Pauper Affinity: All Commons, All Speed
An all-artifact aggro shell that hits well above its rarity.
Estimated budget
~$40 – $70
Playstyle
Aggro · Budget
Strategy
Pauper Affinity plays cheap, high-power artifact creatures like Frogmite and Myr Enforcer that cost less for every artifact already in play, curving out well ahead of a normal aggro deck. Atog turns any excess artifact into a massive pump, often for lethal, while Galvanic Blast deals extra damage whenever a metalcraft condition is met. Every card in the deck is a common, making it one of the cheapest ways to play a genuinely competitive aggro strategy.
Strengths
- ✓ Extremely explosive starts for very little mana
- ✓ Atog can end games out of nowhere by sacrificing artifacts
- ✓ Entirely commons, so it's inexpensive to build and replace
Weaknesses
- ✗ Artifact removal and sweepers are devastating
- ✗ Can run out of resources if the initial rush is stopped
- ✗ Low individual card power outside of the affinity discount
Key Cards
Atog
Payoff — sacrifices artifacts for a huge pump
Frogmite
Cheap affinity creature
Myr Enforcer
Cheap affinity creature
Galvanic Blast
Metalcraft-boosted removal or reach
Chromatic Star
Fixing and cantrip fuel for Atog
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Common questions
01 Is Pauper Affinity a good first competitive deck?
Yes — it's one of the cheapest ways to play a genuinely fast, competitive aggro deck since Pauper restricts every card to common rarity.
02 What answers this deck well?
Cheap artifact removal and sweepers are its biggest problem, since almost every threat in the deck is itself an artifact.
