r/Pauper • u/UnableContribution95 • 17h ago
HELP Mana Base Help
I’m building a Mardu Version of Orzhov Blade using red to facilitate sneaky snacker with the discard draw 2 artifacts. I’m struggling with the mana base. I’m not sure how many artifact lands I should be running. I don’t want to get entirely blown out by Dust to Dust but also I have Refurbished Familiar and Glint Hawk which encourage them how many should I be running?
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u/confuso_sobrinho 7h ago
I like that mana base + 2 navigator's compass
https://moxfield.com/decks/-KYYydu-MEm1phAnQoBIkw
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u/barthasson Ephemerate Entusiast 16h ago
Most of Mardu Synth/Blade lists use the wildfire package to help with ramping and mana fixing. If you go that way, you're sure to have at least 8 artifact lands (4 [[Rustvale Bridge]] and 4 [[Drossforge Bridge]]). This helps a lot fixing mana for 3color decks, such as Jund and Jeskai. Jund generally runs a couple of [[Vault of Whispers]] too consistently have refurbished for 1 by turn 3, so you can add some too. I recommend at least 6 basics + 4 [[Shattered Landscape]], and maybe some [[Navigator's Compass]] helps with fixing and sinergize well with the Glint and Kor. Fixing for 3color deck is erally important, so you'll have to compromise a good portion of your build to make sure it is possible to play the rest of the deck accordingly.