deck Mono U Ilusion

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About Pauper Mono U Ilusion

Belonging to the metagame from Pauper, Mono U Ilusion is a deck with the following key cards: Island, Faerie Seer, Spellstutter Sprite, Counterspell, Moon-Circuit Hacker, Ninja of the Deep Hours, Of One Mind, Snap, Faerie Miscreant, with an overall win percentage of 45.8% in 286 games in the last 6 months. The deck performances better against Dimir Control and Boros Synthesizer and worst against Golgari Reanimate and Grixis Affinity. In recent appearances Julinn made 3V-1L at Fuguete League 171 and BuddyTheFrog made 6º at Pauper Challenge 32.

Main Deck cards Mono U Ilusion

Island

17.9 in 100% of decks
Faerie Seer

4.0 in 100% of decks
Spellstutter Sprite

4.0 in 100% of decks
Counterspell

4.0 in 100% of decks
Moon-Circuit Hacker

4.0 in 100% of decks
Ninja of the Deep Hours

4.0 in 100% of decks
Of One Mind

3.8 in 100% of decks
Snap

3.7 in 100% of decks
Faerie Miscreant

4.0 in 91% of decks
Mutagenic Growth

3.5 in 91% of decks
Brinebarrow Intruder

3.4 in 83% of decks
Spell Pierce

1.9 in 75% of decks
Saiba Cryptomancer

2.0 in 33% of decks
Force Spike

2.0 in 33% of decks
Smoke Shroud

1.3 in 25% of decks

Sideboard cards Mono U Ilusion

Annul

2.8 in 75% of decks
Blue Elemental Blast

3.5 in 66% of decks
Steel Sabotage

2.3 in 58% of decks
Dispel

1.8 in 58% of decks
Relic of Progenitus

2.3 in 50% of decks
Hydroblast

3.3 in 33% of decks
Stormbound Geist

2.3 in 25% of decks
Bind the Monster

1.7 in 25% of decks

Strategy

The Mono U Illusion deck in Pauper Magic: The Gathering is all about disrupting your opponent's game plan with counterspells, bouncing their creatures back to their hand, and controlling the board with efficient creatures. The strategy of the deck revolves around using cards like Spellstutter Sprite and Counterspell to counter your opponent's spells, while also deploying evasive threats like Ninja of the Deep Hours and Faerie Miscreant to pressure their life total. One of the strengths of this deck is its ability to interact with a wide range of strategies thanks to its versatile suite of counterspells and removal spells. Cards like Snap and Echoing Truth can provide tempo advantages by bouncing your opponent's creatures back to their hand, while cards like Faerie Seer and Jace's Phantasm help you dig through your deck for key pieces. However, the deck can struggle against aggressive decks that can kill you before you can stabilize, as well as decks that can go over the top with powerful late-game threats. Additionally, since the deck relies heavily on its creatures for damage, it can be vulnerable to decks that can efficiently deal with them, such as decks with a lot of removal spells or creatures with high toughness. Overall, the Mono U Illusion deck in Pauper is a fun and interactive deck that rewards skilled pilots with its ability to disrupt opponents and control the game.