Avacyn Restored Pre-release report!

[sindbad7cs]

Love this new set! I went 2 -1 in Saturday's pre-release matches (5 - 4 in games) with this 41-card U/G/R deck:

Creatures: (15)
2 Scrapskin Drake
1 Latch Seeker
1 Stern Mentor
1 Elgaud Shieldmate
1 Mist Raven
1 Gryf Vanguard
2 Wandering Wolf
1 Druid's Familiar
1 Trusted Forcemage
1 Soul of the Harvest
1 Scalding Devil
1 Lightning Mauler
1 Hanweir Lancer

Sorcery/Instant/Enchants: (0/7/0 = 7)
1 Outwit
1 Peel From Reality
1 Crippling Chill
1 Ghostly Flicker
1 Geist Snatch or Favorable Winds

Artifacts: (2)
1 Scroll of Avacyn
1 Angel's Tomb

Land: (17)
9 Island
5 Forest
3 Mountain

Mythics and rares pulled on Sat.:
Malignus, Primal Surge, Infinite Reflection, Reforge the Soul, Tyrant of Discord, and Soul of the Harvest.

Oh, and the promo Moonsilver Spear!

Love the soulbound mechanic - I had six in the deck.

[sindbad7cs]

I went 2 -1 in Sunday's pre-release matches (5 - 3 in games) as well! This time with a 42-card G/W splashing B:

Creatures: (16 + 1 art.))
2 Timberland Guide
1 Nightshade Peddler
1 Wandering Wolf
1 Borderland Ranger
1 Gloomwidow
1 Wolfir Avenger
1 Nettle Swine
1 Geist Trappers
1 Wolfir Silverheart
1 Pathbreaker Wurm
1 Cathedral Sanctifier
1 Moonlight Geist
1 Riders of Gavony
1 Spectral Gateguards
1 Goldnight Redeemer

Sorcery/Instant/Enchants: (3/1/1 = 5)
2 Lair Delve
1 Killing Wave
1 Banishing Stroke
1 Defang

Artifacts: (4)
1 Scroll of Avacyn
1 Bladed Bracers
1 Haunted Guardian
1 Angel's Tomb

Land: (17)
10 Forest
6 Plains
1 Swamp

I had an Island and Stolen Goods,and a Mountain and Kessig Malcontents to sideboard in as black replacement...

Mythics and rares pulled on Sun.:
Riders of Gavony, Stolen Goods, Killing Wave, Tyrant of Discord, Wolfir Silverheart, Desolate Lighthouse, and Cathar's Crusade.

Oh, and another promo Moonsilver Spear!

Got to use Killing Wave 4 times. Twice in my 2-0 sweep in the first match.

My third match, a 2-1 win, was mis-entered into system as a loss, so my Planeswalker totals will be light by three...

....it did not keep me from winning an AVR booster pack.