M12 Limited "Analysis"

instead of going card-by-card, i figured i'd try a different approach to tackling this format. because it's a core set, many times the clear winner is obvious. however, sometimes, you have two or more winners in your pack. what DO you do?

for instance, i had this choice last night. (Dan, you already made your selection)

CHOICE 1
Rune-Scarred Demon
Mind Control
...trash

what would you choose first pick first pack? put your answer in spoiler tags.

i'll add more questions as the day goes on.

EZ!

Spoiler:

No question:

Spoiler:

ok, ok, let's get a little harder then.

CHOICE 2

you've drafted a pretty solid bloodthirst red pool after the first pack, albeit with a weak removal suite. you've only dabbled in black for some bloodthirsty fun. uh oh, this is what you've opened 2nd pack (note: in this hypothetical, you are a billionaire and card values are irrelevant):

Trollhide
Chandra's Outrage
Reclaim
Bloodrage Vampire
Fiery Hellhound
Garruk's Companion
Stampeding Rhino
Stave Off
Stormfront Pegasus
Auramancer
Forest
Consume Spirit
Demon's Horn
Fireball
Primeval Titan

Once again, not close:

Spoiler:

not close? wow i gotta get better at this.

CHOICE 2.5

now what if i replaced the Fireball with a Mind Control?

i guess what i'm getting at is: "how willing are you to CHANGE your game plan?"

I will say that if I'm in red/green and pack 2 I open a Grave Titan, I'll probably take it over almost anything else.