Pauper Gauntlet Competitor #1: Illusory Tricks

The Pauper Gauntlet is coming to mtgolibrary. You can submit your Pauper brews starting August 31st right here.

10 decks were prequalified for The Gauntlet by doing well last year. They will be presented here.

Deck #1 is Illusory Tricks, the runner up in the first season of The Pauper Gauntlet.

The basic idea is to play a mono blue tempo deck that can beat Delver.

Illusory Tricks by Bava

Land (19) 18 Island 1 Quicksand Creatures (23) 4 Krovikan Mist 4 Dream Stalker 4 Cloudfin Raptor 2 Phantasmal Bear 3 Fathom Seer 3 Spire Golem 2 Stormbound Geist 1 Mulldrifter Spells (16) 4 Counterspell 4 Vapor Snag 4 Preordain 2 Piracy Charm 2 Deprive Artifacts (2) 2 Bonesplitter

Sideboard (15) 2 Stormbound Geist 4 Hydroblast 2 Coral Net 2 Curse of Chains 3 Mulldrifter 2 Serrated Arrows

Sideboard Plan

Affinity: +4 hydroblast, -1 oona's grace, -2 stormbound geist, -1 piracy charm

Delver and Muc: +2 serrated arrows, +2 stormbound geist, -4 vapor snag

Stompy: +4 coral net, +2 serrated arrows, -1 oona's grace, -2 stormbound geist, -1 piracy charm, -2 fathom seer

Elves: +4 coral net, +2 serrated arrows, -1 oona's grace, -2 stormbound geist, -1 vapor snag, -2 fathom seer

Burn: +4 hydroblast, -4 vapor snag

Goblins: +4 hydroblast, +2 serrated arrows, -4 vapor snag, -2 stormbound geist

Mbc and UB control: +2 serrated arrows, +2 stormbound geist, -4 vapor snag

UR fiend: +4 hydroblast, -1 oona's grace, -2 stormbound geist, -1 fathom seer

Read more in this article by Bava: http://magicgatheringstrat.com/2014/06/illusory-tricks-better-than-second-place/


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