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On The Zeta Set in Pauper
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Disparch seems very strong and so does Baleful Strix, but I wonder how much will they influence the meta.
Strix seems really good for Grixis affinity but at the same time Vandalblast seems really bad for every form of affinity. I don't remember if there are any affinity builds with White in it, but I can imagine they'll pop up now with Dispatch
Perhaps a new kind of white affinity focus deck appears or something in esper with Strix because it is also an artifact.
A friend brought esper affinity with Glint Hawk for a “weird pauper decks” event! Lens flare also for the flavour. It did surprisingly well.
It doesnt need to be affinity to make strix work. Any deck with dimir colours can play 4 without any downside, and if you are not affinity, you are not getting vandalblasted.