This is my version of pauper affinity, with
Arcbound Worker
s instead of
Terrarion
s and a
Krark-Clan Shaman
instead of another
Atog
.
Disciple of the Vault isn't getting anywhere near this deck. He adds weakness to the weakest part of the affinity deck, which is: cards that do nothing by themselves. Fling, I'm looking at you too.
In this list, I tried to pick cards that were strong individually, or at least not nothing, but which are also super powerful in combination with other cards in the deck.
The driving force which keeps the deck chugging (or racing) along is Ichor Wellspring
+
Perilous Research
and/or Atog
+
Ichor Wellspring
depending on the situation. Ichor Wellspring
+
Krark-Clan Shaman
is another way to cash in at the Card Advantage Credit Union.
Right now I'm trying to test to see whether
Arcbound Worker
or
Flayer Husk
is better in the 1-drop creature spot, but they're both useful in much the same way: making
Perilous Research
better and retaining value when sacrificed.
The advantage of
Arcbound Worker
is that it can be sacrificed to
Atog
and
Krark-Clan Shaman
without losing the +1/+1 counter (if I have another artifact creature in play), whereas I can't do that with the
Flayer Husk
. On the other hand, I can sacrifice the germ token if I play
Flayer Husk
followed by
Perilous Research
while keeping the equipment around for affinity and buff. Also,
Flayer Husk
can go on an
Atog
or a
Carapace Forger
, which is nice.
The inclusion of a
Krark-Clan Shaman
is my own personal touch, as I've found having a board wipe option can bring back so many games that seemed hopelessly lost, and he goes especially well in this build, as sacrificing the wellspring is advantage on advantage.
I really want to fit in a 1x Rancor just because it can be sacrificed to
Perilous Research
while also speeding up
Arcbound Worker
s, putting
Myr Enforcer
s and
Carapace Forger
s over the top, and making
Atog
an insta-win.
Okay, sorry for the long description! Any comments or suggestions would be awesome. Thank you!
