RW Prowess

Pauper Aggro Budget Combo Pauper RW (Boros)

Othesemo

Instant (18)

• 3x Apostle's Blessing
• 2x Emerge Unscathed
• 2x Fireblast
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 4x Mutagenic Growth
• 3x Temur Battle Rage

Land (18)

• 3x Evolving Wilds
• 8x Mountain
• 5x Plains
• 2x Terramorphic Expanse

Creature (12)

• 4x Ghitu Lavarunner
• 4x Kiln Fiend
• 4x Seeker of the Way

Sorcery (12)

• 4x Faithless Looting
• 4x Gitaxian Probe
• 2x Reckless Charge
• 2x Tormenting Voice

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Sideboard

Creature (7)

• 3x Gorilla Shaman
• 2x Sacred Cat
• 2x Standard Bearer

Instant (7)

• 2x Electrickery
• 2x Flaring Pain
• 3x Pyroblast

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Cenn's Enlistment

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Over the past year, we've seen a lot of cards downshifted or added to the format which encourage a spell-slinging style of deck in RW: Seeker of the Way and Emerge Unscathed in IMA, Ghitu Lavarunner in Dominaria, and most recently Maximize Velocity in GRN. I got to wondering whether all the support was enough to build a deck with legs. This list is sort of a proof of concept.

The obvious (and justified) question is - why play this over Izzet Blitz? To which I have a couple tentative answers.

• Emerge Unscathed and Gods Willing are more flexible than their blue equivalents, offering both evasion and protection in one card, while Dispel and Daze can only be used reactively.
• The lifegain from Seeker of the Way has the potential to be really significant against other aggressive decks.
• Seeker also enables the deck to play a bit more patiently if need be, since his high toughness and the potential for tricks means he can attack into a lot of boards without having to completely go off.
• In the sideboard, Sacred Cat and Cenn's Enlistment are good threats against decks which are relying on Edicts or other 1-for-1 removal to beat you, and Standard Bearer is a flexible option that can both protect you from removal and hate out other combo decks.
• Faithless Looting and Maximize Velocity give the deck a good way to turn lands into real cards later in the game, reducing the risk of flooding.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Pauper legal.
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.62
Tokens	Kithkin Soldier 1/1 W, Sacred Cat 1/1 W