Is Cranial Ram too good for Pauper? | Affinity Ram Vs Gruul Ponza | Paper Gameplay | Mtg

Published 2024-07-21
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Mengu's Affinity Ram Decklist:
tcgplayer.pxf.io/DK2NLb

4 Myr Enforcer
2 Seat of the Synod
2 Mistvault Bridge
4 Galvanic Blast
2 Blood Fountain
4 Great Furnace
4 Drossforge Bridge
2 Silverbluff Bridge
4 Vault of Whispers
4 Thoughtcast
1 Makeshift Munitions
4 Frogmite
4 Refurbished Familiar
4 Cranial Ram
4 Springleaf Drum
4 Gingerbrute
3 Reckless Impulse
3 Wrenn's Resolve
1 Fling

Side
4 Hydroblast
4 Pyroblast
3 Turn Aside
2 Duress
2 Nihil Spellbomb

Tommy's Gruul Ponza Decklist:
tcgplayer.pxf.io/eK6WR1

4 Arbor Elf
4 Writhing Chrysalis
4 Avenging Hunter
4 Boarding Party
2 Generous Ent
4 Annoyed Altisaur
4 Malevolent Rumble
4 Thermokarst
4 Mwonvuli Acid-Moss
1 Colossal Dreadmask
4 Utopia Sprawl
4 Wild Growth
1 Wooded Ridgeline
1 Snow-Covered Mountain
15 Snow-Covered Forest

Side
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Deglamer
3 Nylea's Disciple
2 Gorilla Shaman
2 Breath Weapon

All Comments (21)
  • @godofacorns
    I'M PSYCHED UP FOR PAPER PAUPER. Love these "What If!" Exhibition matches. Let's see some Chatterstorm and Arcum's Astrolabe too...
  • @mashedmentality
    Let’s go! Love seeing the amazing content being cooked up in the Workshop. Pauper is an amazing format and we appreciate you showing more people how fun it is, even with banned cards haha
  • @THE_BASED_GOD
    Yes, i think its safe to say its been a good ban lol
  • @dgh329
    I look forward to every Mengu's Workshop! Thanks.
  • @MrPlow-jc4cr
    22:40 Not that it mattered a ton, but if you equipped 2nd Ram onto the bird it would have 3 toughness, so he'd have to sac a token to get Writhing to 3 power, and in response you Galv Blast it so he can only get it to a 3/4 in response to the Galv
  • @spark1128
    I made my ponza deck into a gruul ramp deck by adding Glimpse the impossible, I realized the land destruction was really only good against the good matchups so I added some card advantage and removal
  • @Lordmuhkuh23
    Couldn't have Tommy picked the Boarding Party from his last Initiative effect in the first game? It could have blocked the Gingerbrute, which was about to hit him with the Cranial Ram. :) Edit: Lul, right after the game ends they talk about it hahaha welllll....
  • @loxeggcheese
    Great video idea! It was fs the right call to pre ban the ram but I was sad I didn’t get to play the t0 mirror only format for like 2 weeks haha.
  • @Buckship
    I'd like to see two different paupergeddon winner decks against each other next time
  • @TheVesema
    Thanks to these videos and the great Pauper content from the Cardmarket channel, I have completely fallen for Pauper, and these videos have served as inspiration for putting together about 20 decks.
  • @simonisphording
    Feels like tommy could have played this a bit more aggressive sometimes. Ponza isn't great at defense
  • @nik6494
    Ram was surely too strong for pauper πŸ˜‚
  • Was Mengu tired of losing that he chose to play the correctly banned card? xD