This RG mid-range deck uses Eldrazi Spawn to pressure the opponent on multiple fronts: ramp to finisher, potential attack swarm, and death by a thousand paper cuts.

Ramp to finisher: Hand of Endrakul can enter the battlefield as early as turn 3 with great luck (turn 2: nest invader or spawning breath, turn 3: brood birthing). Ulamog's Crusher is for games that go longer.

Potential attack swarm: Echoing Courage and Strength in Numbers can be quite good if a large number of Eldrazi Spawn are on the board. They can also be used in conjunction with the Finisher for one turn of massive damage the turn after the finisher enters.

Death by a thousand paper cuts: If 1 or 2 Impact Tremors comes out early, then significant damage occurs thereafter when the spawn come out, especially Brood Birthing. Modest creatures add to the pain, setting the stage for a kill by the finisher or attack swarm in a single turn.

Occasionally 2 or 3 of these threats all combine together for a spectacular turn. For example, 2 impact tremors, nest invader, and 1 spawn on the board. Brood Birthing is played, triggering 6 damage. Then Strength in Numbers pumps Nest Invader to a 7/7 with trample. Then 4 spawn sacrificed to bring in Hand of Emrakul.

This deck rarely wins before turn 6, thus the red removal (we will replace a lightning strike with a lightning bolt as soon as we acquire another). Echoing courage can be used to protect Spawn if needed.

This deck has not yet faced really good burn, heavy counterspell, or ultra aggressive decks, where it might fare poorly. But it has done well against a variety of other deck types so far, piloted by 10-year-old Milo.

Milo piloted this deck in his first-ever magic tournament, an 8-person paper pauper classic. He went: 0-2, 2-1, 2-0 for a fourth place finish.

At least one of the losses was due to mana color issues. The easy fix is to replace some mountains and forests with Evolving Wilds and Terramorphic Expanse.


Changes to consider:

Evolving Wilds and Teramorphic Expanse (definitely needed)
Wild Growth (maybe)
Bequeathal (will eventually sacrifice Spawn anyway, and makes it painful for opponent to remove a spawn)
Brimstone Volley (yet another way to apply pressure, making it even more painful to remove a spawn)

Raid Bombardment and/or Hissing Iguanar could pile on to Impact Tremors.