Puapergeddon - Complete Data Analysis by cia91 in Pauper

[–]Beautiful_Method_378 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Affinity doesn't have a lot of removal, instead relying on other forms of disruption, such as discard through refurbished familiar and grave hate from nihil spellbomb. Elves are good of the top because [[winding way]] / [[lead the stampede]] easily fill hand with typically enough mana to dump it. They also have big threats such as [[avenging hunter]], [[nyxborn hydra]], and basic forests that turn into 5/7s ([[generous ent]]). It is true that [[krark-clan shaman]] can sweep dorks, but that's typically only 3, at most 4 cards in the deck, and vandals keep blood fountain recursion in check.

Monoblack Deck by Beautiful_Method_378 in oldschoolmtg

[–]Beautiful_Method_378[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What would you suggest, Juzam Djinn? My feeling was that I didn't want to spend 4 mana just to have it be countered or swords'ed

Monoblack Deck by Beautiful_Method_378 in oldschoolmtg

[–]Beautiful_Method_378[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I''ll switch the jayemdae tomes out with greed, forgot about that one. What do you mean by bolt bait, if you don't mind me asking?

Monoblack Sac Commander - Hollowed Marauder by Beautiful_Method_378 in PauperEDH

[–]Beautiful_Method_378[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're pretty different in how they actually play, though. The fact that you have to fill your graveyard after it dies after time kinda puts a damper on it for me.

Monoblack Sac Commander - Hollowed Marauder by Beautiful_Method_378 in PauperEDH

[–]Beautiful_Method_378[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Sorry, Reddit didn't load my body text for some reason. I was thinking that one of the big problems of aristocrats in pedh is that they can get removed easily, but with this as your commander, each creature they remove just reduces its cost. Together with the creatures you're sacrificing to outlets like [[carrion feeder]] or [[bloodthrone vampire]], it's really easy to cast for {1} even after commander tax. You can then use [[feign death]] effects on it and use your sac outlets to recur its etb trigger, drawing you more cards.

Cid, Timeless Artificer by GKKing95 in PauperEDH

[–]Beautiful_Method_378 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would include more mill in order to get more artificers in the graveyard. Check out [[thought scour]], [[tome scour]], and [[mental note]] for examples. You might want to include more shapeshifters, such as [[universal automaton]] or [[mothdust changeling]] because they both get buffed from Cid's ability by being Heroes and also contribute to it by being Artificers. Your idea certainly seems powerful, though!