So, I went to the prerelease today. Here's my pool...
White
Oblivion Ring
Springjack Knight
Kinsbaile Skirmisher
Wellgabber Apothercary
Cenn's Heir
Triclopean Sight
Plover Knights
Knight of Meadowgrain
Kinsbaile Ballonist x2
Wizened Cenn
Burrenton Forge-Tender
Lairwatch Giant
Surge of Thoughtweft
Hillcomber Giant
Blue
Paperfin Rascal x2
Ringskipper
Protective Bubble
Aquitect's Will
Streambed Aquitects
Mulldrifter
Ponder
Familiar's Ruse
Drowner of Secrets x2
Spellstutter Sprite
Wings of Velis Vel
Glimmerdust Nap
Black
Weed Strangle
Skeletal Changeling
Thorntooth Witch x2
Moonglove Winnower x2
Nameless Inversion
Peppersmoke
Black Poplar Shaman
Warren Pilferers
Eyeblight's Ending
Spiderwig Boggart
Bog Hoodlums
Facevaulter
Prowess of the Fair
Scarred Vinebreeder
Hunter of Eyeblights
Red
Wild Ricochet
Boggart Forager x2
Soulbright Flamekin x2
Glarewielder
Rebellion of the Flamekin
Blind-Spot Giant
Inner-Flame Acolyte x2
Smokebraider
Caterwailing Boggart
Flamekin Bladewhirl
Fire-Belly Changeling
Changeling Beserker
Mudbutton Torchrunner
Hurly-Burly
Stinkdrinker Daredevil
Green
Incremental Growth
Woodland Guidance
Heal the Scars
Eyes of the Wisent
Sylvan Echoes
Warren-Scourge Elf
Hunt Down x2
Elvish Eulogist
Spring Cleaning
Nath's Elite
Briarhorn
Gilt-Leaf Ambush x2
Kithkin Daggerdare
Battlewand Oak
Woodland Changeling
Cloudcrown Oak
Treefolk Harbinger
Gold
Doran, the Siege Tower
Lands and Artifacts
Vivid Meadow
Secluded Glen
Ancient Amphitheater
Shelldock Isle
Deathrender
Wanderer's Twig
Answer's on a postcard people... Here's what I went with for what it's worth...
Briarhorn
Gilt-Leaf Ambush x2
Kithkin Daggerdare
Battlewand Oak
Woodland Changeling
Cloudcrown Oak
Treefolk Harbinger
Weed Strangle
Skeletal Changeling
Thorntooth Witch x2
Moonglove Winnower x2
Nameless Inversion
Peppersmoke
Black Poplar Shaman
Warren Pilferers
Eyeblight's Ending
Oblivion Ring
Doran, The Siege Tower
Deathrender
Wanderer's Twing
Vivid Meadow
Plains
Swamp x8
Forest x7
No Planeswalkers and no Elemental Incarnations! 
Blue didn't appeal at all - there was just no depth. Red looked ok, but for some reason I'm not really sure of myself at the moment, I don't like red in Lorwyn. It just seems to be lacking somehow.
It might just be Doran that made me think that though. I mean, c'mon, there was just no way I wasn't running that bad boy.
It was a tough call which other colour to cut - I think there was a decent GW, BW and BG deck in there, each splashing the third if necessary. In the end, I wanted the removal of black coupled with the Treefolk which were predominately in green. I didn't include Hunter of Eyeblights. Not sure whether or not that was a mistake or not to be honest.
So how did the deck do? Well there were 20 of us meaning five rounds of competition. I got beaten black and blue in the first match from a Bog-Strider Ash piloted very, very well by young Rita Jappy. Each game my removal had been sucked up. Indeed, in game 2, I had already cast Doran before she cast Ash, making for a very short clock.
From there, I managed to win out finishing a respectable 4-1, good for 4th out of the 20 taking part. I'm not sure the deck is actually as good as the record all of the same. Losing the first round and being in the bottom bracket for the next few meant the deck had less of a challenge than it otherwise may have. Oh well, you can only beat who you are drawn against.
I'd appreciate some ideas on how you guys would build the deck.
And first impressions of Lorwyn? Well, I haven't had the opportunity to draft it and that is something to look forward to. My gut feels that this set is very, very Timmy. It seems to lack some of the subtleness and ingenuity of Ravnica and Time Spiral Sealed. That may improve with Morningtide added to the mix.
I also noticed a lot of games going to time with stalled boards. I think this has a lot to do with the quality of removal in the set. I'll be talking more about that in my coming TCGpprentice article. I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to give me feedback so far in the contest. It really has helped me no end. Hopefully you'll see for yourself when my Task Two hits the front page.
Anyways, thanks for reading.
-Flame on-
Dave
