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Here are the top cards in MtGO in the Pauper format at the moment:
1. Ninja of the Deep Hours. The best card drawing engine in the format. Able to draw a card a turn if played properly, he single handedly wins games. Puts to rest whether Ninjas or Pirates rule Magic.
2. Crypt Rats. The reason why Mono-Black Control exists, as it's the best board sweeper in the format. As it only operates on black mana, at least it's contained to MBC.
3. Fireblast. Sure, it's usually the final maneuver of a RDW deck, but it's so horrible to have to factor in when opposing, especially as no mana may be required to play it.
4. Brainstorm. It really is better than Ponder. If anyone tries to convince you otherwise, call them a damn dirty liar. Then run both.
5. Trinket Mage. The pauper player's Tezzeret of choice. It's a pity there's still so few truly great common artifacts to fetch.
6. Momentary Blink. The card that powers all the "comes into play" and "leaves play" abuse, it's also has in-built card advantage.
7. Oblivion Ring. Sure it's a slow but it's about the only card that deals with everything that matters in the format.
8. Terramorphic Expanse. A shout-out to the best colour fixer in the format. It's still pretty fast, doesn't take a mana to activate, and is consistently reliable.
9. Girls Gone Wild (Wild Nacatal, Wild Mongrel, Wild Leotau). What, you didn't know Wild Leotau was a common? Well, it is. These girls (I officially declare them all girls) are the best reason to play an aggro green deck.
10. Slivers. This tribe just wins games. Even more so than pauper elves or goblins.
Cards worth a mention:
1. Lightning Bolt. There's a reason this card stopped being reprinted. And that's the reason to play it in pauper!
2. Counterspell, Rune Snag, Mana Leak, Memory Lapse, Force Spike. I'm constantly surprised Mono-Blue control still hasn't found its footing in pauper. But there's still time.
3. Spellstutter Sprite. Faeries. Yeah, they're a bitch in Pauper too.
4. Mulldrifter. In every pauper deck that runs blue. As well it should be.
5. Aven Riftwatcher vs. Blind Hunter. Great includes for the Blink.dec.
6. Phyrexian Rager. Black's go-to draw card of choice.
7. Ancient Grudge. Excellent, recurrable anti-artifact technology.
8. Horseshoe Crab vs Man'o'War. Actually I just want to think about this undersea battle. Garr! Jellyfish vs Crab! Garr!
1. Ninja of the Deep Hours. The best card drawing engine in the format. Able to draw a card a turn if played properly, he single handedly wins games. Puts to rest whether Ninjas or Pirates rule Magic.
2. Crypt Rats. The reason why Mono-Black Control exists, as it's the best board sweeper in the format. As it only operates on black mana, at least it's contained to MBC.
3. Fireblast. Sure, it's usually the final maneuver of a RDW deck, but it's so horrible to have to factor in when opposing, especially as no mana may be required to play it.
4. Brainstorm. It really is better than Ponder. If anyone tries to convince you otherwise, call them a damn dirty liar. Then run both.
5. Trinket Mage. The pauper player's Tezzeret of choice. It's a pity there's still so few truly great common artifacts to fetch.
6. Momentary Blink. The card that powers all the "comes into play" and "leaves play" abuse, it's also has in-built card advantage.
7. Oblivion Ring. Sure it's a slow but it's about the only card that deals with everything that matters in the format.
8. Terramorphic Expanse. A shout-out to the best colour fixer in the format. It's still pretty fast, doesn't take a mana to activate, and is consistently reliable.
9. Girls Gone Wild (Wild Nacatal, Wild Mongrel, Wild Leotau). What, you didn't know Wild Leotau was a common? Well, it is. These girls (I officially declare them all girls) are the best reason to play an aggro green deck.
10. Slivers. This tribe just wins games. Even more so than pauper elves or goblins.
Cards worth a mention:
1. Lightning Bolt. There's a reason this card stopped being reprinted. And that's the reason to play it in pauper!
2. Counterspell, Rune Snag, Mana Leak, Memory Lapse, Force Spike. I'm constantly surprised Mono-Blue control still hasn't found its footing in pauper. But there's still time.
3. Spellstutter Sprite. Faeries. Yeah, they're a bitch in Pauper too.
4. Mulldrifter. In every pauper deck that runs blue. As well it should be.
5. Aven Riftwatcher vs. Blind Hunter. Great includes for the Blink.dec.
6. Phyrexian Rager. Black's go-to draw card of choice.
7. Ancient Grudge. Excellent, recurrable anti-artifact technology.
8. Horseshoe Crab vs Man'o'War. Actually I just want to think about this undersea battle. Garr! Jellyfish vs Crab! Garr!
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