deck Golgari Gardens

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About Pauper Golgari Gardens

Belonging to the metagame from Pauper, Golgari Gardens is a deck with the following key cards: Swamp, Deadly Dispute, Khalni Garden, Cast Down, Bone Picker, Shambling Ghast, Avenging Hunter, Village Rites, Culling the Weak, with an overall win percentage of 47.0% in 17 games in the last 6 months. and worst against Azorius Affinity. In recent appearances Kirblinxy made 44º at Pauper Challenge 32 and Yugi_Muto made 5V-0L at Pauper League.

Main Deck cards Golgari Gardens

Swamp

9.9 in 100% of decks
Deadly Dispute

4.0 in 93% of decks
Khalni Garden

2.7 in 93% of decks
Cast Down

2.2 in 73% of decks
Bone Picker

4.0 in 66% of decks
Shambling Ghast

4.0 in 66% of decks
Avenging Hunter

3.7 in 66% of decks
Village Rites

3.7 in 66% of decks
Culling the Weak

3.2 in 66% of decks
Snuff Out

2.1 in 66% of decks
Spinning Darkness

1.9 in 66% of decks
Greedy Freebooter

3.3 in 60% of decks
Corrupted Conviction

3.0 in 60% of decks
Vault of Whispers

2.4 in 60% of decks
Haunted Mire

1.6 in 60% of decks
Nested Shambler

3.4 in 53% of decks
Troll of Khazad-dûm

2.0 in 53% of decks
Gixian Infiltrator

3.4 in 46% of decks
Thorn of the Black Rose

2.1 in 46% of decks
Tithing Blade

4.0 in 33% of decks
Crypt Rats

4.0 in 33% of decks
Lembas

3.4 in 33% of decks
Ichor Wellspring

3.4 in 33% of decks
Witch's Cottage

2.4 in 33% of decks
Candy Trail

2.2 in 33% of decks
Ill-Gotten Inheritance

2.2 in 33% of decks
Reckoner's Bargain

2.2 in 33% of decks
Bojuka Bog

1.4 in 33% of decks
Defile

1.4 in 33% of decks
Chainer's Edict

1.0 in 33% of decks
Pristine Talisman

1.0 in 33% of decks
Rat Out

1.0 in 33% of decks
Pulse of Murasa

1.0 in 33% of decks
Urborg Repossession

1.0 in 33% of decks
Carrion Feeder

3.0 in 20% of decks
Tragic Slip

2.0 in 20% of decks
Forest

1.3 in 20% of decks
Rancor

1.0 in 20% of decks
Candy Grapple

1.0 in 20% of decks
Corrupt

1.0 in 20% of decks
Geothermal Bog

1.0 in 20% of decks
Tamiyo's Safekeeping

2.0 in 13% of decks
Gurmag Angler

2.0 in 13% of decks
Rowan's Grim Search

1.0 in 13% of decks
Okiba-Gang Shinobi

1.0 in 13% of decks
Not Dead After All

1.0 in 13% of decks
Llanowar Visionary

1.0 in 13% of decks
Skullcap Snail

1.0 in 13% of decks

Sideboard cards Golgari Gardens

Duress

3.6 in 53% of decks
Nihil Spellbomb

2.0 in 53% of decks
Return to Nature

2.0 in 53% of decks
Drown in Sorrow

1.8 in 53% of decks
Relic of Progenitus

2.7 in 40% of decks
Masked Vandal

2.3 in 40% of decks
Suffocating Fumes

1.5 in 40% of decks
Unexpected Fangs

1.2 in 40% of decks
Rotten Reunion

2.0 in 33% of decks
Troublemaker Ouphe

1.7 in 33% of decks
Echoing Decay

1.0 in 33% of decks
Weather the Storm

3.0 in 20% of decks
Smash to Smithereens

2.7 in 20% of decks
Natural State

2.0 in 20% of decks
Reaping the Graves

2.0 in 20% of decks
Gingerbrute

1.0 in 20% of decks
Life Goes On

1.0 in 20% of decks
Electrickery

2.0 in 13% of decks
Arms of Hadar

2.0 in 13% of decks
Young Wolf

1.0 in 13% of decks

Strategy

The Golgari Gardens deck in Pauper Magic: The Gathering is a black-green deck that focuses on a combination of graveyard recursion, sacrificing creatures for value, and generating card advantage. Here's a breakdown of the strategy, strengths, and weaknesses of the deck: **Strategy:** - The deck aims to control the board with removal spells like Cast Down and Snuff Out while generating card advantage through cards like Village Rites and Ichor Wellspring. - It can generate mana quickly by sacrificing creatures using cards like Carrion Feeder and Culling the Weak. - The deck also has some recursive elements with Crypt Rats and Shambling Ghast, allowing you to keep the pressure on your opponent by constantly reusing resources. **Good Points:** - The deck has a strong removal suite with cards like Drown in Sorrow and Snuff Out, allowing you to deal with a wide range of threats. - It has good card advantage engines with cards like Village Rites and Ichor Wellspring, helping you to dig deeper into your deck and find the cards you need. - The deck can generate a lot of value by sacrificing creatures and recurring them, making it difficult for your opponent to keep up with your resource generation. **Bad Points:** - The deck can be vulnerable to graveyard hate like Nihil Spellbomb and Relic of Progenitus, which can disrupt your game plan by exiling key cards. - It may struggle against aggressive decks that can apply pressure early before you have a chance to set up your engine. - The mana base can be a bit shaky with only Khalni Garden and Haunted Mire providing additional colors beyond black and green, potentially leading to color screw in some games. Overall, Golgari Gardens is a versatile and interactive deck that rewards careful resource management and strategic thinking. It can be a strong choice in the Pauper format, especially in slower, grindy matchups where its value engines can shine.