1v1 fun

[abeckett]

I'm seriously thinking about building a deck that's focused more on 1v1 play than multiplayer, simply because I've had quite a few times lately where I'm waiting for a game to start and have just a single person standing by. Of course, how I go about doing this depends on if others might consider it as well.

I've been looking over the 1v1 French rules and would most likely build the deck using those. They seem fairly solid and the banned list is aimed at not having totally lopsided games out of the gate. This seems to happen all too often when I run a multiplayer-tuned deck in a 1v1 situation...one of us pulls out to a massive lead to start and the other is quickly left behind.

For reference:
forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=389492
duelcommander.com/rules/

Basically, the banned list follows most of the main culprits in multi-player EDH. Prime Time is allowed...but all of the fast mana that makes dropping him on turn 3 possible is gone.

Before I actually start putting something together, I wanted to see if anyone else is interested. I'm most likely going to convert one of my existing decks to the format.

[Travis Lannoye]

I'm likely gonna keep my pauper deck with Baleful Strix for this purpose.

[abeckett]

I suppose that works as well. I need to up my threat density though. Current deck play way too slow.

[JediCheese]

The French list used to unban Library of Alexandria. I have read some about the decks available in the French style, it is much more aggressive format due to the 30 life.

I played Vendilion Clique with US rules in several 1v1 tournaments ($5 entry). I made several hundred dollars before they banned her (then I switched to Zur). The number of decks that can deal with it is extremely low (blue countermagic, some three color decks that are so threat intensive you can't counter everything, and Thrun). I didn't even have Tunnel Vision for a combo win (never got around to purchasing it).

I can't find a pauper EDH banned list. I seem to remember Murderous Redcap getting banned. Other awesome generals would be Bloodbraid Elf (aggro) or Mistmeadow Witch (control).

[Travis Lannoye]

My second pauper EDH general is going to be the new Vizkopa Guildmage (dibs!) plus some sweet extort action.