sack land), his deck is not as strong as you might expect. I think the cards just didn't fall well for him.

Decklist
8 Islands	Arrest
9 Plains	2 Devout Witness
Disenchant	Ramosian Captain
Ramosian Commander	Darting Merfolk
Lawbringer	2 Lightbringers
Silkenfist Order	Topple
Ensnare	Oraxid
Seal of Removal	2 Mageta's Boon
Mirror Strike	Reville Squad
Coastal Hornclaw	Spiketail Hatchling
Withdraw

Johan: Brute, Lightning Hounds, Highway Robbers, Blaster Mage, Kris Mage were his first picks and he stcuk to these colours all the way through. Mattias tried to shake him off red to his left (which is a hard thing to do from that position, but prophecy red is good enough to worry about) but failed, although the Swede ended up with red/green anyway. There is nothing really scary in his deck, but he can do ok.

Decklist
7 Mountain	Cateran Brute
10 Swamp	Highway Robber
Specter's Wail	Blaster Mage
Kris Mage	Kyren Sniper
Lightning Hounds	2 Belbe's Percher
Carrion Wall	2 Plague Witch
Spineless Thug	Vicious Hunger
Rupture	Agent of Shauku
Bog Glider	Death Charmer
Greel, Mind Raker	Soul Strings
Barbed Field	Keldon Berserker
Scoria Cat

Mattias: He first picked a tremor and tried to stay in red, but was heavily shut out by the two red players to his left. Decidilng that green was the best way to go, with the two other green payers round the other side of the table, was definitely the right decision. His deck went from looking appalling to being reasonably good when 2 Blastoderms were thrown at him.

Decklist
2 Forest	Horned Troll
6 Mountain	2 Invigorate
Spidersilk Armor	Vine Trellis
Laccolith Grunt	2 Blastoderm
2 Seal of Strength	2 Treetop Bracers
Woodripper	Fault Riders
Panic Attack	Zerapa Minotaur
Pygmy Razorback	2 Rib Cage Spider
Spitting Spider	Thresher Beast

Niels: He got some great picks at the beginning of the draft- a Blessing, Sergeant, Nightwond Glider, Skycaptain, Lieutenant and Slaver! His nemesis was almost as good - Belbes Armour , Falcon, Battlefield Percher and Massacre! There were only 2 and a half white players in the draft and all the good cards landed here. In fact - he built such a good deck that he defensively drafted a Spiketail Drake first pick in the penultimate booster.

Decklist
9 Plains	Cho-Manno's Blessing
8 Swamp	Disenchant
Nightwind Glider	Ramosian Lieutenant
Ramosian Sergeant	Ramosian Sky Marshal
Cateran Slaver	Highway Robber
Skulking Fugitive	Belbe's Armor
Battlefield Percher	Carrion Wall
Massacre	Rathi Intimidator
Angelic Favor	Defiant Falcon
2 Agent of Shauku	2 Mageta's Boon
2 Soul Charmer	1 Trenching Steed

Sigurd: In the first booster Neils took a Highway Robber so Sigurd left him the Skulking Fugitive and took a Stone Rain and a Ceremonial Guard, even though they are very bad picks. Later on in the draft Neils did not return the favour with that Spiketail Drake. The next booster saw a Thwart, then a Panacea, Outrigger, Wild Jhovall and a Drake Hatchling, so his colours were farily decided. The next two boosters gave him 2 Thunderclaps, and his first pick Ancient Hydra was another bomb in what became a powerful deck. There were four red players n the table, but the lack of blue players allowed him to get a good pick of either one or the other in the Prophecy sets. Sigurd should do well with this one.

Decklist
8 Island	Panacea
9 Mountains	Drake Hatchling
Saprazzan Outrigger	Thwart
Ceremonial Guard - ok, all decks have a comedy card	2 Thunderclap
Wild Jhovall	Flowstone Crusher
Flowstone Strike	2 Seal of Fire
Rootwater Thief	Wandering Eye
Barbed Field	Hollow Warrior
Devastate	Fault Rider
Alexi's Cloak	2 Coastal Hornclaw
Spiketail Hatchling

- Written by Ben Ronaldson.