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First-pick, first-pack, I would slightly favor Elsa, but its close
Sandsower provides a similar ability
BPhillipYork: This can be broken, there's way to create mana enough to blink this, Dockside Extortionist is an obvious huge mana generator here, but there's also Su-Chi and other sources, you could also do something like sacrificing Gnawing Vermin or Stitchers Supplier and generate a lot of mill, if you were into that sort of thing
Casual players like their creatures with enters-the-battlefield triggers
Ratios of rarities have varied over the years, and a set will occasionally stray from these numbers, but the overall intention is that the cards in the packs be drafted in an 8-player pod