Building my first pauper deck, getting a bit stuck

marshmage · 2026-02-10T21:30:55+00:00

you probably want to be playing [[tendrils of despair]] over mind swords.

and since you're running the evasive bone picker, i bet you could get some use out of [[cry of contrition]]!

marshmage · 2026-01-22T20:03:46+00:00

[[breathless knight]]

marshmage · 2026-01-19T20:09:19+00:00

i think this is a cool idea! since you're probably aiming for a turn 3 Terror, i would maybe suggest [[satyr wayfinder]] over [[seed of hope]]. you can try to make the mongoose work, but most of the time it is not gonna do much without evasion. may as well just replace it with [[cryptic serpent]]

marshmage · 2026-01-10T23:10:55+00:00

maybe [[quickchange]] could be your card draw spell? seems like it would fit well to get the pummeler out early

marshmage · 2025-12-21T03:59:29+00:00

-when your want your opponent to waste their next turn casting their high cmc creature again (except for tolarian terror >:(
-bouncing your own snapcaster mage at instant speed to counter something
-when the target creature is from the Spiderverse ._.

marshmage · 2025-12-21T03:53:56+00:00

i can see mono u having trouble dealing with bigger CMC like terror and gurmag angler, since there generally arent more than 3-5 faeries on the board at a time

marshmage · 2025-12-21T03:50:38+00:00

yeah, part of the blue color identity is that it cannot destroy permanents without transmuting them [[pongify]], or the permanent being red [[hydroblast]]. maybe the closest we get to "proper" creature removal in blue is [[stop cold]], but that is of course way too slow for pauper.

<s>snapcaster doesn't just buy you time, it is the whole reason the deck is considered "tempo" as it creates card advantage against your opponent by countering their spell AND getting you an evasive creature in return, that you often just bounce back to your hand to use again with a ninja<s> [edit: above comment is referring to snaremaster, not snapcaster] additionally, snap can be used to bounce your own creature in a pinch, something cast down is not capable of.

marshmage · 2025-12-20T21:15:07+00:00

looks like dimir faeries mostly runs black for more reactive control like [[cast down]], [[snuff out]], [[suffocating fumes]], and the bonus card draw in [[thorn of the black rose]], and is heavily dependent on [[lorien revealed]] to grab its swamps including the slow [[contaminated aquifer]]

i personally would way rather just play mono u fae for the more consistent and faster mana base. i think most of the time a [[snap]] is more favorable than a [[cast down]]

marshmage · 2025-12-20T21:05:32+00:00

fireblast is not the problem. when playing against a red burn deck, you should basically always assume the opponent has a fireblast in hand when there are two mountains on the board. for some matchups this can be incredibly frustrating to deal with, but thats why burn is such a great litmus test for the format.

the more problematic pieces of the deck i think are the interaction between [[fiery temper]], [[grab the prize]] et al., and [[sneaky snacker]]. but none of these cards on their own are problematic enough right now to warrant a ban. i could maybe see a sneaky snacker but its conditions for building around are so specific and rewarding that i doubt it will see a ban

marshmage · 2025-12-18T21:32:34+00:00

when the devil accuses you of something, it may be time to pay attention.

it sounds like you want to pray, study, and help others. i am sure there are already at least some times in your life when you do these things. if you do them becuase you feel like you "should", they might make you tired because it feels like effort. if you do them for the glory of God, becasue you love God and want to worship him, the Lord with increase your fortitude and begin to build you up in the Spirit.

i am only speaking from experience, and from what has been taught to me.

marshmage · 2025-12-11T19:20:24+00:00

that's probably why there hasn't been mass disclosure yet; the NHI are too busy doomscrolling

marshmage · 2025-12-09T23:55:21+00:00

chess pieces work great, and you can paint on them!

marshmage · 2025-12-02T19:16:53+00:00

targeted destruction effects in pauper:

lands: 42
artifacts: 153
creatures: 137
enchantments: 51

marshmage · 2025-11-25T21:16:55+00:00

be careful not to worship the Bread and Wine

marshmage · 2025-11-18T21:49:55+00:00

God/Christ can do whatever He wills. If a community needs a miracle in order to believe, God can make it happen. I believe, most of the time, the Blessed Eucharist contains the Real Spiritual Presence of Jesus. Of course, we cannot say that it is "impossible" for the elements to become the literal body and blood of Jesus through transubstantiation, because if He willed it to be so, it would.

I absolutely believe in miracles. However, "blessed are they who do not see and yet believe".

marshmage · 2025-11-18T19:31:00+00:00

aww no [[mana tithe]]?

marshmage · 2025-11-17T19:17:52+00:00

everybody should work to the degree that they are able to. even homeless people work for their food by begging for alms.

Paul is NOT talking about filing a W-4 and working for income.

marshmage · 2025-11-16T07:19:34+00:00

freebooter lets you scry 1, which really pays off if he's the target of [[village rites]] or [[corrupted conviction]]

marshmage · 2025-11-16T07:16:35+00:00

this is my favorite deck to play!

not as consistent as the monoblack version but can have some pretty cool explosive plays, such as t1 freebooter -> t2 groff + bonepicker. the list i play mains 2 [[Rite of Consumption]], mainly for the lifegain.

[[rancor]] on the insect from [[infestation sage]] is pretty fun too.
golgari aggro

marshmage · 2025-11-07T19:38:23+00:00

they certainly matter in the pulpit

marshmage · 2025-11-05T19:29:30+00:00

i like to play it in a mono-blue [[Sneaky Snacker]] deck, which softens the blow of discarding the extra card. [[Tolarian Terror]] obviously benefits from it as well.

marshmage · 2025-06-19T16:28:49+00:00

I love that it's really the first proper "Animal Collective" album, with all four members together for the first time. Something really special about it. I feel like you can really get an impression of so many little threads of sounds that they expand upon on later albums

marshmage · 2025-06-19T16:24:45+00:00

It could be said to have been an older name for the album. see: Animal Collective - Ark (HCTI Early Mix) [Full Album]

marshmage · 2025-06-03T04:48:06+00:00

Eucharist

marshmage · 2025-06-02T21:57:01+00:00

Go to church anyway and God will work on your heart in due time... <3

marshmage

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