PDH(RW) - Boros Challenger

Pauper EDH* RW (Boros)

Alkadron

Mananas (40)

• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Boros Guildgate
• 1x Boros Locket
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Forge of Heroes
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Looming Spires
• 1x Lorehold Campus
• 1x Mind Stone
• 11x Mountain
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 11x Plains
• 1x Sandstone Bridge
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Sejiri Steppe
• 1x Teetering Peaks
• 1x Wind-Scarred Crag

Tricks (10)

• 1x Adamant Will
• 1x Borrowed Hostility
• 1x Brute Force
• 1x Brute Strength
• 1x Faerie Guidemother
• 1x Feat of Resistance
• 1x Martial Glory
• 1x Mosquito Guard
• 1x Run Amok
• 1x Titan's Strength

Draw? (10)

• 1x Boros Locket
• 1x Carom
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Orcish Cannonade
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Shelter
• 1x Skyscanner
• 1x Spare Supplies
• 1x Thraben Inspector

Equip (10)

• 1x Armory of Iroas
• 1x Benevolent Blessing
• 1x Bonesplitter
• 1x Darksteel Axe
• 1x Leonin Scimitar
• 1x Short Sword
• 1x Strider Harness
• 1x Tormentor's Helm
• 1x True-Faith Censer
• 1x Vulshok Morningstar

Lifelink (8)

• 1x Beloved Princess
• 1x Bishop's Soldier
• 1x Daybreak Chaplain
• 1x Healer's Hawk
• 1x Hopeful Eidolon
• 1x Sacred Cat
• 1x Seraph of Dawn
• 1x Sungrace Pegasus

Other (5)

• 1x Forsake the Worldly
• 1x Frenzied Goblin
• 1x Orim's Thunder
• 1x Segovian Angel
• 1x Star Pupil

Commander (1)

First Strike (10)

• 1x Ainok Bond-Kin
• 1x Battlefield Raptor
• 1x Capashen Knight
• 1x Fearless Pup
• 1x Mosquito Guard
• 1x Order of Leitbur
• 1x Rustrazor Butcher
• 1x Serra Disciple
• 1x Spearpoint Oread
• 1x Wild Aesthir

Doublestrike (6)

• 1x Fencing Ace
• 1x Raging Redcap
• 1x Skyhunter Skirmisher
• 1x Skyspear Cavalry
• 1x Twinscroll Shaman
• 1x Two-Headed Cerberus

Mentor (5)

• 1x Barging Sergeant
• 1x Blade Instructor
• 1x Hammer Dropper
• 1x Parhelion Patrol
• 1x Wojek Bodyguard

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Other (12)

• 1x Anointed Chorister
• 1x Bone Saw
• 1x Boros Recruit
• 1x Codespell Cleric
• 1x Honed Khopesh
• 1x Marauder's Axe
• 1x Shade of Trokair
• 1x Silverchase Fox
• 1x Solar Blast
• 1x Spontaneous Flight
• 1x Story Seeker
• 1x Tundra Wolves

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Guys I'm really excited about Mentor! It was a ton of fun in the pre-release, and I'm thinking it'll be a ton of fun in PDH.

I went with the Challenger as a commander 'cause he's super aggressive for a 2-drop, and can start the mentor-chain immediately. (Also I can make jokes about him exploding my small creatures... into credible threats).

The deck is full of bad 1-drops so that I can start mentoring them immediately. Healer's Hawk can get out of hand in a hurry with a couple counters. Boros Recruit is a great mentor target and flavorfully on point. Tundra Wolves makes the cut mostly 'cause I was really into wolves in 1996 and I still like the art.

The rest of the creature base is cheap stuff with solid abilities that get better as it gets bigger: lifelink, First Strike, Double Strike.

To keep the mentor-chain going, I've got some equipment to buff the Boss. The difference between him having 2 power and 3 power is enormous, so Bone Saw is actually great. (Obviously, Bonesplitter is better.) A couple of my bodies also have Bestow, so that can also help buff the Boss if I draw them late.

Lastly, I need a way to keep all my dudes alive even though I'll be attacking with them constantly: hence combat tricks. I want to keep those up for post-declare-blockers step to save my dudes when they get blocked, but I can also main phase them to get bigger Mentor triggers if I'm attacking into an empty board.

Let me know what you think!

Date added	5 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Pauper EDH legal.
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.12
Tokens	Clue, Sacred Cat 1/1 W
Folders	Dave's Pauper EDH