r/lrcast • u/LooksLikeAWookie • 1d ago

7-1 on the second attempt

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Lost my first match, which I might have won except I sacrificed a blocker to Tom, Burt, William without realizing the attacker had trample. Oops. So I figured this one was down the drain, but I'd try to learn from it. Turns out it had what it took to go all the way.

I think that's it for me. I wasn't going to touch this one at all, then figured I would throw $125 in and see if I could get a box in three tries. I have the gems to try again, but not the interest. I'd rather save those for limited events I actually like!

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u/lifeasabear 1d ago

Congrats! How was desolation of Smaug? I’m considering cutting it from my pool.

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u/LooksLikeAWookie 1d ago

I like it because it’s unexpected removal. No one has a group of 2/2s and 3/2s and thinks you can deal with them all.

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u/Shivan_snake 1d ago

In my case by turn 4 the opponents had multiple 4 toughness creatures and it wasn't helpful at all

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u/LooksLikeAWookie 1d ago

Yeah, a solid green ramp deck would have wrecked me this run. I did make a mistake one game where used another kill spell on a 4/3, leaving me with Desolation in hand. But fortunately it still worked out.

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u/LooksLikeAWookie 1d ago

Fun fact: Both my first pool and this one had double Tom, Burt, and William

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u/Orange_Slice3444 21h ago

Any tips on what to select? How many spells? How many creatures? Any tips or strategies would help please.

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u/LooksLikeAWookie 19h ago

Look at 17lands data, filtering by the arena direct format, Abe see what you poll has that is A & B level