https://www.bolt-the-bird.com/tags/fin/Recent content in FIN on Bolt the Bird!Hugo 0.161.1enhttps://www.bolt-the-bird.com/posts/final-fantasy-flashback-premier-draft/Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:16:36 +0200https://www.bolt-the-bird.com/posts/final-fantasy-flashback-premier-draft/<p>This week, a Flashback Draft of <span class="set-name"> <a href="https://scryfall.com/sets/fin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class="ss ss-fin" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;Final Fantasy (FIN) </a> </span> was available on Arena, and since I&rsquo;d read that FIN is one of the best Draft formats of recent years, I decided to give it a try.</p> <p>According to the <a href="https://draftsim.com/mtg-fin-draft-guide/">Draftsim guide</a>, the strongest color pairs are <i class="ms ms-u ms-cost ms-shadow"></i><i class="ms ms-r ms-cost ms-shadow"></i> Izzet <em>Big Spells</em> and <i class="ms ms-b ms-cost ms-shadow"></i><i class="ms ms-g ms-cost ms-shadow"></i> Golgari <em>Graveyard</em> (Midrange).</p> <aside class="draft draft--positive" id="draft-1"> <header class="draft__head"><span class="draft__set-group"><i class="ss ss-fin" aria-hidden="true"></i><a class="draft__set" href="https://scryfall.com/sets/fin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">FIN</a> </span><h3 class="draft__title">Draft 1</h3><span class="draft__colors" aria-label="Deck colors"><i class="ms ms-w ms-cost ms-shadow"></i><i class="ms ms-b ms-cost ms-shadow"></i></span></header> <dl class="draft__stats"><div class="draft__stat"> <dt>Matches</dt> <dd class="draft__record draft__record--positive">4-3</dd> </div><div class="draft__stat"> <dt>Winrate</dt> <dd class="draft__winrate draft__winrate--positive">57%</dd> </div></dl><nav class="draft__links" aria-label="17Lands draft links"> <a href="https://www.17lands.com/draft/761aaa7dd33342c3b7a72b9cecfaf14a" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Draft</a> <a href="https://www.17lands.com/picks/761aaa7dd33342c3b7a72b9cecfaf14a" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picks</a> <a href="https://www.17lands.com/deck/761aaa7dd33342c3b7a72b9cecfaf14a/0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Deck</a> <a href="https://www.17lands.com/details/761aaa7dd33342c3b7a72b9cecfaf14a" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Matches</a> </nav></aside> <p>For my first Draft, with Draftsmith enabled, I built an <i class="ms ms-w ms-cost ms-shadow"></i><i class="ms ms-b ms-cost ms-shadow"></i> Orzhov deck with a strong white focus. Technically, Orzhov is supposed to be a sacrifice-oriented archetype, but my deck revolved more around Equipment and the <a href="https://draftsim.com/mtg-job-select/"><em>Job Select</em></a> mechanic.</p>