Milk of Dread ~ Pauper

Milk of Dread’ strategy is moderate paced.  The deck has a few ways to gain life, in particular Goldenglow Moth, Lone Missionary, and Sylvok Lifestaff, each buying time so that the others can fly over, or bust through an opponent’s defense.  In addition, there are more traditional white enchantments that help lock up an opponent’s defense, slowing the progression of the game for a steady offense.

To review a specific card in this deck; Doomed Traveler is a great pauper creature.  I often judge pauper creatures with respect to how powerful they are in comparison to infect cards, such that in this case Doomed Traveler.  I compare it to Glistener Elf.  Glistener Elf is a 1/1 but because it essentially deals double damage because 10 poison counters are lethal, so it is really like a 2/2.  Similarly, Doomed Traveler is as 2 1/1 creatures, which add up to 2/2, effectively as powerful as a Glistener Elf.

Creatures: 21

3 Doomed Traveler                                         4 Goldenglow Moth

3 Guardian of the Guildpact                             3 Kor Skyfisher

1 Lone Missionary

3 Razor Golem  (Razor Golem is also an artifact)

4 Squadron Hawk

Artifacts and Enchantments: 16

4 Adventuring Gear                                        1 Arrest

2 Ghostly Possession                                      4 Journey to Nowhere

1 Recumbent Bliss                                           1 Sylvok Lifestaff

2 Temporal Isolation                                       1 Vulshok Morningstar

Sorceries:

2 Revoke Existence

Land:

1 Kabira Crossroads                                         20 Plains

Personal Info: Milk of Dread is a moderately paced white deck.  Like many decks of mine it tells a story.  In this case, it is with regard to my milk intolerance and allergy struggles.  For example, the card “Doomed Traveler” makes me think of difficulties I had traveling, such as the several car accidents I was in due to the brain fog milk induced to me.

Deck Name: Michael Jackson, Deck Colors: Black and White, Format: Modern. Version: 2.6.

The strategy is simple.  Crush your opponent's offense first.  Make your opponent discard cards.  Destroy, and enchant your opponent's offense.  Once your opponent is at your mercy begin the attack!

Please note the change of format, legacy to modern, for version 2.6 of this deck named - Michael Jackson.

Artifact Creature

1 Molten-Tail Masticore

Creature: 6+1

Drainpipe Vermin                                      Indomitable Archangel

Linvala, Keeper of Silence                        Mirran Crusader

2 Transcendent Master

Artifact Equipment 

 Gorgon Flail                                           Infiltration Lens

Enchantment: 8

2 Journey to Nowhere                               4 Pacifism

Painful Quandary                                       Spirit Mantle

Instant: 8

Doom Blade                                               Double Cleave

3 Go for the Throat                                   Ultimate Price

2 Unmake

Planeswalker:

Elspeth, Knight-Errant                                  Elspeth Tirel

Gideon Jura

Sorcery: 10

Day of Judgment                                        3 Mind Rot

3 Raven’s Crime                                        3 Revoke Existence

LAND: 23

3 Evolving Wilds                                       8 Plains

9 Swamp                                                   3 Terramorphic Expanse

Deck Name: Long Slow Demise. Deck colors: Green and White. Format: Pauper. Version: 1

The object of this deck is to bring about a “Long Slow Demise” to your opponent or else a long slow demise will be brought to you.  There are 23 enchantments.  Each enchantment is designed to work especially with the focal creature; AuraGnarlid (shown here):

  However, these creatures may work well with other aspects, for instance, with Nest Invader, you could combine either Nest Invader (probably a better choice) or its Eldrazi token with Forced Adaptation, and within a few turns it becomes a factor.  Thus, this deck is not just banking on 4 Aura Gnarlids, but that is where the graveyard saver sideboard cards may come in, Salvage, Reclaim, Evolutionary Charm, and/or Wildwood Rebirth, but keep in mind that in some ways these slow the deck because they are not creatures or auras.

Creatures: 17

4 Aura Gnarlid                                    1 Centaur Courser

1 Copperhorn Scout                            2 Doomed Traveler

2 Garruk’s Companion                        1 Guardian of the Guildpact

3 Nest Invader                                      3 Wickerbough Elder

Enchantments: 23

2 Abundant Growth                           4 Ethereal Armor

3 Forced Adaptation                           4 Ghostly Possession

2 Hyena Umbra                                   4 Journey to Nowhere

3 Temporal Isolation                           1 Utopia Vow

Land: 20

8 Forest                                               8 Plains

4 Selesnya Guildgate

Sideboard:

1 Evolution Charm                               4 Lull

1 Reclaim                                             3 Salvage

1 Ulamog’s Crusher                             2 Wildwood Rebirth

CMDR Infect - Thrun, The Last Troll - Green - Final

https://mtg-craig-hamilton.blogspot.com/2019/07/complete-list-of-my-infectpoison-decks.html

The strategy for this infect EDH/Commander deck is very simple.  It is to pump up creatures with the infect ability, primarily by boosting their power and/or through giving them trample, first strike, deathtouch, and/or making them unblockable.  This is what several of the non-creature artifacts, enchantments, instants and sorceries do.  The commander,"Thrun, the Last Troll" primarily serves as defense although it may also be given infect, or used to deal 21 Commander damage to the opponent for the win.

Commander/General:  Thrun, the Last Troll

Non-Creature Artifacts: 8

Bladed Pinions                  Bow of Nylea                        Contagion Clasp

Grafted Exoskeleton          Infiltration Lens                     Throne of Geth

Viridian Claw                    Whispersilk Cloak


Artifact Creatures: 7

Core Prowler                    Corpse Cur                           Ichorclaw Myr

Necropede                       Phyrexian Digester                Phyrexian Juggernaut

Plague Myr


Non-Artifact Creatures: 14

Bellowing Tanglewurm       Blight Mamba                        Blightwidow

Cystbearer                        Glistener Elf                           Phyrexian Hydra

Phyrexian Swarmlord         Putrefax                                Rot Wolf

Spinebiter                          Tangle Angler                       Tel-Jilad Fallen

Viridian Betrayers              Viridian Corrupter


Enchantment: 13

Aspect of Wolf                Blanchwood Armor                 Boar Umbra

Epic Proportions              Forced Adaptation                  Gigantiform

Oakenform                      Primal Frenzy                          Primal Rage

Savage Silhouette            Spider Umbra                          Gaea’s Embrace

Wild Defiance


Instants and Sorceries: 21

Carrion Call                     Evolution Charm                     Giant Growth

Gleeful Sabotage             Groundswell                            Might of Oaks

Might of Old Krosa         Monstrous Growth                  Mutagenic Growth

Naturalize                        Nature’s Claim                        Predator’s Strike

Prey’s Vengeance            Primal Bellow                          Sylvan Might

Tangle                             Titanic Growth                         Tread Upon

Triumph of the Hordes     Vines of Vastwood                  Wildsize


Land: 36

34 Forest

Inkmoth Nexus

Tree of Tales

Deck Name: Emptiness. Color: Green. Format: Pauper. Version: 1

Emptiness is a slow deck, as it ought to be because someone who is empty often has too much time on his or her hands and nothing worthwhile to do. The object of this deck is too wait out your opponent and mana ramp to bring on the big stuff. This deck has 3 Fog, 3 Undergrowth, and 3 Moment’s Peace; all of which are intended to keep the player around so that crazy things like Ulamog’s Crusher can be cast. Tangle Golem, and Timbermaw Larva are helped by Cultivate, Kodama’s Reach, and Khalni Heart Expedition. Overrun is the icing on the cake, as it will work well with any of these creatures, giving trample that is often needed to breakthrough the opponents defense.

Creatures: 14

1 Arbor Elf                     1 Boreal Druid

2 Llanowar Elves            3 Tangle Golem

4 Timbermaw Larva        3 Ulamog’s Crusher


Enchantments: 8

1 Khalni Heart Expedition       2 Overrun

1 Urban Burgeoning               4 Wild Growth


Instants: 13

2 Evolution Charm          3 Fog

3 Moment’s Peace         1 Naturalize

3 Undergrowth              1 Wrap in Vigor


Sorceries: 4

1 Cultivate                     2 Gleeful Sabotage

1 Kodama’s Reach

Land:

21 Forests

Feebleness - Blue, Green, Red. Format: Pauper. Version 1

I call this deck Feebleness because it is a Pauper deck.  One might associate “Feebleness” with a deck of commons.  Commons are usually less expensive, etc.  It is actually a very good pauper deck, so don’t be deceived by the deck name.

This deck is based upon Kiln Fiend.  Augury Owl, Sage Owl, and Commune with Nature are there to help find a Kiln Fiend, and in order to pump Kiln Fiend there are many blue, green, and red sorceries and instants.  Also, if a Kiln Fiend winds up in a graveyard there is Reclaim, and Wildwood Rebirth.

Feebleness has 17 lands, but the 3 Prophetic Prism artifacts make it as if there were 20.  This is less land than I usually use.  However, when examining the average casting cost of 1.5 there isn’t need for more lands.

Other thoughts, such as a sideboard may include Unsummon.  Cards like Lightning Bolt and Unsummon are great for both pumping Kiln Fiend and clearing the battlefield for her.

Creatures:

4 Augury Owl                                  4 Kiln Fiend

2 Sage Owl

Blue Sorceries and Instants: 8

2 Dispel                                          4 Distortion Strike

2 Spell Pierce

Green Sorceries and Instants: 13

4 Commune with Nature                 1 Giant Growth

1 Groundswell                                 2 Mutagenic Growth

1 Reclaim                                       2 Unnatural Predation

2 Wildwood Rebirth

Red Sorceries and Instants: 9

2 Assault Strobe                             3 Lightning Bolt

4 Sonic Burst

Artifact:

3 Prophetic Prism

Land: 17

4 Evolving Wilds                             2 Forests

2 Islands                                         2 Jund Panorama

2 Mountains                                    4 Terramorphic Expanse

1 Transguild Promenade

Fearless Punishment ~ Green and Red ~ Pauper

At the heart of this deck, Fearless Punishment, are 4 Hand of Emrakul creatures.  In order to caste Hand of Emrakul, there are 10 creatures, and 4 sorceries that deliver the necessary Eldrazi creatures.  By itself, 4 Hand of Emrakul is not enough.  One would be lucky to draw even one of them during the game.  To make obtaining Emrakul easier, I use Ancient Stirrings, and Commune with Nature.  To save Hand of Emrakul, there is Wickerbough Elder, which can stop Emrakul from Pacifism, and Evolution Charm, which saves Emrakul from the graveyard.  Double Cleave and Assault Strobe maximize the damage caused by this behemoth they call Emrakul.  To speed Emrakul’s attack there is Messenger’s Speed, while Fog and Undergrowth buy Emrakul time.  The sideboard has Deglamer, Gleeful Sabotage, and Naturalize to help Emrakul fight off enchantments, like Pacifism, Recumbent Bliss, or Arrest.  I wish I had a few more Deglamer to stop Rancor.

Colorless Creatures

4 Hand of Emrakul

Other Creatures: 13

1 Ambush Viper (green)                               1 Deadly Recluse (green)

3 Emrakul’s Hatcher (red)                            4 Kozilek’s Predator (green)

3 Nest Invader (green)                                 1 Wickerbough Elder (green)

Instants and Sorceries: 22

3 Ancient Stirrings (green)                           4 Assault Strobe (red)

4 Brood Birthing (red)                                   1 Double Cleave (red)

4 Commune With Nature (green)             3 Evolution Charm (green)

2 Fog (green)                                              1 Undergrowth (green)

Red Enchantment:

Messenger’s Speed

Land: 20

5 Forests                                                           5 Mountains

4 Gruul Guildgate                                             3 Jund Panorama

3 Naya Panorama

Sideboard: 9

2 Ambush Viper                                                   2 Deadly Recluse

1 Deglamer                                                         2 Gleeful Sabotage

2 Naturalize

Note:  This deck was previously called 8^th Pauper Deck – Green, Red, and Colorless.  Then it was renamed Pauper: Green + Red.  Now it is called “Fearless Punishment.”