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Editor: Jacob Moriarty(darkur_fox). Monday 31st January 2005.

Limited Transcribe
Fox Murdoch

Hello all, I've got something I've been cooking up for a while for you today. Although this article was originally made written back in September of last year, my partner Daza happened to lose his half of the imformation, so you'll be treated to half of the information you would expect from a transcribe of a game. Anyway, what I do have I've given you all to gaze upon.

Our tremendous battle started as Mirrodin block was fully unveiled, and Kamigawa was about to show its proverbial head. Being the biggest fan of Mirrodin in my group of players, I asked around to see who wanted a Mirrodin Darksteel Fifth Dawn draft and got one volunteer, Daza. Running over to Tin Soldier we got our cards and opened then at the library, assembling our decks.

After some time we were finished and ready to play, however the librarians were getting a bit iffy. The library closes at 6pm sharp, and the time was only 5.57. Enough time for a game? We thought not.

So off we went to my house, where we got pens, opened books and shuffled. The following is how our games went, and you notice a the lack of Daza's hand for the entire game. Again, we're sorry for that (he has a baby brother, if that will help explain it!).

So please enjoy what I think is the first ever Limited transcribe of a Mirrodin, Darksteel, Fifth Dawn 2 player booster draft game!!

Game 1: Fox's Red/Black beatdown vs Daza's Mesy Mess

Daza mulliganed down to 6, Fox down to 4. Rolling a 14 Daza chose to go first.

Starting hands
Daza: ???
Fox: Skyreach Manta, Spikeshot Goblin, Talisman of Unity, Tel-Jilad Outrider.

Daza's turn 1.

Drew X.
Dropped Plains.

Fox's turn 1.

Drew Slith Bloodletter.

Daza's turn 2.

Drew X.
Drops 1 Plains.
Drops Sparring Collar.

Fox's turn 2.

Drew Swamp.
Drops Swamp.

Daza's turn 3.

Drops Island.
Drops Wayfairer's Bauble.
Pops Wayfairer's Bauble, revealing Island.

Fox's turn 3.

Drew Swamp.
Dropped Swamp.
Dropped Slith Bloodletter.

Daza's turn 4.

Drew X.
Drops Leonin Squire [returning Wayfairer's Bauble].
Drops Sunbeam Spellbomb.

Fox's turn 4.

Drew Razor Barrier.
Drops Talisman of Unity.

Daza's turn 5.

Drew X
Drops Wayfairer's Bauble.
Attacks with Leonin Squire.
Fox down to 18.

Fox's turn 5.

Drew Tangle Asp
Tapped Talisman for G, down to 17.
Casts Tangle Asp.
Daza counters with Vex [Fox draws Nim Shrieker].
Attacks with Slith Bloodletter.
Daza down to 19 [Slith Bloodletter now 2/2].

Turn 5 stats:
Daza	Life: 19	In play: Island, Plains, Sparring Collar, Leonin Squire, Wayfairer's Bauble, Sunbeam Spellbomb.	Daza's hand missing.
Fox	Life: 17	In play: Swamp, Slith Bloodletter [2/2], Talisman of Unity.	In hand: Nim Shrieker, Razor Barrier, Tel-Jilad Outrider, Spikeshot Goblin, Skyreach Manta.

Daza's turn 6.

Drew X.
Pops Wayfairer's Bauble [revealing Island].

Fox's turn 6.

Drew Forest.
Dropped Forest.
Drops Tel-Jilad Outrider.

Daza's turn 7.

Drew X.
Dropped Skullcage.
Pops Sunbeam Spellbomb, Daza up to 24.

Fox's turn 7.

Drew Forest.
Dropped Forest.
Tapped Talisman of Unity for W, Fox down to 16.
Cast Razor Barrier on Slith Bloodletter [Protection from White].
Attacks with Slith Bloodletter, Daza down to 22 [Slith Bloodletter now 3/3].

Daza's turn 8.

Drew Vedalken Engineer.
Drops Vedalken Engineer.

Fox's turn 8.

Drew Swamp.
Drops Swamp.

Daza's turn 9.

Drew X.
Drops Island.
Taps Vedalken Engineer [for WW].
Drops Talon of Pain.

Fox's turn 9.

Drew Ritual of Restoration.
Drops Nim Shrieker.
Attacks with Slith Bloodletter.
Daza casts Stand Firm on Leonin Squire [Scry arrangement].
Leonin Squire blocks Slith Bloodletter.
Fox regenerates Slith Bloodletter.

Daza's turn 10.

Drew Leonin Squire.
Drops Leonin Squire [returning Wayfairer's Bauble].
Drops Wayfairer's Bauble.

Fox's turn 10.

Drew Essence Drain.
Attacks with Slith Bloodletter.
Leonin Squire and Leonin Squire block Slith Bloodletter [1 dies].
Fox regenerates Slith Bloodletter.
End of Turn (EOT) Daza pops Wayfairer's Bauble [revealing Island].

Turn 10 stats:
Daza	Life: 22.	In play: 2 Plains, 4 Island, Leonin Squire, Vedalken Engineer, Skullcage, Talon of Pain [0 counters].	In hand: ???
Fox	Life: 16.	In play: 3 Swamps, 2 Forest, Nim Shrieker, Slith Bloodletter [3/3], Tel-Jilad Outrider.	In hand: Ritual of Restoration, Spikeshot Goblin, Skyreach Manta, Essence Drain

Daza's turn 11.

Drew X.
Drops Skyreach Manta [3/3].

Fox's turn 11.

Drew Swamp.
Drops Swamp.
Casts Essence Drain on Skyreach Manta.
Daza counters with Override [pay 4].
Attacks with Slith Bloodletter and Tel-Jilad Outrider.
Slith Bloodletter blocked by Leonin Squire [dies], Tel-Jilad Outrider through, Daza down to 19.

Daza's turn 12.

Drew X.
Equips Sparring Collar on Skyreach Manta.

Fox's turn 12.

Drew Goblin Brawler.
Attacks with Tel-Jilad Outrider.
Vedalken Engineer blocks Tel-Jilad Outrider [both die].

Daza's turn 13.

Drew X.
Drops Spectre's Shroud.

Fox's turn 13.

Drew Plains!!
Drops Plains.
Drops Skyreach Manta [3/3].

Daza's turn 14.

Drew Tanglebloom.
Drops Tanglebloom.
Equips Spectre's Shroud on Skyreach Manta [4/3].
Attacks with Skyreach Manta.
Skyreach Manta blocks Skyreach Manta [Fox's dies].

Fox's turn 14.

Drew Forest.
Drops Forest.
Attacks with Slith Bloodletter.
Daza down to 16 [Slith Bloodletter 4/4].
EOT Daza uses Tanglebloom, up to 17.

Daza's turn 15.

Drew Spire Golem.
Drops Spire Golem [costing 1].
Attacks with Skyreach Manta.
Fox blocks with Nim Shrieker, [dies].

Fox's turn 15.

Drew Plains.
Drops Plains.
Attack with Slith Bloodletter.
Spire Golem blocks Slith Bloodletter.
Casts Ritual of Restoration [Skyreach Manta].
EOT Daza Tangleblooms, up to 18.

Turn 15 stats:
Daza	Life: 18	In play: 2 Plains, 4 Island, Sparring Collar, Skullcage, Spectre's Shroud, Tanglebloom, Talon of Pain [0 counters].	Daza's hand missing
Fox	Life: 16	In play: 4 Swamp, 2 Plains, 3 Forest, Slith Bloodletter (4/4], Talisman of Unity.	In hand: In hand: Ritual of Restoration, Spikeshot Goblin, Skyreach Manta, Essence Drain, Goblin Brawler.

Daza's turn 16.

Drew Darksteel Citadel.
Drops Darksteel Citadel.
Drops Skullcage.
Attacks with Skyreach Manta [Spectre's Shroud].
Fox down to 12, [discards Goblin Brawler].

Fox's turn 16.

Skullcage triggers, Fox down to 10.
Drew Viridian Zealot.
Drops Viridian Zealot.
Sacs Viridian Zealot [destroying Skyreach Manta].
Attacks with Slith Bloodletter.
Daza down to 13 [Slith Bloodletter 5/5].
EOT Daza uses Tanglebloom, Up to 14.

Daza's turn 17.

Drew Island.
Drops Island.
Tanglebloom, up to 15.

Fox's turn 17.

Skullcage triggers, down to 8.
Drew Wayfairer's Bauble.
Attacks with Slith Bloodletter.
Daza down to 10, [Slith Bloodletter 6/6].

Daza's turn 18.

Drew Island.
Drops Island.
Tanglebloom, up to 11.

Fox's turn 18.

Drew Devour in Shadow.
Drops Wayfairer's Bauble.
Attack with Slith Bloodletter.
Daza down to 5, [Slith Bloodletter 7/7].

Daza's turn 19.

Drew Hoverguard Observer.
Drops Hoverguard Observer.
Equips Spectre's Shroud on Hoverguard Observer [4/2].
Equips Sparring Collar on Hoverguard Observer [first strike].
EOT Fox pops Wayfairer's Bauble [reveals Mountain].
EOT Daza uses Tanglebloom, up to 7.

Fox's turn 19.

Drew Talisman of Dominance.
Drops Manta [4/4].
Attacks with Slith Bloodletter.
Daza down to 0, [Slith Bloodletter 8/8].
Daza loses.

End of Game stats:
Daza	Life: -6	In play: 2 Plains, 6 Island, Darksteel Citadel, Sparring Collar, Skullcage, Tanglebloom, Talon of Pain [0 counters].	Daza's hand missing.
Fox	Life: 2	In play: 4 Swamp, 3 Forest, 2 Plains, 1 Mountain, Slith Bloodletter (8/8].	In Hand: Goblin Brawler, Spikeshot Goblin, Talisman of Indulgence.

So how's that for a first game! Having chosen black and red as main colours, and only managing to get 1 thing that's even remotely red into play, fancy that! And with a Spikeshot Goblin from the start! I learnt one thing from this match: regenerating pump-ups are excellent threats.
Seeing I didn't draw my red nor get that many red mana producers, I decided to peel all the green from my deck to up my chances of drawing red, and improving the overall performance.

Sideboarding

Player	IN	OUT
Fox	2 Mountains, 1 Swamp, Dross Golem, Arcbound Stinger, Arcbound Hybrid, Neurok Hoversail.	Talisman of Unity, 3 Forest, Viridian Zealot, Tel-Jilad Outrider, Tangle Asp.

Game 2: Fox's Arcbound beatdown vs Daza's Mesy mess Take-2

Fox mulligans down to 6. Rolling a 16, Daza chooses to go first.

Starting hands
Daza: ???
Fox: 2 Mountains, Swamp, Devour in Shadow, Wayfairer's Bauble, Goblin Brawler.

Daza's turn 1.

Drew X.
Drops Island.

Fox's turn 1.

Drew Mountain.
Drops Mountain.
Drops Neurok Hoversail.

Daza's turn 2.

Drew X.
Drops Island.
Drops Sparring Collar.

Fox's turn 2.

Daza's turn 3.

Drew X.
Drops Island.

Fox's turn 3.

Drew Plains.
Drops Plains.
Pops Wayfairer's Bauble [Mountain].
Casts Ritual of Restoration [Wayfairer's Bauble].

Daza's turn 4.

Drew X.
Drops Darksteel Citadel.
Drops Neurok Spy.
Equips Sparring Collar on Neurok Spy.

Fox's turn 4.

Drew Dross Crocodile.
Drops Swamp.
Cast Devour in Shadow on Neurok Spy, down to 18.
Drops Wayfairer's Bauble.

Daza's turn 5.

Drew X.
Drops Skullcage.

Fox's turn 5.

Skullcage triggers, Fox down to 16.
Drew Nim Shrieker.

Turn 5 stats:
Daza	Life: 20	In play: 3 Island, Darksteel Citadel, Sparring Collar, Skullcage.	Daza's hand missing.
Fox	Life: 16	In play: 3 Mountain, 1 Plains, 1 Swamp, Neurok Hoversail, Wayfairer's Bauble.	In hand: Dross Crocodile, Goblin Brawler, Nim Shrieker.

Daza's turn 6.

Drew X.
Drops Plains.
Drops Sparring Collar.

Fox's turn 6.

Drew Essence Drain.
Drops Goblin Brawler.

Daza's turn 7.

Drew X.
Drops Island.

Fox's turn 7.

Drew Arcbound Hybrid.
Drops Arcbound Hybrid.
Attacks with Arcbound Hybrid and Goblin Brawler.
Daza down to 16.
Equips Neurok Hoversail on Arcbound Hybrid.

Daza's turn 8.

Drew Island.
Drops Island.

Fox's turn 8.

Drew Razor Barrier.
Drops Dross Crocodile.
Attacks with Arcbound Hybrid and Goblin Brawler.
Daza down to 12.

Daza's turn 9.

Drew X.
Drops Hoverguard Observer.

Fox's turn 9.

Drew Mountain.
Casts Essence Drain on Hoverguard Observer.
Daza counters with Override [pay 4].
Attacks with Dross Crocodile and Goblin Brawler.
Daza down to 5.

Daza's turn 10.

Drew Wayfairer's Bauble.
Drops Wayfairer's Bauble.
Equips Sparring Collar on Hoverguard Observer.
Attacks with Hoverguard Observer.
Fox down to 13.

Fox's turn 10.

Drew Mountain.
Drops Nim Shrieker.
Attacks with Dross Crocodile, Goblin Brawler, Arcbound Hybrid.
Daza down to -4.
Daza loses.

End game stats:
Daza	Life: -4	In play: 5 Islands, 1 Plains, 2 Sparring Collar, Darksteel Citadel, Skullcage, Hoverguard Observer, Wayfairer's Bauble.	Daza's hand missing.
Fox	Life: 13	In play: 3 Mountains, 1 Swamp, 1 Plains, Arcbound Hybrid [equipped: Neurok Hoversail], Dross Crocodile, Goblin Brawler.	In hand: 2 Mountains, Razor Barrier.

So the second game is over a lot quicker. Thanks to Daza's apparent mana-flooding, he hardly got anything out to answer my threats, however he planted the Skullcage nice and early. If he had've been playing a discard deck I could've really been hurt again.
I'm pleased with the overall result of the match. I seriously didn't think my deck was 2-0 material, but sometimes you just get lucky and your opponent mana flooded/screwed. Who knows how things could've gone?

I hope you all enjoyed this article (that was roughly 5 months in the making before it was torn in half) and please let me know if you like the idea of more transcribes! I'll be sure to do some Champions - Betrayers - Betrayers draft in the future.

Cheers all, Fox Murdoch (Darkur_fox).

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