The first draft went pretty well all things considered.
The winner piloted a Boros heavy Mardu deck focusing on evasive threats like Gingerbrute and Changeling Outcast with a few good equipment like Beamtown Beatstick and Embercleave. He made use of off-color duals and the treasures from Beatstick to resolve the 5c abilities on Golos and Najeela multiple times.
Everyone else reported a good time save for a few minor gripes about removal, reach/counters to flying, and reanimation options being lacking.
Other concerns I would like to address in future updates are giving Simic a more defined identity and pivoting away from 3 color archetypes in favor of more generic utility pieces.
Watch for overpowered: Najeela, The Blade-Blossom
Watch for underpowered: Butcher of the Horde
Update Notes: Just going to do some optimizing for lacking card categories this update. I'll save sweeping archetype changes for later.
Reanimation: Removing low performing cards for pretty busted reanimation options. Will be watching these for power reasons.
Songs of the Damned -> Recurring Nightmare
Sanguine Indulgence -> Necromancy
Reach/Flying Counter: Removing a utility spell for an aggressive flying counter that works well with the Golgari deck.
Snakeskin Veil -> Kraul Harpooner
Removal: Replacing creatures that don't have strong synergies with generically good removal.
Pestilent Spirit -> Hero's Downfall
Conspiracy Theorist -> Lightning Bolt
Others: It was an oversight to not include Witch's Oven since I already had Cauldron Familiar. This should be a rewarding combo to draft without being back-breakingly OP.
Patchwork Automaton -> Witch's Oven