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Golgari Aggro Pauper

Pauper

robofeeney


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BG Midrange for Pauper, with a few slight tweaks to create something unexpected for opponents.Most Graveyard-based decks that I've seen seem to run many cards that don't rely on the graveyard, and for good reason; one Nihil Spellbomb or Bojuka Bog and your ruined, left struggling to rebuild on the 7th or 8th turn while your opponent easily cleans up. Being fearful of something like that makes sense (especially when even just splashing Black means running Bojuka Bog is profitable) but also denies you a few viable cards. The deck aims to run graveyard protection on the sideboard in the form of Feldon's Cane, and then run a deck that plays as much from the graveyard as possible.

slight variations to the standard BG Dredge/Threshold theme are Drown in Filfth and Grapple with the Past. While similar "Grasp" cards are instants, Drown's ability to fill the graveyard and lay on creature hate has strong upsides in a deck like this, and combined with Raven's Crime, Syphon Life, and the Cycle lands, using the card should guarantee hitting with -3/-3 at a minimum on first use. Grapple works well in conjunction with Drown, as being able to recall any Land or Creature from the grave after dumping another 3 cards in makes it well worth the trade for something like Commune. In addition, trading 3 cards for anything in the graveyard means fun combat tricks: recalling a recently killed blocker/threat and turning on Delirium and/or Threshold is a powerful combat trick your opponent can certainly predict, but not always prepare for.Raven's Crime and Syphon Life are strong ways to control the game once you're 5 or 6 turns in; changing your tempo from that of an aggro-based creature showdown to Black Control can throw an opponent off and easily win you the game a few turns after either has hit the graveyard. I've chosen to run only 1 of each as once they hit the graveyard, you're getting permanent use out of them.

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