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A Magic: The Gathering podcast focused on the Pauper Commander format. Plenty of interesting topics, fun conversations, and knowledgeable guests every week to fill your PDH needs!
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This week, competitive pauper commander writer and content-creator, BeachBodGod, joins the crew to talk about the various and sundry ways that acting politically can affect a game of Pauper Commander! SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HEREWatch the SMBS PDH streams HEREGet your cPDH fix HERE
We got new cards -- YAY! This week, the crew goes over their picks for the best commons and potential PDH commanders from Lorwyn Eclipsed. SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HEREWatch the SMBS stream HERE
While most Magic: The Gathering content creators kick off the new year with their various and sundry MTG resolutions, here at The PDH Pod, we will be talking about how to take the stress off yourself via MTG simplifications. Finding easier, more streamlined ways to build or cut-down a Pauper Commander deck is what we're all about this year. SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HEREWatch the Saturday Morning Breakfast Serial stream HERE
This week, we're kicking off 2026 with a 4x4 deckbuilding episode to celebrate some of the coolest commanders that saw their first ever printing last year! SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HEREWatch the Saturday PDH streams HERE
As we end another fantastic year of Pauper Commander, the crew -- nay, the entire PDH community -- celebrates the best and worst that Magic: The Gathering has brought our fair format this year. SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HEREWatch the SMBS stream HERE
It's not all about you, okay? Our duty as Pauper Commander players is to see that everyone at the table has a memorable and FUN experience. The InfamousFridge joins us this week to talk about how to do exactly that!SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HEREWatch the Saturday Morning Breakfast Serial streams HERE
This week, Dew joins the crew talk about a very uncomfortable topic -- how to brew outside of your comfort zone in Pauper Commander. Whether it's taking on a new color-pair, brewing an archetype you're unfamiliar with, or even looking deep into the command zone, we explore all those weird and uncomfortable places. SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HEREWatch the SMBS w/Alkadron HERE
This week, The PDH Mean Girls have taken over again. This time, they're bringing you holiday CHEER in the form of Pauper Commander COMPLAINTS and GRIEVANCES. But it's all done with love... right?SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HEREFind the MEAN GIRLS in The PDH Pod Discord server HERE
This week, MacB joins us in the PDH Pod studios as we build some decks using commander only ever printed in Universes Beyond products. There is a surprisingly large number of potential commanders out there for Pauper Commander. SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HERECheck out Alk's SMBS streams HERE
This week, tournament winner, MIZU, stops by The PDH Pod studios to talk about all the sweet commons and ucommons from the various Avatar the Last Airbender sets we're getting. There are some sweet toys in this set for Pauper Commander, so buckle up! SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HERE
This week, longtime friend of the show, and competitive Pauper Commander TOURNAMENT WINNER, Scarecrow, joins the gang to talk about all the recent happenings in cPDH. From tournament results to data-driven deck decisions, Scarecrow covers it all. SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HEREFollow Scarecrow HEREAnd get all your cPDH data HERE
This week, the crew takes on the historied Magic: The Gathering deckbuilding technique of using templates to dictate what goes in a deck, what doesn't go in a deck, and how much of whatever do you actually need... or don't need.SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HERECheck out Scooby and Bobby's decks HERE & HERE
This week, it's a SIMIC TAKEOVER of The PDH Pod studios! HELP! No, wait. Don't help; just listen. Listen to all the beautiful, combo-riffic Gretchen Tichwillow talk from the masters of this PDH powerhouse. SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HERECheck out Lobbert's Gretchen deck HERECheck out Puzzle & Xylrlrl's deck HEREAnd Bfine's deck HERE
This week, 2/3rds of the crew take on a patron suggestion by talking the various ways to approach and build typal decks in Pauper Commander! Birds, angels, and even mono black... Elves??SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HERE
Episode 173: Aura Flex

Episode 173: Aura Flex

2025-10-1701:21:00

This week, Brad and Liam spend some time talking about the past, present, and future aspects of Magic: The Gathering that keep us coming back for more! SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HEREPlay some Saturday Morning PDH HERE
This week, the most Professional of all Humans, Derek, joins the crew to talk about some of the ways we, as PDH brewers, can solve age-old deck-building problems with new approaches and methodologies.SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HEREFollow Derek HERE
This week, we harken back to episode 11 to revisit our very first 3x3, VOLTRON, but this time as a 4x4 with VonSchiller! What Pauper Commander deckbuilding skills have we learned in our 3 years of podcasting...? Eh... not much. We're still up to the same old nonsense. SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HERE
It's time for MTG TRIVIA! Strap those thinking caps and see if you can outsmart these Pauper Commander smarty pants! Good luck!SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HERECheck out all of Clay's hard work HERE
This week, we travel to yet another Universe Beyond to talk about a handful of new commons and uncommons from the upcoming Spidey Sets. How good will these be for Pauper Commander, and are there any PDH commanders the crew is really excited about!?SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HEREWatch the Saturday Serial Streamers HERE
This week, we are joined in the studio by the one and only Lobbert to discuss some PDH commanders that are bad, when you read them, but actually pretty decent when you play them! It might a little hard work, but finding that obscure powerhouse might be easier than you think. SocialsSupport the show HEREEmail the show HEREFollow the show HEREFollow Lobbert everywhere as Lobbert!
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J. R.

are there any Deck links ?

Nov 5th
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William Shaffer

always great content with the Pals!

Nov 29th
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Wade Miller

you guys are making some odd takes for karlov manor. it's the first set that play boosters go into effect and is a standard MTG set from what we've been told

Nov 28th
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