There are plenty of different opinions on the Infinite Crisis set as a whole and on what would be the best Draft strategy. So I took it upon myself to go out and see what some of today’s Day 2 competitors thought about the set and what strategies they might be able to give to those at home for drafting.
Philip Deitz: “Checkmate and Villains United are definitely the most drafted. Shadowpact is really good, but you have to make sure you are the only one drafting it before you even think about drafting it.”
Steve Horowitz: “I like drafting Shadowpact or JSA. Checkmate gets so much attention in drafts that you kind of have to make friends with the other solid teams in the set.”
Chris Cothren: “I like drafting Shadowpact myself. It has a lot of tricks and it’s under-drafted a lot in most pods.”
Kenny Newton: “I tend to draft Villains United or JSA. Villains United has a lot of high ATKs and good burn effects, so it gives you that ability to deal massive damage. But JSA off-curve is good as well, with T-Spheres and whatnot. Most everyone goes for Checkmate in Infinite Crisis drafts.”
Kim Caton: “I like to draft Checkmate / X; it doesn’t matter what that ‘X’ is. Shadowpact is good, and Checkmate / Shadowpact can be very good, but Shadowpact just has some problems by itself. Their characters aren’t too great, but the support stuff works, so it works well as a support team.”
Craig Edwards: I like anything that people aren’t drafting. I flow like water.
Trexler Kolde: “I love Villains United. I draft them every time I draft and they are really good with the off-initiative tricks.”
Sam Gibbs: “JSA is my favorite team by far in the set. Earth 2 has some fairly good effects, and Brainiac is the nuts with Earth 2. People love to draft Checkmate / Villains United.”
As you can see, the opinions are almost as diverse as the format. Most everyone agrees that Checkmate is always over-drafted and Shadowpact is always under-drafted. But if this proves anything to us, it’s probably that the best team and strategy in Infinite Crisis Draft is whatever you feel most comfortable with.