I decided to take up the challenge of building a full-on commons deck, with my general as the only uncommon-mythic in the entire deck. I wanted something creature heavy, explosive off the bat, lots of card draw, but politically correct... Edric, Spymaster of Trest seemed like a good choice.
I only went through my collection, I'm sure there is plenty of great commons out there for this. If you know of any, please post em up!
Hate to bump this, but I was really looking forward to some input on this deck. Pauper builds seem to offer a new challenge and I know some of you guys have some great suggestions.
There are several highly tuned Edric decks on the forums, I have links to Donald's (a very good primer) and well as tedv, and isbpathfinder's lists at the top of my own. Our versions tend to be more of a weanie swarm kind of deck, and not at all political; and it plays as such.
There are a number of rares in the list, as wildfire said, mostly time walks. There are lots of creatures and counters you can look at though.
If you choose to go more political, there's another list on the forums, though I forget the name of the person who wrote it.
Since you're running full common slot, and your curve may be a bit higher, let me recommend spiketail drakeling This guy was running allstar in all of our decks for a while until he got crowded out, and is a beast of an awesome card.
Looking very good. Some other considerations could be: Spellstutter Sprite and Plaxmanta Both are anti-removal, and both can flash in EoT if nothing needs to be countered. Ugh, plax is uncommon.
The sprite may seem limiting because its based on mana cost, and you might not have any faeries, but even at 1 you can get plowshares, condemn, and path to exile countered.
And I miscarded in my earlier post. That Drakeling is supposed to be Spiketail Hatchling. Far better at 2 mana than 3.
Skyshroud cutter may also have some small success in your list. It'll keep people off of you for a bit, and draw you cards early.
Veil of Birds is another 1 drop flyer. Wildfire's list still ahs a bunch of good 1 drops. I have also wanted to try out Copperhorn Scout, but it looks like you don't use many mana elves.
Thanx bob, I'll need to get my hands on some of those you listed. Copperhorn Scout still is great as it keeps you widely available for chump blocking when necessary. In fact, he is usually the first thing hated off the board, right next to Essence Warden!
I only went through my collection, I'm sure there is plenty of great commons out there for this. If you know of any, please post em up!
1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
Green Creatures
1 Drop
1x Llanowar Elves
1x Fyndhorn Elves
1x Boreal Druid
1x Elvish Pioneer
1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
1x Skyshroud Ranger
1x Arbor Elf
1x Willow Dryad
1x Marsh Boa
1x Jukai Messenger
1x Treetop Scout
1x Zodiac Rabbit
1x Druid Lyrist
1x Copperhorn Scout
1x Brown Ouphe
1x Essence Warden
2 Drop
1x Mire Boa
1x Rushwood Dryad
1x Zodiac Monkey
1x Lynx
1x Zodiac Rooster
1x Silhana Ledgewalker
1x Ambush Viper
1x Quirion Sentinel
1 Drop
1x Thought Nibbler
1x Cloud Pirates
1x Zephyr Sprite
1x Flying Men
1x Wind Zendikon
1x Cloud Sprite
1x Grayscaled Gharial
1x Merfolk Spy
1x Delver of Secrets
1x Sage of Epityr
2 Drop
1x Metathran Soldier
1x Escape Artist
1x Sage Owl
1x Looter il-Kor
1x Augury Owl
1x Welkin Tern
1x Gossamer Phanasm
1x Surveilling Sprite
Multicolored Creatures
1x Coiling Oracle
1x Gaea's Skyfolk
Colorless Creatures
1x Sylvok Replica
1x Hovermyr
1x Diminish
1x Whispersilk Cloak
1x Wrap in Vigor
1x Keep Watch
1x Alexi's Cloak
1x Naturalize
1x Might of Masses
1x Dispel
1x Negate
1x Counterspell
1x Muddle the Mixture
1x Deprive
1x Vex
1x Stoic Rebuttal
1x Faerie Trickery
1x Cancel
1x Power Sink
Land
1x Hickory Woodlot
1x Saprazzan Skerry
1x Command Tower
17x Forest
16x Island
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StaffTuned Edric decks generally have a few components:
One Drops
Time Walks
Overrun Efects
Countermagic
The middle two you won't be finding at common, so you're stuck with the first and the last. Some creatures you should be running but aren't:
Cloud Pirates
Cloud Sprite
Zephyr Sprite
Scryb Sprites
Flying Men (was common in arabian nights)
Mothdust Changeling
Thought Nibbler
Treetop Scout
Veil of Birds
Jukai Messenger
Grayscale Gharial
Shanodin Dryad
Merfolk Spy
etc.
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StaffThere are a number of rares in the list, as wildfire said, mostly time walks. There are lots of creatures and counters you can look at though.
If you choose to go more political, there's another list on the forums, though I forget the name of the person who wrote it.
Since you're running full common slot, and your curve may be a bit higher, let me recommend spiketail drakeling This guy was running allstar in all of our decks for a while until he got crowded out, and is a beast of an awesome card.
Retired EDH - Tibor and Lumia | [PR]Nemata |Ramirez dePietro | [C]Edric | Riku | Jenara | Lazav | Heliod | Daxos | Roon | Kozilek
Let me know what you guys think. It's been pretty competitive for being a pauper! And nobody seems to like to attack the guy w/ the Edrik on the table
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StaffPlaxmantaBoth are anti-removal, and both can flash in EoT if nothing needs to be countered. Ugh, plax is uncommon.The sprite may seem limiting because its based on mana cost, and you might not have any faeries, but even at 1 you can get plowshares, condemn, and path to exile countered.
And I miscarded in my earlier post. That Drakeling is supposed to be Spiketail Hatchling. Far better at 2 mana than 3.
Skyshroud cutter may also have some small success in your list. It'll keep people off of you for a bit, and draw you cards early.
Veil of Birds is another 1 drop flyer. Wildfire's list still ahs a bunch of good 1 drops. I have also wanted to try out Copperhorn Scout, but it looks like you don't use many mana elves.
Retired EDH - Tibor and Lumia | [PR]Nemata |Ramirez dePietro | [C]Edric | Riku | Jenara | Lazav | Heliod | Daxos | Roon | Kozilek
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