What Elves did was SB +2 Spidersilk Armor, +2 archer (anti-flying.)
My unblockable Guardians carried equipment ftw here.
I lost 2 games.
Lost a game due to +X/+X pump elf allowing any unblocked guy to hit for a ton. He untapped pump elf w/Quirion Rangers and repeated...
Lost another game to mana screw. I was stuck on 2 lands and if I reached 3 early enough, I could've Trinket Maged or evoked Mulldrifter for more mana.
Forgive me for not using card tags, but I’m on my phone and about to hop a probably empty flight so I’m rushing a bit.
I’ve been playing Caw Blade in pauper for about 5 years. A couple notes (but what works for me doesn’t work for everyone):
*I’ve never ran multiples of the same equipment. I run 1x Bonesplitter, 1x Bladed Bracers, 1x Mantle of Tides. Mantle is great with Brainstorm and opens up interesting combat tricks most opponents don’t consider.
* I run 2x Guardian and 2x Seraph of Dawn. The angel with Bonesplitter and Bracers attached is a Baneslayer with Vigilance and opponents will quickly dump all removal in hand to get to her.
*I run 2x Angelic Renewal which protects my bombs in a format full of removal and is just unfair when paired with Mulldrifter.
*Depending the meta, I either run 4x Thraben Inspector (grindier metas) or Seeker of the way (faster metas).
*You will need counterspells in a competitive environment.
*12 cantrips is a bit redundant for me with 4x mullsdrifter, 4x Inspector, and the birds. I run 4x Brainstorm, 2x Ponder, 2x Preordain.
*With Trinket Mage it is never a bad idea to run a Relic main deck as it hurts so much of the meta.
*Sideboard I always have a couple flag bearers to eat removal and couple copies of Echoing Truth against tokens.
My idea differed from TC's there so here's my thread:
4 Bonesplitter
4 Brainstorm
4 Delver of Secrets
4 Ponder
(12) 2 drops:
4 Journey to Nowhere
4 Snap
4 Squadron Hawk
(8) 3 drops:
4 Mulldrifter
4 Trinket Mage
4 Guardian of the Guildpact
(20) lands:
6 Island
4 Ash Barrens
4 Tranquil Cove
2 Ancient Den
2 Plains
2 Seat of the Synod
4 Gut Shot (elves)
4 Patrician's Scorn (boggles)
4 Relic of Progenitus (tron)
3 Circle of Protection: Red (burn)
01/03/2020 play test.
6 games vs Elves.
3 pre board (2-1.)
3 postboard (2-1.)
SB +4 Gut Shot, -4 Snap.
Elves makes a ton of mana so Snap doesn't buy much tempo. I'd rather kill an early mana dork for 0 mana.
I considered Patrician's Scorn for his Spidersilk Armor but my Journey to Nowhere vs his +X/+X pump elf is too important.
Elves should SB +Artifact/Enchantment removal for my Journey to Nowhere and Bonesplitter.
Journey to Nowhere is my only answer for his game winning +X/+X pump elf.
Bonesplitter allows me to race him.
What Elves did was SB +2 Spidersilk Armor, +2 archer (anti-flying.)
My unblockable Guardians carried equipment ftw here.
I lost 2 games.
Lost a game due to +X/+X pump elf allowing any unblocked guy to hit for a ton. He untapped pump elf w/Quirion Rangers and repeated...
Lost another game to mana screw. I was stuck on 2 lands and if I reached 3 early enough, I could've Trinket Maged or evoked Mulldrifter for more mana.
I won the other 4.
Couple early wins came from flipped Delver of Secrets w/Bonesplitters.
Couple later wins came from Guardian of the Guildpact w/Bonesplitters.
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfx2kA8gok&feature=emb_logo
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3RYiZJFCK0
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j18HlKybrm8&feature=emb_logo
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiAEzfAgpbI&t=1s
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNr_4ubfMg&t=1s
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcwpxraL-g&t=1s
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MyVNLVYNw&t=1s
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M5ffoArnY&t=1s
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_yQEBOPi_w&feature=emb_logo
extended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpUB9zpyr4&feature=emb_logo
4 Bonesplitter*
4 Brainstorm
4 Gut Shot
4 Ponder
4 Preordain
(12) 2 Drops:
4 Journey to Nowhere
4 Looter il-Kor
4 Squadron Hawk
4 Trinket Mage
(4) 4 Drops:
4 Guardian of the Guildpact
(20) Lands:
6 Island
4 Ash Barrens
4 Tranquil Cove
2 Ancient Den*
2 Plains
2 Seat of the Synod*
4 Patrician's Scorn (vs Boggles: -4 Gut Shot.)
4 Relic of Progenitus* (vs Tron -4 Gut Shot.)
3 Sylvok Lifestaff* (vs Black/Red: -3 Bonesplitter.)
2 Circle of Protection: Black (vs Black: -1 Bonesplitter/-1 Gut Shot.)
2 Circle of Protection: Red (vs Red: -1 Bonesplitter/-1 Gut Shot.)
*Trinket Mage targets.
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfx2kA8gok&feature=emb_logo
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3RYiZJFCK0
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j18HlKybrm8&feature=emb_logo
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiAEzfAgpbI&t=1s
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNr_4ubfMg&t=1s
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcwpxraL-g&t=1s
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MyVNLVYNw&t=1s
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M5ffoArnY&t=1s
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_yQEBOPi_w&feature=emb_logo
extended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpUB9zpyr4&feature=emb_logo
I’ve been playing Caw Blade in pauper for about 5 years. A couple notes (but what works for me doesn’t work for everyone):
*I’ve never ran multiples of the same equipment. I run 1x Bonesplitter, 1x Bladed Bracers, 1x Mantle of Tides. Mantle is great with Brainstorm and opens up interesting combat tricks most opponents don’t consider.
* I run 2x Guardian and 2x Seraph of Dawn. The angel with Bonesplitter and Bracers attached is a Baneslayer with Vigilance and opponents will quickly dump all removal in hand to get to her.
*I run 2x Angelic Renewal which protects my bombs in a format full of removal and is just unfair when paired with Mulldrifter.
*Depending the meta, I either run 4x Thraben Inspector (grindier metas) or Seeker of the way (faster metas).
*You will need counterspells in a competitive environment.
*12 cantrips is a bit redundant for me with 4x mullsdrifter, 4x Inspector, and the birds. I run 4x Brainstorm, 2x Ponder, 2x Preordain.
*With Trinket Mage it is never a bad idea to run a Relic main deck as it hurts so much of the meta.
*Sideboard I always have a couple flag bearers to eat removal and couple copies of Echoing Truth against tokens.
4 Bonesplitter
4 Brainstorm
4 Gut Shot
4 Ponder
(16) 2 Drops:
4 Counterspell (credit to sbfinley)
4 Journey to Nowhere
4 Looter il-Kor
4 Squadron Hawk
4 Trinket Mage (fetches Seat of the Synod)
(4) 4 Drops:
4 Guardian of the Guildpact
(20) Lands:
6 Island
4 Ash Barrens
4 Tranquil Cove
2 Ancient Den
2 Plains
2 Seat of the Synod (Counterspell mana)
4 Patrician's Scorn (vs Boggles, -4 Journey to Nowhere.)
4 Relic of Progenitus (vs MonoBlack, -4 Counterspell.)
4 Sylvok Lifestaff (vs MonoBlack and RDW, -4 Bonesplitter.)
3 Circle of Protection: Red (vs RDW, -3 Counterspell.
12/30/20 Update: Took sbfinley's advice about adding Counterspell.
03/19/21 Update: Cleaned up the SB.
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfx2kA8gok&feature=emb_logo
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3RYiZJFCK0
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j18HlKybrm8&feature=emb_logo
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiAEzfAgpbI&t=1s
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNr_4ubfMg&t=1s
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcwpxraL-g&t=1s
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MyVNLVYNw&t=1s
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M5ffoArnY&t=1s
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_yQEBOPi_w&feature=emb_logo
extended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpUB9zpyr4&feature=emb_logo
4 Aven Riftwatcher (helps stabilize)
4 Guardian of the Guildpact
4 Looter il-Kor
4 Squadron Hawk
4 Trinket Mage
(20) Non-Creatures:
4 Brainstorm
4 Counterspell
4 Journey to Nowhere
4 Ponder
4 Sylvok Lifestaff (perfect w/Riftwatcher)
6 Island
4 Ash Barrens
4 Tranquil Cove
2 Ancient Den
2 Plains
2 Seat of the Synod
4 Gut Shot
4 Patrician's Scorn
4 Relic of Progenitus
3 Disenchant
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfx2kA8gok&feature=emb_logo
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3RYiZJFCK0
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j18HlKybrm8&feature=emb_logo
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiAEzfAgpbI&t=1s
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNr_4ubfMg&t=1s
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcwpxraL-g&t=1s
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MyVNLVYNw&t=1s
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M5ffoArnY&t=1s
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_yQEBOPi_w&feature=emb_logo
extended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpUB9zpyr4&feature=emb_logo
4 Aven Riftwatcher
4 Guardian of the Guildpact
4 Looter il-Kor
4 Squadron Hawk
4 Trinket Mage
(20) Non-Creatures:
4 Brainstorm
4 Counterspell
4 Ponder
4 Witness Protection
3 Bonesplitter
1 Sylvok Lifestaff
6 Island
4 Ash Barrens
4 Tranquil Cove
2 Ancient Den
2 Plains
2 Seat of the Synod
4 Lone Missionary
4 Patrician's Scorn
4 Relic of Progenitus
3 Journey to Nowhere
-08/06/23 SB Update: +4 Lone Missionary, -3 Circle of Protection: Red, -1 Gut Shot.
-Unlike Circle of Protection: Red, Lone Missionary can equip Bonesplitter. Also, Flaring Pain reduces Circle of Protection: Red's reliability.
09/02/23 Update:
-Main: +4 Witness Protection, +1 Sylvok Lifestaff. -4 Journey to Nowhere, -1 Bonesplitter.
-SB: +3 Journey to Nowhere, -3 Gut Shot.
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfx2kA8gok&feature=emb_logo
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3RYiZJFCK0
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j18HlKybrm8&feature=emb_logo
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiAEzfAgpbI&t=1s
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNr_4ubfMg&t=1s
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcwpxraL-g&t=1s
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MyVNLVYNw&t=1s
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M5ffoArnY&t=1s
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_yQEBOPi_w&feature=emb_logo
extended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpUB9zpyr4&feature=emb_logo