Introduction
This deck is part of the Pauper Decks, which are made from only common cards. The great thing about Pauper is the majority of the cards are cheap to buy, and are still strong as there are quite a lot of good common cards over Magic's history.
Key Strategy
The Boros Tokens deck is an aggressive strategy that aims to flood the board with creatures and tokens, then leverage powerful pump effects to deal massive amounts of damage in a single turn. The deck excels at going wide, generating a critical mass of creatures that can overwhelm opponents, especially when combined with the deck's numerous buffs and protection spells.
Squadron Hawk + Battle Screech: This combo is at the heart of the deck’s token generation strategy. Squadron Hawk allows you to search your library for up to three additional copies of itself, filling your hand with creatures. This not only thins your deck but also sets up the powerful Battle Screech. Casting Battle Screech puts two 1/1 white Bird creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield. You can then flash it back by tapping three untapped white creatures you control, which is easily accomplished by tapping your Squadron Hawks. This can lead to a rapid increase in your board presence, setting the stage for a devastating attack.
Lunarch Veteran + Sacred Cat + Prismatic Strands: This combination offers both resilience and protection. Lunarch Veteran helps you gain life each time a creature enters the battlefield under your control, providing sustainability. Sacred Cat is a cheap, early-game creature with lifelink that can be embalmed from the graveyard, giving you additional value and more bodies on the board. Prismatic Strands is the deck's key defensive tool, preventing all damage that sources of the color of your choice would deal this turn. Since Prismatic Strands can be flashed back by tapping an untapped white creature, it synergizes perfectly with the deck’s abundance of white creatures, including Sacred Cat after it's been embalmed.
Ramosian Rally + Rally the Peasants: These spells are the primary means of turning your wide board into lethal damage. Ramosian Rally is an instant that gives all your creatures +2/+2 until end of turn, and it can be cast for free if you control a Plains and an opponent controls a Swamp. Rally the Peasants provides a similar boost, giving your creatures +2/+0 until end of turn, and it has flashback, allowing you to use it twice in a game. With a wide board of tokens and small creatures, these spells can turn what seems like a minor threat into a game-ending attack.
Faithless Looting & Thrilling Discovery: These cards provide card selection and the ability to dig through your deck to find key pieces. Faithless Looting allows you to draw two cards and then discard two cards, which can be flashed back later for additional value. Thrilling Discovery serves a similar purpose but also gains you life, which can be crucial in races against other aggressive decks.
Journey to Nowhere & Lightning Bolt: These removal spells help clear the way for your attacks. Journey to Nowhere exiles a creature, providing a more permanent answer to problematic threats. Lightning Bolt is a versatile instant that can remove creatures or go directly to your opponent's face, making it an essential tool in both early game board control and late-game reach.
The deck’s win conditions revolve around creating a wide board of creatures and tokens, then using pump effects like Ramosian Rally and Rally the Peasants to make your creatures large enough to deal lethal damage in a single turn. The flying tokens generated by Battle Screech can be particularly devastating, as they can evade ground-based blockers. Prismatic Strands can also be used offensively, ensuring that your creatures survive combat and your opponent's blockers don't deal any damage back.
In matchups where your opponent relies heavily on red removal or black creatures, Prismatic Strands and Journey to Nowhere can provide you with the protection you need to execute your game plan without disruption.
The Boros Tokens deck is a powerful and consistent strategy that excels at creating a wide board and then turning that board into lethal damage with pump spells. Its combination of aggressive creatures, token generation, and protective spells makes it a resilient and explosive deck capable of winning games quickly. Whether you’re swarming the skies with Squadron Hawk and Battle Screech or finishing off an opponent with a well-timed Rally the Peasants, this deck offers a fun and potent way to dominate your opponents.
Key Cards
Cards to look for in the opening hand