So I've never been very good at booster in Redemption. Pretty sure I've never won anything states or higher in booster. Going in to Nats, I would absolutely have considered it a success to win like four out of seven games. While I still kind of miss the chaos of multi-player draft in the old days, drafting with Roots was a great experience as it opens up a ton of new possibilities. I won't pretend to be an expert on boosting strategy but I committed pretty early on in the draft to silver/green and I feel like it paid off significantly. I drafted a ton of roots mostly because I wasn't seeing many busted or cohesive options in most of the expansions. I felt like that might decrease the power level of the deck compared to the rest of the field, but that didn't turn out to the be case (except for Kye dropping The Resurrection on me
). I passed on quite a bit of blue in both LoC and IR because it's.. blue. Obviously, the Moses was a massive piece but I wasn't really able to take full advantage of his potential because I couldn't get any white enhancements and minimal wilderness synergy. I felt like all the green enhancements needed to be in maindeck so I missed out on potential reserve value as well. Moses pulling out battle winners was very strong in the early game but I still think the deck would have functioned without him. One of my LoC packs had a Matthew's Begats but I had to pass on it because I didn't have any meek heroes. TSA got a ton of walk-ins and the silver enhancements on him won several numbers battles. Overall, the offense had a lot of solid options Hidden Treasures, CBN Root of Jesse on Isaiah and with the to recur Ezekiel/Isaiah enhancements if needed. Stocks is an absolutely amazing card limited formats and I can't believe I didn't put the Grail I drafted in main as well. Chamber did very little and Stan's Seat came in clutch a couple times although it does potentially negate my Worshipping Demons. One of the main weaknesses of the deck was definitely soul gen with only Medad and the star ability on Wheat and Tares. Also, the defense was a liability although it could have been really strong with a few more black pieces. I drafted several black enhancements early on but I really struggled to find characters for them. I could deal with lone heroes pretty easily with Archelaus, KoT, Blood Avenger and Deserving Scorn, but against banding, Philistine Commanders or pulling off a Rizpah's Sackloth were pretty much the only options.
2024 Booster Draft 1st Place (Tie with Brian Jones)
50 cards
Lost Souls - 7
x7 Meek
Utility - 4
Stocks
Hidden Treasures
Chamber of Angels
Satan's Seat
Heroes - 15
Moses the Servant
Medad
Simeon, the Devout
Ezekiel, God Strengthens
Nathan, the Rebuker
Isaiah, Peace Proclaimer
Daniel (Belteshazzar)
Legion of Angels
The Strong Angel
Angel at Jerusalem
Cherubim
Angel in the Path
Seraph with a Live Coal
Angel at Shur
The Angel under the Oak
Good Enhancements - 8
The Second Seal x2
Wheat and Tares
Burning up Chaff
Drawn Sword
Split Altar
Siegeworks
Root of Jesse
Evil Characters - 9
King of Tyrus
Restless Spirit
Philistine Commanders
Alexander of Troas
Lot's Wife
Herod Archelaus
Blood Avenger
Abijam, the Half-Hearted
Women as Snares
Evil Enhancements - 7
Worshipping Demon
Goliath's Sword
Rizpah's Sackloth x2
Flee from Enemies
Mask of Self-Glorification
Deserving Scorn
Reserve:
Job, The Perseverant
Worship of Nisroch
Roman Centurion
Gibeonite Trickery
Holy Grail
Herodias
Wings of Calamity
Josiah, the Righteous
Deborah, the Brave
