Pack!

I just opened the pack. Here are the contents:

Child of Night
Cloud Crusader
Thunder Strike
Liliana’s Specter
Blinding Mage
Augury Owl
Merfolk Spy
Ajani’s Mantra
Bog Raiders
Hornet Sting
Shiv’s Embrace
Water Servant
Liliana’s Caress
Serra Ascendant
Forest (249/249)
Tip Card (1/9)

Overall I should say that this is quiet good of a pull in my opinion. I wasn’t expecting a primeval titan or baneslayer angel and this certainly beats wild evocation or cyclops gladiator(@alex). Some good synergy between the cards should make them easier to trade. Liliana’s Specter + Liliana’s Caress will certainly work well in a Megrim/Burning Inquiry deck. Serra Ascendant and Ajani’s Mantra can be used in Gavin Verhey’s Soul Sisters deck from US Nats. Although he didn’t Top 8, this deck is great since it gains life every turn. Pair that up with Ajani’s Pridemate and you’ll have huge 12/12’s or more swinging most of the time. This deck is competitive and can fit a casual player’s budget. On another note, the EV is this pack was higher than I expected. This is because Serra Ascendant jumped from $1 to $5 in the past week. The rest of the pack is just your ordinary commons/uncommons, but one day they’ll be Jace, the mind sculptor.

My first order of business tonight is to trade up from commons/uncommons to junk but playable and tradable rares. By the way, the basic forest and tip card will be signed, but I don’t want to trade the tip card at the beginning. I’ll try to go from pack to binder this week! If anyone wants to trade I’ll be @ UW’s FNM.