So it's happened. I've been bitten by the Limited bug. It started when I went 4-1 in the prerelease and now I can't get enough of it. I never thought I would enjoy drafting. You see, I am exclusively a constructed player (mostly just Legacy) but I've found myself fascinated with all the little intricacies that go with Limited. I love the drafting part the most. Picking new cards and competing with seven other players to construct a coherent deck, whether it is tribal like Vampires or Spirits or just a deck with a ton of synergy, such as U/G Clues. And then afterward the fun's not even over. You get to battle it out with all these new cards to see who reigns supreme out of your pod. Drafting is some of the most fun I've had playing Magic in a long time.

I'm sure I wouldn't be as enthusiastic about drafting if it was not for it being Shadows over Innistrad. My favorite block is by far Innistrad. It's actually what got me back into playing Magic and the whole gothic horror theme these two blocks have, I just eat it up. I love it.

I started this draft early with a couple really cool Werewolf picks so I just dove right into the R/G Werewolf archetype. I was pretty happy with what I finished with.

I was hoping to open Arlinn Kord or get passed something like Hermit of the Natterknolls or Geier Reach Bandit but beggars can't be choosers. In the end I think I drafted a pretty good Werewolf deck. Maybe some more removal instead of just the one Reduce to Ashes and Inner Struggle, I don't know. I figured with my big bad wolves the pump spells I picked would remove most of the creatures I feared. Seasons Past may be a little too cute in this deck but I like the idea of getting back some creatures that were destroyed so I went with it.

Werewolves can be pretty powerful, huh? With the right hand you can really steamroll your opponent. Also, I feel it's a pretty easy archetype to draft. "Oh, a Werewolf." Pick it. "Oh, another Werewolf!" Snatch it up. Throw in some combat tricks and a little bit of removal and you got yourself a pretty good stompy deck. Would I push myself toward drafting this type of deck again in the future? You know what, I really want to try out other strategies so there would have to be some pretty darn good Werewolves coming my way early on for me to do so. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it and for Limited newbies like myself Werewolves are a great and easy way to draft. I think a lot of people are aiming for Vampires or clue generators (at least that's how it looks when I draft) so these lycans feel like they're up-for-grabs a lot of the time. I'd say give this kind of deck a shot if you haven't already.

Until next time, thanks for reading and watching!