Jund Gardens (Black Control)

Pauper Competitive Control Mono-Black Rock

thegingerviking

Land (18)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Geothermal Bog
• 1x Haunted Mire
• 4x Khalni Garden
• 10x Swamp
• 1x Witch's Cottage

Creature (7)

• 3x Crypt Rats
• 4x Troll of Khazad-dum

Instant (17)

• 3x Cast Down
• 4x Deadly Dispute
• 3x Defile
• 4x Fanatical Offering
• 2x Snuff Out
• 1x Spinning Darkness

Sorcery (3)

• 2x Drown in Sorrow
• 1x Evincar's Justice

Artifact (12)

• 1x Blood Fountain
• 2x Campfire
• 3x Ichor Wellspring
• 2x Lembas
• 4x Tithing Blade  ^Flip

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Ill-Gotten Inheritance

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 2x Fangren Marauder
• 1x Troublemaker Ouphe

Enchantment (4)

• 4x Trespasser's Curse

Artifact (3)

• 2x Campfire
• 1x Nihil Spellbomb

Instant (5)

• 2x Ancient Grudge
• 3x Red Elemental Blast

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My first real foray into Pauper.

THE DECK:

I wanted to create a control deck similar to the Mono-Black and Golgari-Gardens lists that tend to do well - but with a tiny Jund twist.

This gives us Red Elemental Blast out of the sideboard for control; Troublemaker Ouphe and Ancient Grudge for Affinity; and Fangren Marauder comes in handy for a few match-ups too.

Unlike a traditional Gardens deck, this version doesn’t include Avenging Hunter nor Thorn of the Black Rose - instead using ill-gotten Inheritance to reliably whittle our opponents’ life totals down.

The deck overall leverages a combination of disruption, removal, card draw and life-gain / drain to control the board and grind out a win.

THOUGHTS?

Just getting a feel for the deck and the format at the moment, so any thoughts and tips are welcome.

Thank you!

Top Ranked	Achieved #21 position overall 7 months ago Achieved #2 position in Pauper 7 months ago
Date added	9 months
Last updated	5 months
Splash colors	RG
Legality	This deck is Pauper legal.
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.74
Tokens	Blood, Map, Plant 0/1 G, Treasure
Based on	Mono-Black Devotion (Pauper) thegingerviking PAU