Zandl's 2012 Pauper Challenge - Bad News Bears

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Creature (28)

• 4x Attended Knight
• 4x Doomed Traveler
• 4x Gideon's Lawkeeper
• 4x Leonin Skyhunter
• 4x Loyal Cathar  ^Flip
• 4x Porcelain Legionnaire
• 4x War Falcon

Land (20)

• 1x Haunted Fengraf
• 19x Plains

Enchantment (6)

• 2x Arrest
• 4x Pacifism

Artifact (3)

• 3x Sylvok Lifestaff

Instant (3)

• 3x Guardians' Pledge

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Submission for Zandl's Pauper Challenge

Yet another weenie deck right guys?

There were actually many different routes I explored before deciding that weenie was the deck I was happiest with (including ramp, some attempt at control (including red!), and decks similar to the infect and suicide black strategies popping up.

It seems that high end creatures, while still good, aren't as game breaking as what we're used to ( Sentinel Spider is your best bet, Pathbreaker Wurm as well). There is one sweeper ( Chandra's Fury ) and too many threats for pure control strategies, and infect/black seem too inconsistant or fragile to succeed against steady creature streams. So if all these decks have problems with a steady supply of creatures, why not play the best consistant stream of creatures, a.k.a. of the small white variety. No creature in this deck is dead in the late game, yet only 4 require 3 lands (The Attended Knights), and with 12 excellent 1 drops, this deck can apply plenty of pressure with even 1 land. Pacifism and Arrest are some of the best common removal spells, and can clear away a key blocker to get in the remaining damage. Sylvok Lifestaff is an excellent equipment, and Guardians' Pledge gives us that last bit of reach to get past bigger creatures and provide lethal.

Date added	12 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is Unknown legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Uncommons 35 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.95
Tokens	Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W
Folders	Ideas, Pauper Challenge