For this first Legion of Super Heroes draft, I sat down with Billy “The Thinker” Postlethwait. Billy’s at the second of three Draft tables and likely needs to sport a record of 2-1 or 3-0 to clinch a Top 8 berth. I’ve recorded Billy’s picks; the card he actually took are listed first, and other notable cards in the pack (if any) are listed afterwards.

Pack 1

The Herald, Time Trapper

Vic Stone ◊ Cyborg, Titans Veteran; Ferro Lad; 31st Century Metropolis

Terra, Titans Tomorrow East; Cassie Sandsmark ◊ Wonder Girl, Ares’s Chosen; Cassie Sandsmark ◊ Wonder Woman, Titans Tomorrow West; Furnace of Apokolips

Bart Allen ◊ Kid Flash, Heir to the Mantle; Dark Champion

Tim Drake ◊ Batman, Titans Tomorrow West; XS

Holly Granger ◊ Hawk

Tamaranian Garden, United Planets HQ

Substitute Heroes, Holly Granger ◊ Hawk

Cassie Sandsmark ◊ Wonder Woman, Titans Tomorrow West

Umbra, Freddy Freeman ◊ Captain Marvel

Cassie Sandsmark ◊ Wonder Woman, Titans Tomorrow West

Youth of Tomorrow

Mongul, Intergalactic Menace

Mary Marvel

Well . . . this makes things easy. It’s abundantly clear that Billy came into this draft with the plan of forcing a Teen Titans substitute strategy. He certainly got a good start in this pack, with ten solid cards for his deck. Missing at the moment, though, are a few hallmark cards of the archetype—3-drop Beast Boy, a Dove to go with his Hawk, and additional tricks.

Pack 2

Vic Stone ◊ Cyborg, Titans Veteran; For Khundia!; Jason Todd ◊ Red Hood

Busted Knee, Girls Night Out, Dark Firestorm

Furious Assault; Hall of Mentors; Koriand’r ◊ Starfire, Tamaranian Princess

Cosmic Tuning Fork, Substitute Heroes

Mia Dearden ◊ Speedy

Bumblebee, Titans Tomorrow East

Substitute Heroes; Donna Troy, Born Again

Order and Chaos

Superboy, Yellow Sun Armor; The Future is Changing

Dawn Granger ◊ Dove, Avatar of Order

Koriand’r ◊ Starfire, Tamaranian Princess

Khundian Warship

Mad Harriet

The Riddler, Brain Teaser

In this pack, Billy picked up a number of very solid tricks, most notably Order and Chaos. He also got a Dove for his Hawk and a few solid characters to augment his curve.

Pack 3

Vic Stone ◊ Cyborg 2.0, Titans Tomorrow East; Vic Stone ◊ Cyborg, Titans Veteran; Mia Dearden ◊ Speedy

Beast Boy, Party Animal; Rose Wilson ◊ The Ravager

Beast Boy, Party Animal; Lorena Marquez ◊ Aquawoman; Titans of Tomorrow

Duela Dent ◊ Harlequin, Furnace of Apokolips, Five Against One, Lightning Lord

High Society, Awestruck, Umbra

Connor Kent ◊ Superboy, T-Jet

Freddy Freeman ◊ Captain Marvel, Beast Boy ◊ Animal Man, Titans Memorial, Altered History

Koriand’r ◊ Starfire, Tamaranian Princess

Vic Stone ◊ Cyborg, Titans Veteran

Holly Granger ◊ Hawk, Forged in Crisis

Girls Night Out

Furnace of Apokolips

Karate Kid

Mutual Enemies

“I was trying to force Titans . . . pretty obvious, I first picked this,” said Billy, picking up The Herald. “It’s a good thing, too; I only have three 4-drops.” Billy laid out his deck, revealing an excellent curve of Teen Titans substitute characters. Deckbuilding was extremely straightforward—the only splash cards were Umbra and Superboy, Yellow Sun Armor. I usually include more commentary here, but everything in this draft seems to have been done by the book. Here’s how Billy’s final deck turned out:

Characters

Duela Dent ◊ Harlequin

Dawn Granger ◊ Dove

2 Holly Granger ◊ Hawk

Mia Dearden ◊ Speedy

Bart Allen ◊ Kid Flash

2 Beast Boy, Party Animal

Terra, Titans Tomorrow East

Vic Stone ◊ Cyborg 2.0, Titans Tomorrow East

Connor Kent ◊ Superboy, Inspiration to the Legion

The Herald

Umbra

2 Vic Stone ◊ Cyborg, Titans Veteran

Tim Drake ◊ Batman, Titans Tomorrow West

2 Cassie Sandsmark ◊ Wonder Woman, Titans Tomorrow West

Freddy Freeman ◊ Captain Marvel

Koriand’r ◊ Starfire, Tamaranian Princess

Superboy, Yellow Sun Armor

Plot Twists

2 Substitute Heroes

Girls Night Out

Order and Chaos

High Society

Furious Assault

Busted Knee

I guess there is one anomaly. Somehow, Tamaranian Garden didn’t make the cut. “I’d only use it on turn 1,” explained Billy. He seemed very confident about his chances of making Top 8. “I can 3-0 with this, for sure.”