Bomat Courier is better than it looks in this deck and I would up the Pia's Revolution to 4, to maximize the pressure on the opponent's thinking. Agreed this is a very fun deck and can even do fairly well at FNM's with a good sideboard.
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Sorry but this deck is "Peasant" not "Pauper" since Counterbalance was only printed as an uncommon. If mill is your win condition you need to add a few more dedicated milling cards to speed up the process, because even in pauper you can hold control of the board for only so long. Mono blue should be a stronger deck build as you can control creatures with cheap "Paralyzing Grasp" type effects. I hope some of this is helpful, good luck ....
Soroya the Falconer has had errata to read birds...... Check out magiccards.info , and also try adding Gustcloak Savior for nice combat maneuvers.
Battle Screech and Keeper of the Nine Gales seem like real strong additions for your deck. Flying and Pump are the keys to a Bird victory so Island Sanctuary and some extra card draw should be useful. Also Soroya the falconer pumps and actually gives banding to birds, which is more useful than you think.
Either should be fine, but Plasm capture helps with your high mana creatures in a pinch.
Door to Nothingness makes a good alternate win condition for this deck if they neuter Maze's End.
I play a similar theme casual deck, but opted for mono-red, with more creatures. Try Release the Gremlins and Indomitable Creativity, and also Scrap Trawler for a more creature oriented take. Enjoy the Burn. You have got to love Pia's Revolution......
You could throw in an Aetherflux Reservoir as a second win condition with all the lifegain.
Maybe add some countering to protect your big threats and some walls to protect the early game - Wall of Blossoms, Fog Bank etc. Overbeing of Myth seems a little underwelming for its cost. Try to establish more of an early game presence rather than react with Swan Song, so that when you finally play a large threat your opponent won't be saving his elimination spells for it.
Seems pretty strong for a budget deck. Maybe add 1 or 2 sources of black mana to make the instant equip of Cranial Plating more viable. Underground River is less than $2.00.
I played something similar back durng Urza's Saga and remember it as a fun and forceful deck. Try adding Treacherous Link to double damage to an opponent from pestilence. Personal Sanctuary also works if you activate pestilence mostly on your turn. You could also add a few extort cards to the mix ( Blind Obedience).
Deck needs an Eldrazi Displacer is you want additional combo. I believe you should play some counter magic (2 or 3) to protect your main combo pieces and prevent being blown out by graveyard hate or Shatterstorm and Price of Progress, and similiar hate effects.
Rancor over Lightning bolt definitely in this deck. Rupture Spire is another mana fixing option that I often use in Pauper EDH.
Add Mistveil Plains to your land base to recycle your Sunforger package. Sun Titan and Brass Squire are also good fits for your deck.
I like instants over enchantments for Heroic triggers due to the surprise factor and you will not be 2 for 1 as often. Your selection of enchantments seems pretty solid however, so many of the cards i am suggesting might not be that great an improvement. Try some of the following - Kor Dirge, Rush of Vitality, Rouse - a free spell, Imp's Taunt - buyback for multiple triggers, Aphotic Wisps - cantrip, Boon of Erebos, Butcher's Glee - a strong pauper card, Ebony or Funeral Charm - some multi-taking, Fevered Strength, Vampire's Bite, Howl From Beyond, Necrobite, Grotesque Mutation, and if you want to increase your budget - Hatred- a personal favorite. Hope some of this is helpful.
I really enjoy odd two card combos, and yours is excellent. It might fit better in a Commander deck where it can popup unexpectedly, or go unnoticed due to the presence of greater board threats. Hope you do well playing this deck as you will need the countering to keep the combo intact and viable once it becomes common knowledge.
Krark's Thumb is a must in a coin flip deck if you want to attempt to win some matches, and maybe add Mana Clash to the mix. Looks like a fun and annoying deck. I play a Zedru - gives you Hate Edh with Enduring Ideal as the main win condition.
I actually built this deck years ago before Beastmaster's ascension was printed , but it is a great card to add as an alternate win condition Thanks
How has the deck worked out for you? I think Brion Stoutarm would be a better commander to build around - using cards such as Serra Avatar, Borderland Behemoth, Marshal's Anthem, and possibly Dreamstone Hedron for ramp and draw. Add a little more removal in Swords to Plowshares and Phyrexian Rebirth. For equipment add a Sunforger package - a must in Boros type decks. I play a Brion Stoutarm deck in both casual and competitive settings and it can pull out some interesting wins and is always in the thick of things unless it gets mana screwed. Play enough man rocks and cost reducers to make your big creatures easy to cast while still holding back some mana to react to threats. Ghostly prison is also sort of a must play card. Enjoy and I hope some of this helps.
Grozoth is one of the best cards to play with Blue Braids. Fill your hand with good 9 mana creatures and spells with a reliquery tower in play. Artisan of Kozilak, Blue Bringer, Clone Legion, Darksteel Forge, and Void Winnower to name a few. Library at Lat Nan gives you a way to find Grizoth or fill your hand. Ancestral Knowledge might also be of help.
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