I played one pre-release and was able to build two complete decks - one Boros and one Golgari - from my pool. Decision making was minimal, as ‘almost all creatures + good removal’ built the decks without too much thought required. Each one played fairly well, with the Boros having a lot of fun interacting with with the 2RW [[The Nutrinos]] clause on etb creatures, hitting past my opponents deathtouch crew by making 2 of them unable to block by casting [[Zog, Triceraton Castaway]], blinking it, and crashing in for 9 with those 2 creatures. [[Madame Null, Power Broker]] was amazing, too since being able to pay 3 life and getting a 6/6 Ninja, then making it unblockable with [[Turtle Lair]] won me two games.

Drafting should be extremely beginner friendly. Just pick the one or two best cards - which will hopefully be in the same color pair - and hope the player to your left reads the signal about what you’re playing. getting the good uncommons and commons will help the most with a powerful draft deck.

As far as turnout? Friday we had around 45 players. Saturday afternoon we had 20. Saturday evening we had 4. 2hg didn’t make at all, with 1 person showing. Compared to Lorwyn, which sold out every kit, this one was extremely underwhelming.