Our usual Following Signposts faces its biggest challenge yet: Lorwyn Eclipse’s crazy draft structure! Part traditional set, part hybrid nonsense, with 8 archetypes instead of 5 or 10. Tons of hybrid talk, which is looking to be a key part of the UB small set era.
Khord’s stuff: https://linktr.ee/Khord22
Topics and Tidbits
- only five color pairs fully supported, five semi-supported
- ten common hybrids. major pairs have elf/goblin/etc, minor pairs have changelings
- the five common changelings are all french vanilla (if you count part-time first strike)
- hybrid creatures playable in 7 decks each… almost like colorless cards but slightly juiced
- eclipsed cards are hybrid but heavily aimed at just their one deck
- extra hybrid makes the format more “pick 2 compatible”
- how is pick 2 playing out?
- pick 2 maybe hinders archetypes without heavy density in the set?
- merfolk tap untap archetype
- convoke does cool mana things with untap effects
- does the Following Signposts system even work for Lorwyn??
- goblin blight and sacrifice
- stronger stats on an arcun = the rest of the strategy is weak??
- how good does an arcun need to be to “derail” your second or third draft pick?
- are kithkin slivers??
- risen reef actually can be played in ECL draft, if you’re cosmically lucky
- “it does make me want to play Magic: The Gathering, and I think that’s worth a four”
- what smaller effects are still worth doubling?
- black red elves?
- no archetype descriptions for the minor five pairs
- man with a horse head
- lil kid in a raccoon suit
- red finally becoming a tier 1 “splashing” color?
- the true blight is a combination charge counter mechanic and growth mechanic
- nostalgic for your first custom magic set
- goblin’ your way to free cards?
- single card archetype in dimir
- khord’s fave is blight, a surprise upset over merfolk!
- tim wants to play Shimmercreep
- comparing the first two Pick 2 sets
- is hybrid going to be in every Pick 2 set??
- does pervasive common hybrid reset the “play booster commons are all good” expectation?
- quick “hybrid in commander” checkin
- bringing some VorthosCast energy to the pod
Tim’s Ratings
| Excitement | Accuracy | Synergy | |
| UW | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| RB | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| GW | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| UR | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| BG | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Khord’s Ratings
| Excitement | Accuracy | Synergy | |
| UW | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| UB | 4 | ||
| RB | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| RG | 4 | ||
| GW | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| BW | 5 | ||
| UR | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| BG | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| RW | 5 | ||
| UG | 3 |