Commanders with the Evoke, Cycling, or Transmute abilities are subject to the cumulative
Commander Tax upon each subsequent usage of these abilities in the same manner as if they
were actually being cast from the Command Zone.
These lists are for both New and Old players of the format, and are also for those that are interested
in trying Pauper EDH and want to know what good options are available to them, as there are close to
8,000 playable commons in the Pauper card pool.
These lists are the culmination of my experience in the format, as well as from discussion with other
players who regularly play or have played the format, and from a good amount of research.
While great for 1v1 games, these lists are more focused on Multiplayer Games of Pauper EDH.
Discussion is both welcomed and encouraged, I'd like to see this format grow and prosper.
_________________________________
Wow! This is great! It must have been a tremendous amount of work. Thanks for this!
I will need to take a much more in-depth look at your lists but honestly I don't think you missed much.
Rack and Ruin is an uncommon only, unless I'm missing something.
Off the top of my head, I think you're missing Retrace spells. Flame Jab and Raven's Crime are all-stars in my books. Monstrify is the worst one and probably the only one not worth including. I could see Oona's Grace not being quite good enough to fit in the top 25, too, though it's a very good card.
I also think Palace Sentinels, Thorn of the Black Rose and Entourage of Trest are also worth mentioning as important creatures. Particularly in White and Green, they are great ways to obtain card advantage that they normally don't have access to. Something could also be said for Crown-Hunter Hireling, though I have yet to test it.
Thanks Upkeep! Your insight is always appreciated. The present resources for Pauper Edh on this forum were woefully
outdated, so I've brought it up to current 2017 times.
Good catch on the Rack and Ruin. Spellchecking, card legality, and formatting are important in a big presentation like this.
I've always been on the fence about Oona's Grace, I've seen it used on occasion. I feel blue has enough solid draw options,
and I don't know anyone who's a fan of Crown-Hunter Hireling either,
This is certainly incredibly useful. Currently trying my hand at PDH deckbuilding, and this is a great resource. One minor note: Mind Stone will be pauper-legal with the next Masters set.
This is certainly incredibly useful. Currently trying my hand at PDH deckbuilding, and this is a great resource. One minor note: Mind Stone will be pauper-legal with the next Masters set.
Thanks Skios! PDH deck building is always a fun and challenging thing.
Mind Stone was a common in it's original printing back in Weatherlight.
With over half the Dominaria set spoiled/leaked (but no card rarities listed as of yet), i'm sure
there will be some interesting card choices for Pauper EDH on the horizon.
SO much good stuff for PDH in Dominaria, it's insane!
I'm looking forward to Tatyova, Benthic Druid as a general. There are so many interesting directions to take a general like this.
Garna, the Bloodflame also offers some sweet possibilities to break up a stalled board state. Giving Haste is also great!
Tiana, Ship's Caretaker makes auras great! Auras that make creatures become even better, since they also give you a body to attach other auras. I'm thinking of Cartouche of Solidarity.
I don't think Arvad the Cursed will see much play. There aren't too many legendaries to put in the 99 with him...
War of the Spark
Promises to be a good set for Pauper EDH.
New cards of note:
Ob Nixilis's Cruelty
One of the best Black removal spells to come along in quite some time, Dismember meets Unmake.
Handles 95% of the creatures you'll see in Pauper EDH.
Burning Prophet Pseudo Prowess and Scry 1 with every non creature spell you cast. Helps red move through their
deck quicker. This is the closest thing red has ever had to an Augur of Bolas in pauper, and in fact
would compliment the Augur very well when ran in tandem.
Other interesting playable cards:
Crush Dissent: Blue Mystic Snake? Four mana is a lot for a non hard counter, but it's not an
entirely bad card. There are better options in Rewind and Foil.
Kaya's Ghostform: This could definetly see some play in the right deck, as it is efficient costing
only a single B mana, but it has stiff competition in Undying Evil and Unearth.
With the entire set now spoiled, there are two commons that stand out for Pauper EDH.
Arcane Signet: A truly outstanding mana rock for multicolored decks.
With an estimated pricetag of around 20$, this is the most efficient
mana rock in the entire format.
Witch's Cottage: A nice variation and co-partner of Mortuary Mire.
This will definately see play in mono black decks. These lands are
the closest thing to a Volrath's Stronghold effect in Pauper EDH. ***Counting as a Swamp this card is searchable via Liliana's Shade
and Twisted Abomination, as well as anything with swampcycling
for that matter.
Mystic Sanctuary looks promising.
Land - Island
This enters the battlefield tapped unless you control three or more other islands.
When this enters the battlefield untapped you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to the top of your library.
Perhaps less interesting, but true love’s kiss (better than forsake the worldly I think), silverflame ritual (anthem is quite powerfull with all those 1/1 tokens white got)
Foulmire knight - I feel 1/1 deathtouch for 1 is fairly good in multiplayer snd the option for cantripping it pulls it over for me. It is fairly clearly more powerfull than rager (1/1 deathtouch>>2/2 and the difference is worth 1 mana ecspecially when you can pay over 2 turns)
(outside flickering, but I would pick tome raider for that)
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Mythic Sanctuary looks promising.
Land - Island
This enters the battlefield tapped unless you control three or more other islands.
When this enters the battlefield untapped you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to the top of your library.
Excellent land, more instant/sorcery recursion for blue.
Even without seeing this card in action yet, this land will definately see play and will
be a "staple" in mono blue and multicolored decks that run heavy in blue.
Thanks for the input Zombie Shakespeare, Mystic Sanctuary is in.
Perhaps less interesting, but true love’s kiss (better than forsake the worldly I think), silverflame ritual (anthem is quite powerfull with all those 1/1 tokens white got)
Foulmire knight - I feel 1/1 deathtouch for 1 is fairly good in multiplayer snd the option for cantripping it pulls it over for me. It is fairly clearly more powerfull than rager (1/1 deathtouch>>2/2 and the difference is worth 1 mana ecspecially when you can pay over 2 turns)
(outside flickering, but I would pick tome raider for that)
Yeah I was looking at Silverflame Ritual, a very cool pseudo anthem. A freind of mine has a very effective Sigil Captain
deck and this will probably be showing up in it. Travel Preparations for all your creatures and a high likeability of
Vigilance for a turn on top of that when cast with Adamant. I may use this in my Warden of the Eye deck.
Thanks for the input Reaper 9889, even without seeing these cards in action yet, they will get spots on the list.
I feel like Thrill of Possibility and Merchant of the Vale may be worthwhile in some decks as well. An instant speed Tormenting Voice seems decent. Merchant reminds me a bit of Insolent Neonate. I always wanted to try to make a deck built around Alesha work and both of these seem like good fits in a deck like that.
I feel like Thrill of Possibility and Merchant of the Vale may be worthwhile in some decks as well. An instant speed Tormenting Voice seems decent. Merchant reminds me a bit of Insolent Neonate. I always wanted to try to make a deck built around Alesha work and both of these seem like good fits in a deck like that.
Agreed, Thrill of Possibility and Merchant of the Vale are both viable and excellent card filtering additions
to mono red, and any multicolor decks that run red. Thanks again for your input Zombie.
***I've also been looking at Queen of Ice. For a common this is an excellent tempo oriented wizard and a good
addition to any Azorius aggro/control decks. She's a one creature Frost Breath on the Sorcery-Adventure side,
and she provides a Wall of Frost effect on the creature side. Easily splashable, excellent synergy with bounce
for reuse of her Rage of WinterAdventure, has a solid power/tougness, and is a really good aggro rattlesnake.
I will definately be adding her to my Ascended Lawmage deck.
Pauper EDH plays exactly the same as Regular EDH except:
- 1 Uncommon Commander (does not have to be a legendary creature)
- 99 Commons (any card that was available as a common at any point in Mtg history is legal)
- 30 Starting Life
- 16 Commander Damage
There is no Banlist in Pauper EDH.Commanders with the Evoke, Cycling, or Transmute abilities are subject to the cumulative
Commander Tax upon each subsequent usage of these abilities in the same manner as if they
were actually being cast from the Command Zone.
in trying Pauper EDH and want to know what good options are available to them, as there are close to
8,000 playable commons in the Pauper card pool.
These lists are the culmination of my experience in the format, as well as from discussion with other
players who regularly play or have played the format, and from a good amount of research.
While great for 1v1 games, these lists are more focused on Multiplayer Games of Pauper EDH.
Discussion is both welcomed and encouraged, I'd like to see this format grow and prosper.
_________________________________
1 Anointer of Valor
1 Totem-Guide Hartebeest
1 Rambunctious Mutt
1 Daybreak Chimera
1 Angel of the Dawn
1 Dawnfeather Eagle
1 Custodi Squire
1 Guardian of the Guildpact
1 Coalition Honor Guard
1 Stonehorn Dignitary
1 Lotus-Eye Mystics
1 Kor Cartographer
1 Student of Ojutai
1 Palace Sentinels
1 Trusty Retriever
1 Seraph of Dawn
1 Mistmoon Griffin
1 Dwarven Priest
1 Basri's Acolyte
1 Tethmos High Priest
1 Dawnglare Invoker
1 Court Street Denizen
1 Starnheim Courser
1 Aven Riftwatcher
1 Kor Hookmaster
1 Midnight Guard
1 Basilica Guards
1 Ironclad Slayer
1 Kor Sanctifiers
1 Auramancer
1 Monk Idealist
1 Heliod's Pilgrim
1 Aviary Mechanic
1 Lone Missionary
1 Whitemane Lion
1 Syndic of Tithes
1 Seeker of the Way
1 Kor Skyfisher
1 Suture Priest
1 Thraben Inspector
1 Azorius Arrester
1 Advance Scout
1 Master Decoy
1 Standard Bearer
1 Benevolent Bodyguard
1 Salvage Scout
1 Soul's Attendant
1 Soul Warden
1 Nahiri's Binding
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Arrest
1 Cessation
1 Journey to Nowhere
1 Celestial Flare
1 Angelic Purge
1 Crib Swap
1 Exile
1 Humble
1 Empyrial Armor
1 Hyena Umbra
1 Ethereal Armor
1 Cartouche of Solidarity
1 Sentinel's Eyes
1 Pentarch Ward
1 Gossamer Chains
1 Benevolent Blessing
1 Cho-Manno's Blessing
1 Cloudshift
1 Ephemerate
1 Acrobatic Maneuver
1 Lapse of Certainty
1 Righteous Aura
1 Angelic Renewal
1 Reinforcements
1 Breath of Life
1 Resurrection
1 Remember the Fallen
1 Mine Excavation
1 Survival Cache
1 Congregate
1 Dust to Dust
1 Seal of Cleansing
1 Revoke Existence
1 Prismatic Strands
1 Dawn Charm
1 Ethereal Haze
1 Safe Passage
1 Rootborn Defenses
1 Silverflame Ritual
1 Marshaling Cry
1 Guardians' Pledge
1 Captain's Call
1 Recruit the Worthy
1 Cenn's Enlistment
1 Battle Screech
1 Triplicate Spirits
1 Gearseeker Serpent
1 Vedalken Dismisser
1 Bastion Inventor
1 Benthic Giant
1 Aethersnipe
1 Prescient Chimera
1 Soul of the Rapids
1 Salvager of Secrets
1 Peregrine Drake
1 Pondering Mage
1 Mnemonic Wall
1 Chillbringer
1 Mulldrifter
1 Scrivener
1 Ninja of the Deep Hours
1 Shimmering Glasskite
1 Elgaud Shieldmate
1 Gurmag Drowner
1 Aven Fogbringer
1 Aven Fleetwing
1 Archaeomancer
1 Gulf Squid
1 Mist Raven
1 Archaeomender
1 Stormbound Geist
1 Wormfang Drake
1 Sea Gate Oracle
1 Aether Adept
1 Queen of Ice
1 Frost Lynx
1 Man-o'-War
1 Trinket Mage
1 Pestermite
1 Vedalken Aethermage
1 Voidmage Apprentice
1 Waterfront Bouncer
1 Spellstutter Sprite
1 Vedalken Engineer
1 Cloud of Faeries
1 Augur of Bolas
1 Dream Stalker
1 Blighted Agent
1 Looter Il-Kor
1 Augury Owl
1 Jace's Phantasm
1 Sidisi's Faithful
1 Shrieking Drake
1 Sage of Epityr
1 Negate
1 Muddle the Mixture
1 Counterspell
1 Deprive
1 Faerie Trickery
1 Dissolve
1 Exclude
1 Foil
1 Rewind
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mystic Remora
1 Rhystic Study
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Preordain
1 Impulse
1 Omen of the Sea
1 Compulsive Research
1 Tragic Lesson
1 Deep Analysis
1 Foresee
1 Behold the Multiverse
1 Rush of Knowledge
1 Gush
1 Ravenform
1 Fade Away
1 Soul Barrier
1 Dizzy Spell
1 High Tide
1 Flood
1 Gigadrowse
1 Curfew
1 Seal of Removal
1 Snap
1 Echoing Truth
1 Into the Roil
1 Capsize
1 Repulse
1 Ghostly Flicker
1 Displace
1 Clear the Mind
1 Dramatic Reversal
1 Freed from the Real
1 Aqueous Form
1 Ophidian Eye
1 Vanishing
1 Diplomatic Immunity
1 Reality Acid
1 Twisted Abomination
1 Gurmag Angler
1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
1 Epicure of Blood
1 Okiba-Gang Shinobi
1 Predatory Nightstalker
1 Dread Drone
1 Thorn of the Black Rose
1 Heartstabber Mosquito
1 Dimir House Guard
1 Syndicate Enforcer
1 Falkenrath Noble
1 Faceless Butcher
1 Vulturous Aven
1 Liliana's Shade
1 Slum Reaper
1 Gravedigger
1 Gangrenous Zombies
1 Marauding Blight-Priest
1 Liliana's Specter
1 Phyrexian Ghoul
1 Vengeful Dead
1 Nantuko Husk
1 Phyrexian Rager
1 Relentless Rats
1 Chittering Rats
1 Stinkweed Imp
1 Spark Reaper
1 Cadaver Imp
1 Crypt Rats
1 Lampad of Death’s Vigil
1 Wight of Precinct Six
1 Abyssal Gatekeeper
1 Dusk Legion Zealot
1 Basilica Screecher
1 Elderfang Disciple
1 Mesmeric Fiend
1 Augur of Skulls
1 Fog of Gnats
1 Blood Seeker
1 Burglar Rat
1 Thoughtpicker Witch
1 Sanitarium Skeleton
1 Night Market Lookout
1 Plagued Rusalka
1 Carrion Feeder
1 Fume Spitter
1 Viscera Seer
1 Chainer's Edict
1 Innocent Blood
1 Tragic Slip
1 Defile
1 Cast Down
1 Victim of Night
1 Feed the Swarm
1 Ob Nixilis's Cruelty
1 Rend Flesh
1 Murder
1 Ashes to Ashes
1 Feed the Serpent
1 Oubliette
1 Snuff Out
1 Echoing Decay
1 Eyeblight Massacre
1 Evincar's Justice
1 Pestilence
1 Unearth
1 Undying Evil
1 Disturbed Burial
1 Grim Harvest
1 Reaping the Graves
1 Death Denied
1 Costly Plunder
1 Sign in Blood
1 Night's Whisper
1 Read the Bones
1 Dark Bargain
1 Syphon Mind
1 Raven's Crime
1 Hymn to Tourach
1 Wrench Mind
1 Mind Rake
1 Delirium Skeins
1 Unnerve
1 Sinkhole
1 Rancid Earth
1 Songs of the Damned
1 Bubbling Muck
1 Consume Spirit
1 Corrupt
1 Tendrils of Corruption
1 Shred Memory
1 Crypt Incursion
1 Darkness
1 Shade's Form
1 Blessing of Leeches
1 Sun-Crowned Hunters
1 Pyroclastic Hellion
1 Manticore of the Gauntlet
1 Storm Fleet Pyromancer
1 Rapacious Dragon
1 Crown-Hunter Hireling
1 Sparktongue Dragon
1 Lightning Shrieker
1 Emrakul's Hatcher
1 Reckless Wurm
1 Cinder Hellion
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Anarchist
1 Wildfire Emissary
1 Beetleback Chief
1 Mad Prophet
1 Pyre Hound
1 Ogre Menial
1 Coal Stoker
1 Rukh Egg
1 Merchant of the Vale
1 Cinder Pyromancer
1 Spellgorger Weird
1 Keldon Overseer
1 Goblin Matron
1 Manic Vandal
1 Ghitu Slinger
1 Viashino Pyromancer
1 Soulbright Flamekin
1 Thermo-Alchemist
1 Mogg War Marshal
1 Keldon Marauders
1 Generator Servant
1 Firebrand Archer
1 Ghitu Chronicler
1 Orcish Hellraiser
1 Goblin Instigator
1 Burning Prophet
1 Martyr of Ashes
1 Crimson Mage
1 Fireslinger
1 Sparksmith
1 Kiln Fiend
1 Atog
1 Goblin Bushwhacker
1 Goblin Taskmaster
1 Bloodfire Dwarf
1 Gorilla Shaman
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Firebolt
1 Flame Slash
1 Flame Jab
1 Magma Jet
1 Galvanic Blast
1 Brimstone Volley
1 Demon Bolt
1 Staggershock
1 Arc Lightning
1 Pyrotechnics
1 Fireblast
1 Goblin Grenade
1 Fissure
1 Fireball
1 Kaervek's Torch
1 Rolling Thunder
1 Electrickery
1 Shenanigans
1 Shattering Pulse
1 Faithless Looting
1 Tormenting Voice
1 Thrill of Possibility
1 Cathartic Reunion
1 Fling
1 Soul's Fire
1 Assault Strobe
1 Temur Battle Rage
1 Undying Rage
1 Mana Geyser
1 Goblin War Party
1 Krenko's Command
1 Dragon Fodder
1 Kuldotha Rebirth
1 Hordeling Outburst
1 Empty the Warrens
1 Makeshift Munitions
1 Mark of Fury
1 Fiery Mantle
1 Furious Assault
1 Goblin Caves
1 Goblin Shrine
1 Goblin War Drums
1 Swirling Sandstorm
1 Fiery Cannonade
1 Bloodfire Infusion
1 Impact Tremors
1 Raid Bombardment
1 Wrecking Beast
1 Krosan Tusker
1 Colossal Dreadmaw
1 Murasa Behemoth
1 Elvish Aberration
1 Ambush Krotiq
1 Tajuru Pathwarden
1 Entourage of Trest
1 Greater Basilisk
1 Nessian Asp
1 Undergrowth Scavenger
1 Lys Alana Huntmaster
1 Wickerbough Elder
1 Penumbra Spider
1 Kozilek's Predator
1 Mold Shambler
1 Primal Huntbeast
1 Jade Guardian
1 Blastoderm
1 LLanowar Empath
1 Ivy Lane Denizen
1 Ondu Giant
1 Vivien's Grizzly
1 Yavimaya Enchantress
1 Llanowar Visionary
1 Springbloom Druid
1 Scion of the Wild
1 Invasive Species
1 Yavimaya Elder
1 Fierce Empath
1 Aura Gnarlid
1 Farhaven Elf
1 Wood Elves
1 Silhana Ledgewalker
1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
1 Priest of Titania
1 Gemhide Sliver
1 Masked Vandal
1 Devoted Druid
1 Deadly Recluse
1 Ambush Viper
1 Mother Bear
1 River Boa
1 Mire Boa
1 Caustic Caterpillar
1 Ivy Elemental
1 Essence Warden
1 Spore Frog
1 Nature's Lore
1 Three Visits
1 Harrow
1 Cultivate
1 Kodama's Reach
1 Far Wanderings
1 Nissa's Pilgrimage
1 Skyshroud Claim
1 Gaea's Touch
1 Broken Wings
1 Broken Bond
1 Return to Nature
1 Calming Verse
1 Band Together
1 Ram Through
1 Ancient Animus
1 Broken Fall
1 Wrap in Vigor
1 Spidersilk Armor
1 Night Soil
1 Lignify
1 Rancor
1 Cartouche of Strength
1 Moldervine Cloak
1 Snake Umbra
1 Ancestral Mask
1 Presence of Gond
1 Thrive
1 Vines of Vastwood
1 Snakeskin Veil
1 Ranger's Guile
1 Sprout Swarm
1 Scatter the Seeds
1 Saproling Migration
1 Grapple with the Past
1 Pulse of Murasa
1 Revive
1 Reclaim
1 Weather the Storm
1 Gnaw to the Bone
1 Claws of Wirewood
1 Moment's Peace
1 Tangle
1 Evolution Charm
1 Seedling Charm
1 Commune with Nature
1 Lead the Stampede
1 Gift of the Gargantuan
1 Mortus Strider
1 Dimir Guildmage
1 Dimir Infiltrator
1 Brine Shaman
1 Cavern Harpy
1 Golgari Rotwurm
1 Rhizome Lurcher
1 Shambling Shell
1 Sluiceway Scorpion
1 Quagmire Druid
1 Izzet Chronarch
1 Wee Dragonauts
1 Nivix Cyclops
1 Goblin Electromancer
1 Assault Zeppelid
1 Beetleform Mage
1 Aeromunculus
1 Winged Coatl
1 Coiling Oracle
1 Slippery Bogle
1 Grasping Thrull
1 Scholar of Athreos
1 Kingpin's Pet
1 Tithe Drinker
1 Minister of Impediments
1 Soulsworn Jury
1 Silver Drake
1 Deputy of Acquittals
1 Goblin Legionnaire
1 Sumala Woodshaper
1 Qasali Pridemage
1 Selesnya Evangel
1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
1 Zhur-Taa Swine
1 Horned Kavu
1 Zhur-Taa Druid
1 Nightscape Familiar
1 Nightscape Apprentice
1 Shadow Guildmage
1 Stormscape Familiar
1 Sunscape Familiar
1 Sunscape Apprentice
1 Bant Sureblade
1 Thornscape Familiar
1 Thornscape Apprentice
1 Rakeclaw Gargantuan
1 Thunderscape Familiar
1 Viashino Slaughtermaster
1 Steel of the Godhead
1 Lawmage's Binding
1 Dismantling Blow
1 Momentary Blink
1 Curse of Chains
1 Overrule
1 Pillory of the Sleepless
1 Unmake
1 Edge of the Divinity
1 War Flare
1 Scourge of the Nobilis
1 Squee's Embrace
1 Orim's Thunder
1 Rally the Peasants
1 Double Cleave
1 Shield of the Oversoul
1 Sigil of the Nayan Gods
1 Armadillo Cloak
1 Travel Preparations
1 Sigil Blessing
1 Mystical Teachings
1 Forbidden Alchemy
1 Helm of the Ghastlord
1 Soul Manipulation
1 Perplex
1 Recoil
1 Probe
1 Gift of the Deity
1 Consume Strength
1 Dark Heart of the Wood
1 Grisly Salvage
1 Clout of the Dominus
1 Fire//Ice
1 Jilt
1 Favor of the Overbeing
1 Temporal Spring
1 Shielding Plax
1 Snakeform
1 Skull Rend
1 Fists of the Demigod
1 Wrecking Ball
1 Terminate
1 Runes of the Deus
1 Hull Breach
1 Branching Bolt
1 Trace of Abundance
1 Escape Routes
1 Crystallization
1 Sisay's Ring
1 Commander's Sphere
1 Darksteel Ingot
1 Pristine Talisman
1 Bonder's Ornament
1 Seer's Lantern
1 Mana Geode
1 The Ravnica Signet's
1 Thought Vessel
1 Prismatic Lens
1 Fellwar Stone
1 Arcane Signet
1 Mind Stone
1 Everflowing Chalice
1 Arcum's Astrolabe
1 Prophetic Prism
1 Armillary Sphere
1 Explorer's Scope
1 Wayfarer's Bauble
1 Expedition Map
1 Whispersilk Cloak
1 Viridian Longbow
1 Fleetfeather Sandals
1 Strider Harness
1 Vulshok Morningstar
1 Vorrac Battlehorns
1 Neurok Stealthsuit
1 Sparring Collar
1 Cranial Plating
1 Horned Helm
1 Slagwurm Armor
1 Sylvok Lifestaff
1 Goldvein Pick
1 Darksteel Axe
1 Bonesplitter
1 Executioner's Capsule
1 Dispeller's Capsule
1 Ancestral Blade
1 Aether Spellbomb
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Ashnod's Altar
1 Darksteel Pendant
1 Serrated Arrows
1 Tumble Magnet
1 Universal Solvent
1 Scour from Existence
1 Eldrazi Devastator
1 Ulamog's Crusher
1 Maelstrom Colossus
1 Accomplished Automaton
1 Ruin Processor
1 Myr Enforcer
1 Kozilek's Pathfinder
1 Scion of Ugin
1 Kozilek's Channeler
1 Guardians of Koilos
1 Warden of Geometries
1 Ancestral Statue
1 Pierce Strider
1 Scaretiller
1 Workshop Assistant
1 Filigree Familiar
1 Skittering Surveyor
1 Pilgrim's Eye
1 Cathodion
1 Myr Retriever
1 Hedron Crawler
1 Voltaic Servant
1 Walking Atlas
1 Guardian Idol
1 Perilous Myr
1 Porcelain Legionnaire
1 Sanctum Gargoyle
1 Glint Hawk Idol
1 Razor Golem
1 Antler Skulkin
1 Etherium Sculptor
1 Faerie Mechanist
1 Wretched Gryff
1 Neurok Replica
1 Wizard Replica
1 Spire Golem
1 Moriok Replica
1 Dross Golem
1 Fang Skulkin
1 Vault Skirge
1 Oxidda Golem
1 Slash Panther
1 It of the Horrid Swarm
1 Thundering Tanadon
1 Sylvok Replica
1 Tangle Golem
1 Esper Stormblade
1 Ethercaste Knight
1 Tidehollow Strix
1 Glassdust Hulk
1 Path of Ancestry
1 Opal Palace
1 Cave of Temptation
1 Shimmerdrift Vale
1 Thriving Bluff
1 Thriving Grove
1 Thriving Heath
1 Thriving Isle
1 Thriving Moor
1 Glacial Floodplain
1 Azorius Chancery
1 Azorius Guildgate
1 Tranquil Cove
1 Alpine Meadow
1 Boros Garrison
1 Boros Guildgate
1 Wind-Scarred Crag
1 Ice Tunnel
1 Dimir Aqueduct
1 Dimir Guildgate
1 Dismal Backwater
1 Woodland Chasm
1 Golgari Rot Farm
1 Golgari Guildgate
1 Highland Forest
1 Gruul Turf
1 Gruul Guildgate
1 Rugged Highlands
1 Volatile Fjord
1 Izzet Boilerworks
1 Izzet Guildgate
1 Swiftwater Cliffs
1 Snowfield Sinkhole
1 Orzhov Basilica
1 Orzhov Guildgate
1 Scoured Barrens
1 Sulfurous Mire
1 Rakdos Carnarium
1 Rakdos Guildgate
1 Bloodfell caves
1 Arctic Treeline
1 Selesnya Sanctuary
1 Selesnya Guildgate
1 Blossoming Sands
1 Rimewood Falls
1 Simic Growth Chamber
1 Simic Guildgate
1 Thornwood Falls
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Ash Barrens
1 Bant Panorama
1 Esper Panorama
1 Grixis Panorama
1 Jund Panorama
1 Naya Panorama
1 Drifting Meadow
1 Secluded Steppe
1 Ancient Den
1 Kabira Crossroads
1 Sejiri Steppe
1 Sandstone Bridge
1 Remote Isle
1 Lonely Sandbar
1 Seat of the Synod
1 Mystic Sanctuary
1 Halimar Depths
1 Skyline Cascade
1 Soaring Seacliff
1 Polluted Mire
1 Barren moor
1 Vault of Whispers
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Witch's Cottage
1 Piranha Marsh
1 Smoldering Crater
1 Forgotten Cave
1 Great Furnace
1 Looming Spires
1 Smoldering Spires
1 Teetering Peaks
1 Tranquil Thicket
1 Slippery Karst
1 Tree of Tales
1 Khalni Garden
1 Turntimber Grove
1 Fertile Thicket
1 Darksteel Citadel
1 Urza's Mine
1 Urza's Power Plant
1 Urza's Tower
1 Forge of Heroes
1 Haunted Fengraf
1 Desert
1 Quicksand
1 Radiant Fountain
1 Sunscorched Desert
Pauper EDH: ~ Rhox War Monk ~ Scornful Aether-Lich ~ Ashenmoor Gouger ~ Ascended Lawmage ~ Nightscape Battlemage ~ Warden of the Eye ~ Hedge Troll ~ Dinrova Horror ~ Renata
Pauper 60: ~ Caw Blade ~ MonoU Delver ~ MonoW Monk Fish ~
Standard: ~ Boros Knights ~ RDW ~
Pioneer: ~ U BControl ~
Modern: ~ UB Control ~
Legacy/Vintage: ~ MonoU Delver ~
93/94: ~ Erhnamgeddon ~
I will need to take a much more in-depth look at your lists but honestly I don't think you missed much.
Rack and Ruin is an uncommon only, unless I'm missing something.
Off the top of my head, I think you're missing Retrace spells. Flame Jab and Raven's Crime are all-stars in my books. Monstrify is the worst one and probably the only one not worth including. I could see Oona's Grace not being quite good enough to fit in the top 25, too, though it's a very good card.
I also think Palace Sentinels, Thorn of the Black Rose and Entourage of Trest are also worth mentioning as important creatures. Particularly in White and Green, they are great ways to obtain card advantage that they normally don't have access to. Something could also be said for Crown-Hunter Hireling, though I have yet to test it.
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Good catch on the Rack and Ruin. Spellchecking, card legality, and formatting are important in a big presentation like this.
Flame Jab (Pauper Darkblast) and Raven's Crime are in. Reusable spells are a powerful thing in any Pauper format.
Palace Sentinels, Thorn of the Black Rose, and Entourage of Trest are in as well. These do make games a whole lot
more interesting on top of the obvious benefits.
I've always been on the fence about Oona's Grace, I've seen it used on occasion. I feel blue has enough solid draw options,
and I don't know anyone who's a fan of Crown-Hunter Hireling either,
Thanks Again!
Pauper EDH: ~ Rhox War Monk ~ Scornful Aether-Lich ~ Ashenmoor Gouger ~ Ascended Lawmage ~ Nightscape Battlemage ~ Warden of the Eye ~ Hedge Troll ~ Dinrova Horror ~ Renata
Pauper 60: ~ Caw Blade ~ MonoU Delver ~ MonoW Monk Fish ~
Standard: ~ Boros Knights ~ RDW ~
Pioneer: ~ U BControl ~
Modern: ~ UB Control ~
Legacy/Vintage: ~ MonoU Delver ~
93/94: ~ Erhnamgeddon ~
Thanks Skios! PDH deck building is always a fun and challenging thing.
Mind Stone was a common in it's original printing back in Weatherlight.
Pauper EDH: ~ Rhox War Monk ~ Scornful Aether-Lich ~ Ashenmoor Gouger ~ Ascended Lawmage ~ Nightscape Battlemage ~ Warden of the Eye ~ Hedge Troll ~ Dinrova Horror ~ Renata
Pauper 60: ~ Caw Blade ~ MonoU Delver ~ MonoW Monk Fish ~
Standard: ~ Boros Knights ~ RDW ~
Pioneer: ~ U BControl ~
Modern: ~ UB Control ~
Legacy/Vintage: ~ MonoU Delver ~
93/94: ~ Erhnamgeddon ~
there will be some interesting card choices for Pauper EDH on the horizon.
Pauper EDH: ~ Rhox War Monk ~ Scornful Aether-Lich ~ Ashenmoor Gouger ~ Ascended Lawmage ~ Nightscape Battlemage ~ Warden of the Eye ~ Hedge Troll ~ Dinrova Horror ~ Renata
Pauper 60: ~ Caw Blade ~ MonoU Delver ~ MonoW Monk Fish ~
Standard: ~ Boros Knights ~ RDW ~
Pioneer: ~ U BControl ~
Modern: ~ UB Control ~
Legacy/Vintage: ~ MonoU Delver ~
93/94: ~ Erhnamgeddon ~
There are some powerful legendary Uncommon rarity Commanders coming down the pipe in Dominaria.
Some good commons of note so far for Pauper EDH.
Pauper EDH: ~ Rhox War Monk ~ Scornful Aether-Lich ~ Ashenmoor Gouger ~ Ascended Lawmage ~ Nightscape Battlemage ~ Warden of the Eye ~ Hedge Troll ~ Dinrova Horror ~ Renata
Pauper 60: ~ Caw Blade ~ MonoU Delver ~ MonoW Monk Fish ~
Standard: ~ Boros Knights ~ RDW ~
Pioneer: ~ U BControl ~
Modern: ~ UB Control ~
Legacy/Vintage: ~ MonoU Delver ~
93/94: ~ Erhnamgeddon ~
I'm looking forward to Tatyova, Benthic Druid as a general. There are so many interesting directions to take a general like this.
Garna, the Bloodflame also offers some sweet possibilities to break up a stalled board state. Giving Haste is also great!
Tiana, Ship's Caretaker makes auras great! Auras that make creatures become even better, since they also give you a body to attach other auras. I'm thinking of Cartouche of Solidarity.
I don't think Arvad the Cursed will see much play. There aren't too many legendaries to put in the 99 with him...
Kwende, Pride of Femeref could be an excellent general leading lots of First Strike creatures.
Very exciting time overall!
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with the last few sets came a lot of exellent staples for the pauper cmdr format.
DOes this list still get updated?
Modern:
Heartless Gitrog
Pauper:
Zombies
Delve
Canadian Thresh
Thanks Khalar89.
Yes, there are quite a few absolutely playable cards that have been released in the recent sets,
...and yes, the list still gets updated.
I intend to increase the lists to 50 Creatures/50 Non Creature spells for each color.
Input is both encouraged and welcomed from any and all Pauper EDH players.
Pauper EDH: ~ Rhox War Monk ~ Scornful Aether-Lich ~ Ashenmoor Gouger ~ Ascended Lawmage ~ Nightscape Battlemage ~ Warden of the Eye ~ Hedge Troll ~ Dinrova Horror ~ Renata
Pauper 60: ~ Caw Blade ~ MonoU Delver ~ MonoW Monk Fish ~
Standard: ~ Boros Knights ~ RDW ~
Pioneer: ~ U BControl ~
Modern: ~ UB Control ~
Legacy/Vintage: ~ MonoU Delver ~
93/94: ~ Erhnamgeddon ~
Pauper EDH: ~ Rhox War Monk ~ Scornful Aether-Lich ~ Ashenmoor Gouger ~ Ascended Lawmage ~ Nightscape Battlemage ~ Warden of the Eye ~ Hedge Troll ~ Dinrova Horror ~ Renata
Pauper 60: ~ Caw Blade ~ MonoU Delver ~ MonoW Monk Fish ~
Standard: ~ Boros Knights ~ RDW ~
Pioneer: ~ U BControl ~
Modern: ~ UB Control ~
Legacy/Vintage: ~ MonoU Delver ~
93/94: ~ Erhnamgeddon ~
Promises to be a good set for Pauper EDH.
New cards of note:
Ob Nixilis's Cruelty
One of the best Black removal spells to come along in quite some time, Dismember meets Unmake.
Handles 95% of the creatures you'll see in Pauper EDH.
Burning Prophet
Pseudo Prowess and Scry 1 with every non creature spell you cast. Helps red move through their
deck quicker. This is the closest thing red has ever had to an Augur of Bolas in pauper, and in fact
would compliment the Augur very well when ran in tandem.
Other interesting playable cards:
Crush Dissent: Blue Mystic Snake? Four mana is a lot for a non hard counter, but it's not an
entirely bad card. There are better options in Rewind and Foil.
Kaya's Ghostform: This could definetly see some play in the right deck, as it is efficient costing
only a single B mana, but it has stiff competition in Undying Evil and Unearth.
Pauper EDH: ~ Rhox War Monk ~ Scornful Aether-Lich ~ Ashenmoor Gouger ~ Ascended Lawmage ~ Nightscape Battlemage ~ Warden of the Eye ~ Hedge Troll ~ Dinrova Horror ~ Renata
Pauper 60: ~ Caw Blade ~ MonoU Delver ~ MonoW Monk Fish ~
Standard: ~ Boros Knights ~ RDW ~
Pioneer: ~ U BControl ~
Modern: ~ UB Control ~
Legacy/Vintage: ~ MonoU Delver ~
93/94: ~ Erhnamgeddon ~
New cards of note:
Pondering Mage:
ETB Ponder attatched to a 3/4 wizard, really solid card at common rarity.
Scour all Possibilities
Basically a Preordain with flashback, very nice!
Defile:
Really good removal at common rarity, black's version of Skred.
Mother Bear:
An excellent card, a pseudo flashback abilty that generates solid mid game board presence.
Springbloom Druid:
An ETB speed Harrow on this Elf. Good stuff!!
Murasa Behemoth: Excellent green fatty with trample, easy to make this an 8/8 in the right deck!
Orcish Hellraiser:
An excellent early pressure card that gives a pseudo Shock if/when it hits the graveyard.
Goblin War Party:
Another solid goblin token generator, an entwined stat buff/haste for your creatures is just icing on the cake.
Shenanigans: Reapeatable artifact hate utilizing Dredge! So good.
Ephemerate:
More flicker excellence for white, a Cloudshift with Rebound!
Recruit the Worthy:
Long term token production, white gets its own Lab Rats.
Cave of Temptation: Excellent filter land that buffs a creature, love it!
Pauper EDH: ~ Rhox War Monk ~ Scornful Aether-Lich ~ Ashenmoor Gouger ~ Ascended Lawmage ~ Nightscape Battlemage ~ Warden of the Eye ~ Hedge Troll ~ Dinrova Horror ~ Renata
Pauper 60: ~ Caw Blade ~ MonoU Delver ~ MonoW Monk Fish ~
Standard: ~ Boros Knights ~ RDW ~
Pioneer: ~ U BControl ~
Modern: ~ UB Control ~
Legacy/Vintage: ~ MonoU Delver ~
93/94: ~ Erhnamgeddon ~
With the entire set now spoiled, there are two commons that stand out for Pauper EDH.
Arcane Signet: A truly outstanding mana rock for multicolored decks.
With an estimated pricetag of around 20$, this is the most efficient
mana rock in the entire format.
Witch's Cottage: A nice variation and co-partner of Mortuary Mire.
This will definately see play in mono black decks. These lands are
the closest thing to a Volrath's Stronghold effect in Pauper EDH.
***Counting as a Swamp this card is searchable via Liliana's Shade
and Twisted Abomination, as well as anything with swampcycling
for that matter.
Pauper EDH: ~ Rhox War Monk ~ Scornful Aether-Lich ~ Ashenmoor Gouger ~ Ascended Lawmage ~ Nightscape Battlemage ~ Warden of the Eye ~ Hedge Troll ~ Dinrova Horror ~ Renata
Pauper 60: ~ Caw Blade ~ MonoU Delver ~ MonoW Monk Fish ~
Standard: ~ Boros Knights ~ RDW ~
Pioneer: ~ U BControl ~
Modern: ~ UB Control ~
Legacy/Vintage: ~ MonoU Delver ~
93/94: ~ Erhnamgeddon ~
Land - Island
This enters the battlefield tapped unless you control three or more other islands.
When this enters the battlefield untapped you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to the top of your library.
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Foulmire knight - I feel 1/1 deathtouch for 1 is fairly good in multiplayer snd the option for cantripping it pulls it over for me. It is fairly clearly more powerfull than rager (1/1 deathtouch>>2/2 and the difference is worth 1 mana ecspecially when you can pay over 2 turns)
(outside flickering, but I would pick tome raider for that)
Excellent land, more instant/sorcery recursion for blue.
Even without seeing this card in action yet, this land will definately see play and will
be a "staple" in mono blue and multicolored decks that run heavy in blue.
Thanks for the input Zombie Shakespeare, Mystic Sanctuary is in.
Pauper EDH: ~ Rhox War Monk ~ Scornful Aether-Lich ~ Ashenmoor Gouger ~ Ascended Lawmage ~ Nightscape Battlemage ~ Warden of the Eye ~ Hedge Troll ~ Dinrova Horror ~ Renata
Pauper 60: ~ Caw Blade ~ MonoU Delver ~ MonoW Monk Fish ~
Standard: ~ Boros Knights ~ RDW ~
Pioneer: ~ U BControl ~
Modern: ~ UB Control ~
Legacy/Vintage: ~ MonoU Delver ~
93/94: ~ Erhnamgeddon ~
True Love's Kiss is superior to Forsake the Worldly, PRO: Draw a card, CON: not as splashable in multicolored decks.
Yeah I was looking at Silverflame Ritual, a very cool pseudo anthem. A freind of mine has a very effective Sigil Captain
deck and this will probably be showing up in it. Travel Preparations for all your creatures and a high likeability of
Vigilance for a turn on top of that when cast with Adamant. I may use this in my Warden of the Eye deck.
Thanks for the input Reaper 9889, even without seeing these cards in action yet, they will get spots on the list.
Pauper EDH: ~ Rhox War Monk ~ Scornful Aether-Lich ~ Ashenmoor Gouger ~ Ascended Lawmage ~ Nightscape Battlemage ~ Warden of the Eye ~ Hedge Troll ~ Dinrova Horror ~ Renata
Pauper 60: ~ Caw Blade ~ MonoU Delver ~ MonoW Monk Fish ~
Standard: ~ Boros Knights ~ RDW ~
Pioneer: ~ U BControl ~
Modern: ~ UB Control ~
Legacy/Vintage: ~ MonoU Delver ~
93/94: ~ Erhnamgeddon ~
Agreed, Thrill of Possibility and Merchant of the Vale are both viable and excellent card filtering additions
to mono red, and any multicolor decks that run red. Thanks again for your input Zombie.
***I've also been looking at Queen of Ice. For a common this is an excellent tempo oriented wizard and a good
addition to any Azorius aggro/control decks. She's a one creature Frost Breath on the Sorcery-Adventure side,
and she provides a Wall of Frost effect on the creature side. Easily splashable, excellent synergy with bounce
for reuse of her Rage of Winter Adventure, has a solid power/tougness, and is a really good aggro rattlesnake.
I will definately be adding her to my Ascended Lawmage deck.
Pauper EDH: ~ Rhox War Monk ~ Scornful Aether-Lich ~ Ashenmoor Gouger ~ Ascended Lawmage ~ Nightscape Battlemage ~ Warden of the Eye ~ Hedge Troll ~ Dinrova Horror ~ Renata
Pauper 60: ~ Caw Blade ~ MonoU Delver ~ MonoW Monk Fish ~
Standard: ~ Boros Knights ~ RDW ~
Pioneer: ~ U BControl ~
Modern: ~ UB Control ~
Legacy/Vintage: ~ MonoU Delver ~
93/94: ~ Erhnamgeddon ~
Daybreak Chimera
Omen of the Sea
Lampad of Death’s Vigil
Pauper EDH: ~ Rhox War Monk ~ Scornful Aether-Lich ~ Ashenmoor Gouger ~ Ascended Lawmage ~ Nightscape Battlemage ~ Warden of the Eye ~ Hedge Troll ~ Dinrova Horror ~ Renata
Pauper 60: ~ Caw Blade ~ MonoU Delver ~ MonoW Monk Fish ~
Standard: ~ Boros Knights ~ RDW ~
Pioneer: ~ U BControl ~
Modern: ~ UB Control ~
Legacy/Vintage: ~ MonoU Delver ~
93/94: ~ Erhnamgeddon ~
Double Masters, Zendikar Rising, and Commander Legends brings us some excellent downgrades
and some brand new cards.
Everflowing Chalice Excellent fast mana, Trinket Mage searchable. Pauper Sol Ring.
Myr Retriever Excellent artifact recur
Filigree Familiar pseudo Pauper Solemn Simulacrum
Maelstrom Colossus BIG Cascade on a huge body for BIG mono green stompy ramp decks.
Crib Swap The best instant speed spot removal white now has.
Ancestral Blade Excellent, superior to Flayer Husk.
Benevolent Blessing Outstanding Flash Aura, superior to Cho-Manno's Blessing/Ward of Lights.
Archaeomender Blue gets its own Sanctum Gargoyle/Trusty Packbeast. Excellent Artifact Recur.
Eyeblight Massacre Very nice downgrade, Disfigures the entire board.
Fleshbag Marauder It's about time for this one....
Cast Down Perhaps the best instant speed removal black has in Pauper EDH.
Feed the Swarm Awesome, black gets its own evil version of Disenchant/Naturalize.
Fin-Clade Fugitives An absolute beating.
Makeshift Munitions Excellent sac outlet, pauper Goblin Bombardment.
Fiery Cannonade Excellent downgrade, instant speed pauper Pyroclasm, WoW!
Rapacious Dragon Flicker Combo, a red Prosperous Pirates.
Thriving Bluff
Thriving Grove
Thriving Heath
Thriving Isle
Thriving Moor
Pauper EDH: ~ Rhox War Monk ~ Scornful Aether-Lich ~ Ashenmoor Gouger ~ Ascended Lawmage ~ Nightscape Battlemage ~ Warden of the Eye ~ Hedge Troll ~ Dinrova Horror ~ Renata
Pauper 60: ~ Caw Blade ~ MonoU Delver ~ MonoW Monk Fish ~
Standard: ~ Boros Knights ~ RDW ~
Pioneer: ~ U BControl ~
Modern: ~ UB Control ~
Legacy/Vintage: ~ MonoU Delver ~
93/94: ~ Erhnamgeddon ~
Behold the Multiverse Excellent Instant speed card draw card here, Pauper Glimmer of Genius. Can be cast as early as turn 3 with Foretell.
Ravenform Blue gets a Sorcery speed Crib Swap that can also hit an Artifact!
Masked Vandal Is this better than Reclamation Sage?, I think so!
Snow Dual Lands Wow, Pauper dual lands with actual land types. Now my Twisted Abomination's can Swampcycle for an early game Ice Tunnel LoL!
Elderfang Disciple Functional reprint of the mighty Burglar Rat. Recur, bounce and flicker for some multiplayer misery.
Bound in Gold Pretty much a quicker Faith's Fetters, very nice.
Feed the Serpent Wow!, Pauper now has a Vraska's Contempt.
Goldvein Pick One of the best common rarity equipment's to come out in a long time. Pauper Sword of the Animist.
Snakeskin Veil Very Nice! Green get's another premium quality counterspell, Lol!
Demon Bolt Red gets another excellent removal spell. Foretell makes this is an instant speed Flame Slash.
Seize the Spoils Red gets more card draw. Tormenting Voice with a payoff.
Shimmerdrift Vale Choose your color mana fixing. Nice!
Starnheim Courser Excellent cost reduction. Voltron decks will love this flyer, cheaper equipment and aura's.
Pauper EDH: ~ Rhox War Monk ~ Scornful Aether-Lich ~ Ashenmoor Gouger ~ Ascended Lawmage ~ Nightscape Battlemage ~ Warden of the Eye ~ Hedge Troll ~ Dinrova Horror ~ Renata
Pauper 60: ~ Caw Blade ~ MonoU Delver ~ MonoW Monk Fish ~
Standard: ~ Boros Knights ~ RDW ~
Pioneer: ~ U BControl ~
Modern: ~ UB Control ~
Legacy/Vintage: ~ MonoU Delver ~
93/94: ~ Erhnamgeddon ~