Australian native Luke Bartter has been on a roll lately with a money finish at $10K Sydney and another one here at $10K San Francisco. Luke is sitting atop the 7-2s right now, and though he believes that he could make Top 8 with a 2-1 record this morning, he isn’t entirely sure. He drafted in seat 4 of pod 1 and was sitting directly next to Vs. System pro Nick Little.

Pack 1

Pick 1: T-Spheres

Pick 2: Rann

Pick 3: Mr. Freeze, Brutal Blizzard

Pick 4: Alexander Luthor, Diabolical Double
Pick 5: Zazzala ◊ Queen Bee, Mistress of the Hive

Pick 6: Bizarro, ME AM BIZARRO #1

Pick 7: Wonder Woman, Earth 2

Pick 8: The Calculator, Crime Broker

Pick 9: Laser Watch

Pick 10: Threat Neutralized
Pick 11: Catman

Pick 12: Elimination Protocol ◊ OMAC Robot

Pick 13: Ibis

Pick 14: Mourn for the Lost

Pack 2

Pick 1: Atom Smasher

Pick 2: Systematic Torture
Pick 3: Dr. Fate’s Tower

Pick 4: Weather Wizard

Pick 5: Ted Grant ◊ Wildcat

Pick 6: Mr. Freeze, Brutal Blizzard

Pick 7: Amulet of Nabu

Pick 8: Thanagar

Pick 9: Retrieval Protocol ◊ OMAC Robot

Pick 10: Justice United

Pick 11: Zatanna, Showstopper

Pick 12: Dr. Fate, Hector Hall

Pick 13: Coercion

Pick 14: Nightmaster, Jim Rook

Pack 3

Pick 1: Michael Holt ◊ Mr. Terrific

Pick 2: Black Adam, Ruthless Hero

Pick 3: Animal Man

Pick 4: Deflection

Pick 5: Thanagarian Invasion

Pick 6: Deadshot, Dead Aim

Pick 7: The Calculator, Evil Oracle

Pick 8: Sinestro, Villain Reborn

Pick 9: Dr. Occult

Pick 10: Deadshot, Dead Aim

Pick 11: Count Vertigo

Pick 12: Cheetah

Pick 13: The Phantom Stranger, Fallen Angel

Pick 14: It’s Not Over Yet

“The team I wanted go with was definitely Villains United, but I did first pick a T-Spheres because it’s just too powerful in the wrong hands. I took the Rann really early because I had no idea what people would run at the table; it gives you the comfort of knowing that you can team-up somehow no matter what you get, and get an extra +1 ATK,” Luke stated as he started to lay out his cards in order of characters, plot twists, and locations.

Luke immediately began cutting specific cards that he knew wouldn’t work with his strategy, such as Nightmaster, Jim Rook, Elimination Protocol ◊ OMAC Robot, and Catman. “Catman is nice since it’s a 3-drop with concealed, which means your opponent can’t attack into your 3-drop to keep it away.

“It’s not the best draft I could have done; if I had known that Checkmate was going to get as little a look as it did, I would have drafted it, as well. I originally wanted to force Checkmate, and it seems that that would have been the best move, but at the last minute, I flinched.” Luke continued to look over his characters and quickly settled on a build.

“My deck’s pretty good, I think, but I’m tired right now and so I’m not entirely sure. I mean, if I don’t make Top 8, I won’t lose sleep over it,” Luke said as he made his way through the deck registration sheet.

Luke Bartter

$10K San Francisco

Draft Deck 1

Characters

1 Animal Man

1 Atom Smasher

1 Black Adam, Ruthless Hero

1 Michael Holt ◊ Mr. Terrific

1 Ted Grant ◊ Wildcat

1 Wonder Woman, Earth 2

2 Deadshot, Dead Aim

1 Dr. Fate, Hector Hall

1 Dr. Occult, Richard Occult

1 Alexander Luthor, Diabolical Double

1 Bizarro, ME AM BIZARRO #1

1 Count Vertigo

2 Mr. Freeze, Brutal Blizzard

1 Sinestro, Villain Reborn

1 The Calculator, Evil Oracle

1 The Calculator, Crime Broker

1 Weather Wizard

1 Zazzala ◊ Queen Bee, Mistress of the Hive

Plot Twists

1 Deflection

1 Justice United

1 Mourn for the Lost
1 Systematic Torture

1 Thanagarian Invasion

Locations

1 Dr. Fate’s Tower

1 Rann

1 Thanagar

Equipment

1 Amulet of Nabu

1 T-Spheres