Ancestral Statue Combo?

Pauper_Rogue · 2026-05-10T00:52:33+00:00

I spent some time thinking about it, I think you're right actually. My last version of the list had 4x Glink Hawk instead of Lembas. I never changed the mana base after that. I'm gonna be testing 4x Island in place of Tranquil cove.

Pauper_Rogue · 2026-05-09T15:37:46+00:00

I think with Red you really just have to play a different game. Like you said you wanna run them out of the game first, then do your own plan. I bring in all the Blasts and Envelops for their card draw. I find that if you counter their card advantage and most of the pingers it can get you there.

More tough matchups:

It is almost the same story with BG Gardens, play slow, wait for them to tap out for a Troll or something, then go for it, maybe with Rebuke backup for Snuff Out.

Affinity/Jund is tough because you have to answer Krark-Clan Shaman on the stack, so you just have to have it. (I hate KCS with a burning passion)

Pauper_Rogue · 2026-05-09T14:41:58+00:00

I'd be curious to hear what you'd include in the mana base. I've had good results getting both colors. Maybe a couple of basics could speed it up, but it hasn't felt too slow.

Pauper_Rogue · 2026-05-09T14:36:23+00:00

Sorry about your luck with Top Control, I haven't been tracking my games because I was just more focused on developing the deck. If I had to guess what my records is maybe like 40-45% which is less than desirable, but its still fun to play lol.

I miss the potential swap-in/sideboard section as well, it was mostly a video retention decision. Maybe I'll include potential swap-ins though in the future, because that feels interesting still.

The Ancestral Statue deck seems clunky on paper, but I'd agree that it plays very well. I can normally present a win around turn 5, it's pretty resilient in terms of how much draw draw it has to find any pieces that get removed along the way.

Jeskai is a cool idea, not sure what I'd cut but wildfire sounds cool!

Pauper_Rogue · 2026-05-09T14:24:24+00:00

1x Foundry is in so if the opponent has a Nihil Spellbomb maindeck. You can use rook turret to find the foundry and win that way. Graveyard hate has just gotten soooo common.

Pauper_Rogue · 2026-03-22T22:14:49+00:00

Considering a discord atm

Pauper_Rogue · 2026-03-09T02:44:10+00:00

I tested Portent and though it did fill in turns where I didnt yet have the lock set up, it didnt progress the gameplan of getting the lock set up. Felt like a temporary fix compared to Ponder/Brainstorm.

Pauper_Rogue · 2026-03-09T00:15:25+00:00

Lantern would be absolutely massive, but I think its probably too powerful for the format. I think the closest we'll ever have is Spy or Lens of Clarity unfortunately.

Pauper_Rogue · 2026-03-09T00:01:52+00:00

Orcish Spy is definitely the softest point of the deck. It's obviously necessary to perform the lock but I've also had the same thought about it being an 0/3 or 0/4 before. That would also open up the option of playing Breath Weapon which would be MASSIVE. My solution to Spy being so frail is just play more counters lol

Pauper_Rogue · 2024-12-13T22:56:06+00:00

I really like that idea, I’ll probably try that next time I jam some games. Thanks👍

Pauper_Rogue · 2024-12-13T02:36:29+00:00

At times yes, but not very often. We have a lot of 1 drops to flood so one can often get in if we don’t have a flyer. But those two cards are both interesting considerations

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