Pick 1

My Original Pick: Puppeteer

My Revised Pick: Puppeteer

This pack was not amazing. The only amazing card in it was Puppeteer. There were many good playable cards, just no real complete bomb. Playables include Wind Drake, Aven Cloudchaser, Razortooth Rats, Sift, Giant Cockroach, Samite Healer, and Ogre Taskmaster in no particular order.

Pick 2

My Original Pick: Aven Windreader

My Revised Pick: Aven Windreader

This was really close between Aven Windreader and Master Decoy but I decided to pick the Aven Windreader in both cases because it kept me in 1 color and my second pick would most likely end up in my deck, rather than wasted in an unused color if white doesn't come out well.

Pick 3

My Original Pick: Dark Banishing

My Revised Pick: Dark Banishing

This is about as low as Dark Banishing should ever go in pack one. It just amazing removal that can't be passed up. This either means there was a better black card in this pack, or the people passing my cards aren't playing black. Highway Robber is also good, as is Anaba Shaman, but Dark Banishing is strictly better.

Pick 4

My Original Pick: Sift

My Revised Pick: Sift

Ah, black didn't show up in this pack, but Sift did and it is amazing in any blue deck. It lets you sort out your deck and get rid of the junk in late games, and can give you that land you need early in the game. Dehydration is playable, but as a general rule should not be taken this high up. Other playable cards include Goblin Chariot, Raise Dead, Kavu Climber, Giant Cockroach and Samite Healer.

Pick 5

My Original Pick: Pegasus Charger

My Revised Pick: Pegasus Charger

Right now I have 4 blue cards and a Dark Banishing. If I want to stay blue and black, I should definately pick the Remove Soul here, but I wanted to try to take the fliers edge of white and blue. I also really like the Pegasus Charger because of the first strike. This can definately be a contested pick, but I'm not seeing any amazing black in this pack so I'm going to take Pegasus Charger and hope for more white fliers. I am abandoning black at this point unless I get something amazing as it is generally one of the weaker colors in this format.

Pick 6

My Original Pick: Aven Flock

My Revised Pick: Aven Flock

This was another very close call between Quicksand and Aven Flock. I felt that if I was going to get into white fliers I had to take the Aven Flock for fear that if I had not already let too much white by, this would be the nail in the coffin. So I took the Aven Flock over the Quicksand in hopes I get some good white cards next pack.

Pick 7

My Original Pick: Seasoned Marshal

My Revised Pick: Seasoned Marshal

The most Shocking part of this pack was, yes you guessed it, Shock. I have no clue how this got so far down, but I don't have any red yet so I'm not going to start now. I also was not 100% for sure in blue yet, so I did not hate pick Boiling Seas and I instead picked Seasoned Marshal. If I had been 100% in blue I definately would have hate picked it as it could be devistating. I am definately very very very strongly inclined to be in blue though. I almost wish I was in red at this point.

Pick 8

My Original Pick: Remove Soul

My Revised Pick: Remove Soul

This one was a no brainer. First off I needed some way to deal with a big creature threat late in the game, and by holding on to a Remove Soul you can definately accomplish that. There isn't really anything else that good in the pack either, so that made this pick that much easier.

Pick 9

My Original Pick: Aven Cloudchaser

My Revised Pick: Aven Cloudchaser

Aven Cloudchaser was the best playable card in this pack. Giant Cockroach is the other playable card, but it just isn't amazing with only 2 toughness.

Pick 10

My Original Pick: Fellwar Stone

My Revised Pick: Dehydration

Ah, I changed picks here. Well I decided that Fellwar Stone is too unreliable for me and that I didn't have removal yet, so I should have probably taken the Dehydration

Pick 11

My Original Pick: Lightning Elemental

My Revised Pick: Lightning Elemental

Only playable card in the pack. Always pick playable cards over unplayable cards when the opportunity exists, even if they are not in your colors.

Pick 12

My Original Pick: Dragon's Claw

My Revised Pick: Honor Guard

As much as I say uncommon over common for unplayables, Honor Guard can be played in dire cirumstances... sorry uncommon.

Pick 13

My Original Pick: Shatter

My Revised Pick: Shatter

I'd rather get rid of a card that could be sideboarded in than a bad common.

Pick 14

My Original Pick: Island

My Revised Pick: Island

Pick 15

My Original Pick: Mountain

My Revised Pick: Mountain

I need to decide what my favorite last pick is... is it Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, or Forest. Tune in next week and find out... just kidding.

Pick 16

My Original Pick: Aven Fisher

My Revised Pick: Aven Fisher

No bombs, man that stinks. You always hope for bombs in the first pack. Anyway here we have 2 possible picks in our colors, Aven Fisher and Exhaustion. While Exhaustion is good in constructed at times, its just not that great in limited. At least the Aven Fisher has flying and a neat ability. If I was in red this is a no doubt Volcanic Hammer pick. In green we have River Bear which would be amazing against my deck, and Elvish Warrior.

Pick 17

My Original Pick: Blessed Orator

My Revised Pick: Blessed Orator

Man, this pack just isn't that great either. Really disappointing. Anyway the playable blue and white cards are Foot Soldiers, Horned Turtle, Veteran Cavalier, and Blessed Orator. I took the Orator because I felt I needed a good ground blocker, and that the 1 extra mana (over Horned Turtle) was work the +0/+1 my other creatures. I considered hate picking Giant Spider as it could wreck my deck, but I liked the Orator too much. Black has some nice cards in Gravedigger and Cruel Edict as well.

Pick 18

My Original Pick: Time Ebb

My Revised Pick: Time Ebb

Here I really felt I needed some removal so I picked Time Ebb, it basically sets your opponent back a turn as they'll draw it next turn and most likely play the creature again. Other good cards in my colors are Aven Flock, which was a real contender for this pick, and Sleight of Hand.

Pick 19

My Original Pick: Aven Fisher

My Revised Pick: Aven Fisher

Here I pick another Aven Fisher to go with my blue and white fliers theme. It was the only good card in my colors. However Llanowar Behemoth is really strong and could be a contender for a hate pick. I decided to stick to my air strategy though. Llanowar Elves is also good, but definately not hate pickable this early.

Pick 20

My Original Pick: Veteran Cavalier

My Revised Pick: Giant Spider

Nothing amazing in my colors, and the Veteran Cavalier would not help the fliers theme or prove to be a big threat on the ground either. Its double white mana cost doesn't help it either. Giant Spider would wreck my deck at this point, so I have to hate pick it with nothing amazing in my colors.

Pick 21

My Original Pick: Sleight of Hand

My Revised Pick: Sleight of Hand

Only good card in my colors. Enfeeblement could be problematic against me, as well as Giant Growth but I didn't feel the need to hate draft them as Sleight of Hand is a pretty nice card for my colors.

Pick 22

My Original Pick: Time Ebb

My Revised Pick: Time Ebb

Yay another Time Ebb, it easily beats out Suntail Hawk and the only other really playable card in this pack is Yavimaya Enchantress.

Pick 23

My Original Pick: Suntail Hawk

My Revised Pick: Suntail Hawk

The only good card in my colors. Goblin Chariot and Raise Dead and Foul Imp are the other playable cards in this pack. (Edit: I overlooked Foul Imp as playable, thanks MacKenzieIII)

Pick 24

My Original Pick: Elvish Warrior

My Revised Pick: Elvish Warrior

Here I picked the only playable card. If there is nothing playable in your colors, take something playable away from yoru opponents.

Pick 25

My Original Pick: Urza's Tower

My Revised Pick: Urza's Tower

I don't have 4x of the Urza's lands yet, and there is nothing playable here so I took it for my collection.

Pick 26

My Original Pick: Sleight of Hand

My Revised Pick: Sleight of Hand

Yay I get another Sleight of Hand over a bunch of unplayables.

Pick 27

My Original Pick: Dragon's Claw

My Revised Pick: Dragon's Claw

Yay a foil uncommon over unplayables... I hope someone else didn't pass up the same opportunity.

Pick 28

My Original Pick: Peace of Mind

My Revised Pick: Peace of Mind

Uncommon > Common... yay another uncommon for me.

Pick 29

My Original Pick: Fishliver Oil

My Revised Pick: Fishliver Oil

You know, I don't even really know what the card does, I just know its bad... it says enchant creature, which generally isn't good, and then I just know its not pickable...

Pick 30

My Original Pick: Plains

My Revised Pick: Plains

Mmmmm no one messaged me last time, so I still don't know if anyone reads the last pick of the pack. Makes me sad :(. (Written before there was a comment on my last article :))

Pick 31

My Original Pick: Leonin Skyhunter

My Revised Pick: Mortivore

*Hits self in head* If I had lost to Mortivore I would have been extremely mad. This card is near bomb status. If it hits, its really close to game over in most cases unless you can deal with it somehow. Leonin Skyhunter was good in my colors, but Mortivore is too good to pass to someone in black. The majority of this pack is playable... so much good stuff to go around.

Pick 32

My Original Pick: Aven Cloudchaser

My Revised Pick: Wind Drake

Mmmmm decisions decisions. I picked Wind Drake here because its cheaper than the (Aven Cloudchase). My deck will probably be running a bunch of 4 casting cost cards... so a 3 casting cost flier will be nice. Counsel of the Soratami is also really nice, but I'm going for blue white fliers.

Pick 33

My Original Pick: Pacifism

My Revised Pick: Pacifism

Yay! Pacifism I needed some more removal and this is nice. Soul Warden will most likely be a problem if my opponent has it and gets it out early, but Pacifism is better. Most cards in this pack are playable.

Pick 34

My Original Pick: Inspirit

My Revised Pick: Wind Drake

I originally took the Inspirit here as I thought it would be cool to have a nice trick, but the Wind Drake is much more reliable and adds to the blue and white flying army. A couple really nice red cards made it pretty far down in both Shock and Flame Wave. The wave could be devistating, but I'm hoping its too mana intensive to make the deck of whoever picks it.

Pick 35

My Original Pick: Guerrilla Tactics

My Revised Pick: Guerrilla Tactics

NOTHING good in my colors... I'm frusterated, but Guerrilla Tactics is the best card in this pack, and is definately good removal, so I'm going to deprive someone else of the pleasure of taking it.

Pick 36

My Original Pick: Aven Windreader

My Revised Pick: Aven Windreader

This was a really nice addition to my deck. Aven Windreader probably should have been taken in the first couple picks. It is a beast flier at 3/3 and has a nice ability to boot! Dehydration and Mana Leak can make decks, but the Windreader is sooooo much better.

Pick 37

My Original Pick: Venerable Monk

My Revised Pick: Counsel of the Soratami

While Venerable Monk is an OK creature, Counsel of the Soratami is a much better spell. It gives you card advantage which is key in limited. I definately should have taken it.

Pick 38

My Original Pick: Hollow Dogs

My Revised Pick: Hollow Dogs

Best card in the pack, as there is nothing good in my colors. (Edit: Actually I overlooked Lumengrid Warden which is very playable. However I remain with the Hollow Dogs because it is the best card in the pack. Thanks to Spuuky for pointing this out)

Pick 39

My Original Pick: Sea Monster

My Revised Pick: Sea Monster

This was close between Infantry Veteran and Sea Monster I picked the Sea Monster in both cases because I felt I need a large creature to block on the ground. As an added bonus, if my opponent is playing blue, it can attack too!

Pick 40

My Original Pick: Counsel of the Soratami

My Revised Pick: Counsel of the Soratami

No question here. Blue must be underdrafted because this normally won't make it this far down.

Pick 41

My Original Pick: Sea Monster

My Revised Pick: Sea Monster

Nice to get another Sea Monster. Although I'll probably only play one, if my opponent is playing blue I'd definately side it in.

Pick 42

My Original Pick: Panic Attack

My Revised Pick: Panic Attack

And now we get to the useless picks...

Pick 43

My Original Pick: Baleful Stare

My Revised Pick: Baleful Stare

Where I ramble on for no good reason other than for my own entertainment when writing these articles...

Pick 44

My Original Pick: Panic Attack

My Revised Pick: Panic Attack

but no one ever reads these comments, so I wonder why I write them...

Pick 45

My Original Pick: Mountain

My Revised Pick: Mountain

maybe because I feel the boxes would be lonely without text under the picks... the world may never know.