Losing Yourself: Lab Man PDH

Pauper EDH* Ruffigan

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First Update —Dec. 1, 2018

Tested some of the suggested cards and added a few more protection spells. Removed the equipments because most games the creatures were too weak to use them without dying (a combat oriented build could use them with Cephalid Aristocrat to good effect). Ended up not using the 3 CMC artifact creatures with ETB's because the cost restricted plays. Still open to any suggestions on it.

HomelandsRares says... #1

Hell yeah, this looks super fun

November 25, 2018 8:37 p.m.

Alkadron says... #2

Hello! Fetch-lands are a decent way to thin your deck out for cheap:

Esper, Bant, and Grixis Panorama don't really damage your mana-base at all, but you can pull a card out when you have a couple spare mana at EoT.

Terramorphic and Evolving Wilds are a bit more of a setback, since they're definitely just going to give you an EtB Tapped land every time, but it's worth considering.

November 26, 2018 12:13 p.m.

Alkadron says... #3

Also! Speaking of Landfetch:

If flickering your dudes to go through cards is part of the plan, I'd like to recommend Skyscanner, Skittering Surveyor, and Pilgrim's Eye over Merfolk Traders and Owl Familiar. I think getting to keep the card is worth an extra mana, usually.

November 26, 2018 12:26 p.m.

Deadpoo111 says... #4

I really like this deck! Great Job!

November 26, 2018 12:46 p.m.

HomelandsRares says... #5

Any reason to run Merfolk Traders over Merfolk Looter?

November 26, 2018 1:41 p.m.

Ruffigan says... #6

@Alkadron: Thanks for the suggestions! I will be adding in the Panoramas now, and will try out the 3 three cost guys. I went with the Owl and Trader so I'd have more to do earlier in the game but you are right, getting to keep a card is better and synergizes more with the Wheel cards.

@HomelandsRares: I was running them so I could flicker them in a pinch but the looters would probably be better over the long run. I will try them out but would prefer to stay under 3 Mana with those in case I need to block and do

November 26, 2018 2:09 p.m.

6ixer says... #7

Excuse my ignorance here but, non legendary general in EDH?!?!

November 28, 2018 1:40 a.m.

Alkadron says... #8

@6ixier - It's a variant of EDH called Pauper EDH (PDH for short), which uses any uncommon creature as a commander and 99 commons in the deck. I don't want to overstate things, but it's about 17 times more fun than EDH (which is already pretty fun).

@camallu - (Spoilers!) Lab Man is getting a downshift to uncommon in Ultimate Masters. Ruffigan's just getting a head start on the deckbuilding. :)

November 28, 2018 8:20 a.m.

6ixer says... #9

Ohhhhhh, okay lol, thanks

November 28, 2018 7:06 p.m.