<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Raph &amp; Mikey, Troublemakers" href="#" target="_blank">Raph &amp; Mikey, Troublemakers</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="http://www.aaronjriley.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aaron J. Riley</a> </em></p>
<p>It's time for a team up for the ages, because <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Raph &amp; Mikey, Troublemakers" href="#" target="_blank">Raph &amp; Mikey, Troublemakers</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are here to bring along some big stompy threats. <a href="https://edhrec.com/commanders/gruul" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gruul</a> (<span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-r" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>) is known for its giant creatures who can push through a lot of damage quickly. This <a href="https://edhrec.com/sets/tmt" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>TMNT</em></a> team-up takes that to the next level, by cheating something out whenever they attack.</p>
<p>As I've looked over some of the deck lists already built around this commander, I've noticed how pricey some of the inclusions are in the 99. With that in mind, join me <a href="https://linktr.ee/pillowfortmtg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tyler 'Savesya' Bucks</a>, as I cover all of the big stompy creatures that you can pick up for this deck, without breaking the bank!</p>
<h2>What Does <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Raph &amp; Mikey, Troublemakers" href="#" target="_blank">Raph &amp; Mikey, Troublemakers</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> Bring to the Table?</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Raph &amp; Mikey, Troublemakers"></div></div>
<p>Looking at <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Raph &amp; Mikey, Troublemakers" href="#" target="_blank">Raph &amp; Mikey, Troublemakers</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> you might be intimidated by their mana cost. However, this deck is filled with nearly twenty ways to accelerate your mana in order to get them into play as soon as possible. Once you move to combat, you'll be cheating out one of the many huge creatures that make up this list.</p>
<p>This deck is filled with board protection, card advantage, removal, and as I mentioned a whole lot of ramp. However, today we'll be looking at the big creatures that're the real stars of the show. While we could fill this list with a lot of cheap value critters, I purposefully only included creatures that'll be exciting to hit off of the commander's effect.</p>
<p>So, let's take a look at them now.</p>
<h2>Key Cards for Raph &amp; Mikey, Troublemakers</h2>
<h3>The Big Stompy Finishers</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="End-Raze Forerunners"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Pyrewood Gearhulk"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Angrath&#039;s Marauders"></div></div>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="End-Raze Forerunners" href="#" target="_blank">End-Raze Forerunners</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: Here's a good example of a creature that's great to cheat out with your commander, while also still being great to cast from your hand once your board is filled with threats. Buffing your team and giving them trample could close out the game in a single combat.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Pyrewood Gearhulk" href="#" target="_blank">Pyrewood Gearhulk</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: The effect this brings when it hits the board is incredibly strong. Even though the vigilance won't help if this enters during combat, powering up your team, giving them menace and stopping damage prevention may just win you the game.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Angrath&#039;s Marauders" href="#" target="_blank">Angrath&#039;s Marauders</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: Pairing this creature with your commander alone means that it will be hitting for fourteen damage. That effect just gets even better the more and more big threats that enter your board.</li>
</ul>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Terror of Mount Velus"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ghalta, Primal Hunger"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Darksteel Colossus"></div></div>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Terror of Mount Velus" href="#" target="_blank">Terror of Mount Velus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: Hitting this Dragon off the top of your library would definitely change the game. Swinging in with a 5/5 doublestriker that gives that same keyword to the rest of your team is a lot of damage to drive through out of nowhere.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ghalta, Primal Hunger" href="#" target="_blank">Ghalta, Primal Hunger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: Here's a legend that's great to cheat out for free, while also having the possibility to be easily cast from your hand, since this deck is filled with some pretty high-powered creatures.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Darksteel Colossus" href="#" target="_blank">Darksteel Colossus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: While an 11/11 with trample and indestructible is incredible in this list, the fact that it shuffles back into your library if it ends up in your graveyard will ensure you always have a creature to hit with your commander.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Big Stompy Mana Acceleration</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Earth King"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Regal Behemoth"></div></div>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma" href="#" target="_blank">Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: This creature assists with casting your commander faster, while also helping you get the big creatures that are stuck in your hand into play. Plus, its attack trigger adds even more upside in the deck.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Earth King" href="#" target="_blank">The Earth King</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: While this might not be the greatest card to hit off of your commander, it is powerful to have in play early sine it'll ramp you more and more as the game goes on.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Regal Behemoth" href="#" target="_blank">Regal Behemoth</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: Since your commander can cheat this Behemoth in, it'll likely lead to a big post-combat, since it "doubles" the amount of mana your lands produce right away.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Big Stompy Card Advantage</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Combustible Gearhulk"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Garruk&#039;s Packleader"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Disciple of Freyalise"></div></div>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Combustible Gearhulk" href="#" target="_blank">Combustible Gearhulk</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: Here's an interesting opportunity for your opponents to gamble a little. Since this deck contains some massive creatures, there's a good chance that this'll always draw you three cards, since people won't want to risk taking too much damage.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Garruk&#039;s Packleader" href="#" target="_blank">Garruk&#039;s Packleader</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: This is another creature that's good to get down before your commander and still pretty nice to hit off the top. Once it's in play, you'll be in a solid spot for drawing another card whenever a big threat hits your board.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Disciple of Freyalise" href="#" target="_blank">Disciple of Freyalise</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: If you happen to have a big creatures in play, you could cash them in for a hand refill and some life. Plus, this can always just be a land if need one at that time.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Big Stompy Token Generators</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Worldspine Wurm"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Giant Adephage"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Avenger of Zendikar"></div></div>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Worldspine Wurm" href="#" target="_blank">Worldspine Wurm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: I'm ecstatic that this card is cheap enough to fit into a budget deck like this. Having it enter play for free, already attacking, makes it brutal for the rest of the table to deal with, especially since it leaves behind those big tokens when it dies.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Giant Adephage" href="#" target="_blank">Giant Adephage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: Dropping this Insect during combat could ensure that you're creating a whole lot of giant tokens to start taking over the board. Reminder, those tokens also make copies of themselves when they hit.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Avenger of Zendikar" href="#" target="_blank">Avenger of Zendikar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: I'm sure you could tell so far that if this deck is doing its thing, it'll become the threat at the table. Having this creature hit the board, and give you a large number of blockers, may be the thing that keeps your life total safe.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Big Stompy Interaction</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dragonlord Atarka"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Titan of Industry"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Gruul Ragebeast"></div></div>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragonlord Atarka" href="#" target="_blank">Dragonlord Atarka</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: Flipping this Dragon off the top of your library will definitely be a way to impact a lot of pieces on your opponents' boards. Plus, an 8/8 flyer with trample is a very strong threat to have enter the battlefield for free.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Titan of Industry" href="#" target="_blank">Titan of Industry</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: This creature offers up a whole lot of effects when it hits your board. Protection, a token, five life and destroying an artifact or enchantment, which are all incredibly useful abilities to have during a game.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gruul Ragebeast" href="#" target="_blank">Gruul Ragebeast</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: Keeping all the creatures we've talked about so far in mind, imagining them entering and fighting your opponents' value pieces. Now whenever you're cheating a big threat onto the battlefield, you're also controlling the board.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Commander Deck List for Raph &amp; Mikey, Troublemakers</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Raph &amp; Mikey, Troublemakers - EDHREC Budget Deck Tech" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Raph &amp; Mikey, Troublemakers
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Angrath&#039;s Marauders
*1 Avenger of Zendikar
*1 Combustible Gearhulk
*1 Darksteel Colossus
*1 Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise
*1 Dragonlord Atarka
*1 End-Raze Forerunners
*1 Garruk&#039;s Packleader
*1 Ghalta, Primal Hunger
*1 Giant Adephage
*1 Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
*1 Gruul Ragebeast
*1 Pyrewood Gearhulk
*1 Regal Behemoth
*1 Terror of Mount Velus
*1 The Earth King
*1 Titan of Industry
*1 Worldspine Wurm
[/Creatures]
[Enchantments]
*1 Bitter Work
*1 Fall of Gil-galad
*1 Garruk&#039;s Uprising
*1 Utopia Sprawl
*1 Wild Growth
[/Enchantments]
[Sorceries]
*1 Bushwhack
*1 Chain Reaction
*1 Cultivate
*1 Elven Farsight
*1 Esper Origins // Summon: Esper Maduin
*1 Explore
*1 Farseek
*1 Genesis Wave
*1 Green Sun&#039;s Twilight
*1 Last Night Together
*1 Migration Path
*1 Rampant Growth
*1 Rishkar&#039;s Expertise
*1 Search for Tomorrow
*1 Selvala&#039;s Stampede
*1 Shared Roots
*1 Skyshroud Claim
*1 Stump Stomp // Burnwillow Clearing
*1 Track Down
*1 Vastwood Surge
[/Sorceries]
[Instants]
*1 Big Score
*1 Blossoming Defense
*1 Chaos Warp
*1 Defend the Rider
*1 Harrow
*1 Hunter&#039;s Insight
*1 Reclaim
*1 Return of the Wildspeaker
*1 Samut&#039;s Sprint
*1 Shower of Arrows
*1 Snakeskin Veil
*1 The Last Agni Kai
*1 Titan&#039;s Strength
*1 Withstand Death
[/Instants]
[Artifacts]
*1 Brainstone
*1 Heaped Harvest
*1 Lifecrafter&#039;s Bestiary
*1 Lumbering Worldwagon
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Sonic Screwdriver
[/Artifacts]
[Lands]
*1 Bonders&#039; Enclave
*1 Cinder Glade
*1 Command Tower
*1 Conduit Pylons
*1 Crystal Grotto
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Game Trail
*1 Hidden Grotto
*1 Karplusan Forest
*1 Kessig Wolf Run
*1 Mossfire Valley
*1 Promising Vein
*1 Rootbound Crag
*1 Sheltered Thicket
*1 Temple of Abandon
*1 The Grey Havens
*1 Wooded Ridgeline
*16 Forest
*3 Mountain
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>In Closing</h2>
<p>So, that's my list for <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Raph &amp; Mikey, Troublemakers" href="#" target="_blank">Raph &amp; Mikey, Troublemakers</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, jammed full of big stompy threats. If you're excited for the upcoming <a href="https://edhrec.com/sets/tmt"><em>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</em></a> set, stay tuned right here on <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/author/tyler-bucks">EDHREC</a> for my upcoming <em>Bulk Up</em> article. In it, I'll cover all the best commons and uncommons from the set, so you don't pass up any great cards hidden in those boosters.</p>
<p>If you want to see more budget content from me, you can find it on my YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzUtnBZogc1TSttr8eLUK_w/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Pillow Fort</a>.</p>


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Raph &#038; Mikey, Troublemakers - Big Stompy Threats on a Budget

<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder" href="#" target="_blank">Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Illustrated by </em><a href="https://www.daarken.com/"><em>Daarken</em></a></p>
<p>I've tried to make big creatures work many times in Pauper Commander. I've had decks that make a ton of mana, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tatyova, Benthic Druid" href="#" target="_blank">Tatyova, Benthic Druid</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>; decks that care about attacking, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tori D&#039;Avenant, Fury Rider" href="#" target="_blank">Tori D&#039;Avenant, Fury Rider</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>; and decks that specifically want huge spells, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty" href="#" target="_blank">Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, but over and over, I have the same problem. Pauper doesn't really have any good monsters. Once you go above six power or so, the best thing you've got is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ulamog&#039;s Crusher" href="#" target="_blank">Ulamog&#039;s Crusher</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and even that massive Eldrazi is pretty mediocre in a four-player, 120-life format. (90 if you're playing pEDH.) I mean, seriously, what are you gonna do with it? Attack and force someone to sacrifice two permanents every turn cycle? Annihilator 2 is strong, but not damning like it is in a 60-card format, and an 8/8 without trample is just going to get blocked until it dies to a board wipe. But that's the best we've got!</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ulamog&#039;s Crusher"></div></div>
<p>So I've more or less dismissed the idea of making a big creatures deck. As far as I could tell, it was never gonna work, and if I wanted large numbers, I'd just have to settle for infinite combos. But then I found <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder" href="#" target="_blank">Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and I think that maybe, just maybe, he could make a feasible big creatures deck.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder"></div></div>
<p>There's a few reasons why he changes the game. First and and foremost is his color identity. Red, green, and black? Jund is basically the shard of big scary things. Dragons, Dinosaurs, Dragon Dinosaurs, you name it. With access to three colors, the range of creatures we can pick from becomes much wider, and therefore, much better. Conveniently, these three colors are the best possible ones for our theme.</p>
<p>Then there's Mr. Orfeo's actual ability. Whenever you attack, double target creature's power until end of turn. Very simple, but it spells out our strategy for us. Get some power on the board, then double that power. About as basic as it gets. We're just gonna play creatures that deal a ton of damage, and use them to deal twice that damage. Nothing to it!</p>
<h2>XL Creatures</h2>
<p>While we don't have anything like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ghalta, Primal Hunger" href="#" target="_blank">Ghalta, Primal Hunger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, there are still plenty of big creatures for us to take. Some of them may be mediocre by most standards, but as long as they're reasonably costed and carry decent keywords, like trample, they'll work just fine. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rust Goliath" href="#" target="_blank">Rust Goliath</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a good example. Ten mana for a 10/10 isn't a great deal, but hey, we'll be playing the ramp needed to cast it, and Mr. Orfeo can turn it into a 20-power trampler. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Annoyed Altisaur" href="#" target="_blank">Annoyed Altisaur</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Maelstrom Colossus" href="#" target="_blank">Maelstrom Colossus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ulamog&#039;s Crusher" href="#" target="_blank">Ulamog&#039;s Crusher</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are all in here for the same reason. Big power, reasonable cost.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rust Goliath"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Maelstrom Colossus"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Annoyed Altisaur"></div></div>
<p>But despite all the ramp we're gonna be playing, we still are gonna have a few turns where seven-drops are dead in hand. That's why it's gonna be wise to play creatures with cycling. For the sake of draft formats, <em>Wizards of the Coast</em> has started printing huge creatures with cycling (or discard) abilities in every single set. It improves Limited decks, and it can improve ours as well. In go <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Greater Sandwurm" href="#" target="_blank">Greater Sandwurm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Valley Rannet" href="#" target="_blank">Valley Rannet</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Troll of Khazad-dûm" href="#" target="_blank">Troll of Khazad-dûm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Oliphaunt" href="#" target="_blank">Oliphaunt</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> also fits in this category, but it's really here because it gives other creatures trample.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Greater Sandwurm"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Troll of Khazad-dûm"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Oliphaunt"></div></div>
<p>We'll also keep an eye out for creatures that are cheaper to cast. We can't afford to be spending seven mana on every creature, of course. Luckily, cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Molten Monstrosity" href="#" target="_blank">Molten Monstrosity</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> do just that, by reducing their own cost. There's also <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gargadon" href="#" target="_blank">Gargadon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which can be suspended for two, and then <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Miming Slime" href="#" target="_blank">Miming Slime</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which could be a three-cost 20/20 if it's played at the right time.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Molten Monstrosity"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Gargadon"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Miming Slime"></div></div>
<h2>A Bit of Backup</h2>
<p>But of course we're gonna need some support for all these big guys we're casting. While <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Colossal Dreadmaw" href="#" target="_blank">Colossal Dreadmaw</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is great, it doesn't do all that much on its own, so why don't we cast <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Temur Battle Rage" href="#" target="_blank">Temur Battle Rage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> on it and send it swinging in for 24? We can also use our big creatures as forms of removal, with some fight spells. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Prizefight" href="#" target="_blank">Prizefight</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Pit Fight" href="#" target="_blank">Pit Fight</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ram Through" href="#" target="_blank">Ram Through</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, all are great ways to take our opponents' creatures out. Why waste space on an effective removal spell like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Feed the Swarm" href="#" target="_blank">Feed the Swarm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> when we could be reliant on a big creature? Well... okay, maybe we should just play the typical removal spells, but hey, fight spells are cooler and on-theme.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Temur Battle Rage"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Prizefight"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ram Through"></div></div>
<p>There are a few cards that can do some actually unique tricks with high power, however. I'm talking about <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fling" href="#" target="_blank">Fling</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, of course. Swing in for 20 damage, cast Fling, deal 20 more damage, and you've killed a player. That's a pretty great trick that's won more games than I can count, and because we're in Jund colors, we can play <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rite of Consumption" href="#" target="_blank">Rite of Consumption</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Essence Harvest" href="#" target="_blank">Essence Harvest</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> as well! These cards are most likely how this deck is going to close out a game.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Fling"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rite of Consumption"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Essence Harvest"></div></div>
<p>Finally, we've got to make sure we're hitting our ramp quota, because a high curve has to be compensated for. It shouldn't be difficult, however. Green is packed full of cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Llanowar Elves" href="#" target="_blank">Llanowar Elves</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elvish Mystic" href="#" target="_blank">Elvish Mystic</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sakura-Tribe Elder" href="#" target="_blank">Sakura-Tribe Elder</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, plus the classic sorceries, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rampant Growth" href="#" target="_blank">Rampant Growth</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kodama&#039;s Reach" href="#" target="_blank">Kodama&#039;s Reach</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cultivate" href="#" target="_blank">Cultivate</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Pretty good, but we can do even better. We'll include all the Signets, and a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Thought Vessel" href="#" target="_blank">Thought Vessel</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to boot, but the best ramp cards are cost-reducers. Conveniently, we're in just the colors to play <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Thunderscape Familiar" href="#" target="_blank">Thunderscape Familiar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Goblin Anarchomancer" href="#" target="_blank">Goblin Anarchomancer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. The discounts those cards provide will rack up huge numbers by the end of the game.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Llanowar Elves"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rampant Growth"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Thunderscape Familiar"></div></div>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Pauper Commander - Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Ambitious Dragonborn
*1 Annoyed Altisaur
*1 Boarding Party
*1 Carrion Grub
*1 Colossal Dreadmaw
*1 Crimson Fleet Commodore
*1 Dread Linnorm // Scale Deflection
*1 Elvish Mystic
*1 Experiment One
*1 Fin-Clade Fugitives
*1 Gargadon
*1 Greater Sandwurm
*1 Ironhoof Boar
*1 Llanowar Elves
*1 Maelstrom Colossus
*1 Molten Monstrosity
*1 Oliphaunt
*1 Rust Goliath
*1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
*1 Spitebellows
*1 Springbloom Druid
*1 Thunderscape Familiar
*1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
*1 Ulamog&#039;s Crusher
*1 Valley Rannet
*1 Writhing Necromass
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 Big Score
*1 Deadly Dispute
*1 Fling
*1 Harrow
*1 Nature&#039;s Claim
*1 Pit Fight
*1 Predator&#039;s Rapport
*1 Prizefight
*1 Ram Through
*1 Reckoner&#039;s Bargain
*1 Soul&#039;s Fire
*1 Temur Battle Rage
*1 Unexpected Windfall
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Cultivate
*1 Dead Reckoning
*1 Edge of Autumn
*1 Essence Harvest
*1 Farseek
*1 Hull Breach
*1 Kodama&#039;s Reach
*1 Miming Slime
*1 Nature&#039;s Lore
*1 Night&#039;s Whisper
*1 Rampant Growth
*1 Rite of Consumption
*1 Seize the Spoils
*1 Sign in Blood
[/Sorceries]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Capenna Express
*1 Golgari Signet
*1 Gruul Signet
*1 Nihil Spellbomb
*1 Pinnacle Kill-Ship
*1 Rakdos Signet
*1 Thought Vessel
*1 Thundersteel Colossus
[/Artifacts]
[Lands]
*1 Command Tower
*11 Forest
*11 Mountain
*11 Swamp
*1 Thriving Bluff
*1 Thriving Grove
*1 Thriving Moor
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<p>So that's how to build a power matters deck in Pauper. I've been thinking about it for so long, and I've finally got a pile that works! Mr. Orfeo's ability is just nuts. I mean, doubling the power of a creature? That kind of ability used to be reserved for mythics, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Xenagos, God of Revels" href="#" target="_blank">Xenagos, God of Revels</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Now, we can do the same thing with a Pauper commander. Spectacular! Yes, this deck is held back by a high mana curve and creatures that only really do one thing, but hey, they do that one thing really well, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fling" href="#" target="_blank">Fling</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> really seals the deal. Mission success, I'd say.</p>


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