This is my first attempt a t building a pauper deck, so I have no clue how decks are normally built or what the current meta is like, but from what I've seen it seems to be mainly based on powerful one and two drops. Decided to go back to my all time favorite tribe, Goblins! I am trying to keep it at 60 Cards, so only 5 Uncommons are maindecked. I know it is rather poorly built right now with many one and two ofs, but keep in mind I just threw this together with cards I dug up from my collection.
Well, I'm running this deck very casually, so Chain Lightning is definitely out of my price range atm. I'm also not sure what advantages that card has over say, lightning bolt, which I do need to run more of in this deck, as at its surface it just seems like a bolt that could be resonated by another red deck.
Pyrokinesis does seem interesting and more within my price range, would you consider that a better option then Pyroclasm which I am currently using for mass creature removal? Would free up an uncommon slot, which would be great. Out of curiosity though, what advantage would running Sledder or Raider earn me? I know its a sac outlet, but why them over say Goblin Bombardment? Seems like they would be useless in a board wipe situation.
EDIT: Oh, except for the fact that bombardment is uncommon, always thought it was common because of the symbol.
From online reports it appears that the common pillars of the format (depending on the ban list) are probably:
Grapeshot Combo. This deck gets alot better if Tendrils or Brainfreeze are not banned.
Mono Black Control - With or without Skeletal Scrying
Boros
Infect - Much stronger if Berserk or Invigorate are not banned
Thopter / Sword of the Meek - if Thopter isn't banned
Your list doesn't look fast enough to race the combo decks, redundant enough to beat MBC or robust enough to matchup well against the other aggro decks.
Also, you can have anything in your list as long as your opponents are slinging similarly untuned lists. (Yours is at least coherent) Otherwise you're going to have serious troubles.
4 Goblin Arsonist
2 Mogg War Marshal
2 Goblin Fireslinger
1 Goblin Patrol
4 Raging goblin
4 Goblin Bushwhacker
1 Anger
4 Shock
4 Burst Lightning
4 Incinerate
2 Lightning Bolt
1 Blazing Salvo
Sorceries
2 Goblin Grenade
2 Faithless Looting
1 Pyroclasm
1 Quest for the Goblin Lord
Lands
2 Ghitu Encampment
16 Mountain
Cards I'm thinking about:
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Some combination of Mogg Raider and Goblin Sledder would greatly improve your matchup against MBC variants.
Consider running, if access isn't an issue, Chain Lightning, Fireblast or Pyrokinesis. (Instead of Shock and Burst Lightning)
Pyrokinesis does seem interesting and more within my price range, would you consider that a better option then Pyroclasm which I am currently using for mass creature removal? Would free up an uncommon slot, which would be great. Out of curiosity though, what advantage would running Sledder or Raider earn me? I know its a sac outlet, but why them over say Goblin Bombardment? Seems like they would be useless in a board wipe situation.
EDIT: Oh, except for the fact that bombardment is uncommon, always thought it was common because of the symbol.
If your trying to make a Pauper deck I hate to be the barer of bad news but Pauper is played with NO uncommons.
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Oh, my bad I meant peasant. I didn't do my research beforehand and thought that pauper was just a different name for the same format, derp.
Regardless, Githu Encampment souldnt be burning up one of those precious slots.
All of these deserve consideration. I think your burn suite is too large, consider replacing some of these as replacements.
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Sacrificing a goblin targeted by Tendrils, Corrupt or Drain/Consume counters their life gain.
4 Goblin Arsonist
4 Mogg War Marshal
4 Goblin Fireslinger
4 Goblin Sledder
3 Goblin Wardriver
2 Sparksmith
2 Mogg Conscripts
3 Goblin Bushwhacker
2 Lightning Bolt
Sorceries
4 Goblin Grenade
3 Goblin War Strike
1 Empty the Warrens
2 Faithless Looting
2 Dragon Fodder
2 Quest for the Goblin Lord
2 Raid Bombardment
Lands
16 Mountain
Grapeshot Combo. This deck gets alot better if Tendrils or Brainfreeze are not banned.
Mono Black Control - With or without Skeletal Scrying
Boros
Infect - Much stronger if Berserk or Invigorate are not banned
Thopter / Sword of the Meek - if Thopter isn't banned
Your list doesn't look fast enough to race the combo decks, redundant enough to beat MBC or robust enough to matchup well against the other aggro decks.
Also, you can have anything in your list as long as your opponents are slinging similarly untuned lists. (Yours is at least coherent) Otherwise you're going to have serious troubles.