Innistrad Draftsim
This is a mostly faithful Innistrad draft simulator, with some minor changes made in an attempt to improve the environment.
Results and personal opinions on whether or not these changes are an improvement may vary. Changes and reasoning listed below.
INVISIBLE STALKER > TOWER GEIST
Invisible Stalker is basically known as the #1 problem with Innistrad as a draft format, so it had to go no matter what. The swap was between Drowned Rusalka and Tower Geist for the replacement. Both are spirits, and Drowned Resalka was definitely appealing in that it could arguably fit into a European fantasy world, as well as being able to couple with turning on Morbid and Morbid-esque abilities in decks. I chose Tower Geist in the end because the stats are more relevant and it's a better fit within Innistrad.
GRAVEYARD SHOVEL > AVACYN'S COLLAR
One of the bottom picks in ISD draft. I just don't think it's a very card to be worth spending 2 mana per turn on. Avacyn's Collar helps bring out the BW Human Sacrifice deck a little more, so I'm going to test it out. I'm always for enabling strategies over disabling one (Wolfhunter's Quiver). The only other option from DKA that stood out was Warden on the Wall, but I don't think this set is lacking in playable creatures.
STONY SILENCE > DIVINE DEFLECTION
Stony Silence shuts down equipment, Grimoire, and Cellar Door - not particularly useful except as a sideboard option against evasive decks. Divine Deflection fills somewhat of the same role, and is a great instant choice in a rare pool that lacks instants. It's a good 1st - 5th pick, which is right about where the rares should be at.
HERETIC'S PUNISHMENT > CURSE OF BLOODLETTING
Heretic's Punishment is definitely the type of card I would rather keep because it's not inherently useless and does encourage a weird type of deck, but Curse of Bloodletting does the same thing in an actually supported (somewhat) archetype. Grixis Curses seems like a fun, offbeat build that players can actually build towards with this inclusion.
ROOFTOP STORM > CALL TO THE KINDRED
Rooftop Storm costs a little too much to matter for most Zombie decks, so I've replaced it with a similar enchantment that is more universal in application for Tribal decks. It's more fragile, but the power of it unanswered is definitely real.
WITCHBANE ORB > GALLOWS AT WILLOW HILL
Losing Witchbane Orb hurts the ability for non- decks in dealing with curses, but those curses are fairly slow and those decks tend to have lots of ways to deal with the other threats that Curse decks use. Gallows is also in support of the somewhat weak Human Sacrifice archetype, which should be a little more spicy now.
RARE CHECKLANDS > FULL SET OF SPELL LANDS
++EVOLVING WILDS
There are way too many rare lands occupying rare slots in Innistrad. Not that any of them are bad or unplayable, but having one set of fixing lands and one set of spell lands kind of makes wedge decks slightly easier to build. I've removed the five rare checklands and added the other five rare spell lands in their place. Because of how annoying they'd be if they occupied essentially 20% of the rare slots, I've only included a single copy of each, effectively making them occupy five rare slots instead of ten. To assist with fixing, Evolving Wilds has been added to the common section, bringing the total common count to 102.
Mainboard Changelist+756, -0
- Champion of the Parish
- Champion of the Parish
- Doomed Traveler
- Doomed Traveler
- Doomed Traveler
- Doomed Traveler
- Selfless Cathar
- Selfless Cathar
- Selfless Cathar
- Selfless Cathar
- Avacynian Priest
- Avacynian Priest
- Avacynian Priest
- Avacynian Priest
- Cloistered Youth
- Cloistered Youth
- Elite Inquisitor
- Elite Inquisitor
- Silverchase Fox
- Silverchase Fox
- Silverchase Fox
- Silverchase Fox
- Spectral Rider
- Spectral Rider
- Spectral Rider
- Unruly Mob
- Unruly Mob
- Unruly Mob
- Unruly Mob
- Chapel Geist
- Chapel Geist
- Chapel Geist
- Chapel Geist
- Elder Cathar
- Elder Cathar
- Elder Cathar
- Elder Cathar
- Fiend Hunter
- Fiend Hunter
- Fiend Hunter
- Mentor of the Meek
- Mentor of the Meek
- Village Bell-Ringer
- Village Bell-Ringer
- Village Bell-Ringer
- Village Bell-Ringer
- Voiceless Spirit
- Voiceless Spirit
- Voiceless Spirit
- Voiceless Spirit
- Abbey Griffin
- Abbey Griffin
- Abbey Griffin
- Abbey Griffin
- Mausoleum Guard
- Mausoleum Guard
- Mausoleum Guard
- Slayer of the Wicked
- Slayer of the Wicked
- Slayer of the Wicked
- Thraben Sentry
- Thraben Sentry
- Thraben Sentry
- Thraben Sentry
- Thraben Sentry
- Thraben Sentry
- Angel of Flight Alabaster
- Angel of Flight Alabaster
- Angelic Overseer
- Gallows Warden
- Gallows Warden
- Gallows Warden
- Geist-Honored Monk
- Geist-Honored Monk
- Thraben Purebloods
- Thraben Purebloods
- Thraben Purebloods
- Thraben Purebloods
- Dearly Departed
- Dearly Departed
- Mikaeus, the Lunarch
- Purify the Grave
- Purify the Grave
- Purify the Grave
- Feeling of Dread
- Feeling of Dread
- Feeling of Dread
- Feeling of Dread
- Moment of Heroism
- Moment of Heroism
- Moment of Heroism
- Moment of Heroism
- Spare from Evil
- Spare from Evil
- Spare from Evil
- Spare from Evil
- Urgent Exorcism
- Urgent Exorcism
- Urgent Exorcism
- Urgent Exorcism
- Midnight Haunting
- Midnight Haunting
- Midnight Haunting
- Rally the Peasants
- Rally the Peasants
- Rally the Peasants
- Rebuke
- Rebuke
- Rebuke
- Rebuke
- Smite the Monstrous
- Smite the Monstrous
- Smite the Monstrous
- Smite the Monstrous
- Divine Deflection
- Divine Deflection
- Paraselene
- Paraselene
- Paraselene
- Divine Reckoning
- Divine Reckoning
- Bonds of Faith
- Bonds of Faith
- Bonds of Faith
- Bonds of Faith
- Intangible Virtue
- Intangible Virtue
- Intangible Virtue
- Ghostly Possession
- Ghostly Possession
- Ghostly Possession
- Ghostly Possession
- Nevermore
- Nevermore
- Delver of Secrets
- Delver of Secrets
- Delver of Secrets
- Delver of Secrets
- Delver of Secrets
- Delver of Secrets
- Deranged Assistant
- Deranged Assistant
- Deranged Assistant
- Deranged Assistant
- Ludevic's Test Subject
- Mindshrieker
- Mindshrieker
- Snapcaster Mage
- Snapcaster Mage
- Stitcher's Apprentice
- Stitcher's Apprentice
- Stitcher's Apprentice
- Stitcher's Apprentice
- Armored Skaab
- Armored Skaab
- Armored Skaab
- Armored Skaab
- Civilized Scholar
- Civilized Scholar
- Laboratory Maniac
- Laboratory Maniac
- Lantern Spirit
- Lantern Spirit
- Lantern Spirit
- Selhoff Occultist
- Selhoff Occultist
- Selhoff Occultist
- Selhoff Occultist
- Skaab Ruinator
- Stitched Drake
- Stitched Drake
- Stitched Drake
- Stitched Drake
- Fortress Crab
- Fortress Crab
- Fortress Crab
- Fortress Crab
- Makeshift Mauler
- Makeshift Mauler
- Makeshift Mauler
- Makeshift Mauler
- Moon Heron
- Moon Heron
- Moon Heron
- Moon Heron
- Tower Geist
- Tower Geist
- Tower Geist
- Undead Alchemist
- Undead Alchemist
- Battleground Geist
- Battleground Geist
- Battleground Geist
- Mirror-Mad Phantasm
- Murder of Crows
- Murder of Crows
- Murder of Crows
- Sturmgeist
- Sturmgeist
- Skaab Goliath
- Skaab Goliath
- Skaab Goliath
- Dream Twist
- Dream Twist
- Dream Twist
- Dream Twist
- Memory's Journey
- Memory's Journey
- Memory's Journey
- Think Twice
- Think Twice
- Think Twice
- Think Twice
- Cackling Counterpart
- Cackling Counterpart
- Dissipate
- Dissipate
- Dissipate
- Forbidden Alchemy
- Forbidden Alchemy
- Forbidden Alchemy
- Forbidden Alchemy
- Frightful Delusion
- Frightful Delusion
- Frightful Delusion
- Frightful Delusion
- Hysterical Blindness
- Hysterical Blindness
- Hysterical Blindness
- Hysterical Blindness
- Lost in the Mist
- Lost in the Mist
- Lost in the Mist
- Lost in the Mist
- Silent Departure
- Silent Departure
- Silent Departure
- Silent Departure
- Runic Repetition
- Runic Repetition
- Runic Repetition
- Grasp of Phantoms
- Grasp of Phantoms
- Grasp of Phantoms
- Curiosity
- Curiosity
- Curiosity
- Sensory Deprivation
- Sensory Deprivation
- Sensory Deprivation
- Sensory Deprivation
- Spectral Flight
- Spectral Flight
- Spectral Flight
- Spectral Flight
- Claustrophobia
- Claustrophobia
- Claustrophobia
- Claustrophobia
- Curse of the Bloody Tome
- Curse of the Bloody Tome
- Curse of the Bloody Tome
- Curse of the Bloody Tome
- Call to the Kindred
- Call to the Kindred
- Back from the Brink
- Back from the Brink
- Diregraf Ghoul
- Diregraf Ghoul
- Diregraf Ghoul
- Typhoid Rats
- Typhoid Rats
- Typhoid Rats
- Typhoid Rats
- Disciple of Griselbrand
- Disciple of Griselbrand
- Disciple of Griselbrand
- Manor Skeleton
- Manor Skeleton
- Manor Skeleton
- Manor Skeleton
- Skirsdag High Priest
- Skirsdag High Priest
- Vampire Interloper
- Vampire Interloper
- Vampire Interloper
- Vampire Interloper
- Walking Corpse
- Walking Corpse
- Walking Corpse
- Walking Corpse
- Ghoulraiser
- Ghoulraiser
- Ghoulraiser
- Ghoulraiser
- Markov Patrician
- Markov Patrician
- Markov Patrician
- Markov Patrician
- Screeching Bat
- Screeching Bat
- Unbreathing Horde
- Unbreathing Horde
- Village Cannibals
- Village Cannibals
- Village Cannibals
- Abattoir Ghoul
- Abattoir Ghoul
- Abattoir Ghoul
- Bloodline Keeper
- Brain Weevil
- Brain Weevil
- Brain Weevil
- Brain Weevil
- Falkenrath Noble
- Falkenrath Noble
- Falkenrath Noble
- Rotting Fensnake
- Rotting Fensnake
- Rotting Fensnake
- Rotting Fensnake
- Bitterheart Witch
- Bitterheart Witch
- Bitterheart Witch
- Bloodgift Demon
- Bloodgift Demon
- Morkrut Banshee
- Morkrut Banshee
- Morkrut Banshee
- Stromkirk Patrol
- Stromkirk Patrol
- Stromkirk Patrol
- Stromkirk Patrol
- Reaper from the Abyss
- Liliana of the Veil
- Altar's Reap
- Altar's Reap
- Altar's Reap
- Altar's Reap
- Victim of Night
- Victim of Night
- Victim of Night
- Victim of Night
- Corpse Lunge
- Corpse Lunge
- Corpse Lunge
- Corpse Lunge
- Tribute to Hunger
- Tribute to Hunger
- Tribute to Hunger
- Bump in the Night
- Bump in the Night
- Bump in the Night
- Bump in the Night
- Ghoulcaller's Chant
- Ghoulcaller's Chant
- Ghoulcaller's Chant
- Ghoulcaller's Chant
- Night Terrors
- Night Terrors
- Night Terrors
- Night Terrors
- Moan of the Unhallowed
- Moan of the Unhallowed
- Moan of the Unhallowed
- Sever the Bloodline
- Sever the Bloodline
- Maw of the Mire
- Maw of the Mire
- Maw of the Mire
- Maw of the Mire
- Unburial Rites
- Unburial Rites
- Unburial Rites
- Army of the Damned
- Dead Weight
- Dead Weight
- Dead Weight
- Dead Weight
- Gruesome Deformity
- Gruesome Deformity
- Gruesome Deformity
- Gruesome Deformity
- Heartless Summoning
- Heartless Summoning
- Skeletal Grimace
- Skeletal Grimace
- Skeletal Grimace
- Skeletal Grimace
- Curse of Oblivion
- Curse of Oblivion
- Curse of Oblivion
- Curse of Oblivion
- Endless Ranks of the Dead
- Endless Ranks of the Dead
- Curse of Death's Hold
- Curse of Death's Hold
- Reckless Waif
- Reckless Waif
- Stromkirk Noble
- Stromkirk Noble
- Ashmouth Hound
- Ashmouth Hound
- Ashmouth Hound
- Ashmouth Hound
- Bloodcrazed Neonate
- Bloodcrazed Neonate
- Bloodcrazed Neonate
- Bloodcrazed Neonate
- Village Ironsmith
- Village Ironsmith
- Village Ironsmith
- Village Ironsmith
- Village Ironsmith
- Village Ironsmith
- Crossway Vampire
- Crossway Vampire
- Crossway Vampire
- Crossway Vampire
- Feral Ridgewolf
- Feral Ridgewolf
- Feral Ridgewolf
- Feral Ridgewolf
- Hanweir Watchkeep
- Hanweir Watchkeep
- Kessig Wolf
- Kessig Wolf
- Kessig Wolf
- Kessig Wolf
- Kruin Outlaw
- Rakish Heir
- Rakish Heir
- Rakish Heir
- Riot Devils
- Riot Devils
- Riot Devils
- Riot Devils
- Instigator Gang
- Skirsdag Cultist
- Skirsdag Cultist
- Skirsdag Cultist
- Tormented Pariah
- Tormented Pariah
- Tormented Pariah
- Tormented Pariah
- Tormented Pariah
- Tormented Pariah
- Falkenrath Marauders
- Falkenrath Marauders
- Night Revelers
- Night Revelers
- Night Revelers
- Night Revelers
- Pitchburn Devils
- Pitchburn Devils
- Pitchburn Devils
- Pitchburn Devils
- Scourge of Geier Reach
- Scourge of Geier Reach
- Scourge of Geier Reach
- Charmbreaker Devils
- Charmbreaker Devils
- Rage Thrower
- Rage Thrower
- Rage Thrower
- Balefire Dragon
- Geistflame
- Geistflame
- Geistflame
- Geistflame
- Ancient Grudge
- Ancient Grudge
- Ancient Grudge
- Ancient Grudge
- Desperate Ravings
- Desperate Ravings
- Desperate Ravings
- Harvest Pyre
- Harvest Pyre
- Harvest Pyre
- Harvest Pyre
- Vampiric Fury
- Vampiric Fury
- Vampiric Fury
- Vampiric Fury
- Brimstone Volley
- Brimstone Volley
- Brimstone Volley
- Brimstone Volley
- Infernal Plunge
- Infernal Plunge
- Infernal Plunge
- Infernal Plunge
- Nightbird's Clutches
- Nightbird's Clutches
- Nightbird's Clutches
- Nightbird's Clutches
- Rolling Temblor
- Rolling Temblor
- Rolling Temblor
- Traitorous Blood
- Traitorous Blood
- Traitorous Blood
- Traitorous Blood
- Past in Flames
- Devil's Play
- Devil's Play
- Into the Maw of Hell
- Into the Maw of Hell
- Into the Maw of Hell
- Blasphemous Act
- Blasphemous Act
- Furor of the Bitten
- Furor of the Bitten
- Furor of the Bitten
- Furor of the Bitten
- Curse of Stalked Prey
- Curse of Stalked Prey
- Curse of the Pierced Heart
- Curse of the Pierced Heart
- Curse of the Pierced Heart
- Curse of the Pierced Heart
- Burning Vengeance
- Burning Vengeance
- Burning Vengeance
- Curse of the Nightly Hunt
- Curse of the Nightly Hunt
- Curse of the Nightly Hunt
- Curse of Bloodletting
- Curse of Bloodletting
- Avacyn's Pilgrim
- Avacyn's Pilgrim
- Avacyn's Pilgrim
- Avacyn's Pilgrim
- Ambush Viper
- Ambush Viper
- Ambush Viper
- Ambush Viper
- Boneyard Wurm
- Boneyard Wurm
- Boneyard Wurm
- Darkthicket Wolf
- Darkthicket Wolf
- Darkthicket Wolf
- Darkthicket Wolf
- Gatstaf Shepherd
- Gatstaf Shepherd
- Hamlet Captain
- Hamlet Captain
- Hamlet Captain
- Mayor of Avabruck
- Daybreak Ranger
- Elder of Laurels
- Elder of Laurels
- Grave Bramble
- Grave Bramble
- Grave Bramble
- Grave Bramble
- Orchard Spirit
- Orchard Spirit
- Orchard Spirit
- Orchard Spirit
- Splinterfright
- Splinterfright
- Villagers of Estwald
- Villagers of Estwald
- Villagers of Estwald
- Villagers of Estwald
- Villagers of Estwald
- Villagers of Estwald
- Festerhide Boar
- Festerhide Boar
- Festerhide Boar
- Festerhide Boar
- Lumberknot
- Lumberknot
- Lumberknot
- Tree of Redemption
- Ulvenwald Mystics
- Ulvenwald Mystics
- Woodland Sleuth
- Woodland Sleuth
- Woodland Sleuth
- Woodland Sleuth
- Grizzled Outcasts
- Grizzled Outcasts
- Grizzled Outcasts
- Grizzled Outcasts
- Grizzled Outcasts
- Grizzled Outcasts
- Hollowhenge Scavenger
- Hollowhenge Scavenger
- Hollowhenge Scavenger
- Kessig Cagebreakers
- Kessig Cagebreakers
- Somberwald Spider
- Somberwald Spider
- Somberwald Spider
- Somberwald Spider
- Essence of the Wild
- Kindercatch
- Kindercatch
- Kindercatch
- Kindercatch
- Moldgraf Monstrosity
- Moldgraf Monstrosity
- Garruk Relentless
- Ranger's Guile
- Ranger's Guile
- Ranger's Guile
- Ranger's Guile
- Moonmist
- Moonmist
- Moonmist
- Moonmist
- Naturalize
- Naturalize
- Naturalize
- Naturalize
- Gnaw to the Bone
- Gnaw to the Bone
- Gnaw to the Bone
- Gnaw to the Bone
- Spidery Grasp
- Spidery Grasp
- Spidery Grasp
- Spidery Grasp
- Caravan Vigil
- Caravan Vigil
- Caravan Vigil
- Caravan Vigil
- Prey Upon
- Prey Upon
- Prey Upon
- Prey Upon
- Mulch
- Mulch
- Mulch
- Mulch
- Travel Preparations
- Travel Preparations
- Travel Preparations
- Travel Preparations
- Bramblecrush
- Bramblecrush
- Bramblecrush
- Make a Wish
- Make a Wish
- Make a Wish
- Creeping Renaissance
- Creeping Renaissance
- Spider Spawning
- Spider Spawning
- Spider Spawning
- Wreath of Geists
- Wreath of Geists
- Wreath of Geists
- Full Moon's Rise
- Full Moon's Rise
- Full Moon's Rise
- Parallel Lives
- Parallel Lives
- Gutter Grime
- Gutter Grime
- Geist of Saint Traft
- Evil Twin
- Evil Twin
- Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
- Olivia Voldaren
- Avacyn's Collar
- Avacyn's Collar
- Avacyn's Collar
- Blazing Torch
- Blazing Torch
- Blazing Torch
- Blazing Torch
- Ghoulcaller's Bell
- Ghoulcaller's Bell
- Ghoulcaller's Bell
- Ghoulcaller's Bell
- Silver-Inlaid Dagger
- Silver-Inlaid Dagger
- Silver-Inlaid Dagger
- Traveler's Amulet
- Traveler's Amulet
- Traveler's Amulet
- Traveler's Amulet
- Cellar Door
- Cellar Door
- Cellar Door
- Cobbled Wings
- Cobbled Wings
- Cobbled Wings
- Cobbled Wings
- Inquisitor's Flail
- Inquisitor's Flail
- Inquisitor's Flail
- Mask of Avacyn
- Mask of Avacyn
- Mask of Avacyn
- Runechanter's Pike
- Runechanter's Pike
- Sharpened Pitchfork
- Sharpened Pitchfork
- Sharpened Pitchfork
- Wooden Stake
- Wooden Stake
- Wooden Stake
- Wooden Stake
- Butcher's Cleaver
- Butcher's Cleaver
- Butcher's Cleaver
- Gallows at Willow Hill
- Gallows at Willow Hill
- Trepanation Blade
- Trepanation Blade
- Trepanation Blade
- Demonmail Hauberk
- Demonmail Hauberk
- Demonmail Hauberk
- Grimoire of the Dead
- One-Eyed Scarecrow
- One-Eyed Scarecrow
- One-Eyed Scarecrow
- One-Eyed Scarecrow
- Galvanic Juggernaut
- Galvanic Juggernaut
- Galvanic Juggernaut
- Creepy Doll
- Creepy Doll
- Manor Gargoyle
- Manor Gargoyle
- Geistcatcher's Rig
- Geistcatcher's Rig
- Geistcatcher's Rig
- Alchemist's Refuge
- Desolate Lighthouse
- Evolving Wilds
- Evolving Wilds
- Evolving Wilds
- Evolving Wilds
- Gavony Township
- Ghost Quarter
- Ghost Quarter
- Ghost Quarter
- Grim Backwoods
- Kessig Wolf Run
- Moorland Haunt
- Nephalia Drownyard
- Shimmering Grotto
- Shimmering Grotto
- Shimmering Grotto
- Shimmering Grotto
- Slayers' Stronghold
- Stensia Bloodhall
- Vault of the Archangel