Pauper Magic — Defender Ramp vs. Mono Black Devotion
Channel: T1GlistenerElf
Date: 07/07/2014

This is a deck that I originally put together so that my friend could play that evening. I didn't find the pieces to make the deck that I had been wanting for him, an infect deck, so I threw together something by simply looking through my card collection, waiting for inspiration. When I got to the beginning of the green creatures, I found Axebane Guardian and was shocked that it was a common. Then, an epiphany: maybe Overgrown Battlement is, too. Then, the hunt for win-cons. As it turned out, so were the burn creature, Vent Sentinel, and the mill one, Doorkeeper. Adding X-based damage just seemed like it was the next logical step.

I liked being able to largely blank my opponent's -X/-X based removal, but my opponent is very adaptable, and reacted to a deck that he had never seen before very quickly. It's no wonder that, when I play against him, I always have fun and become a better player myself, or so I think.

The decklist, at least as best I can remember it (this part of the description was added weeks after the recording) is as follows, with one exception. Ideally, the deck would run an additional Kaervek's Torch in the mainboard instead of the one Rolling Thunder.
Creatures
• 4 Vine Trellis
• 4 Overgrown Battlement
• 4 Axebane Guardian
• 4 Gatecreeper Vine
• 4 Vent Sentinel
• 2 Stalwart Shield-Bearers
Enchantments
• 4 Abundant Growth
• 2 Frog's Tongue
Sorcery
• 4 Commune with Nature
• 4 Kaervek's Torch
• 4 Search for Tomorrow
Lands
• 17 Forests
• 1 Island
• 1 Mountain
• 1 Plains
Sideboard
• 4 Circle of Protection: Red
• 4 Doorkeeper
• 4 Naturalize (which should be Gleeful Sabotage)
• 2 Rolling Thunder
• 1 Wildheart Invoker
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Special thanks to Dragon Star Hobbies for allowing me to film at their store.