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Pauper: Jund Cascade Deck Tech & Sideboard Guide
08/11/22 1 comments
Can Jund Cascade stay strong in the format? Can it handle Pauper's speed? Today we are going to answer these and more questions.
About the Deck
with fast decks like Mono Red Aggro at the top, does Jund Cascade have time to develop their game?
I'll start by talking about its game plan, which is one of my favorites: many low-cost removals at the beginning, to hold the game and cast tons of threats at late-game and, of course, with Cleansing Wildfire ramping up and drawing cards so that the big threats can hit the board faster.Ad


Mulligan and Postures

Sideboard Guide
vs. Mono Red Burn
I'll start right away talking about one of the worst matchups for us. Playing against Burn is always very tricky — our deck is slow, and Burn is usually pretty fast.Ad
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vs. Faeries
This match has everything to be good for us, especially since I've been playing with a Penumbra Spider on the main deck, since once it is in play, it will either stop their board by blocking the faeries, or it will cost our opponent two removals to deal with it. Another good thing is that our spells have a high cost, and we can almost always play without being countered by Spellstutter Sprite. Still on the main deck we have Fiery Cannonade, which when resolved at the right time, can easily lead us to victory. In the post-side, we still have Red Elemental Blast, which will give us some peace of mind to resolve our most important spells or even kill a problematic threat.Side in:

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vs. Boros
This is that match where, when the Game 1starts, we start to wonder whether we'll need to worry about Dust to Dust in Game 2. If our opponent's deck is white, that scares us — but simultaneously, we're trying to win the game, and our deck has a good matchup here. I put it as Boros, but it works for Boros Synthesizer or Boros Bully, as they both have the game we like, creatures to kill in the beginning, and then we put our big creatures in play and have a favorable combat. And if they overextend, we use Fiery Cannonade to reset the board. Once again, I will mention Penumbra Spider, which is excellent against almost all creatures in this matchup. On the side, there is a difference between the two decks, so I'll separate them. The difference is simple: if it's the Boros Synthesizer, we'll want to have Gorilla Shaman or Ancient Grudge for the artifacts, whereas against Boros Bully, we'll want Suffocating Fumes against the birds.Against Boros Synthesizer
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vs. Grixis Affinity
Here I would say that we have a tricky game, but it is good for us. Despite both decks having the same play style, drawing plenty of cards, prolonging the game, and putting large creatures into play, but we end up having more creatures and more removals to deal with threats.Ad
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vs. Jund Cascade
This mirror is a game where both players attempt to ramp and kill opposing threats. The difference will be after a few turns — if you miss land drops, you will most likely lose, and if you flood, it might be a bad sign too, so the proportion of lands with spells on that mirror is essential. I'm not going to say that luck on the draws will decide, as a mulligan for this stance can definitely help. Both players seek to put their creatures into play to try to kill the opponent faster while avoiding them to develop the game, so this is a long matchup where players will be battling for resources all the time. An important card here will be the Monarch, Crimson Fleet Commodore. Once you are the Monarch and you have the removals to protect and maintain yourself, your odds of victory have just increased by a wide margin.Side in:

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