The decks of the Pauper Gauntlet

A lot of decks are ready to start running the Pauper Gauntlet (Season 2) today. Today we I the competitors and then I will tell you about a competition between the spectators (that is: YOU GUYS).

What is the Pauper Gauntlet?
The Pauper Gauntlet is a race between decks, trying to survive the longest against random opponents.

For full details read this: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/08/the-pauper-gauntlet.html


How can you win a prize watching the Pauper Gauntlet?
Well, to make things interesting you all get to choose a deck to champion. That means that you are the person rooting for that deck. Only one person can be the champion of a deck and the first one to claim a deck gets it. You can only claim one deck per person (no multiple accounts please) and you claim the deck by writing something like this in the comments to this blog post: "I claim Pink Pants. My name is Sam and my MTGO username is VaultBoyHunter".

For you to become champion you have to state some sort of name, have a gmail account and give me your MTGO username so I am sure I give the prize to the right person.

What is the price? The price is an Elspeth, Sun's Champion Magic Online card and some special gifts from our sponsor Peyton (!)

Peyton adds the following to the prize (all to the champion of the winning deck, the brewers and I only get the glory): 1 Foil RTR Blood Crypt (NM), 1 Foil GTC Godless Shrine (NM), 1 Foil ALA Wild Nacatl (MP)  (these are all paper cards).

The decks of the Pauper Gauntlet

Full deck lists and information about the deck is available if you click the links. 

This season I did not limit entry strictly by color so certain color combinations are overrepresented. This is mainly due to the decks being innovative even though sharing colors with other decks. If you feel that this should be more stricly limited next season, please let me know in the comments below. We did enforce such a limit last season.

All deck names are decided by the brewers in almost all cases.

If you are scared by the sheer number of decks, remember two things; First, the Gauntlet will eliminate a lot of decks if they are bad at an early state (round 3-4 probably) and second, I can handle it. I am ready to play a giganormous amount of Pauper matches. If you feel you can't stand to watch the bulk of the matches, just tune in for round 5 and onwards.

Mono Black Decks
MBC: The boogie man of the format. Captained by Witchkingx5. http://magicgatheringstrat.com/2014/08/pauper-gauntlet-competitor-15-mono-black-control/

Deathtouch by Muratcan Simsek. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/assassins-apprentice/

Gray Mercenaries of Asphodel by Aught3. https://deckbox.org/sets/742302

Mono Black Land Destruction by Mario. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/01-09-14-mono-black-land-destruction/

Pox by Peyton. http://deckstats.net/decks/3099/126874-pauper-pox?saved=1&lng=en

Mono Blue Decks
Delver: As played by cweaver. http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/07/the-pauper-gauntlet-competitor-7-delver.html

Illusory Tricks: Bava's illusion deck got second place last year but he is intent on it winning this year. http://magicgatheringstrat.com/2014/06/illusory-tricks-better-than-second-place/

Mono Blue Artifacts. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/05-09-14-u-artifact/

MUC: Mono Blue Control as played by someoldguy. http://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/224376#online

Mono Green Decks
It is interesting to note the apparent variety of Mono Green Decks possible in Pauper. 
BeastDown: Beast tribal by jphsnake. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/04-09-14-beastdown/

Dumb Green Tron by VaultBoyHunter. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/dumb-green-tron/

Elves by Aught3. https://deckbox.org/sets/726350

Green Grifters. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/green-grifters/

Green One: By Deluxeicoff. http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/07/pauper-gauntlet-competitor-5-green-one.html

Infect by Aught3. https://deckbox.org/sets/722967

Mono Green Devotion by jphsnake. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/04-09-14-wPB-mono-green-devotion/

Rot Wolf Control by Fanofhistory captained by VaultBoyHunter. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/rot-wolf-control/

Stompy: Little green men. http://magicgatheringstrat.com/2014/07/pauper-gauntlet-competitor-13-stompy/

Mono Red Decks
Burn: As played by hey_guess_what. http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2013/11/the-top-decks-of-pauper-burn.html

Glass Cannon Red by David Shaffer, captained by VaultBoyHunter. The most aggressive deck in Pauper? http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/red-glass-cannon/

Goblins. As played by Jason Moore. http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/08/pauper-gauntlet-competitor-9-goblins.html

Mono Red Elemental Ping by Nate Spires. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/monored-elemental-ping/

Mono Red Heroic by jphsnake. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/05-09-14-mono-red-heroic/

Mono Red Kuldotha Tron by VaultBoyHunter. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/rebirth-tron/

Mono White Decks
Devil Children by jphsnake, captained by VaultBoyHunter. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/devils-children/

Metalcraft by Deluxeicoff. http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/09/pauper-gauntlet-deck-metalcraft.html

People of the Sun by JS Bangs. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/31-08-14-people-of-the-sun/

Rebel Grind by Aught3. https://deckbox.org/sets/751913

Rise of the Legionnaire by Donny Silva. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/rise-of-the-legionnaire/

Squawks to Plowshares by jphsnake. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/squawks-to-plowshares/

Azorius Decks
AzoriusKitty by ShaffaWaffa5: I could not decide which version to run so I am running both. http://magicgatheringstrat.com/2014/08/pauper-gauntlet-competitor-14-azoriuskitty-by-shaffawaffa5/

AzoriusKitty by Power_T: http://magicgatheringstrat.com/2014/08/pauper-gauntlet-competitor-15-azoriuskitty-by-power_t/

CawBlade by Dior F.  https://deckbox.org/sets/780936

Boros Decks
BorosKitty: The winner of the last Pauper Gauntlet. Revised and captained by VaultBoyHunter. http://magicgatheringstrat.com/2014/07/pauper-gauntlet-competitor-12-boros-kitty/

Dimir Decks
Dimir Cipher Tricks by Michael Gray. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/dimir-cipher-tricks/

Dimir Teachings by VaultBoyHunter. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/31-08-14-dimir-teachings/

Exhume Control: By David Shaffer. http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/07/pauper-gauntlet-competitor-3-exhume.html

UB Creatureless Control by Johnny Lai. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/07-09-14-black-blue-creatureless-control/

UB Trinket Control: Created by Power_T. http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2013/10/the-top-decks-of-pauper-ub-trinket.html

Golgari Decks
Golgari Undead Dredge by Michael Gray. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/golgari-undead-dredge/

Project X by Dom captained by VaultBoyHunter. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/04-09-14-project-x/

Thallid Bowl Control by Hunter Oka. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/thallid-bowl-control/

Tortured Toolbox by VaultBoyHunter. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/31-08-14-tortured-toolbox/

Gruul Decks
GruulKitty by Arcadiusz Lucia. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gr-gruul-kitty/

RG Madness by Samuel. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/05-09-14-rg-madness/

Izzet Decks
DelverFiend: As played by Farfishere. This is the deck of many names, featuring blistering fast 20-damage blows. http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/07/the-pauper-gauntlet-competitor-6.html

Izzet Control: As played by Batutinha. http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/07/pauper-gauntlet-competitor-4-izzet.html

Izzet Splice and Burn by Michael Gray. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/izzet-splice-and-burn/ 

Shock the Kitty by somewhat dyslexic. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/shock-the-kitty/

Orzhov Decks
Pesky Clerics by Aught3. https://deckbox.org/sets/748315

Selesnya Decks
GW Beatdown by Matti. http://paupertothepeople.proboards.com/thread/1004/gw-beatdown-v2

Hexproof by Aught3. https://deckbox.org/sets/772939

Midnight Presence by Aught3. https://deckbox.org/sets/770737

Slivers by Brennon. http://mtgostrat.com/2013/10/slivers-primer/

Simic Decks
Love Train: The love got 3rd place in the first season and is ready to make a giant run again. 
http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/06/pauper-gauntlet-competitor-2-love-train.html

UG Madness by Aught3. https://deckbox.org/sets/740042

Abzan Decks
Allies: They are MARCHING OFF TO WAR! By Marvin. http://deckstats.net/deck-4820462-fa0f7baa91bc6e0607a21050f5a9cb86.html

Persistently Undying by VaultBoyHunter. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/persistently-undying/

Bant Decks
Bant Presence:  By Nic Wojak. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/bant-presence/

Turbo Fog by Aught3. https://deckbox.org/sets/748329

Esper Decks
Familiars: As played by sparow. http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Digital/MagicOnlineTourn.aspx?x=mtg/digital/magiconline/tourn/6767329

Jeskai Decks
Cogs by Brennon. https://deckbox.org/sets/772157

Squawk Rites by jphsnake. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/squawk-rites/

Jund Decks
Croca Jund by Samuel Mensah-Romano. Crocanura is actually the Pauper Goyf. Didn't you know that? http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/croca-jund/

Thunder Trees by VaultBoyHunter. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/thunder-trees/

Sultai Decks
Bugs & Pigs. By Galactic President. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/bugs-pigs/

Crypt Songs by Samuel. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/crypt-songs-combo/

Temur Decks
RUG Tron: By Avignon. http://www.mtgoacademy.com/4-color-tron-in-pauper-constructed/

WatchRites by jphsnake. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/watchrites/

Four Color Decks
Affinity: Good old artifacts. This list is by Charnois. http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2013/11/the-top-decks-of-pauper-affinity.html

Hobo Omelette by jphsnake. An attempt at Pauper Eggs. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/hobo-omlette/

Winter Zoo by VaultBoyHunter. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/4-color-winter-zoo/

Five Color Decks
Who says Pauper does not have strong manabases?
Five Color Green.: Top 10 in the last Pauper Gauntlet. A very innovative control deck by Shyft4. http://mtgostrat.com/2013/04/1984/

Icy Hot Hottie: Elemental hotness that made top 10 in the first season of the Pauper Gauntlet. http://puremtgo.com/articles/rogue-side-episode-4-icy-hot-hottie-and-young-pyromancer

Mana Burn by jphsnake. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/07-09-14-mana-burn/

White Hot Hottie: The next generation of Hottie decks by jphsnake. http://magicgatheringstrat.com/2014/08/pauper-gauntlet-competitor-20-familiars/

Decks that defy color labels
1-land Spy: The comboest of combo decks in Pauper from the mind of David Shaffer, captained by Samuel Mensah-Romano. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/05-09-14-1-land-spy-combo/


If you find any deck missing, any link that does not work or any other problem, please let me know in the comments below. 

What happens now?
Pick your deck to champion and lean back and enjoy the ride here and on the MagicGatheringStrat and sngprop YouTube channels. This is going to take a while. First, two rounds of double elimination against easier opposition. This means that only decks that lose both the match in round 1 and round 2 are eliminated before round 3. The two rounds of double elimination will hopefully give me time to learn the more complicated decks I have not played before.