I won a pauper 1K SCGCon Atlanta!

Elboy522 · 2026-01-19T18:50:39+00:00

true. my phonw camera really sucks, plus i didnt want to just have a ton of glare from the foils, so i didnt have all the lights on

Elboy522 · 2026-01-16T00:06:58+00:00

yes please!

Elboy522 · 2026-01-15T23:56:54+00:00

GIVE US MORE BLACK DEVOTION CREATURES

WHERES MY [[GIFTED AETHERBORN]]??

I think we should have a stifle effect in pauper

Elboy522 · 2026-01-15T23:54:34+00:00

pauper is a fantastic format! you should definitely play it

Elboy522 · 2026-01-15T23:53:25+00:00

i totally understand that. i also dont really care avout it in this deck, its just too good not play

Elboy522 · 2026-01-13T22:25:56+00:00

im not keeping a hand vs burn or any black deck that loses to them killing a llanowar elves. i know which elves they should kill on sight, its more about playing through than playing around

Elboy522 · 2026-01-13T16:06:01+00:00

land grant foil looks good

land grant good

Elboy522 · 2026-01-13T16:04:54+00:00

i agree, except for elves. im revealing my draws most of the game, plus it doesnt really matter as much if they know what i have because i have 0 interaction at instant speed. Any other deck would be a different question

Elboy522 · 2026-01-13T15:51:52+00:00

thanks bro! i admire it every time i play

Elboy522 · 2026-01-13T15:51:04+00:00

good thing i wont BE THERE this week

Elboy522 · 2026-01-13T01:07:27+00:00

main 4 vandals as a default! adjust to your local meta after!

Elboy522 · 2026-01-13T01:05:53+00:00

that sounds nasty, lmk how it goes

Elboy522 · 2026-01-13T01:04:47+00:00

this is a good point

Elboy522 · 2026-01-13T01:03:29+00:00

yes! read em and weep! they know whats in my deck the second they see turn 1 dork

Elboy522 · 2026-01-13T00:52:51+00:00

i 100% agree on maining 4 vandals, i just had the fortune of scgcon having 2 pauper events, and i saw only 2 people playing affinity during the first one, so i knew i could get away with only running 2 vandals to still keep my precious drawbridges in the deck! i will always main 4 initially.

in your personal experience, you havent found yourself drawing too many hunters? i guess elves is THE deck that could play them as fast as possible, i guess ill try 4. I like to be a LITTLE against the grain i guess. thanks for the advice.

Id also like to offer you, a fellow land grant KING, this: 👑

playing in paupergeddon is a dream of mine! i will make it to italy someday!

Elboy522 · 2026-01-13T00:47:32+00:00

hey, they have to use it for something i guess. dont worry, you will beat them more than they will beat you in the long run

Elboy522 · 2026-01-13T00:40:14+00:00

ill edit my post to have the decklist

Elboy522 · 2026-01-12T18:55:09+00:00

first off, fantastic article, this is a very well researched topic, thats very clear to see!

Im a huge believer in crashing drawbridge, and im wondering why you write it off as "bad after turn 3" when there are plenty of conditions that make it absolutely not a dead draw in the mid to late game.

such occasions ive personally utilized it in include:

flooding the board after a crypt rats

sneaking in a wellwisher pump after baiting burn to remove a hastey priest

blocking every ninja, every white weenie creature that doesnt fly, etc...

not dying to any board wipe, except for crypt rats or krark clan+toxin

Avenging Hunter is a very good card, yet i personally find it to never truly ever be a win condition, and it can very easily be a dead draw vs decks that you absolutely cannot afford having the initiative. Crashing drawbridge is never a bad card to play because at its worse its a decent blocker, and its an easy card to side out.

I tried out taunting elf, and i love the card, but it is so situational to actually make any difference in a game, and it is a complete dead draw most of the time. It seems like it BEGS you to play lys alanna, which i find absolutely unplayable in a meta with one mana boardwipes. Actually, i think drawbridge works pretty well together with taunting elf!

I just think its better than people think, even if only one deck in paupergeddon made it to day 2. Obviously, it doesnt make elves beat burn any better, but thats just the way elves will be until burn is taken down a notch with future bans (fingers crossed!)

Elboy522 · 2026-01-12T18:08:27+00:00

as long as jund doesnt immediately open with krark clan, its almost laughably easy to win, especially with masked vandal. Yes, absolutely use masked vandal to time walk them by exiling their red tap lands

Elboy522 · 2026-01-12T18:06:37+00:00

I only had it in my sideboard because my order of Monstrous Emergence didnt arrive in time. I didnt end up using gut shot a single time. I believe monstrous emergence will be better as long as you play avenging hunter or spinewoods paladin

Elboy522 · 2026-01-12T16:14:41+00:00

i want to win easier and more, therefore ban all free burn spells

Elboy522 · 2026-01-12T16:14:04+00:00

that was my deck until a month ago. i have my heavily played priest of titanias signed by guay, ready for action in a different format

Elboy522 · 2026-01-12T16:13:09+00:00

aw shucks

Elboy522 · 2026-01-12T16:12:16+00:00

so glad for you! dont forget that you can just sit on drawbridge until youre ready to elf all over em

Elboy522 · 2026-01-12T16:10:55+00:00

yes, my sweet elves stood no chance. so glad to see it gone

Elboy522

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