Welcome back Pauper fam! This week All That Glitters along with sticker and attraction cards bite the dust in Pauper. Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo talk about how this will effect the format as well as what they think will come out on top. Thomas and Hippo also recap their monthly paper Pauper tournament. Pauper Ban announcement: https://magic.wizards…

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo talk about tilt. Tilt is a word to describe that angry frustration feeling that can occur in games of Magic and also real life. The crew is all too familiar with tilting even naming their team and friend group "Team Tilt". It is okay and normal to tilt in Magic, controlling how you act a…

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo take a deep look into the card Experimental Synthesizer. Synthesizer was first printed in Kamigawa Neon Dynasty and quickly became a format staple creating new archtypes. The crew will exam the play patterns of this card, what types of decks it lends itself too, and how to get the must b…

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo discuss the Magic Online Pauper Showcase event that happened April 20th. These showcase challenges happen sparingly for Pauper so its a great opportunity to look at the meta. The crew also goes through four Pauper challenges on Magic Online. Best of luck gamers and enjoy! Any questions f…

Welcome back Pauper fam! We made it to 20 lets goooo! Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo decided to reach into their email and do a little QnA for this occasion. The crew is more laxed this episode and using some swears so viewer discretion is advised. There were many fun and thought provoking questions sent in so we hope you enjoy. A big thank you to ever…

Howdy Stranger grab a chair sit back kick your feet up and relax and tune into this weeks Common Ground episode. Round up your listening devices and join Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo as they talk about Magic's newest set Outlaws of Thunder Junction through the lens on Pauper. Lots of fun to be had so saddle up and get ready partner. YEEEEEE-HAAAAAA! …

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo are discussing a new core package of creatures recently infecting the metagame. With Murders at Karlov Manner a new functional printing of Thraben Inspector, Novice Inspector, saw print. Novice Inspector lets people run eight copies of the functionally same card, giving lots of consisten…

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo are here to breakdown the top 16 of Paupergeddon Lecco. Paupergeddon is a quarterly Pauper tournament that takes place in Italy and always gets a good showing! Any questions for us? Email them to commongroundmtgpod@gmail.com Follow Cameron, Thomas ,and James on twitter https://twitter.co…

Welcome back Pauper fam! This episode was inspired by an email from Andrew sent to the show looking for advice on Mulligans and Sideboarding. Mulligans and Sideboarding is one of the most difficult parts of the game and is often overlooked. Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo have lots of advice and insight to share on these topics. Though the discussion is…

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week the crew has many topics to discuss. To start us off Cameron and Hippo discuss how their monthly Pauper locals went. Cameron played something new in UW Familiars (spoilers and hated it) and Hippo played some good ole Flicker Tron. The crew answers an email on why Sink Hole should stay banned. Then the crew discuss…

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo are here to breakdown some Pauper Challenges and other big results from this weekend. Blue White Glitters had an outstanding performance this weekend, so the crew discusses that deck's role in the meta and if its gone too far. As always thank you for joining along! Any questions for us? …

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week a tired Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo are back home from Chicago and have plenty of stories from the weekend. Cameron and Thomas discuss their runs in the Pauper Cup. The crew breaks down the top 8 of the Cup as well as the three MTGO challenges this weekend. Lots of fun this episode hope you enjoy! Any questions for…

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo prepare to head off to Magic Con Chicago. Lots of topics discussed this week primary the Pauper meta, competitive REL rules, and overall con expectations. Gunn most likely will not be battling in the Pauper cup as he will be playing the Pro Tour Friday with plans of playing day two Satur…

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week the crew goes over their monthly local Pauper event that took place on February 10th. Cameron plays Orzhov Blade, Thomas is back on burn, and Hippo is on Jeskai ephemerate. The crew only has one challenge to review as Magic Online had issues on Sunday. A last still plenty of common discussions to be had! Any quest…

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week join Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo in celebrating the Podcast's 10th episode! We went with a fun idea of each of us making our own top 10 list of Pauper cards. While Cameron's and Thomas's lists focus more on power and influence over the format, Hippo's list is his favorite common cards. To wrap up we discuss the wee…

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week is Prerelease weekend for Magic's newest set Muders at Karlov Manor, a murder mystery theme set taking place on Ravnica. Join Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo as they discuss new commons that might make a splash in Pauper. Many laughs in this episode enjoy! MKM all commons: https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name…

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and James discuss how the Control archetype fits into the Pauper format. Control in Pauper looks very different from what we may think of Control in other formats. Join the crew in some fun as they discuss these differences and what makes Control in Pauper unique. Mono Red Tron gameplay: https://w…

Hello Pauper fam! This week the crew had to record remotely due to some hazardous weather conditions. This episode Cameron and Thomas give their tournament report from their local Pauper monthly that happened on January 13th. Cameron went back to his baby Gardens, while Thomas tried something new in Mono Blue Terror. Hippo played in a Legacy invite…

Hello Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, & James dive deep into Mono Red as an archetype in the Pauper format. Mono Red comes in two forms in the current meta, Pingers and Kuldotha. The crew goes over both decks and discusses their respective advantages and disadvantages. The crew also goes over what matchups Mono Red does and doesn't want to s…

Though a format with only commons may seem innocuous, Pauper is the furthest thing from. With access to all cards printed at common ever, Pauper is often referred to as legacy lite. Sometimes even commons are proven to strong and need to be banned. In this action pact episode Cameron, Thomas, & Hippo go through the Pauper banned list and discuss wh…

Happy Holidays Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, & James take a step back and look at how 2023 impacted our beloved format. Lots of crazy sets that caused big shake ups this year. Also the crew takes a look at some Murders at Karlov Manor spoilers. Any questions for us? Email them to commongroundmtgpod@gmail.com Murders at Karlov Manor first l…

Hello Pauper fam! This episode the crew has a few Pauper related topics to dive into. First and most importantly Cameron, Hippo, and Thomas discuss the recent ban in Pauper and how it will impact the format going forward. Cameron and Hippo played in a paper event and break down how their tournament went. Lastly the crew goes over some Pauper challe…

This episode Cameron, Thomas, and James breakdown Pauper's biggest tournament series, Paupergeddon, that happened in Roma, Italy on 11/19/23. Lots of big shake ups happening with the introduction of Lost Caverns of Ixalan. We even get to see the birth of a new deck combining two pre existing decks do extremely well! Lots of fun and pauper to be hav…

This episode Cameron, Thomas, and James discuss the meta of Pauper in broad terms. Pauper is looking healthy and diverse right now with many great decks to choose from! What's not to love? The crew also discusses The 5th God of Pauper tournament that took place in Tokyo, Japan on 11/01/23. Follow Thomas and James on twitter https://twitter.com/Thom…