Baleful Strix

Commander / EDH* Pauper UB (Dimir)

metalrayn

Instant (24)

• 1x AEther Tradewinds
• 1x Blink of an Eye
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Confound
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Deprive
• 1x Dizzy Spell
• 1x Doom Blade
• 1x Exclude
• 1x Eyeblight's Ending
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Into the Roil
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Murder
• 1x Negate
• 1x Peel from Reality
• 1x Recoil
• 1x Repulse
• 1x Snuff Out
• 1x Think Twice
• 1x Undying Evil
• 1x Victim of Night
• 1x Withdraw

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Ashes to Ashes
• 1x Consult the Necrosages
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Unburden
• 1x Unearth

Creature (23)

• 1x AEther Adept
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Augur of Skulls
• 1x Blighted Agent
• 1x Caligo Skin-Witch
• 1x Cavern Harpy
• 1x Dinrova Horror
• 1x Faerie Macabre
• 1x Liliana's Specter
• 1x Man-o'-War
• 1x Mistblade Shinobi
• 1x Mnemonic Wall
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Ninja of the Deep Hours
• 1x Okiba-Gang Shinobi
• 1x Phyrexian Rager
• 1x Ravenous Rats
• 1x Sea Gate Oracle
• 1x Thalakos Seer
• 1x Tidehollow Strix
• 1x Tormented Soul
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Vault Skirge

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Cloak of Confusion
• 1x Escape Routes
• 1x Hermetic Study
• 1x Psionic Gift
• 1x Sigil of Sleep

Commander (1)

Land (34)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 13x Island
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 11x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vault of Whispers

Artifact (5)

• 1x Bonesplitter
• 1x Cranial Plating
• 1x Nihil Spellbomb
• 1x Slagwurm Armor
• 1x Viridian Longbow

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Sideboard

Instant (6)

• 1x Call to Heel
• 1x Cancel
• 1x Curfew
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Ghastly Demise
• 1x Mystical Teachings

Creature (2)

• 1x Rotting Rats
• 1x Scrivener

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Wistful Thinking

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Baleful Strix

this is very much a hand hate control deck. baleful strix is a card draw engine so i often find my self not playing him on turn two and making sure i have ways to bounce him in response to potential threats. being able to tutor for Viridian Longbow or slagwurm armor is huge and most often the two cards i try and find first. being able to kill a creature every turn with baleful gives you a huge advantage on board and can often lock a game down by its self.

tips

• the deck has a lot of answers and ways to draw cards but can have trouble closing out games due to the small creatures. so try and always leave mana up when you have things to do. missing a crucial counter spell or not killing a creature on your opponents end step can be your downfall.

• my favorite wincon is Cranial Plating on vault skirge or blighted agent.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Rares 8 - 1 Uncommons 67 - 9 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.41
Folders	All pauper edh decks, Build