Hiya, folks! Back with the next pick in the M19 Community Draft.

See the previous few community picks here:

https://www.dailyarena.net/2018/07/20/m19-community-draft-pack-1-pick-8/

https://www.dailyarena.net/2018/07/20/m19-community-draft-pack-1-pick-7/

https://www.dailyarena.net/2018/07/19/m19-community-draft-pack-1-pick-6/

Pick eight was Child of Night, with Epicure of Blood coming in a very close second.

I took the rest of the picks from Pack 1, taking community input from the first time the packs came around into account.

Here’s the next pick. As usual, I’m putting my choice, with brief reasoning, in a spoiler section after the poll.

Coming Soon Which card do you choose for your M19 Pack 2, Pick 1? Magistrate's Scepter Surge Mare Mirror Image Rise from the Grave Rustwing Falcon Invoke the Divine Dwarven Priest Gearsmith Prodigy Aven Wind Mage Divination Skeleton Archer Epicure of Blood Lava Axe Oakenform Results Vote Which card do you choose for your M19 Pack 2, Pick 1? Magistrate's Scepter 5 ( 2.82 % ) Surge Mare 12 ( 6.78 % ) Mirror Image 23 ( 12.99 % ) Rise from the Grave 62 ( 35.03 % ) Rustwing Falcon 0 ( 0 % ) Invoke the Divine 0 ( 0 % ) Dwarven Priest 0 ( 0 % ) Gearsmith Prodigy 0 ( 0 % ) Aven Wind Mage 12 ( 6.78 % ) Divination 13 ( 7.34 % ) Skeleton Archer 45 ( 25.42 % ) Epicure of Blood 3 ( 1.69 % ) Lava Axe 2 ( 1.13 % ) Oakenform 0 ( 0 % ) Back

Which card do you choose for your M19 Pack 2, Pick 1? Magistrate's Scepter 5 ( 2.82 % ) Surge Mare 12 ( 6.78 % ) Mirror Image 23 ( 12.99 % ) Rise from the Grave 62 ( 35.03 % ) Rustwing Falcon 0 ( 0 % ) Invoke the Divine 0 ( 0 % ) Dwarven Priest 0 ( 0 % ) Gearsmith Prodigy 0 ( 0 % ) Aven Wind Mage 12 ( 6.78 % ) Divination 13 ( 7.34 % ) Skeleton Archer 45 ( 25.42 % ) Epicure of Blood 3 ( 1.69 % ) Lava Axe 2 ( 1.13 % ) Oakenform 0 ( 0 % ) Back

Spoiler Lots of good picks in this pack. I’d be happy with Mirror Image, Aven Wind Mage, Divination, Skeleton Archer, or Surge Mare. Double-Blue on Surge Mare knocks it out of the running for me. I’m going to choose Skeleton Archer, as it continues keeping us open and has a halfway-decent ETB effect that synergizes with our recursion cards. I won’t be surprised if the community decides now is the time to start going hard into Blue as our second color, though. [collapse]

What’s your pick?

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