Welcome back pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo take a look at some new commons from the latest MtG release: AEtherdrift. Although one card may stand above the rest in terms of playability, there are still plenty of cards to talk about. The gang also, at long last, recaps the weekend's MTGO challenges and also have a quick chat about Modern and its metagame health given the financial patterns of the Horizon sets.

Big news! We're launching a Discord for the podcast's listener community! Hop in, say hi, share your brews, and help us cultivate a great place to chat about our favorite format: https://discord.gg/B3N79SXu

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3/1 Upstate NY Pauper Open Information: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/1580224

The Paper Pauper Discord: https://discord.gg/3YwXxhXQ

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Welcome back Pauper fam! Our friend Michael Pfohl joins us this week to chat about his victory at our recent Common Ground Cup! Having only picked up the deck a few days before the tournament, Michael shares his insights on Jund Broodscale and how he navigated his way through tough competition to claim the coveted trophy. We also catch up on some exciting RCQ results which leads to a thoughtful discussion on Magic, life priorities, and friendships. Thanks for listening fam!

Michael's Decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/MGDnqVikdkGkauUVZszoAA

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March 1st Upstate NY Pauper Open: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/1580224

Coverage from our Standard RCQ at Game Knight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqxfEzhaGlY

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Welcome back Pauper fam! With the first Common Ground Cup finished the bois are back to recap everything about it. They recap the tournament itself with a meta and top 8 break down. The crew talk about their experiences commentating with it being Thomas's and Camerons first time doing such. It was a blast thank y'all for the support!

Top 8 decklists
https://moxfield.com/bookmarks/Mzw7j-common-ground-cup-1-18-25

Livestream Vod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyAO-oFPH3c&t=21320s
https://www.twitch.tv/gameknighttn/video/2356806871

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Welcome back Pauper fam! With the first Common Ground Cup on the horizon, the gang discuss a grab bag of topics this week: Thomas catches us up on his Atlanta stories, we evaluate a couple of downshifts from Innistrad Remastered, and briefly share what we would play if we were not on commentary this weekend. Plus, now that the MTGO lag is fixed, the Sunday challenge boasts some interesting innovations!

Common Ground Cup 1/18 @ Game Knight, Columbia TN:
https://topdeck.gg/event/lryw2na0BOoPWDmA9yAX

Live Coverage on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gameknighttn

Upstate NY Pauper Open 3/1: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/1580224

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Cameron and Hippo cover for an ailing Thomas and cover their trip to SCGCON Atlanta, the latest challenge decklists, and the current discourse of whether Pauper is feeling stale and needs a shake-up.

Common Ground Cup 1/18 @ Game Knight, Columbia TN:
https://topdeck.gg/event/lryw2na0BOoPWDmA9yAX

Upstate NY Pauper Open: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/1580224

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  Welcome back fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo did some special brewing for their local pauper event. The trio was assigned a different person to brew for and that person didn't see the deck until they drew their opening hand round 1. The crew had a blast brewing and playing something off the beaten path. Enjoy!


1/18/25 Common Ground Cup @ Game Knight, Columbia, TN signups:
https://topdeck.gg/event/lryw2na0BOoPWDmA9yAX

White Elephant decklists:
UB Kenku Unearth: https://moxfield.com/decks/jAWU0K7YU0ytqyAf7_XffQ

Red Cascade Tron: https://moxfield.com/decks/RZ7m-JXiNEGvvjNOGJlC9w

RB Fireweaver Affinity https://moxfield.com/decks/ZkhBxAjXzkuY4gImEQeJ8g

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It's been a whole trip around the sun and this week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo tag in Kalikaiz to help them recap 2024 in Pauper! It was quite a year for our beloved format, featuring influential tournaments, additions to the banlist, and a huge wave of new cards from Modern Horizons 3. Follow along as we walk back through the year and chat about our favorite cards and how we got to where we are today. Make sure to follow and subscribe to Kalikaiz for even more awesome Pauper content!

All of Kalikaiz's links: https://linktr.ee/kalikaiz

Next week the pod will be on Christmas break, but you can look out for a new YouTube video from Thomas and Hippo on 12/26 in lieu of a regular episode! Happy Holidays CGMtG fam!

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Common Ground Cup 1/18 @ Game Knight, Columbia TN:
https://topdeck.gg/event/lryw2na0BOoPWDmA9yAX

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Welcome back fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo go over a few questions the listeners have. The crew delves into topics from Simic Terror all the way to side boarding with certain decks. The crew also returns to reviewing the challenges after a couple week hiatus. Shockingly, after Broadscale's dominance over Paupergeddon we see MTGO players adjust to it in the challenges. Lots of fun topics this week, enjoy!

1/18/25 Common Ground Cup @ Game Knight, Columbia, TN signups:
https://topdeck.gg/event/lryw2na0BOoPWDmA9yAX

Findlay's Simic Terror decklists:
https://archidekt.com/decks/10384030

https://archidekt.com/decks/10388239/ug_big_terror

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Welcome back fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo are joined by special guest Skura, also known as Islandsinfront. For those unfamiliar, Skura is a European caster and content creator who just crushed Pauper over the past couple weeks with Mono Blue Faeries. Skura went to Paupergeddon Roma winning the team trios and placing 4th among the fierce competition. The following weekend, Skura wins the Polish Pauper Nationals, ending the three tournaments with a 29-3 record with Fae! The crew takes this opportunity to pick Skura's brain on the deck. For those wanting more information on the deck, or just more of Skura, he has a plethora of outlets to reach out to him including a deck guide of Mono U Fae on his Patreon.

Skura's Resource Links:
Twitter/X - https://x.com/IslandsInFront
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@islandsinfront
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FSkura
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/fskura
Skura's Fae Discord - https://discord.gg/ZCVkcBKjJa 

Paupergeddon Decklist: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/mono-blue-faeries-decklist-by-filip-skura-skornicki-2284124

Polish Nationals Decklist: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/mono-u-fairies-decklist-by-filip-skura-skornicki-2292957

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   Welcome back fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo take a look at Paupergeddon Roma. Italy showing us their love of Pauper with 690 people battling it out. Jund glee combo was a big standout of the event with 13 out of the top 32. The color black seemed to overrepresent the meta as well. Deadly dispute feels like the thing to be doing now. Join the crew as they break down all of this and how it relates to the health of the format. Thank you!

Top 8 Paupergeddon:
https://www.pauperwave.com/top-8-paupergeddon-roma-2024/

Paupergeddon Roma Live Coverage feat. Kalikaiz & Kirblinxy: https://m.twitch.tv/legapauperitalia/home

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