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? Phylactery Lich Shield Mare Inferno Hellion Blanchwood Armor Hostile Minotaur Wall of Mist Walking Corpse Snapping Drake Gallant Cavalry Sovereign's Bite Hired Blade Havoc Devils Boggart Brute Essence Scatter Results Vote Which card do you choose for your Pack 1, Pick 1? Phylactery Lich 11 ( 8.03 % ) Shield Mare 22 ( 16.06 % ) Inferno Hellion 6 ( 4.38 % ) Blanchwood Armor 10 ( 7.3 % ) Hostile Minotaur 2 ( 1.46 % ) Wall of Mist 0 ( 0 % ) Walking Corpse 0 ( 0 % ) Snapping Drake 10 ( 7.3 % ) Gallant Cavalry 26 ( 18.98 % ) Sovereign's Bite 0 ( 0 % ) Hired Blade 2 ( 1.46 % ) Havoc Devils 1 ( 0.73 % ) Boggart Brute 17 ( 12.41 % ) Essence Scatter 30 ( 21.9 % ) Back

Which card do you choose for your Pack 1, Pick 1? Phylactery Lich 11 ( 8.03 % ) Shield Mare 22 ( 16.06 % ) Inferno Hellion 6 ( 4.38 % ) Blanchwood Armor 10 ( 7.3 % ) Hostile Minotaur 2 ( 1.46 % ) Wall of Mist 0 ( 0 % ) Walking Corpse 0 ( 0 % ) Snapping Drake 10 ( 7.3 % ) Gallant Cavalry 26 ( 18.98 % ) Sovereign's Bite 0 ( 0 % ) Hired Blade 2 ( 1.46 % ) Havoc Devils 1 ( 0.73 % ) Boggart Brute 17 ( 12.41 % ) Essence Scatter 30 ( 21.9 % ) Back

Spoiler The cards that jump out at me in this pack are Gallant Cavalry, Havoc Devils, and Essence Scatter (Blanchwood Armor has a high ceiling, but requires building around and I don’t like it as a first pick). I’m going to cut Havoc Devils out of the running because of the double-Red in its mana cost, which makes the choice between Gallant Cavalry and Essence Scatter. Between these two, I’m choosing Essence Scatter, because I think it functions similarly enough to removal in this format, but suspect a lot of people will prefer the knights. [collapse]

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