Pauper EDH Primer

Pauper EDH* Ruffigan

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Bring Out Your Decks! PDH Deck Compendium —Feb. 13, 2018

A new section of the Resource tab has been added: a PDH Deck Compendium! If you have some optimized decks you would like added or want to see what some tuned Pauper EDH decks look like head on over!

Drake_Khan-Ra says... #1

Do you have Nyx Weaver on the list?

November 9, 2017 8:42 p.m.

Salty_River says... #2

Drake_Khan-Ra I'm pretty sure PDH Home Base has it on theirs.

November 9, 2017 10:48 p.m.

MagicBlues says... #3

Really nice introduction to the format! I hope it will at some point get the attention and player base it deserves.
Right now I am running a Sultai Soothsayer combo/control build that did quite well in regular EDH pods so far. I've never had the opportunity to run it in a PDH pod, but it makes me wonder if Ghostly Flicker and Displace are ban-worthy. Here is my list for anyone who wants to check it out
Sultai Soothsayer PDH

November 16, 2017 9:57 a.m.

Ruffigan says... #4

@MagicBlues: Those are probably the two most viable cards for being ban worthy. The most consistent combo in the format (using Peregrine Drake) utilizes both of these and on their own they are also the most degenerate cards in the format. They also open up an entire combo archetype though, and can be used without being abused. They are definitely format warping but it's hard to say without playing a lot of testing to see if running graveyard hate/removal is an adequate counter, but the folks at PDH Homebase have looked into it.

November 16, 2017 11:35 a.m.

bjamman says... #5

Thanks for this primer! I wish I saw this before I started brewing. I've built a pretty solid Crypt Rats deck, as well as a commander not listed in this primer: Qumulox. I'll link my Qumulox deck list later. I don't think it's an amazing commander, but it's definitely strong. It's hard to argue with fat fliers that cheat on Commander tax.

November 16, 2017 1:24 p.m.

bjamman says... #6

Also I'm surprised to see no mention of Bronzebeak Moa. I've never played against that Commander, but it strikes me as one with a lot of potential.

November 16, 2017 1:35 p.m.

Ruffigan says... #7

Glad you found it now. I will add Qumulox, seems interesting though not the best artifact commander. And I like Bronzebeak Moa, I have it in one of my primers for the Presence of Gond combo. I didn't add it here because I figured most players would rather try to get a similar result through Prowess but I'll add that too.

November 16, 2017 1:48 p.m.

Podkomorka says... #8

Do the rules for PDH follow normal pauper or is it just anything that was printed common? And Ghostly Flicker is not banworthy like Peregrine Drake is

November 16, 2017 2:24 p.m.

Ruffigan says... #9

Anything printed at common, so a Gatherer search will show you all available cards. And I agree that Peregrine Drake is a dumb card in PDH but Flicker/Displace enable it and other combos. Personally I wouldn't ban either because they can both be dealt with through creature removal (kill the Drake while Flicker is on the stack, kill the Mancer/Wall/Scrivener while the ability is on the stack to prevent a loop).

November 16, 2017 3:54 p.m.

MagicBlues says... #10

I think I'm with you on not banning either. I think the lack of sweepers holds even keeps the combo decks of the format in check since you are forced to run more single target removal spells, which in most cases are instants. And besides, part of the beauty of PDH is that there is currently no ban list and that the format might not even need one.

November 16, 2017 4:06 p.m.

Podkomorka says... #11

I wouldn't ban the only real combo strategy

November 16, 2017 4:41 p.m.

MagicBlues says... #12

Speaking of combos, Ruffigan have you thought about including a combo section to your primer?

November 16, 2017 5:48 p.m.

Podkomorka says... #13

Do you guys like Abzan Beastmaster? I like guys that draw you cards in not so card-drawy colors

November 17, 2017 10:17 p.m.

Ruffigan says... #14

@MagicBlues: I have, I actually have two parts finsihed so far: Banishing Knack and Martyrdom. I am working on a Freed from the Real, Ivy Lane Denizen, Ashnod's Altar, Ghostly Flicker, and Presence of Gond section as well.

November 18, 2017 6:38 p.m.

Ruffigan says... #15

@Podkomorka: It seems interesting. The draw is a little slow and it only has 1 toughness but an extra card each turn is super helpful. How would you fill out the deck?

November 18, 2017 6:41 p.m.

DoritoDust007 says... #16

Podkomorka: Its ability is fairly unreliable. Keeping a high toughness dude on the field might be hard given the abundance of removal available at the common level. Instead, I'd recommend something along the lines of Garruk's Packleader. Its draw is based on power, but it's more consistent and more abusable than a once per turn trigger.

November 18, 2017 7:19 p.m. Edited.

liamlennon says... #17

why is winding constrictor not on here?

December 16, 2017 9:56 p.m.

liamlennon says... #18

why is winding constrictor not on here?

December 16, 2017 9:57 p.m.

Ruffigan says... #19

@liamlennon: Must've slipped my mind, it seems like neat build around commander. How would you build it?

December 17, 2017 7:13 p.m.

liamlennon says... #20

well you can always go +1/+1. Also sack +1/+1's Bloodbriar, Bloodflow Connoisseur, Carrion Feeder, Defiant Salvager, Gavony Unhallowed, Phyrexian BroodlingsElvish Vanguard, Forced Adaptation, Gift of the Deity, Ivy Elemental, Ivy Lane Denizen, Predatory Hunger, Sadistic Glee, Servant of the Scale, Spike Colony, Thallid Germinator, Thrive, Wight of Precinct Six @Ruffigan

December 18, 2017 12:59 a.m.

liamlennon says... #21

http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/pauper-edh-winding-constricture/

December 18, 2017 2:10 a.m.

Podkomorka says... #22

liamlennon you can make a hyper link by typing it in this format after removing all of the quotations: "["text to be a hyperlink"]"(" hyperlink")". It should look like this.

December 18, 2017 5:48 p.m.

NezumiNinja says... #23

Nice of you to add Shadowstorm Vizier to your prized primer! Overall nice work, keep it up!

December 19, 2017 12:55 p.m.

liamlennon says... #24

"["http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/pauper-edh-winding-constricture/"]"(" hyperlink")".

December 20, 2017 5:12 p.m.

Podkomorka says... #25

I said you have to remove the quotations --> """""""

December 20, 2017 10:49 p.m.