- cross-posted to:
- pauper
- cross-posted to:
- pauper
cross-posted from: https://mtgzone.com/post/4538124
TL;DR: Cards printed at common in the Zeta set WILL be legal in Pauper (starting Monday Sept 7), reversing their previous decision.
Narcomoeba and Price of Progress are pre-banned
Baleful Strix, Vandalblast, Dispatch and Cut Down are all being watched carefully to see if they cause problems
Strix seems really good for Grixis affinity but at the same time Vandalblast seems really bad for every form of affinity. I don’t remember if there are any affinity builds with White in it, but I can imagine they’ll pop up now with Dispatch
Perhaps a new kind of white affinity focus deck appears or something in esper with Strix because it is also an artifact.
A friend brought esper affinity with Glint Hawk for a “weird pauper decks” event! Lens flare also for the flavour. It did surprisingly well.
It doesnt need to be affinity to make strix work. Any deck with dimir colours can play 4 without any downside, and if you are not affinity, you are not getting vandalblasted.