
Seize the Initiative. Rule the Dungeon. Rule the Table.
Pauper EDH (or Pauper Commander) is a fun, budget-friendly version of Commander where:
You choose one uncommon creature as your commander.
The rest of your deck contains only commons (99 total cards).
It’s all about creativity, synergy, and smart play over raw power.
Rilsa Rael, Kingpin (3UB) enters the battlefield and takes the Initiative.
Once you’ve entered the dungeon, your goal is to venture deeper, maintain the Initiative, and outvalue your opponents with unblockable and evasive threats.
Blue keeps you tricky and evasive — black gives you removal, recursion, and inevitability.
Together, you’ll rule the undercity.
🕹️ Playstyle: Midrange / Value / Dungeon Crawling
💀 Colors: Blue & Black (Dimir)
🏰 Gameplan:
Establish early evasive creatures.
Take the Initiative or Monarch and defend it.
Control the board with black removal.
Use Rilsa to turn your small creatures into unstoppable finishers.
Rilsa Rael, Kingpin
Aarakocra Sneak
Aether Adept
Aether Swooper
Aspiring Aeronaut
Aven Eternal
Aven Fisher
Azure Fleet Admiral
Blood Beckoning
Blood Curdle
Burdened Aerialist
Deathcult Rogue
Dunland Crebain
Eldrazi Skyspawner
Eye Collector
Faerie Duelist
Foul Watcher
Flitting Guerrilla
Gluttonous Slug
Heartstabber Mosquito
Kitesail Skirmisher
Lantern Bearer
Mist Raven
Network Disruptor
Okiba Reckoner Raid
Pilgrim's Eye
Preening Champion
Pseudodragon Familiar
Rancid Rats
Revel Ruiner
Searchlight Companion
Secret Door
Shortcut Seeker
Sidisi's Faithful
Silver Raven
Skyscanner
Slither Blade
Spiketail Drakeling
Stingblade Assassin
Stirge
Stronghold Confessor
Tazeem Roilmage
Thorn of the Black Rose
Tormented Soul
Underdark Explorer
Unwilling Ingredient
Vicious Battlerager
Yuan-Ti Fang-Blade
Zombie Ogre
Behold the Multiverse
Blood Beckoning (also functions as recursion)
Ephara's Dispersal
Depths of Desire
Fall from Favor
Fates' Reversal
Omen of the Dead
Reasonable Doubt
Unexplained Disappearance
You Come to a River
You Find the Villains' Lair
Precipitous Drop
Dimir Cluestone
Dimir Locket
Prying Blade
Trailblazer’s Torch
Skyscanner (doubles as draw engine)
Secret Door (also fits dungeon theme)
Okiba Reckoner Raid (Saga – early pressure, later becomes a creature)
17 × Swamp
16 × Island
Dimir Guildgate
Dismal Backwater
Submerged Boneyard
Evolving Wilds
Terramorphic Expanse
Built for initiative & dungeon synergy — nearly all creatures either venture, fly, or support dungeon progression.
Heavy evasion theme ensures you’ll keep the Initiative turn after turn.
Dimir mana base optimized for smooth draws — 38 total mana sources counting Cluestone & Locket.
Perfect for casual Pauper Commander nights or anyone who loves blue–black value engines.
Every game feels different depending on which dungeon path you take.
Rilsa’s death touch and combat triggers make combat thrilling every turn.
Affordable, flavorful, and plays like a miniature control deck that wins through attrition and precision.
🕷️ “Venture deep, strike silent, and rule from the shadows.”
💀 Rilsa Rael, Kingpin – Pauper Commander Deck
Perfect for dungeon-delvers, Dimir enthusiasts, and lovers of clever combat control.