Hiya, folks! Joe here, back with another Pick of the Day. I’m generating a random pack from the current set, then asking folks to vote for which cards they would choose Pack 1 Pick 1. Feel free to discuss your reasoning in the comments. Mine is in a spoiler below the poll.

Coming Soon Which card do you choose for your Pack 1, Pick 1? Mistcaller Plague Mare Stitcher's Supplier Sleep Invoke the Divine Essence Scatter Infectious Horror Luminous Bonds Strangling Spores Dwindle Bogstomper Skeleton Archer Electrify Pegasus Courser Results Vote Which card do you choose for your Pack 1, Pick 1? Mistcaller 1 ( 0.89 % ) Plague Mare 15 ( 13.39 % ) Stitcher's Supplier 0 ( 0 % ) Sleep 14 ( 12.5 % ) Invoke the Divine 0 ( 0 % ) Essence Scatter 3 ( 2.68 % ) Infectious Horror 0 ( 0 % ) Luminous Bonds 57 ( 50.89 % ) Strangling Spores 2 ( 1.79 % ) Dwindle 1 ( 0.89 % ) Bogstomper 1 ( 0.89 % ) Skeleton Archer 0 ( 0 % ) Electrify 14 ( 12.5 % ) Pegasus Courser 4 ( 3.57 % ) Back

Which card do you choose for your Pack 1, Pick 1? Mistcaller 1 ( 0.89 % ) Plague Mare 15 ( 13.39 % ) Stitcher's Supplier 0 ( 0 % ) Sleep 14 ( 12.5 % ) Invoke the Divine 0 ( 0 % ) Essence Scatter 3 ( 2.68 % ) Infectious Horror 0 ( 0 % ) Luminous Bonds 57 ( 50.89 % ) Strangling Spores 2 ( 1.79 % ) Dwindle 1 ( 0.89 % ) Bogstomper 1 ( 0.89 % ) Skeleton Archer 0 ( 0 % ) Electrify 14 ( 12.5 % ) Pegasus Courser 4 ( 3.57 % ) Back

Spoiler Luminous Bonds, Electrify, and Pegasus Courser all immediately jump out at me as consistently great first picks from this pack. Sleep potentially has even higher upside than these, but I think is more situational…slightly worse on average. I like Luminous Bonds better than Electrify as a first pick removal spell…it’s slower, yes, but it’s also cheaper and more flexible. I feel like the overall power of Pegasus Courser is very close to that of Luminous Bonds, and I couldn’t fault someone for first picking either of these from this pack (or even Electrify or Sleep, for that matter. When I have a very close choice to make, I tend to lean toward removal, so I’m choosing Luminous Bonds here. I’m interested to see if someone has a compelling reason for choosing one of the others that I haven’t thought of, though. [collapse]

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