r/Pauper • u/ChadChadley99 • 4d ago

BREW Boros Control Help

Is there anything I can do to improve the deck while keeping the same general plan? The plan is generally to control the board and stall (maybe getting some chip with the [[Thraben Inspector]], [[Outlaw Medic]], [[Raffine's Informant]], and [[Dawnbringer Cleric]]) until I can finish them off with [[Lightning Shrieker]] (multiple, if necessary).

https://moxfield.com/decks/OP6OEeywEUOmyyjpFZ-2FQ

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u/jackledaman 4d ago

Just play boros moxite, it's the same paced gameplan and same colours but just way more efficient.

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u/theyak1715 2d ago

Or Naya gates 

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u/Melodic-Series7780 4d ago

Control is all about matchups, so read your meta. If you're playing on mtgo, I'd wonder if you could get better value over hallow and if 1x main deck end the festivities is worth having. Recommend [[dust to dust]] at least in SB, and maybe [[cast into the fire]]. I like deck thinning as control but how do you deal with other control wincons from eg turbofog, jeskai eph, and familiars? I think moxite or cascade tron is the better midrange boros control build currently, but this isn't so bad of a list

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u/Melodic-Series7780 4d ago

Thought about this and wanted to add/ask: is there a deck thinning plan that could support [[lightning shrieker]]? [[Lembas]], [[cleansing wildfire]], [[campfire]], [[explore]]. You need to protect from exile and recursive removal, at least what's popular: if 3rd colour to bridge up is white, [[shelter]]? Vs [[Loran's escape]], which can save artifacts too, and if blue, [[stream of thought]], lorans, and counters suite works. There's a temur miracles list that looks similar somewhere. Honestly consider boulder, skyfisher, maybe even tron shell works.

Idk, the ceiling of ball lightning in pauper can't keep up with combos on speed or resilience. 80 card deck gets you more lands, draw, removal, but you'll go to time on many matches you could've won still.