With Astrolabe gone, Midrange decks have been crowned the monarch of Pauper. But what midrange deck is best? Brian breaks down Boros Monarch and provides an update to his Mono-Black deck.

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Decklists:

MONO BLACK

Lands 18 x Swamp (339)4 x Witches Cottage   Creatures 2 x Cuombajj Witches4 x Chittering Rats2 x Phyrexian Rager2 x Crypt Rats2 x Thorn of the Black Rose4 x Gray Merchant of Asphodel   Creatures 4 x Phyrexian Defiler3 x Nihil Spellbomb3 x Disfigure2 x Duress4 x Geth's Verdict2 x Chainer's Edict4 x Sign in Blood   Sideboard 4 x Banehound1 x Syphon Life1 x Nihil Spellbomb1 x Thorn of the Black Rose1 x Duress2 x Rancid Earth1 x Wrench Mind1 x Nausea1 x Evincar's Justice1 x Spinning Darkness1 x Disfigure

BOROS MONARCH

Lands 3 x Ancient Den2 x Bojuka Bog3 x Boros Garrison1 x Forgotten Cave1 x Mountain (343)1 x Plains (331)2 x Radiant Fountain1 x Secluded Steppe4 x Wind-Scarred Crag   Creatures 4 x Glint Hawk4 x Kor Skyfisher2 x Okiba-Gang Shinobi3 x Palace Sentinels4 x Thraben Inspector   Spells 2 x Battle Screech4 x Galvanic Blast4 x Lightning Bolt2 x Prismatic Strands2 x Alchemist's Vial1 x Golden Egg3 x Journey to Nowhere4 x Prophetic Prism   Sideboard 2 x Electrickery1 x Gorilla Shaman3 x Lone Missionary1 x Prismatic Strands3 x Red Elemental Blast2 x Relic of Progenitus2 x Standard Bearer1 x Shenanigans