Counting to Ten with Commons

Pauper

archaicConsul

Instant (16)

• 4x Apostle's Blessing
• 4x Groundswell
• 2x Mutagenic Growth
• 2x Predator's Strike
• 4x Vines of Vastwood

Creature (18)

• 4x Blight Mamba
• 4x Glistener Elf
• 4x Ichorclaw Myr
• 4x Llanowar Augur
• 2x Rot Wolf

Enchantment (7)

• 4x Rancor
• 3x Seal of Strength

Land (19)

• 17x Forest
• 2x Khalni Garden

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Sideboard

Instant (11)

• 2x Moment's Peace
• 3x Nature's Claim
• 2x Ranger's Guile
• 4x Vitality Charm

Creature (3)

• 2x Corpse Cur
• 1x Rot Wolf

Artifact (1)

• 1x Relic of Progenitus

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Maybeboard

Instant (2)

• 1x Aerial Volley
• 1x Pulse of Murasa

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Reverent Silence

Artifact (1)

• 1x Lotus Petal

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Compiling ideas for a green pauper infect deck from multiple sources.

Questions I wish to answer with revision and experience:

1. Which are the correct pump spells to take?

2. Most of my pump spells pump for multiples of two, meaning that a 1/1 will never become a 10/10 for the perfect kill. Most likely, I will overshoot by at least 1/1, possibly even 3/3. Is this acceptable? Should pump spells be tuned for the perfect lethality?

3. Is Gitaxian Probe a beneficial inclusion in this deck?

4. Is Groundswell worth the risk of only pumping for +2/+2? Would it be better to include Giant Growth or Predator's Strike?

5. Should I play more than two of Predator's Strike? Is trample as valuable as I estimate it to be? Do I play enough cards like Llanowar Augur and Seal of Strength that can be "cracked" for a free pump to justify the 2 converted-mana-cost Predator's Strike?

6. Am I playing too many protection spells? Is the full playset of both Apostle's Blessing and Vines of Vastwood valuable in a meta that includes many edict effects? (For reference, Chainer's Edict)

7. With the playset of Apostle's Blessing and Vines of Vastwood, is it worth having Ranger's Guile in the sideboard?

8. Should I include 3 or 4 of Llanowar Augur ? Is Seal of Strength better or worse than Llanowar Augur ?

9. Should I include Rot Wolf and maybe even Cystbearer in the maindeck?

10. Is Corpse Cur a valid sideboard choice? How often will I get to 4 mana with any chance of victory remaining?

11. Is Tranquil Thicket a better inclusion than Khalni Garden ?

12. Is Nature's Claim a better answer than Gleeful Sabotage?

13. Is graveyard hate like Relic of Progenitus valid in a deck as fast as this one?

14. Is the full playset of Vitality Charm worthwhile?

15. Is 17 Forests the correct number?

16. Is Aerial Volley a valid sideboard choice against decks like Delver?

17. Is Lotus Petal useful? It allows me to hold open Apostle's Blessing when I cast an infect creature on curve (i.e. T1 Glistener Elf or T2 Blight Mamba).

18. Am I fast enough against Bogles to avoid playing enchantment hate like Reverent Silence ?

List of inspirations:

1. The MTG Goldfish Playing Pauper "Mono-Green Infect" by Jake Stiles available at https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/playing-pauper-mono-green-infect

2. "Infect" by verscott available at https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/265934#online

3. "Infect" by jemstuddogs available at https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/264402#online

4. A fabulous pauper/peasant infect primer by CatParty available at http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/casual-related-formats/paper-pauper-and-peasant/paper-pauper-and-peasant-primers/177226-primer-pauper-infect

5. Help from the lovely PauperMTG Discord!

6. Big thanks to users cweaver and S_Tack [Funpolice] for their help with this deck!

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Pauper legal.
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.44
Tokens	Insect 1/1 G, Plant 0/1 G
Folders	Pauper