Monday, July 27, 2015

MTG Classic Pauper Elf Deck


The main strategy is to dump as many elves as possible, then play Distant Melody and draw a lot of other elves. If you can't combo out, just try beat down and you'll eventually win (or not).


THE DECK LIST


Card choices:
Mana Dorks:
Llanowar Elves - Basic mana producing dork. Nothing much to say here...
Elvish Mystic - Llanowar Elves #5~#8
Priest of Titania - Gaea's Cradle in a stick. Enough said.
Sylvan Ranger - The cheapest Elf way to fetch an Island (or Forest, if needed). This card is very weak, but fits nice role. Sometimes lack of blue mana can make the deck struggle.
Birchlore Rangers - Produce any colour mana, great synergy with Nettle Sentinel and a nice way to cast your stuff post Distant Melody.

Draw Spells:
Distant Melody - This is the deck main powerhouse. Massive draw engine.
Elvish Visionary - This cantrip-dude is essencial to find more gas.

Utility Cards:
Quirion Ranger - Deck's best dude. He has so many applications... Adding more mana, add extra damage from Timberwatch or extra life from Wellwisher. I've even saved a land from Stone Rain.
Nettle Sentinel - 2/2 for G, that have great synergy with Birchlore Rangers.
Viridian Longbow - This card is very nice in some situations, and very weak in others. Paired with Quirion Ranger or Nettle Sentinel, this can deal important damage to creatures, and push extra damage when you can't attack profitably (lots of blockers)

Finishers:
Timberwatch Elf - Self-Explanatory. Makes other elves ridiculously big.
Lys Alana Huntmaster - Adding more elves to the party. This card is nice because it can add bodies to a larger Distant Melody or Timberwatch's activation. But very expendable.

Sideboard:
Gleeful Sabotage - 2-for-1 against Affinity and GW Cloak. It also killsJourney to Nowhere. Awesome.
Spidersilk Armor - This card has two applications: it makes your dudes survive Electrickery, and makes your dudes able to block White Weenie's and Delver's critters.
Wellwisher - Self-Explanatory. Massive lifegain (better when paired with Quirion Ranger)
Ulamog's Crusher - Pauper's biggest dude. He's the ultimate finisher of this format. He's vulnerable to non-burn removal, so be careful when casting.

Feel free to leave a comment on how to further improve this deck. Thanks!

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