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Bump? Also now the proud owner of a foil Phenax, if anyone's interested in it.

Dissipate would be great, but not pauper. Journey to Nowhere is OK, but if they're running any kind of enchantment removal, all it does is trigger him again. Tragic Slip is always great, though. The only real difficulty in dealing with him is if the opponent is running graveyard recursion, as that's typically how the "standard" MBD deck works.

I've been looking for ways to build around him as well, though. Will probably figure something out this weekend.

for a second there, I seriously considered parting with Silent Hill for an AEther Vial.

I've actually got a few pauper decks I run.

There's UR Storm: http://deckbox.org/sets/525400
Similar to yours. This plays pretty consistently, although it's kind of a glass cannon. I strongly recommend Manamorphose in this deck; a free spell that pumps Cyclops + a cantrip is incredible.

There's BW Exalted: http://deckbox.org/sets/525401
First pauper deck I built. This one's fun to play. It's a really resilient deck, and it can play both the aggressive & control role. To me, it's a solid deck that can do multiple things at once. It has ways to stabilize & regain health, ways to control, and ways to be really aggressive.

And finally, UG Tron: http://deckbox.org/sets/525406
Somehow, it kind of works. Early game, it stumbles a little bit. But usually, by the time Tron is online, the opponent can't do a whole lot, aside from trying land destruction. Nessian Asp is such a great card for pauper, especially with Tron lands. It's easy enough to cast it before turn 5, but the Tron lands & Wildheart Invoker make it ridiculous. Fireball is a fun alternate win con.

I also have a pauper cube. I'll post a list eventually...

I'd rather not, since it's part of a deck & I don't like ripping decks apart for trade. Thanks for the offer, though

Definitely interested, as long as a) they're MMA, and b) you're not valuing the foil one at more than 50% of the regular one's value. (not really interested in them as collectible items; I just want to play the damn game with one). Also, most of what I have is standard stuff, as well as a bunch of things from Zendikar, and a couple of things from Alara. I'll update my trade list later tonight. If this is cool with you, though, send me a trade offer & we'll go from there.

Have a look at mine: http://deckbox.org/sets/403786

What everyone said about playing defensively is dead-on. With my deck, most of the time I'm only playing cheap creatures and spells, and extorting the opponent to death. Blind Obedience slows down creature-heavy decks quite a bit, and lets me get in extra damage with something like Tithe Drinker (on top of giving me another extort trigger). I'm also a big fan of Stab Wound and One Thousand Lashes; although a little expensive, they cause an ongoing problem for the opponent, and can force them to waste removal on their own creatures. But one of my favorite cards in the deck is Bloodgift Demon: well-costed, has evasion, can swing for a ton of damage, and allows me to use everything I've gained from extorting for really solid card advantage.