[u]Basic idea[/u]
I was searching for cards that could replace the banned Cranial Plating and found some of them, mostly in black. So I decided to build a pauper deck with equipment's and black and blue creatures to carry them.

[u]Tests[/u]
The deck was tested against some of my own pauper decks, using Cockatrice or XMage. A sideboard, even if one would have been available, was not used.
Opponent - Total number of games - Wins:
Boros Land Destruction - 7 - 5
Dimir Defensive Mill - 8 - 7
monoB control - 8 - 5
monoG stompy - 6 - 3
monoR RDW - 7 - 6
Orzhov lifegain/drain - 8 - 4
Selesnya Tokens - 7 - 5