Pauper Simic

Commander / EDH* Counters GU (Simic) Pauper Saproling Tokens

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Creature (38)

• 1x AEther Adept
• 1x Battering Krasis
• 1x Bloom Hulk
• 1x Cloud of Faeries
• 1x Cloudfin Raptor
• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Crocanura
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Gatecreeper Vine
• 1x Grazing Kelpie
• 1x Guildpact Informant
• 1x Ivy Lane Denizen
• 1x Man-o'-War
• 1x Moonblade Shinobi
• 1x Nest Invader
• 1x Pridemalkin
• 1x Sabertooth Mauler
• 1x Savage Thallid
• 1x Servant of the Scale
• 1x Shambleshark
• 1x Silhana Ledgewalker
• 1x Silkwing Scout
• 1x Skarrgan Pit-Skulk
• 1x Spellstutter Sprite
• 1x Sporoloth Ancient
• 1x Stormbound Geist
• 1x Surveilling Sprite
• 1x Sylvan Ranger
• 1x Thallid
• 1x Thallid Germinator
• 1x Thallid Shell-Dweller
• 1x Thrummingbird
• 1x Undergrowth Scavenger
• 1x Vitaspore Thallid
• 1x Winged Coatl
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Young Wolf

Land (38)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 14x Forest
• 1x Forge of Heroes
• 1x Holdout Settlement
• 8x Island
• 1x Khalni Garden
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Simic Guildgate
• 1x Survivors' Encampment
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Thornwood Falls
• 1x Thriving Grove
• 1x Thriving Isle
• 1x Woodland Stream

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Alexi's Cloak
• 1x Eel Umbra
• 1x Forced Adaptation
• 1x Night Soil
• 1x Predatory Hunger
• 1x Primal Cocoon
• 1x Rancor
• 1x Snake Umbra

Commander (1)

Instant (9)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Curfew
• 1x Evolution Charm
• 1x Fuel for the Cause
• 1x Hunger of the Howlpack
• 1x Repeal
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Scatter the Seeds
• 1x Steady Progress

Artifact (3)

• 1x Blight Sickle
• 1x Bonesplitter
• 1x Flayer Husk

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Contentious Plan
• 1x Courage in Crisis
• 1x Primal Growth

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Creature (29)

• 1x Aeromunculus
• 1x Aven Fleetwing
• 1x Briarberry Cohort
• 1x Dream Stalker
• 1x Gladecover Scout
• 1x Guardian Shield-Bearer
• 1x Helium Squirter
• 1x Jade Guardian
• 1x Jungle Delver
• 1x Kavu Primarch
• 1x Longshot Squad
• 1x Lys Alana Huntmaster
• 1x Mist Raven
• 1x Mistblade Shinobi
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Ondu Giant
• 1x Overgrown Armasaur
• 1x Penumbra Bobcat
• 1x Pollenbright Druid
• 1x Scryb Sprites
• 1x Slippery Bogle
• 1x Sporemound
• 1x Thallid Devourer
• 1x Thunder Drake
• 1x Tukatongue Thallid
• 1x Ulvenwald Bear
• 1x Vigean Hydropon
• 1x Yavimaya Elder
• 1x Zephyr Sprite

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Elephant Guide
• 1x New Horizons
• 1x Ophidian Eye
• 1x Presence of Gond
• 1x Seal of Removal
• 1x Serpent Skin
• 1x Shielding Plax

Instant (6)

• 1x Burst of Strength
• 1x Condescend
• 1x Confound
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Snap
• 1x Sprout Swarm

Artifact (6)

• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Horned Helm
• 1x Neurok Stealthsuit
• 1x Vulshok Morningstar
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Acorn Harvest
• 1x Deep Analysis
• 1x Growth Spasm
• 1x Thrive

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Pauper EDH/Commander deck centered around using/abusing the guildmage's abilities, tending toward cheaper creatures, +1/+1 counters, and token creation. Flood the board with buffed creatures, draw cards... Profit!

Pauper Commander is played with an uncommon creature as your commander (instead of a legendary one) and the rest of your deck must be common (Pauper). It's nice because it's super cheap to build and not filled with degenerate combos/board wipes/tutors. No race to create an expensive broken deck that locks your opponents out of the game, unless you really want to. I intentionally left out Aerie Ouphes because it technically infinite combos with the Guildmage (although only to kill all fliers.) Many of the Guildmages are interesting to build with, but look around! There are a lot of interesting uncommon creatures. You'd be surprised how many interesting common cards there are, too, especially when you have reliable access to a specific creature.

Combos:

• Persist (+1/+1 counter from guildmage cancels with the -1/-1 counter, so they're immortal for a turn)
• Undying (+1/+1 counter can be eaten at instant speed, so they're immortal if you have enough mana)
• Token generation (pump all incoming tokens with counters)
• Evolve (eat any spare +1/+1 counters for some card draw)
• Proliferate (spread the counter love!)
• Mana Acceleration (more mana = more counters = more cards)

Cards in the sideboard were considered, but I think the cards I included are better.

Leave a comment, tell me what you think!

Date added	11 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Rares 2 - 0 Uncommons 74 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.45
Tokens	Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Illusion 1/1 U w/ Flying, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G
Folders	Pauper Commander