Shadowmoor Release Event #2

Movie didn't work out so after some Mexican food I'm home to fart and play Magic. My second PE also has a great pool and three money rares. This pool showed me two decks, a Gwu deck and a BUr deck. I am starting the green deck but I figure can get some surprise value from boarding into another deck. Both decks are running 2x of Thistledown Duo and 2x Steel of the Godhead. I figure those cards alone should steal some wins. The blue black deck has better removal while the green deck has better creatures. Normally I'd err on the side of removal but Oversoul of Dusk is a strong reason to run the green deck.

Round One - Me: 1783 Him: 1573
He plays first and I keep a spicy looking hand, aiming to lay Oversoul down on turn five. We both curve out well, however my spells are more powerful. My Oversoul doesn't come down on turn five as I've only drawn one land, an Island. He stops playing spells after a few turns and I roll over him.
For game two I decide to give my other deck a shot. Want to get a game or two in with it and seems like no better time than now. Then he mulls to four... Despite that he manages to drop a Deus on turn eight which makes the game much closer.
1-0

Round Two - Me: 1789 Him: 1948
Game one I race his Windbrisk Raptor ftw. Game two my opening hand is a mull to a poor six card hand. I draw all the Islands in my deck and can never cast half the spells in my hand. Game three I switch decks because I think Gloomlance will be a house in this matchup. He has Mistmeadow Witch to answer my Steel of the Godhead on a duo. I Gloomlance the Witch. I then three for one him by casting Gloomlance on his Steel of the Godheaded Slikbind Faerie. I get there eventually with both of us playing countless lands. I misclick and throw away a Power of Fire enchanted creature in combat. My opponent makes up for this by not using his on-board lifegain when I attack for lethal.
2-0

Round Three - Me: 1806 Him: 1817
A mulligan into a weak hand is again the way I start a game. He plays Spawnwrithe followed by Boartusk Leige followed by a foil Furystroke Giant. Between that and me being mana screwed the game was a joke. Game two I keep a sketchy hand that could work out. I never draw a land and his slightly less absurd draw gets me. I drew the Island I needed turn seven when it no longer mattered.
2-1

Round Four - Me: 1794 Him: 1748
My opponent ran the sick fall asleep play. Or at least that is my guess.
3-1

Round Five - Me: 1805 Him: 1707
Game one I never saw a Forest and killed him with a pair of Thistledown Duos.
Game two I brought in my second Inquisitor's Snare in exchange for a Merrow Wavebreaker. I made the mistake of leaving in Gloomwidow's Feast which ended up sitting in my hand this game. It was that mistake in sideboarding that cost me the game, another card would have had a huge impact on the damage race that game. His Wilt-Leaf Liege and field of G/W creatures didn't help... He could have killed me a turn early but decided to give me one more turn to draw an out. For game three I moved to the backup deck. I spent time thinking if I could make a five color deck work with all my good cards but however I tried it the mana wouldn't work. He had almost no ways to kill creatures from what I saw so I also brought in both Helm of the Ghastlords.
Game three I see a strong hand with no white or blue mana, I keep as a source of one of those colors means I am in very good shape to win the game. I don't find one till turn four but that is enough and a Steel of the Godhead equiped Duo gets me there.
4-1
Final Rating: 1814

Well two PEs today which means I spent 2 Tournament Packs, 4 boosters, and 4 tix. I got 22 boosters, 4 avatars, 11 rares, and 64 rating points. Of my rares most are worth 4-14 tix. I'd count today as a big thumbs up as far as magic goes.

Tomorrow I'll try and get my pools and decks posted and probably do another sealed. The pack winnings are nice as I need to learn to draft Shadowmoor. I'll be doing this on a non-1800 account and I think 22+ packs will more than get the job done.