Charlie Boyd
@charlieboyd.bsky.social
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Broke the losing streak with a 2-0-1 in this week's EOE draft, drawing the finals against GW. Not pictured is the Chrome Companion that did huge work against my mill opponent and combos well with GSZ. 3 decks in a row with Cryogen Relic, going to test it in Pauper Familiars this week!
August 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Broke the losing streak with a 2-0-1 in this week's EOE draft, drawing the finals against GW. Not pictured is the Chrome Companion that did huge work against my mill opponent and combos well with GSZ. 3 decks in a row with Cryogen Relic, going to test it in Pauper Familiars this week!
1-2 again in EOE draft with UB control. Definitely feeling the sizing-matters aspect of the format, as huge strain was put on my removal when many of my creatures were outsized. Board wipe was good but the mill was never relevant. Keen to keep learning this format!
August 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
1-2 again in EOE draft with UB control. Definitely feeling the sizing-matters aspect of the format, as huge strain was put on my removal when many of my creatures were outsized. Board wipe was good but the mill was never relevant. Keen to keep learning this format!
1-2 in my first EOE draft with UR artifacts. 1 non-round with 6 lands drawn off of Cerebral download across 2 games. Passed some early red aggro artifacts which put my neighbour into UR as well. Would have liked to lower the curve, have more artifacts for sacrificing, and a cryoshatter or two.
July 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
1-2 in my first EOE draft with UR artifacts. 1 non-round with 6 lands drawn off of Cerebral download across 2 games. Passed some early red aggro artifacts which put my neighbour into UR as well. Would have liked to lower the curve, have more artifacts for sacrificing, and a cryoshatter or two.
My tiebreaker rare is Mutinous Massacre, which looks like it will end any game it is cast in. Excited to see everyone else's picks, and to get drafting!
July 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
My tiebreaker rare is Mutinous Massacre, which looks like it will end any game it is cast in. Excited to see everyone else's picks, and to get drafting!
Some of these picks are a bit narrower, but I'm leaning towards the format being about big mana and drawing cards to use that mana on as many content creators have suggested.
July 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Some of these picks are a bit narrower, but I'm leaning towards the format being about big mana and drawing cards to use that mana on as many content creators have suggested.
Here's my picks for the @mtgds.bsky.social P0P1 challenge - I picked cards I think will be generically good for all 17 lands users over better cards with more niche applications 🧵
July 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Here's my picks for the @mtgds.bsky.social P0P1 challenge - I picked cards I think will be generically good for all 17 lands users over better cards with more niche applications 🧵
3-0 in tonight's paper vintage cube draft with a very janky W aggro deck. Definitely not a sceptre deck and lacking good bounce targets, phelia and wemperor were excellent however. Nothing beats fast mana and threats followed by Armageddon to close things out.
July 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
3-0 in tonight's paper vintage cube draft with a very janky W aggro deck. Definitely not a sceptre deck and lacking good bounce targets, phelia and wemperor were excellent however. Nothing beats fast mana and threats followed by Armageddon to close things out.
Another 2-1 this week, this time with dragonback assault doing work! Not the ideal list, passed on fixing in pack 1 then saw very little later on, contrary to my drafts at the start of the format. Enjoying the consistency I'm achieving with my results - the 3-0 will come soon!
May 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Another 2-1 this week, this time with dragonback assault doing work! Not the ideal list, passed on fixing in pack 1 then saw very little later on, contrary to my drafts at the start of the format. Enjoying the consistency I'm achieving with my results - the 3-0 will come soon!
2-1 in this week's TDM draft with RW splash narset - plenty of combat tricks in place of removal. Had an absolute blast with this one, used both seize opportunity and rally the monastery to pump for exactly lethal in my final game! 🤩
May 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
2-1 in this week's TDM draft with RW splash narset - plenty of combat tricks in place of removal. Had an absolute blast with this one, used both seize opportunity and rally the monastery to pump for exactly lethal in my final game! 🤩
RC deck registered! I was torn between Oculus and Prowess for the last week but I've committed to the deck that has the highest upside draws. I wish my testing had been as focussed as previous RCs, I still have unanswered questions about some matchups. Best of luck to everyone competing tomorrow!
May 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
RC deck registered! I was torn between Oculus and Prowess for the last week but I've committed to the deck that has the highest upside draws. I wish my testing had been as focussed as previous RCs, I still have unanswered questions about some matchups. Best of luck to everyone competing tomorrow!
So wrapped up in RC prep that I forgot to post this 2-0-1 from this week's draft! Last round was crazy - opp won g1 with 3 cards in library, then I won g2 on a mull to 5 vs 7, then in the final game packbeasts made 6 tokens a turn from Windcrag Siege. Glad to be constantly improving at this format!
May 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
So wrapped up in RC prep that I forgot to post this 2-0-1 from this week's draft! Last round was crazy - opp won g1 with 3 cards in library, then I won g2 on a mull to 5 vs 7, then in the final game packbeasts made 6 tokens a turn from Windcrag Siege. Glad to be constantly improving at this format!
No draft for me last week but returned tonight with the most medium pile of cards to ever 2-1 a draft. There was definitely a great mardu deck in my seat that I should have been more open to jumping into. My focus has been more on standard for the 🇦🇺 RC in 2 weeks 👁👁
April 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
No draft for me last week but returned tonight with the most medium pile of cards to ever 2-1 a draft. There was definitely a great mardu deck in my seat that I should have been more open to jumping into. My focus has been more on standard for the 🇦🇺 RC in 2 weeks 👁👁
1-1-1 in this week's TDM draft with Champion of Dusan beats. Herd Hierloom and Naga Fleshcrafter both play well in the archetype. My mana worked but definitely shouldn't have and I will not use this to justify bad manabases in future. Thank you @sampratt.bsky.social for the insightful episode!
April 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
1-1-1 in this week's TDM draft with Champion of Dusan beats. Herd Hierloom and Naga Fleshcrafter both play well in the archetype. My mana worked but definitely shouldn't have and I will not use this to justify bad manabases in future. Thank you @sampratt.bsky.social for the insightful episode!
0-3 in my first TDM draft with Abzan splashing for cards that in hindsight are only powerful with pressure behind them. First 2 opponents both had Cori-Steel Cutter, Roar of Endless Song and Jeskai Shrinekeeper which easily outvalued my deck. Keen to draft more of this set - only up from here! 😅
April 8, 2025 at 2:21 AM
0-3 in my first TDM draft with Abzan splashing for cards that in hindsight are only powerful with pressure behind them. First 2 opponents both had Cori-Steel Cutter, Roar of Endless Song and Jeskai Shrinekeeper which easily outvalued my deck. Keen to draft more of this set - only up from here! 😅
1-2 in our final DFT draft - bit of a trainwreck here. Some good pieces but would have much preferred to play the blue cards I saw and specced on. Keen for Tarkir next week!
March 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
1-2 in our final DFT draft - bit of a trainwreck here. Some good pieces but would have much preferred to play the blue cards I saw and specced on. Keen for Tarkir next week!
1-1-1 this week with a worse version of last week's deck. By far the trickiest draft of DFT I've done - nothing happening until all the artifact pay-offs arrived in pack 3. Definitely need to work on my draft awareness when a powerful deck isn't clear in my seat. Final DFT draft next week, then TDM!
March 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
1-1-1 this week with a worse version of last week's deck. By far the trickiest draft of DFT I've done - nothing happening until all the artifact pay-offs arrived in pack 3. Definitely need to work on my draft awareness when a powerful deck isn't clear in my seat. Final DFT draft next week, then TDM!
2-1 this week with UB splashing Gunner which paired nicely with Vnwxt and Chariot. Flyers felt great, my loss was to GW that put more pressure on the ground than I could handle. Always love to play a deck where you have to be careful not to draw the whole thing 😍
March 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
2-1 this week with UB splashing Gunner which paired nicely with Vnwxt and Chariot. Flyers felt great, my loss was to GW that put more pressure on the ground than I could handle. Always love to play a deck where you have to be careful not to draw the whole thing 😍
75 submitted for the Australian RC this weekend 🙌 haven't played an RC since 2023, not feeling as confident as I did for the last 5k open but I'm really keen to play some high-stakes magic again 😁
March 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
75 submitted for the Australian RC this weekend 🙌 haven't played an RC since 2023, not feeling as confident as I did for the last 5k open but I'm really keen to play some high-stakes magic again 😁
2-1 this week taking @jakebrowne.com 's advice on UW as an artifact ramp deck. Would have liked a 3rd Voyage Home/Hullbreacher to chain into each other. Also funny to note that you can't put Marketback Walker into hand with Guidelight Pathmaker, only onto the battlefield for X=0 😭
March 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
2-1 this week taking @jakebrowne.com 's advice on UW as an artifact ramp deck. Would have liked a 3rd Voyage Home/Hullbreacher to chain into each other. Also funny to note that you can't put Marketback Walker into hand with Guidelight Pathmaker, only onto the battlefield for X=0 😭
If I post the highs then I also have to post the lows: 0-3 with what I thought was a decent BG deck. Turns out a slow format doesn't mean you can forego your curve entirely - would definitely play the mutant surveyors I left in the board in hindsight.
February 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
If I post the highs then I also have to post the lows: 0-3 with what I thought was a decent BG deck. Turns out a slow format doesn't mean you can forego your curve entirely - would definitely play the mutant surveyors I left in the board in hindsight.
3-0 in my first Aetherdrift draft thanks to golgari no rares 🏆 Broodheart Engine felt better than what I've heard from others, shefet archfiend also did work after an opponent played 2 nimble thopterists but felt awkward in other places. Keen to play more of this set!
February 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
3-0 in my first Aetherdrift draft thanks to golgari no rares 🏆 Broodheart Engine felt better than what I've heard from others, shefet archfiend also did work after an opponent played 2 nimble thopterists but felt awkward in other places. Keen to play more of this set!
1-2 with UR big spells - I forgot how powerful learning was and instead wasted picks on cards like kelpie guide. Thanks for the unique drafting experience! I definitely missed being able to wheel cards though 🎡
February 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
1-2 with UR big spells - I forgot how powerful learning was and instead wasted picks on cards like kelpie guide. Thanks for the unique drafting experience! I definitely missed being able to wheel cards though 🎡
3-0 in Mystery Booster 2 draft tonight! Ophidian on invisible stalker is quite unfair, but jin-gitaxias copying temporal manipulation and kicked rites of replication targeting master of waves was even worse 👀 also glad I got to live the fantasy of having a DCI number again
January 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
3-0 in Mystery Booster 2 draft tonight! Ophidian on invisible stalker is quite unfair, but jin-gitaxias copying temporal manipulation and kicked rites of replication targeting master of waves was even worse 👀 also glad I got to live the fantasy of having a DCI number again
2-1 in @nomad-mtg.bsky.social 's pleasant peasant cube tonight - tried to live the spider spawning dream but my opponents kept dying to an 11/11 on turn 5 🤔 lost the final round to Nomad who assembled a beautifully janky flicker loop 👏
December 23, 2024 at 12:18 PM
2-1 in @nomad-mtg.bsky.social 's pleasant peasant cube tonight - tried to live the spider spawning dream but my opponents kept dying to an 11/11 on turn 5 🤔 lost the final round to Nomad who assembled a beautifully janky flicker loop 👏