most recent 30 from http://draw3cards.com 2010-09-08T16:55:06Z http://draw3cards.com/feeds/question/238 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://draw3cards.com/questions/238/draft-1st-pick-gatekeeper-of-malakir-torch-slinger-or-burst-lightning ripper234 2009-10-31T17:07:45Z 2009-11-06T18:11:11Z

<p>Gatekeeper is quiet a hefty commitment, but in the right deck I think it's better. What would you pick?</p> <p>[[Scalding Tarn]] [[Cobra Trap]] [[Akoum Refuge]] [[Gatekeeper of Malakir]] [[Kraken Hatchling]] [[Torch Slinger]] [[Timbermaw Larva]] [[Into the Roil]] [[Burst Lightning]] [[Nimana Sell-Sword]] [[Nissa's Chosen]] [[Trapfinder's Trick]] [[Hagra Crocodile]] [[Adventuring Gear]]</p>

http://draw3cards.com/questions/238/draft-1st-pick-gatekeeper-of-malakir-torch-slinger-or-burst-lightning/239#239 Avish 2009-10-31T18:22:35Z 2009-10-31T18:22:35Z

<p>I'd go with the burst lightning. Gatekeeper is nice, but ultimately it's just non-targeted removal for BBB. The commitment here is a little scary, especially after <a href="http://draw3cards.com/questions/232/is-kalitas-bloodchief-of-ghet-a-worthy-first-pick" rel="nofollow">my last encounter with black commitment on the first pick</a>. The burst lightning is a great card in any draft, with minimal commitment and very good value-for-mana. You will practically never see a burst lightning on the second (or let's say third) pick, but you might come across a Gatekeeper.</p> <p>[[Burst Lightning]]</p>

http://draw3cards.com/questions/238/draft-1st-pick-gatekeeper-of-malakir-torch-slinger-or-burst-lightning/242#242 rif-raf 2009-10-31T22:50:07Z 2009-10-31T22:50:07Z

<p>I'd take the fetch land in all but the most serious of tournaments, like ptq or nationals etc. In those I would also take the burst, I could be cut on red but But burst is also splashable and gatekeeper isn't. </p>