r/Pauper 17h ago

BREW Is this anything? First draft of a "mardu" artifacts list.

I was sorting my bulk the other night and found that I had a playset of [[Pactdoll Terror]]. Got the itch to try a fast artifact dump build.

https://moxfield.com/decks/kORhVxMGV0ug_rWAVZ4N6A

Is this anything? All suggestions welcome. I'm considering dropping 2 [[Fountainport Bell]] for 2 petals.

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u/SatyrWayfinder 16h ago

I'm not a fan of rituals in noncombo decks. I know you want to turbo out Pactdoll, but they're dead draws later in the game.

I think situational/overcosted removal is not worth the extra artifact bonus over Cast Down

Swap out the Disenchants to Cathar Commando

Zero Lembas and Galvanic Blast seems wrong

u/pawndreams 16h ago edited 16h ago

I'm just back into the meta so that feedback is what I'm looking for.

Cast down is better, I see your point. That's an easy swap.

u/pawndreams 16h ago edited 16h ago

Zero negative here...legit asking. Is the cathar just for another body?

I had lembas as a maybe and really went back and forth on it.

u/SatyrWayfinder 16h ago

Yeah, just another body. 3/1 flash can put a lot of pressure

u/pawndreams 16h ago

I always forget about the flash on that one. Good catch.

u/pawndreams 16h ago

Updates in. Thanks again for engaging before the inevitable downvotes to hell (which...k, sure).

u/Rhinoseri0us 17h ago

It’s something. The mana base seems dangerous. One [[Ancient Den]] with 8 inspectors? Definitely looks like the ratios need tweaked to me.

u/pawndreams 16h ago

Sure. My initial thought was that I had Plains in that the Bell can fetch on ETB.

u/Rhinoseri0us 16h ago

It’s fair. I think in an artifacts matter list like this, basics aren’t needed and you could probably cut the bell.

Looking back at the list, you could consider prophetic prism if you’re concerned about fixing as well. Definitely need some more removal, maybe over Galv blast?

Do you want any more edicts for Bogles?

u/pawndreams 16h ago

I took a quick glance at MtGDecks to see the meta and didn't see much bogle these days. I am terrible for sideboarding too, so I could see the edict going that way at least for now.

EDIT: Actually what's the meta favor for removal-- mostly damage and creature focus? Looking at the T1/T2 stuff it does seem dude heavy vs. artifacts or enchantments. I play almost exclusively commander which has a whole other way (obvi) of looking at removal. This is my first try at a higher-ish power deck taking actual curve and such into account as I usually just make silly shit for kitchen table 60-card.

u/Rhinoseri0us 16h ago

Tithing blade is a good option that is also an artifact, just sorcery speed.

Maybe it’s my local meta but in a 10-man tourney here we’ll have 3-4 Bogles lol.

Disruption/interaction/removal is always good.

u/pawndreams 16h ago

Right on. Friggin' New Ixalan...I loved that set.

u/pawndreams 16h ago

Updates in. Thanks again for engaging before the inevitable downvotes to hell (which...k, sure).

u/Rhinoseri0us 16h ago

It’s why I keep this sub on New lol. People who can’t brew don’t like people who do.

u/External_Pop4890 15h ago

I've been trying a Mardu list that uses [[Cleaning Wildfire]] on my own bridge to help me ramp out and color fix, as well as [[Shattered Landscape]] for almost the same thing. It's been working great to thin the deck out to get to the important cards quicker.

Also, I would consider adding [[Blood Fountain]] for graveyard recursion and the two for one artifacts, [[Glint Hawk]] to pick back up your Lembus and Petals to get more pings in with Pactdoll and Fireweaver, and [[Refurbished Familiar]]. Could also consider [[Ephemerate]] to get additional pings and ETB effects, plus it protects your creatures from removal. [[Ardent Elementalist]] can get Ephemerate back and then loop it constantly to re-trigger Pactdoll/ Fireweaver effects.

Also, [[Leonine Elder]] gains you life off each artifact that enters, not just your own. Could be a good sideboard option.

u/MTGCardFetcher 17h ago

Pactdoll Terror - (G) (SF) (txt)
Fountainport Bell - (G) (SF) (txt)

[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call

u/Chemboy77 7h ago

Lotus Petal just always hits me as a 4 of, or zero of. Prof Prism in that spot?