Rats! The Proper Pauper Guide To Dimir Rat Lock! A $50 Magic: The Gathering Deck

[@Nobody-zl3kk]

Since this is an evil deck presented by the proffesor, the instructor should present a fun and friendly deck next and hate doing so, just there can be balance in the universe

[@Djakarian]

Very well!

[@lostmarble540]

He has to present a group hug style deck but he keeps trying to sneak in land destruction and stax cards.

[@rickliao7259]

It should be the casual Brion Stoutarm deck that the professor was sentenced to play after violating the Commander Code.

[@steveng6721]

Hi vigil

[@TheGreatDeliveryBoy]

This is the Leovold Commander deck but for Pauper. Thanks, I hate it.

[@berndb3141]

Kind of expected the Instructor here, Prof.

[@LordXypherious]

Right? Where's Mirror Professor? Brewing a Group Hug deck under extreme duress?????

[@pokecool2257]

Alright can we talk about this new style of Deck presentation!? This is an incredible style ofpresentation, and I have been loving it! Kudos to Prof and Mr. Eckman (Hope I spelled that right) for the style change as I really love this!

[@patricklickman9972]

Close enough! Thanks :)

[@pokecool2257]

That's why we don't go just on what you hear when you have horrible hearing. Sorry! Still amazing editing!

[@SweetLiltrinket]

Im sorry did i just hear prof say the words "Drifty Boi"?

[@rulezer0682]

Ok boomer moment

[@diegobrandomtg]

Praise be to the drifty boi

[@sephyrias883]

(3:42)

[@tecjohnson]

Yes. Did that excite you?

[@nannerstout3877]

I greatly enjoyed the presentation of the deck. The transitions and graphics were also wonderfully done.

[@MelonKnees]

A point on the Hydroblast vs. Blue Elemental Blast choice that Prof didn't touch on: If you expect to run into a lot of Boros decks that will be siding in Standard Bearers you should go with Blue Elemental. This is due to the difference in how the two are worded. Hydroblast can target any permanent or spell, then if it's Red it does something. If there's a Standard Bearer out you have to target it rather than anything else. However, if you don't regularly see Boros being played in your meta, then Hydroblast is the way to go. The reason here is the same as the previous situation but in your advantage. You can now cast Hydroblast targeting a Rat that will help by increasing the Storm count. It's a side case, but can come in to play for this deck.

[@thecrazycapn]

Rat Lock is one of my longtime favs. Thanks for giving it some love, Prof.

[@137shadowX]

the professor: "this is pauper, every card is affordable" me: glares at oubliette

[@Cinomod6066]

Yeah I was glad I got my paper versions of those when they where like $5 for my mono black control lol

[@SRADracer]

Lol. We love reprints 😁

[@argentpuck]

"Do you want to play a deck that isn't blue? Well, here's another damned blue deck." Wut?

[@High5748]

Where was this when I was playing? Rats have a special place in my heart.

[@tecjohnson]

You should see a doctor about that

[@joseluismckenna1844]

Like everyone else hearing the instructors voice would have me losing it. And drifty boi will be in my head forever

[@DylieBeans]

More pauper love professor! Thank you for all you’ve done for the format! It fails to amount to anything in my area for paper stuff but I have hope.

[@shinobu153]

The Prof releases a video about rats, right after the Rats Secret Lair gets revealed? Hmmmmmmmmmm. (Ignore the fact that none of the rats are actually in the pauper deck)

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

It was a happy coincidence.

[@gc6185]

The lack of a fancy Chittering reprint is my biggest disappointment of the decade

[@joe.5103]

@Tolarian Community College The rat colony seems like a big miss. Colony is not even the good version of that card, like Swarm. Imo, it’s an obvious way to entice rat players to buy more than one copy bc 5 is not enough. Should have been Chittering Rat and Og Ravenous rats.

[@henrye5115]

Have played this for years and love. I actually had all my cards white boardered for extra salt :-)

[@kristiandahl1310]

Thank you for explaining the drifter evoke flicker synergy

[@Penguinhelper121]

This video is just what, I needed. I was building a flicker deck before I realized Nephalia Smuggler is uncommon, but now I see pauper deadeye navigator is a thing. Seller of Songbirds can now produce an army of birds thanks to you!

[@madelinecoven6428]

I was inspired by this to go to the next level by not only denying opponents creatures, but also making them pay life to tap lands. One guy at the card shop loved the deck idea so much that he wanted to take the same idea to make it in red and/or commander.

[@TempusCaelum]

Great deck prof. I look forward to the future of the format, and thank you for being the foremost advocate for it!

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

Still rockin' Elf Pauper after your video way back. Those elves know how to throw a tea party, LOL! I have even played the elf pauper deck vs non pauper decks and been fine, of course if I lose it is the excuse ''I am only using my pauper deck'' HAHAHA

[@sonsysy4195]

Memory lapse would be great counter since it has chittering rats effect

[@ViGaNova]

I've just started using this card on mtgo and am proud to say I'm undefeated. Thanks professor. Very nice

[@danruckus474]

I bought box from goodwill and got a few rats! I think i might make a pauper rat deck! Thanks dude!

[@racingtog]

Love this deck. I have the whole thing (except one preordrain) foiled out! Thanks for the update Prof!

[@Kazz1187]

I’m not a pauper player but I want to support you prof!

[@madlib7108]

The art for Chainers Edict is insane.. they would never print something that brutal today

[@Suavek69]

My first deck I ever made :D love your content prof

[@McTripsRipz]

I've had a rat deck for a while now. Love it.

[@brennanrodriguez122]

I'd love to see this deck be really analyzed and tuned by the community

[@heyes555]

I'd love to see a pauper deck tech of land destruction, either mono black or RB!

[@Siegorius]

It's so beautiful! *wipes a single tear*

[@anandapur26]

PROF!! I just got all of my friends to make Pauper decks 😃

[@TFromberger]

Sweet! I just realized that I have pretty much everything for the deck right here and didn´t even know it!

[@waynebaker9405]

This deck looks fun. I'm gonna try and build it

[@Shadowrunner123]

... the Proff's decks are practically the few things i play in pauper.

[@OldGodsGames]

I really like this list. I already have most of the cards in both paper and MTGO. Been tinkering with WB, but this UB list is going to be easier to build though. Don't be surprised if you see it come into our regular gameplay rotation on Gus Plays Pauper.

[@ZkrytobojcaO.O]

Yey! I play this deck for few years now! I really like it. Nice!

[@Sorran87]

Professor, I think The Instructor might be influencing you too much. I think he's invading your thoughts.

[@AricHaldan0782]

Alright ! this is a deck that might finally get me into pauper :D

[@WhiteDude-yd6ws]

This deck is evil. I love it. I have some vict...., er, friends (yes, that’ll do) that need to experience the “fun” that this deck will bring them. Mwhahaha

[@brianwise5850]

We could really use some more videos from the Instructor as well.

[@MrEvanBacon]

I had a non pauper mono black version of this strategy. Easily one of my favorites

[@pastelcia42]

Hey prof, great video! I’ve been playing and loving this deck for a couple of years now and my list is pretty close to yours, but I play two evincar’s justice and can’t praise them enough! They’ve won me more games than I can count. I think you should consider running them

[@deadboyindrag2518]

LOVE rats LOVE Dimir Love this thank you!

[@bronsonkim6652]

I love slow, grindy, miserable pauper locks. TortEx Turbo Frog was my first pauper love

[@angelomarasigan4347]

Prof actually build a rat deck! Oh my!

[@xBDYKTNxPlaysGames]

Wish my lgs played pauper more often

[@thekkidd3d]

Update: This deck is still playable with just this list, however Doom Blade should be replaced by Cast Down in every deck it appears in any Pauper deck....

[@petemagnuson7357]

I kinda want WotC to print Oko at common, just so we can see the Prof's reaction.

[@tomasjeskai1574]

Nightscape Familiar could help a lot

[@MichaelSmith-iv2rp]

I love everything about this deck

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

It is deliciously evil.

[@stellar_queer]

I was taking a practice test for bio and read "Many mammals control their body temperature by sweating" with the same inflection as the professors "many magic the gathering ask the question"

[@EliyaSelhub]

An interesting deck, definitely a skill tester to play correctly. Also, Nihil Spellbomb > Tormod's Crypt in any black deck, IMO.

[@raymondallen3303]

Oof, I have to find a way to beat this deck as it might show up in my meta!

[@goaway2196]

I want that deck right now

[@zeroeffortmtg3977]

Great video Prof! I just asked you yesterday if you could do more Pauper deck techs, I guess my wish has been granted! Just one quick note: Essence Capture (shown @ 5:49) is not Pauper legal.

[@quarth9396]

Seeing moldrifter in a pauper deck, i really want to see the art for the card when it was a common

[@dominicsevilla1189]

I do believe its had the same artwork since lorwyn

[@rulezer0682]

WHAT. You STILL haven't tried pauper yet, seriously, after 50 million videos... God damn it Maya. Play it, just play it, its still relevant

[@vario6492]

I do have Chittering Rats! All the way at from darksteel 😍

[@DarthDubhslaine]

Until I saw this video, I thought the professor was a good person. This is just straight up evil. I love it 😂

[@coreysierchio4650]

A black pauper deck without Gurmag Angler? Now I've seen everything.

[@brianspragge]

A very Dimiring experience

[@cory7328]

I want a video on the professor’s opinions for building a squirrel deck.

[@mikkelandersen5389]

I love your videos. I just godt inspiret to make a simili version myself (y) Will you make a value check of the New secret lair year of the rat ?

[@henry875]

I love how Teferi is a mythic now 😂

[@Zerschnitzler77]

i always feel like playing pauper but then dont. first, it finally started happening as an event at my lgs, the astrolabe was printed. then it got banned but pioneer got introduced. our lgs has a pauper event every month or not at all and a pioneer event every week but in the same time frame, wednesday evening

[@khit007]

I didn't know you were quite this evil, professor :P

[@Googleflax]

For the sideboard, why Relic of Progenitus instead of the new Soul-Guide Lantern? While Relic of Progenitus draws you a card in addition to exiling their graveyard, Soul-Guide Lantern only exiles an opponent's graveyard and leaves yours intact, which it seems like this deck cares about.

[@forisrex]

just because i havent heard it talked about it in so long, do a deck tech of color commontary's (in pace requiescat) pig trinket deck

[@Korrupt27]

I went to a theros beyond death pre release and got 4 demigods

[@tylerpendergast7899]

I think a good tech against this deck would be to run evolving wild or terramorphic expanse so you can shuffle away the top card of the deck and try to find an answer

[@austinblankenship7631]

I remember the first time i got rat locked, i decided to switch t9 delver then and there XD

[@brianspragge]

Evil Professor Deck Tech

[@edenoniel3541]

TY PROF! Just the content I needed.. Im interested in pauper.. but Pioneer.. is just standards of days past mashed together and boring af.

[@CascadeHope]

Out of curiosity, has perplex been tested at all in this deck? Might not be 100% guaranteed to counter with them having the option to discard their hand, but making them completely run out of gas, and also giving a 3-cost transmute seems handy.

[@johngleeman8347]

If it didn't have big sharp front paws I would hug that chunky rat. XD

[@majesticat935]

Just think, there was once a time when Astrolabe was legal when you could easily run Esper rat-lock with Ephemerate

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Truly, the darkest timeline.

[@bryanjortiz-serrano5775]

Hey prof, what you think on WB Control Pestilence, outside of the creature variant

[@gametester5957]

Cool

[@rmcdaniel2424]

Rats

[@MrTandtrollet]

Nihill Spellbomb over Relic any day when you run Black and want your own yard intact.

[@LordXypherious]

Oh no, someone's been murdered!!!! Call Ratlock!

[@apfelbaum332]

No pauper tournaments at my game store 😿

[@Valkhyron]

Stealing the ratlock idea here for the Yarok budget EDH deck I have to make :P

[@LowinBayrod]

Which card of this deck should be ban ? I think the flicker should go.

[@plshalpme173]

i always suspected that prof was really "i make new rat" type of guy

[@havocbeast]

Why echoing decay and not bile blight? Is it the lack of swamps?

[@SarahAngel3WW]

Since you asked, is there any way you can do a tech on a current tron deck?

[@leonard9624]

Im waiting for theros booster box game

[@bryanjortiz-serrano5775]

Can you update RG cascade? Also, do you think there is a chance for a combo deck in the meta currently, outside of storm?

[@benlittle5543]

Elves

[@MasterP86]

It's not worthy putting a set o augur of skulls and unearth? Augur of skulls is basically a wrench mind without the artifact clause

[@DuncanEllis]

I've lost to this deck. I'll stick to my RG Infect though.

[@nimeshchokshi1921]

Looks like The Professor has vanquished The Instructor. Why else would he not be presenting this video? Either that, or The Instructor has disguised himself as The Professor to be more subtle.

[@crovax1375]

Is Simic Madness a Pauper deck?

[@benlittle5543]

Yes but not tier one

[@angerkun]

You should put a link on tcgplayer so we can find the cards faster.

[@thewraith5465]

Oh Shit! Rats!

[@jacobweisman5557]

Why preordains over Ponder?

[@mirolehto1630]

isn't burglar rat a better version of chittering rats?

[@zackzack9341]

no as chittering rats keeps your opponents drawing the same cards that they have in their hands where burglar rats have them discard a card and does not put them a turn behind on card draw.

[@thatnumber202]

Price goes up 100$

[@JayLiquori]

any new additions?