Nomad
@nomad-mtg.bsky.social
Australian Magic The Gathering limited player and founding member of the Magic Mates. Ranked top 40 drafters on 17Lands in 2023. 29th at PT Nagoya. Damon Meredith IRL. twitch.tv/nomadmtg
MTG Limited Players starter pack: https://tinyurl.com/BskyLimitedMTG
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2-1 with this very bomby RB sweepers #TLA draft deck.
Great example of pivoting late in a draft and getting heavily rewarded.
Lost the finals to bad variance (not drawing lands or any sweepers).
Draft Log: www.17lands.com/draft/6779df...
Great example of pivoting late in a draft and getting heavily rewarded.
Lost the finals to bad variance (not drawing lands or any sweepers).
Draft Log: www.17lands.com/draft/6779df...
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
2-1 with this very bomby RB sweepers #TLA draft deck.
Great example of pivoting late in a draft and getting heavily rewarded.
Lost the finals to bad variance (not drawing lands or any sweepers).
Draft Log: www.17lands.com/draft/6779df...
Great example of pivoting late in a draft and getting heavily rewarded.
Lost the finals to bad variance (not drawing lands or any sweepers).
Draft Log: www.17lands.com/draft/6779df...
🏆 3-0 with a pretty mediocre WR #TLA deck at tonight's #MagicMates draft. First picked Uncle Iroh and it was definitely the best card in my deck.
Getting the sense that for the most part aggro has the upper hand in this format.
Getting the sense that for the most part aggro has the upper hand in this format.
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
🏆 3-0 with a pretty mediocre WR #TLA deck at tonight's #MagicMates draft. First picked Uncle Iroh and it was definitely the best card in my deck.
Getting the sense that for the most part aggro has the upper hand in this format.
Getting the sense that for the most part aggro has the upper hand in this format.
Finished 1-2 in the #MagicMatesCup 2025 with a very solid UR deck.
Congrats to @draftpunks.bsky.social for winning (who I played R1 on camera and probably lost because of a display). Was punished by my mana base R2 but rallied in R3.
Massive shoutout to our stream crew and commentary team!
Congrats to @draftpunks.bsky.social for winning (who I played R1 on camera and probably lost because of a display). Was punished by my mana base R2 but rallied in R3.
Massive shoutout to our stream crew and commentary team!
November 23, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Finished 1-2 in the #MagicMatesCup 2025 with a very solid UR deck.
Congrats to @draftpunks.bsky.social for winning (who I played R1 on camera and probably lost because of a display). Was punished by my mana base R2 but rallied in R3.
Massive shoutout to our stream crew and commentary team!
Congrats to @draftpunks.bsky.social for winning (who I played R1 on camera and probably lost because of a display). Was punished by my mana base R2 but rallied in R3.
Massive shoutout to our stream crew and commentary team!
MULTI
White and blue seem to end up with the best cards here.
Commons
1) Messenger Hawk
2) Abandon Attachments
3) Vindictive Warden
Uncommons
1) Jet, Freedom Fighter
2) Hama, the Bloodbender
Rare
1) Katara, Water Tribe's Hope
White and blue seem to end up with the best cards here.
Commons
1) Messenger Hawk
2) Abandon Attachments
3) Vindictive Warden
Uncommons
1) Jet, Freedom Fighter
2) Hama, the Bloodbender
Rare
1) Katara, Water Tribe's Hope
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
MULTI
White and blue seem to end up with the best cards here.
Commons
1) Messenger Hawk
2) Abandon Attachments
3) Vindictive Warden
Uncommons
1) Jet, Freedom Fighter
2) Hama, the Bloodbender
Rare
1) Katara, Water Tribe's Hope
White and blue seem to end up with the best cards here.
Commons
1) Messenger Hawk
2) Abandon Attachments
3) Vindictive Warden
Uncommons
1) Jet, Freedom Fighter
2) Hama, the Bloodbender
Rare
1) Katara, Water Tribe's Hope
GREEN
Best at splashing, self mill and ramp. Commons aren't that impressive so probably relies more on higher rarity cards
Commons
1) Rocky Rebuke
2) Ostrich-Horse
3) Raucous Audience
Uncommons
1) Toph, the Blind Bandit
2) Unlucky Cabbage Merchant
Rare
1) The Earth King
Best at splashing, self mill and ramp. Commons aren't that impressive so probably relies more on higher rarity cards
Commons
1) Rocky Rebuke
2) Ostrich-Horse
3) Raucous Audience
Uncommons
1) Toph, the Blind Bandit
2) Unlucky Cabbage Merchant
Rare
1) The Earth King
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
GREEN
Best at splashing, self mill and ramp. Commons aren't that impressive so probably relies more on higher rarity cards
Commons
1) Rocky Rebuke
2) Ostrich-Horse
3) Raucous Audience
Uncommons
1) Toph, the Blind Bandit
2) Unlucky Cabbage Merchant
Rare
1) The Earth King
Best at splashing, self mill and ramp. Commons aren't that impressive so probably relies more on higher rarity cards
Commons
1) Rocky Rebuke
2) Ostrich-Horse
3) Raucous Audience
Uncommons
1) Toph, the Blind Bandit
2) Unlucky Cabbage Merchant
Rare
1) The Earth King
RED
Main colour that's very strong at common. Best at aggression, with top removal spells and very few bad cards. Can be built easily at low rarity
Commons
1) Firebending Lesson
2) Lightning Strike
3) Fire Nation Cadets
Uncommons
1) Fire Nation Attacks
2) Iroh's Demonstration
Rare
1) Ran and Shaw
Main colour that's very strong at common. Best at aggression, with top removal spells and very few bad cards. Can be built easily at low rarity
Commons
1) Firebending Lesson
2) Lightning Strike
3) Fire Nation Cadets
Uncommons
1) Fire Nation Attacks
2) Iroh's Demonstration
Rare
1) Ran and Shaw
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
RED
Main colour that's very strong at common. Best at aggression, with top removal spells and very few bad cards. Can be built easily at low rarity
Commons
1) Firebending Lesson
2) Lightning Strike
3) Fire Nation Cadets
Uncommons
1) Fire Nation Attacks
2) Iroh's Demonstration
Rare
1) Ran and Shaw
Main colour that's very strong at common. Best at aggression, with top removal spells and very few bad cards. Can be built easily at low rarity
Commons
1) Firebending Lesson
2) Lightning Strike
3) Fire Nation Cadets
Uncommons
1) Fire Nation Attacks
2) Iroh's Demonstration
Rare
1) Ran and Shaw
BLACK
Narrow roster of good commons with good cheap cards that generate value. Best as a support colour in a sacrifice space
Commons
1) Callous Inspector
2) Corrupt Court Official
3) Sold Out
4) Merchant of Many Hats
Uncommons
1) Heartless Act
2) June, Bounty Hunter
Rare
1) The Fire Nation Drill
Narrow roster of good commons with good cheap cards that generate value. Best as a support colour in a sacrifice space
Commons
1) Callous Inspector
2) Corrupt Court Official
3) Sold Out
4) Merchant of Many Hats
Uncommons
1) Heartless Act
2) June, Bounty Hunter
Rare
1) The Fire Nation Drill
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
BLACK
Narrow roster of good commons with good cheap cards that generate value. Best as a support colour in a sacrifice space
Commons
1) Callous Inspector
2) Corrupt Court Official
3) Sold Out
4) Merchant of Many Hats
Uncommons
1) Heartless Act
2) June, Bounty Hunter
Rare
1) The Fire Nation Drill
Narrow roster of good commons with good cheap cards that generate value. Best as a support colour in a sacrifice space
Commons
1) Callous Inspector
2) Corrupt Court Official
3) Sold Out
4) Merchant of Many Hats
Uncommons
1) Heartless Act
2) June, Bounty Hunter
Rare
1) The Fire Nation Drill
BLUE
Best late-game colour but with tools to play a tempo game. Somewhat hurt by the lack of a hard counter at common.
Commons
1) Forecasting Fortune Teller
2) Lost Days
3) Watery Grasp
Uncommons
1) Katara, Bending Prodigy
2) Accumulate Wisdom
Rare
1) The Mechanist
Best late-game colour but with tools to play a tempo game. Somewhat hurt by the lack of a hard counter at common.
Commons
1) Forecasting Fortune Teller
2) Lost Days
3) Watery Grasp
Uncommons
1) Katara, Bending Prodigy
2) Accumulate Wisdom
Rare
1) The Mechanist
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
BLUE
Best late-game colour but with tools to play a tempo game. Somewhat hurt by the lack of a hard counter at common.
Commons
1) Forecasting Fortune Teller
2) Lost Days
3) Watery Grasp
Uncommons
1) Katara, Bending Prodigy
2) Accumulate Wisdom
Rare
1) The Mechanist
Best late-game colour but with tools to play a tempo game. Somewhat hurt by the lack of a hard counter at common.
Commons
1) Forecasting Fortune Teller
2) Lost Days
3) Watery Grasp
Uncommons
1) Katara, Bending Prodigy
2) Accumulate Wisdom
Rare
1) The Mechanist
WHITE
Very flexible as either support or main colour. Fairly deep roster of commons and lots of strong uncommons. Tools for both aggro and control.
Commons
1) Kyoshi Warriors
2) Airbending Lesson
3) Glider Kids
Uncommons
1) Water Tribe Rallier
2) Team Avatar
Rare
1) Avatar's Wrath
Very flexible as either support or main colour. Fairly deep roster of commons and lots of strong uncommons. Tools for both aggro and control.
Commons
1) Kyoshi Warriors
2) Airbending Lesson
3) Glider Kids
Uncommons
1) Water Tribe Rallier
2) Team Avatar
Rare
1) Avatar's Wrath
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
WHITE
Very flexible as either support or main colour. Fairly deep roster of commons and lots of strong uncommons. Tools for both aggro and control.
Commons
1) Kyoshi Warriors
2) Airbending Lesson
3) Glider Kids
Uncommons
1) Water Tribe Rallier
2) Team Avatar
Rare
1) Avatar's Wrath
Very flexible as either support or main colour. Fairly deep roster of commons and lots of strong uncommons. Tools for both aggro and control.
Commons
1) Kyoshi Warriors
2) Airbending Lesson
3) Glider Kids
Uncommons
1) Water Tribe Rallier
2) Team Avatar
Rare
1) Avatar's Wrath
2-1 at tonight's #MagicMates #TLA draft with UW tempo.
The submersibles were pretty good although I was missing some early pressure to back them up.
Water Tribe Rallier felt insane... Sort of like free Duskwatch Recruiter activations every turn.
Lost a close match to a R firebending deck.
The submersibles were pretty good although I was missing some early pressure to back them up.
Water Tribe Rallier felt insane... Sort of like free Duskwatch Recruiter activations every turn.
Lost a close match to a R firebending deck.
November 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
2-1 at tonight's #MagicMates #TLA draft with UW tempo.
The submersibles were pretty good although I was missing some early pressure to back them up.
Water Tribe Rallier felt insane... Sort of like free Duskwatch Recruiter activations every turn.
Lost a close match to a R firebending deck.
The submersibles were pretty good although I was missing some early pressure to back them up.
Water Tribe Rallier felt insane... Sort of like free Duskwatch Recruiter activations every turn.
Lost a close match to a R firebending deck.
🏆 3-0 in my 2nd #TLA draft with a bomb heavy UBw control deck. Opened The Rise of Sozin P1P1 and rolled with it.
Faced some very good players but got lucky with my draws.
Faced some very good players but got lucky with my draws.
November 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
🏆 3-0 in my 2nd #TLA draft with a bomb heavy UBw control deck. Opened The Rise of Sozin P1P1 and rolled with it.
Faced some very good players but got lucky with my draws.
Faced some very good players but got lucky with my draws.
🏆 3-0 in my first #TLA draft with UGb(rw). Drew lots of cards and had lots of fun. Also foil Badgermole paid for it all.
Ended up cutting the land cycler and Boulder for 2 more cheap spells.
Ended up cutting the land cycler and Boulder for 2 more cheap spells.
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 AM
🏆 3-0 in my first #TLA draft with UGb(rw). Drew lots of cards and had lots of fun. Also foil Badgermole paid for it all.
Ended up cutting the land cycler and Boulder for 2 more cheap spells.
Ended up cutting the land cycler and Boulder for 2 more cheap spells.
🏆 3-0 at tonight's #MagicMates Peasant Cube draft with what turned out to be a sweet mill deck.
2 Tutelage effects plus a boatload of card draw (including Brainstorm and Brainsurge) plus a counter suite with Force of Will and Mana Drain.
First round was on stream: www.twitch.tv/magic_mates/...
2 Tutelage effects plus a boatload of card draw (including Brainstorm and Brainsurge) plus a counter suite with Force of Will and Mana Drain.
First round was on stream: www.twitch.tv/magic_mates/...
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🏆 3-0 at tonight's #MagicMates Peasant Cube draft with what turned out to be a sweet mill deck.
2 Tutelage effects plus a boatload of card draw (including Brainstorm and Brainsurge) plus a counter suite with Force of Will and Mana Drain.
First round was on stream: www.twitch.tv/magic_mates/...
2 Tutelage effects plus a boatload of card draw (including Brainstorm and Brainsurge) plus a counter suite with Force of Will and Mana Drain.
First round was on stream: www.twitch.tv/magic_mates/...
2-1 (had to concede one match because of a life event) with a very streamlined RW #PoweredCube deck splashing Recall.
The archetype is obviously really strong but I find the drafts quite interesting when choosing between different cards.
Draft Log: www.17lands.com/draft/4ec910...
The archetype is obviously really strong but I find the drafts quite interesting when choosing between different cards.
Draft Log: www.17lands.com/draft/4ec910...
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
2-1 (had to concede one match because of a life event) with a very streamlined RW #PoweredCube deck splashing Recall.
The archetype is obviously really strong but I find the drafts quite interesting when choosing between different cards.
Draft Log: www.17lands.com/draft/4ec910...
The archetype is obviously really strong but I find the drafts quite interesting when choosing between different cards.
Draft Log: www.17lands.com/draft/4ec910...
🏆7-2 after opening what felt like a pretty weak OTJ #ArenaDirect pool and opting for RW "almost all my playables, hope to draw my good cards".
Drew extremely well and punished all the slow decks. Somehow never faced a Cactarantula. Ferocification was actually good.
Pool: sealeddeck.tech/W3nVksaVBd
Drew extremely well and punished all the slow decks. Somehow never faced a Cactarantula. Ferocification was actually good.
Pool: sealeddeck.tech/W3nVksaVBd
November 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
🏆7-2 after opening what felt like a pretty weak OTJ #ArenaDirect pool and opting for RW "almost all my playables, hope to draw my good cards".
Drew extremely well and punished all the slow decks. Somehow never faced a Cactarantula. Ferocification was actually good.
Pool: sealeddeck.tech/W3nVksaVBd
Drew extremely well and punished all the slow decks. Somehow never faced a Cactarantula. Ferocification was actually good.
Pool: sealeddeck.tech/W3nVksaVBd
Chimney Rebel?
The stats are a lot weaker but the pun is good.
The stats are a lot weaker but the pun is good.
November 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Chimney Rebel?
The stats are a lot weaker but the pun is good.
The stats are a lot weaker but the pun is good.
🏆3-0 with WR aggro in the #PoweredCube. Turns out the fun police still exist!
(I actually had a lot of fun playing this deck, even beating an Archon of Cruelty that stuck for 2 turns.)
Ocelot Pride, Skullclamp, Ajani, Steel Cutter & Phlage are all messed up.
Log: www.17lands.com/draft/a28ee8...
(I actually had a lot of fun playing this deck, even beating an Archon of Cruelty that stuck for 2 turns.)
Ocelot Pride, Skullclamp, Ajani, Steel Cutter & Phlage are all messed up.
Log: www.17lands.com/draft/a28ee8...
October 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
🏆3-0 with WR aggro in the #PoweredCube. Turns out the fun police still exist!
(I actually had a lot of fun playing this deck, even beating an Archon of Cruelty that stuck for 2 turns.)
Ocelot Pride, Skullclamp, Ajani, Steel Cutter & Phlage are all messed up.
Log: www.17lands.com/draft/a28ee8...
(I actually had a lot of fun playing this deck, even beating an Archon of Cruelty that stuck for 2 turns.)
Ocelot Pride, Skullclamp, Ajani, Steel Cutter & Phlage are all messed up.
Log: www.17lands.com/draft/a28ee8...
🏆3-0 another #PoweredCube win with Lurrus companion.
Draft log worked for this one it seems, but only from P1P3 which is ironically when I picked Lurrus.
www.17lands.com/draft/2adde9...
Draft log worked for this one it seems, but only from P1P3 which is ironically when I picked Lurrus.
www.17lands.com/draft/2adde9...
October 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🏆3-0 another #PoweredCube win with Lurrus companion.
Draft log worked for this one it seems, but only from P1P3 which is ironically when I picked Lurrus.
www.17lands.com/draft/2adde9...
Draft log worked for this one it seems, but only from P1P3 which is ironically when I picked Lurrus.
www.17lands.com/draft/2adde9...
🏆 3-0 in my first #PoweredCube draft with Ux artifacts. P1P1 Sol Ring into Tolarian Academy 🤷
Audio wasn't working for the first half of the stream unfortunately.
Also looks like @17lands.bsky.social didn't record the draft log, only the pool I ended up with!
Stream: www.twitch.tv/videos/26039...
Audio wasn't working for the first half of the stream unfortunately.
Also looks like @17lands.bsky.social didn't record the draft log, only the pool I ended up with!
Stream: www.twitch.tv/videos/26039...
October 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
🏆 3-0 in my first #PoweredCube draft with Ux artifacts. P1P1 Sol Ring into Tolarian Academy 🤷
Audio wasn't working for the first half of the stream unfortunately.
Also looks like @17lands.bsky.social didn't record the draft log, only the pool I ended up with!
Stream: www.twitch.tv/videos/26039...
Audio wasn't working for the first half of the stream unfortunately.
Also looks like @17lands.bsky.social didn't record the draft log, only the pool I ended up with!
Stream: www.twitch.tv/videos/26039...
Less than a month to go until our biggest #MagicMates tournament of the year; a live-streamed top 8 draft of the new #TLA Avatar set complete with commentary.
For non-Australian viewers it starts at this time www.timeanddate.com/countdown/ge...
For non-Australian viewers it starts at this time www.timeanddate.com/countdown/ge...
October 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Less than a month to go until our biggest #MagicMates tournament of the year; a live-streamed top 8 draft of the new #TLA Avatar set complete with commentary.
For non-Australian viewers it starts at this time www.timeanddate.com/countdown/ge...
For non-Australian viewers it starts at this time www.timeanddate.com/countdown/ge...
🏆3-0 in my inaugural #DMU Remastered cube with RGwb control. Picked up 3 Flowstone Infusion and 3 Destroy Evil as my removal suite, backed up with 2 Sprouting Goblin for card advantage. Also a few multicolour bombs.
Finals on camera www.twitch.tv/magic_mates/...
Cube: cubecobra.com/cube/list/d5...
Finals on camera www.twitch.tv/magic_mates/...
Cube: cubecobra.com/cube/list/d5...
October 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🏆3-0 in my inaugural #DMU Remastered cube with RGwb control. Picked up 3 Flowstone Infusion and 3 Destroy Evil as my removal suite, backed up with 2 Sprouting Goblin for card advantage. Also a few multicolour bombs.
Finals on camera www.twitch.tv/magic_mates/...
Cube: cubecobra.com/cube/list/d5...
Finals on camera www.twitch.tv/magic_mates/...
Cube: cubecobra.com/cube/list/d5...
🏆7-2 Flying back into #TDM with a sweet 4c Breaching Dragonstorm draft.
Draft Log: www.17lands.com/draft/ef4d8c...
Draft Log: www.17lands.com/draft/ef4d8c...
October 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🏆7-2 Flying back into #TDM with a sweet 4c Breaching Dragonstorm draft.
Draft Log: www.17lands.com/draft/ef4d8c...
Draft Log: www.17lands.com/draft/ef4d8c...
💲💲7-1 in my first #MH3 #ArenaDirect run with "No Chrysalis, no worries" RG.
Felt like I got very lucky with my matchups and draws, but also Colossal Dreadmask is just a very effective way to end a game where everyone has gone wide.
Pool: sealeddeck.tech/rSBov2VvQJ
Felt like I got very lucky with my matchups and draws, but also Colossal Dreadmask is just a very effective way to end a game where everyone has gone wide.
Pool: sealeddeck.tech/rSBov2VvQJ
October 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM
💲💲7-1 in my first #MH3 #ArenaDirect run with "No Chrysalis, no worries" RG.
Felt like I got very lucky with my matchups and draws, but also Colossal Dreadmask is just a very effective way to end a game where everyone has gone wide.
Pool: sealeddeck.tech/rSBov2VvQJ
Felt like I got very lucky with my matchups and draws, but also Colossal Dreadmask is just a very effective way to end a game where everyone has gone wide.
Pool: sealeddeck.tech/rSBov2VvQJ
🏆 I've been enjoying #MH3 flashback drafts more than I remembered enjoying the original set. Perhaps because it feels like almost every card matters?
I do wish there was a Bo3 option (esp for the upcoming Arena Direct).
Here's a Naya banger that went 7-1
Draft Log: www.17lands.com/draft/e303bc...
I do wish there was a Bo3 option (esp for the upcoming Arena Direct).
Here's a Naya banger that went 7-1
Draft Log: www.17lands.com/draft/e303bc...
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 AM
🏆 I've been enjoying #MH3 flashback drafts more than I remembered enjoying the original set. Perhaps because it feels like almost every card matters?
I do wish there was a Bo3 option (esp for the upcoming Arena Direct).
Here's a Naya banger that went 7-1
Draft Log: www.17lands.com/draft/e303bc...
I do wish there was a Bo3 option (esp for the upcoming Arena Direct).
Here's a Naya banger that went 7-1
Draft Log: www.17lands.com/draft/e303bc...