Edited sentence: Green continued to focus on churning out huge groundpounders, with Nantuko Disciple as a key element in combat dominance.Ground stall is fairly typical to core set draft, but the introduction of more regenerating creatures at the common level in 8th edition led to an even higher propensity.In 8th edition, blue drafters implemented cards like Puppeteer and Dehydration, supplemented by a wide array of fliers, for board control and evasion similar to white.In addition to the usual Drudge Skeletons, Deepwood Ghoul and Horned Troll both appeared as cheap and common answers to threats on the ground.Red observed some minor changes, but the general burn removal strategy remained the same.Various additions and omissions affected the strength of individual colors and archetypes in draft.While white lost the combat advantage of Heavy Ballistacards like Master Decoy and fliers like Angel of Mercy appeared as anchors for a drafting strategy focusing on board control and evasion.With the loss of pingers like Prodigal Sorcerer and the rare Mawcor, blue lost its direct damage strength