The Self Sustaining Skeleton Snowball (pEDH)

Pauper EDH* Aggro Aristocrats Budget Doomsday Pile Goad RG (Gruul) Sacrifice Tokens Value Engine

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Creature (30)

• 1x Bayou Groff
• 1x Blisterpod
• 1x Caldaia Strongarm
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Crimson Fleet Commodore
• 1x Deadshot Minotaur
• 1x Dragon Egg
• 1x Elvish Visionary
• 1x Entourage of Trest
• 1x Fang Dragon
• 1x Goblin Anarchomancer
• 1x Goblin Instigator
• 1x Greater Tanuki
• 1x Hoarding Ogre
• 1x Hobblefiend
• 1x Impulsive Pilferer
• 1x Masked Vandal
• 1x Mogg War Marshal
• 1x Nest Invader
• 1x Owlbear
• 1x Plasma Jockey
• 1x Prized Unicorn
• 1x Pygmy Kavu
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sarulf's Packmate
• 1x Scattershot Archer
• 1x Underworld Rage-Hound
• 1x Yavimaya Elder
• 1x Young Red Dragon
• 1x Young Wolf

Instant (11)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x Big Score
• 1x Electrickery
• 1x Fissure
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Moment's Peace
• 1x Pack Attack
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Snakeskin Veil
• 1x Tamiyo's Safekeeping
• 1x Wrap in Vigor

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Night Soil
• 1x Onslaught
• 1x Orcish Oriflamme
• 1x Predatory Impetus
• 1x Raid Bombardment
• 1x Shiny Impetus
• 1x Spidersilk Armor
• 1x Tavern Brawler
• 1x The Shattered States Era  ^Flip

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Acorn Harvest
• 1x Bloody Betrayal
• 1x Calming Verse
• 1x Claws of Wirewood
• 1x Crash Through
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Warlord's Fury
• 1x You Meet in a Tavern

Commanders (2)

Land (36)

• 1x Command Tower
• 16x Forest
• 1x Gruul Guildgate
• 1x Highland Forest
• 15x Mountain
• 1x Rugged Highlands
• 1x Slagwoods Bridge

Artifact (1)

• 1x Arcane Signet

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Made a regular commander deck out of this pair but realized the power level of both of them was better suited for something like Pauper EDH

The main strategy involves setting up a self-sustaining skeleton engine by bringing out an early drop 2-for-1 creature as soon as possible (e.g. Goblin Instigator or Blisterpod).

Once you have both Gut, True Soul Zealot and his accompanying background Cloakwood Hermit, a single attack starts the engine, as sacrificing one of your creatures to Gut's attack trigger will summon a skeleton along with two squirrels to attack with and sacrifice the next turn.

From there you can focusing on protecting yourself and Gut while your skeleton squirrel snowball gets bigger and bigger.

This is also kind of like a Gruul aristocrats deck which I find somewhat unique.

Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Pauper EDH legal.
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.81
Tokens	Blood, Copy Clone, Dragon 2/2 R, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Foretell, Goblin 1/1 R, On an Adventure, Saproling 1/1 G, Skeleton 4/1 B, Squirrel 1/1 G, Monarch Emblem, Treasure