Paragon of the Dragonsoul Initiative [PAUPER EDH]

Pauper EDH Counters Voltron

BOXES_O_MOXES

Land (35)

• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Basilisk Gate
• 1x Black Dragon Gate
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cave of Temptation
• 1x Citadel Gate
• 1x Cliffgate
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Contaminated Aquifer
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 3x Forest
• 1x Golgari Guildgate
• 1x Heap Gate
• 1x Idyllic Beachfront
• 4x Island
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 1x Manor Gate
• 1x Molten Tributary
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 2x Plains
• 1x Sea Gate
• 1x Simic Guildgate
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Tangled Islet
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Artifact (8)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bladed Pinions
• 1x Blood Fountain
• 1x Bonder's Ornament
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Nihil Spellbomb
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Creature (23)

• 1x Aarakocra Sneak
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Ardent Elementalist
• 1x Avenging Hunter
• 1x Cavern Harpy
• 1x Crypt Rats
• 1x Dimir House Guard
• 1x Drift of Phantasms
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Gatecreeper Vine
• 1x Goliath Paladin
• 1x Gravedigger
• 1x Kor Skyfisher
• 1x Mnemonic Wall
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Sea Gate Oracle
• 1x Shipwreck Dowser
• 1x Stinkweed Imp
• 1x Stonehorn Dignitary
• 1x Thorn of the Black Rose
• 1x Ulamog's Crusher

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Brainspoil
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Disturbed Burial
• 1x Late to Dinner
• 1x Lorien Revealed
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Rolling Thunder

Commander (1)

Instant (19)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Cast Down
• 1x Cloudshift
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Displace
• 1x Dizzy Spell
• 1x Ephemerate
• 1x Fiery Cannonade
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Teachings
• 1x Ray of Command
• 1x Reclaim
• 1x Shred Memory
• 1x Soul Manipulation
• 1x Terminate
• 1x You Find the Villains' Lair

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Fall from Favor
• 1x Journey to Nowhere
• 1x Kasmina's Transmutation
• 1x Oblivion Ring

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Maybeboard

Instant (9)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x Agony Warp
• 1x Anticipate
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Intervene
• 1x Negate
• 1x Perplex
• 1x Siren's Ruse
• 1x Snuff Out

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Arms of Hadar
• 1x Battle Screech
• 1x Evincar's Justice
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Secrets of the Golden City

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Cage of Hands
• 1x Faith's Fetters
• 1x Omen of the Dead

Creature (4)

• 1x Mirrorshell Crab
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Pondering Mage
• 1x Vicious Battlerager

Artifact (2)

• 1x Fleetfeather Sandals
• 1x Prophetic Prism

Land (1)

• 1x Gateway Plaza

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DECK DETAILS:

EDIT: Pick a commander before you start the game. Both are great. Paragon of the Amesha, or Dragonsoul Knight. Most recently I have been playing the deck with Paragon.

My take on 5 color Dragonsoul/Paragon. This deck is constantly evolving. The idea is to control/ramp as much as possible and deal lethal damage using my commander or use tricks/combos along the way to gain as much advantage as possible. You can use Ghostly Flicker along with Mnemonic Wall and Mulldrifter to net copious draws throughout the game. You can produce infinite mana with Ghostly Flicker, Peregrine Drake and a creature with a Mnemonic Wall ability . Then use that mana to Capsize the board or Rolling Thunder the board. There are also other great flicker targets in the deck as well. Once you are set up with card draw you can get your Stonehorn Dignitary online to keep them locked out of an attack phase. Cavern Harpy has been included as a pseudo flicker effect to help net maximum gain from your blue sift/draw creatures. Lots of Transmute spells in this deck to help you set up combos and dig for needed card aid for the duration of the game. UPDATE 8-10-22: Added Dizzy Spell, Ephemerate and Late to Dinner. Dizzy spell is there to transmute for {1} costed spells. The Late to Dinner and Ephemerate are now in to loop with Mnemonic Wall, Archaeomancer, Ardent Elementalist to get back the Late to Dinner and/or the Ephemerate/Ghostly Flicker to keep everything goin. Or, you can use Ray of Command with Ghostly to steal and keep your opponent's creature. Then return Ray to your hand using something with a Mnemonic Wall ability. I'm thinking about adding more counter magic to protect everything. Always open to suggestions. Time to play test. Thanks for looking. EDIT:Initiative and Whispersilk Cloak added. Hopefully initiative works out the way I want it to. Time will tell. More updates to come.

NOTES TO SELF:

CHECK DECK. IS AT 99 CARDS.

Omen of the Dead? Evolution Charm? Siren's Ruse?

-Pondering mage +Shipwreck Douser

-Anticipate +Avenging Hunter

+Kasmina's Transmutation

TOKENS: Skeleton 4/1

The deck probably needs to run an Abrade.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	8 months
Legality	This deck is Pauper EDH legal.
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.92
Tokens	Blood, Dungeon: Undercity, Food, Skeleton 4/1 B, The Initiative, Monarch Emblem, Treasure
Folders	pEDH, Pauper