Prerelease Questions

[ep1cn00b]

The last pre-release I went to lasted until 6 as well. Hopefully it will be over around 4 this time. I have to work tomorrow @ 9 am. lol

[G. Moto]

I hope it lasts long, I don't get to go to fnm tournaments like i want to so this will be my chance to up my national rank with the planeswalker points i get. Also i work 2pm so it won't be too bad.

[robort]

I'm skipping midnight and doing the nooner and 5pm tommorow. Last midnight release I was dead tired and unfocused by 5 am

[G. Moto]

   IT's all a test of your mental will. Also bring snacks, it helps.

[ep1cn00b]

Pre-release went pretty well for me last night. I finished Top 5 (out of 40) which I have never done before. I also managed to pull a Jace, Unraveler of Secrets from one of my packs I got for wins. That was great but I really wanted to get Sorin, Grim Nemesis. Luckily a buddy of mine did pull it and was willing to trade. So it was my first top 5 finish and my first Planeswalker pull. I am fixing to work and I am dead tired but it was totally worth it! lol

[Jace27]

Sweet pull. I want a Jace, Unraveler of Secrets so badly.

[WWolfe]

I didn't get any money cards per se, but I did pull a few cards I wanted to plug into my EDH decks.

[Drunk Cynic]

My pull was sad. Only Red and Green were playable, with Arlinn Kord for the bomb.

[G. Moto]

At least you GOT a planeswalker man. I pulled probably 10 of each tribal themed cards (vampire, werewolf, spirit, etc.). I had to make a 5-color Human/Spirit deck since I couldn't build any "cohesive deck". it did however get me a win though. I may have lost two out of the three rounds but the 1st round I played I won 2-0. I felt pretty good about that win.

[robort]

I like the tip packlet they give you, definately a good starting point.  In It was

Include some creatures at every cost from 2 to 6. This will make it more likely that you have a creature to cast every turn.

Try not to play 3 or 4 creatures of a given cost.

Don't play play more than 1 or 2 creatures that cost 1 mana.

Try to include as many creatures as possible with evasion abilities like flying, trample, and menace.

Look for noncreature spells that destroy your opponent's creatures, make your own creature larger, deal damage to
creatures or player, or some combination of these.

[Drunk Cynic]

At least you GOT a planeswalker man. I pulled probably 10 of each tribal themed cards (vampire, werewolf, spirit, etc.). I had to make a 5-color Human/Spirit deck since I couldn't build any "cohesive deck". it did however get me a win though. I may have lost two out of the three rounds but the 1st round I played I won 2-0. I felt pretty good about that win.

Don't get me wrong mate; I'm happy about Arlin. I just take some joy in fielding multiple decks in the same match; really messes with the opponents head.

[Jace27]

The joy of sideboarding .

[WWolfe]

At least you GOT a planeswalker man. I pulled probably 10 of each tribal themed cards (vampire, werewolf, spirit, etc.). I had to make a 5-color Human/Spirit deck since I couldn't build any "cohesive deck". it did however get me a win though. I may have lost two out of the three rounds but the 1st round I played I won 2-0. I felt pretty good about that win.

Don't get me wrong mate; I'm happy about Arlin. I just take some joy in fielding multiple decks in the same match; really messes with the opponents head.

I've done this before, in fact more times than not at pre-releases. This time though I really only had the one deck I could make.

[G. Moto]

I gotcha guys. Also with all the trading that I did I can now build;
1) U/B Zombies,
2) B/R Vampires,
3) B/G Woodland horrors,
4) R/G Werewolves,     
5) Bant Humans
6) Esper Spirits, 
7) Grixis Ashmouth 

    The only ones that I have fully constructed right now are the Esper, Grixis and the B/G decks that I just put together. When I get a chance I'll upload them for public viewing.   

[Frimmel]

Played a guy on Sunday and every rare/mythic he pulled was red or white. He had two Nahirhi, two Avacyn, that 2/2 first strike with some delirium thing for 2 Red the usual raft of weenie white flyers, got the white removal spell, some other nasty 2/1 with a ping ability red critter that pinged you every turn when Delirium kicked in, Fiery Temper.

It felt like taking pauper standard to a legacy tourney.