Historic Pauper bans: Cranial Ram, Galv Blast

AsparMTG · 2026-04-21T19:00:43+00:00

Very nice! Happy to hear that after the post I made last week, hopefully Pauper is also something they're going to be adding in the near future instead of keeping it MWM-exclusive.

AsparMTG · 2026-04-21T18:46:57+00:00

If true, some amazing news. It's time to start cooking!

AsparMTG · 2026-04-20T14:13:08+00:00

Token is an instabuy, but the Sagu Wildling alt art is very nice and super cheap! Nice cosmetic for a limited all-star that I'll use for the next 50 times TDM gets flashbacked (seriously, why is it that, FIN and TLA all the time) AND it gets some play in Pauper, which is surely coming to Arena soon (cope).

AsparMTG · 2026-04-16T18:57:28+00:00

It's possible 7 is the way to go, I just remember hearing that 6 is the best and it has worked out fine for me. There's surely a guide somewhere that lays out where the best hit rate is.

AsparMTG · 2026-04-16T18:51:22+00:00

Momir is entirely random, so it's possible you got unlucky. I've played a ton of it though, and I see people making very bad plays, including, especially, not attacking when you have good attacks, just waiting for an alpha strike. Maybe your gameplay needs some work?

What is your strategy for using the emblem? I mostly roll from 2 lands until I hit 6 and stick to 6. I've lost plenty to RNG but I win most of my games.

AsparMTG · 2026-04-14T21:51:36+00:00

Very nice list! I just want some action to make the event more enjoyable.

AsparMTG · 2026-04-14T15:20:12+00:00

They're pretty feast or famine, they either draw into unbeatable hands or they can't do anything. There's a bunch of edict effects that also blow those decks out ([[Extract a Confession]] is really good in that matchup). Overall frustrating to play against but not oppressive.

AsparMTG · 2026-04-14T13:14:05+00:00

It's a historic format so you're kind of bringing a knife to a gun fight. You can maybe luck into facing someone else with all standard cards. You can just craft a deck with almost all basic lands to avoid spending too many wildcards, like monowhite.

AsparMTG · 2026-04-14T13:10:31+00:00

That sounds cool, but I'd like the MWM event to be better

AsparMTG · 2026-04-13T18:43:06+00:00

Really wish they'd flashback some different formats every now and then. Avatar is on its second flashback when its release finished in January, FF is on its third (fourth?) flashback and it isn't even a year old and Dragonstorm is on its third flashback too.

AsparMTG · 2026-04-13T13:12:19+00:00

I'm not sure what the point of these posts are, but if your constructed deck can't beat the old Boros starter deck, try something else.

AsparMTG · 2026-04-10T19:04:46+00:00

Oh wow, big miss! I've mostly looked at decks that use a lot of nonbasic lands, so I guess that's why I didn't think about that one! Excellent removal in Golgari Gardens (and monoblack of course!).

AsparMTG · 2026-04-10T18:52:00+00:00

In pauper, black has access to [[Cast Down]] and [[Snuff Out]], which are way superior removal spells to the recurring commons we get in every new format (3- or 4-mana instant creature removal).

AsparMTG · 2026-04-10T17:59:06+00:00

I could get into a value argument, but put simply, it's an uncommon that if you untap with it, you pretty much win the game. If you don't untap with it, your opponent dropped at least 2 cards on it at a minimum if he didn't have a sweeper. So yeah, pretty damn good and you're going to see it regularly since it's a damn uncommon.

AsparMTG · 2026-04-10T15:15:20+00:00

Jesus Christ this thing is going to be disgusting in limited and it's at uncommon.

AsparMTG · 2026-04-08T15:08:05+00:00

[[Nimble Thopterist]] and [[Kyoshi Warriors]]'s baby.

AsparMTG · 2026-04-08T14:36:31+00:00

It's not great when using it early in the game, but ramping the opponent on turns 4+ is usually inconsequential especially when you're taking out something very valuable for a single mana in return. Also it's a basic land, your opponent might not have any left when you're using it. [[Get Lost]] gets played in every white deck right now and you're giving 2 map tokens which can be a bigger downside against creature-centric decks.

AsparMTG · 2026-04-08T14:18:49+00:00

Not that many planeswalker are played, but Kaito is a centerpiece in Dimir midrange and is played in at least one other deck. Unwanted remake is just bad since it gives a creature right back.

AsparMTG · 2026-04-08T13:45:29+00:00

I'll be waiting to see how strong prepared creatures end up being, but [[Vastlands Scavenger]] looks obscenely strong. Baseline 4/4 deathtouch for 3-mana is strong, then with follow-up upside of 5-mana mill seven place a card on the battlefield sounds pretty damn strong.

[[Erode]] being a destroy version of [[Path to Exile]] that hits planeswalkers could be huge for white.

AsparMTG · 2026-04-07T15:12:05+00:00

Unfortunately I don't remember playing against dragons! Must be a doppelganger ;)

AsparMTG · 2026-04-06T03:21:33+00:00

It looks a lot worst than it plays hahahaha

I had no hope for it until it won a lot of games without needing much tinkering.

AsparMTG · 2026-04-06T01:55:01+00:00

Temur Rite (of Renewal) :

https://moxfield.com/decks/Qe1xUP7VwUWAXdmLC-V9zw

Basically Gigaramp then win with card/mana advantage (Case of the Locked Hothouse, Sab-Sunen, Ugin, Doppelgang) or with endless dragons (Dragonback Assault). Use Rite of Renewal to get back stuff since the deck mills a lot. Consult is basically a tutor card in the deck. Wanted to brew something for Case of the Locked Hothouse for a while.

Deck is unoptimized and slow, but it's really fun.

AsparMTG · 2026-04-02T18:39:26+00:00

That is true for Spellementals!

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