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Common Ground 55: 2024 Recap with Kalikaiz

2024-12-1901:53:03

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 K...

Common Ground 54: We're Back On Simic Terror, Mail Bag

2024-12-1201:18:05

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....

Common Ground 53: The New Faerie King: Interview with Skura

2024-12-0501:19:31

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 ta...

Common Ground 52: Jund Takes Over Paupergeddon Roma

2024-11-2801:10:16

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.paup...

Common Ground 51: Pauper Trios The Sequel

2024-11-2101:53:42

This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo are joined by special guest and friend of the podcast Derrick. The four participated in a team trios event hosted by Game Knight in Columbia TN this last Saturday November 16th. Derrick played the pauper seat for Thomas's team because Thomas hates the format ;). The crew shares their tournament reports and experiences from the day. Overall team trios is always a blast to play in and you can watch coverage from the event in the link below. This...

Common Ground 50: Foundations Edition

2024-11-1401:10:30

The big 5-0! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo discuss a handful of new Pauper cards and downshifts from Foundations, as well as a quick listener question on what a Jund sacrifice deck might look like in Pauper. Come play Team Trios (Pauper/Standard/Legacy) @ Game Knight, Columbia TN 11/16: https://topdeck.gg/event/0zTk7VVEpHtNbbfAfStpTeam Trios Live Coverage: https://www.twitch.tv/gameknighttnAny questions or feedback for us? Email them to commongroundmtgpod@gmail.comFollow Cameron, ...

Common Ground 49: Midrange Madness

2024-11-0701:36:23

Welcome back fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo tackle two questions this week! Firstly the crew quickly goes over a listener question about Pauper cube and how to curate archetypes based on color. After a quick cube discussion the crew shifts back to pauper to talk about midrange. A listener asked what does midrange look like in Pauper. There is a lot to unpack in this question so strap in and enjoy! Thank you!Come play Team Trios (Pauper/Standard/Legacy) @ Game Knight, Columbi...

Common Ground 48: Is This How to Beat Combo?

2024-10-3101:28:06

Welcome back everybody to another Episode of the Common Ground Pod. The crew is back with Pauper again!!!! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo dive into a listener question "Why doesn't dark ritual see a lot of play in Pauper?" This leads them into a discussion about combo decks in Pauper. The crew yaps about what combo decks see the most play and how to combat them. As always thank you for listening! Come play Team Trios (Pauper/Standard/Legacy) @ Game Knight, Columbia TN ...

Common Ground 47: CubeCon Recap!

2024-10-2402:43:01

Buckle up fam! When Cameron said he wanted to high-jack the pod to talk about CubeCon he wasn't kidding! Your favorite Pauper bois are joined by local limited legends Matthew Sentilles and Dan Kiridly to help Cameron recap their CubeCon experience. After a quick MTGO Challenge review, settle in for an in-depth chat about another incredible community-driven MtG format and its premier annual event in Madison, Wisconsin.Cubes of CubeCon 2024: https://cubecon.org/cubes/2024Come play Team Trios (P...

Common Ground 46: To Fog or Not to Fog? That was Hippo's Question

2024-10-1701:11:33

This week Cameron and James update Thomas on the results from our local monthly, as well as a deeper dive into the card Divest, and the best decks from an almost 200 player MTGO Qualifier!Team Trios (Pauper/Standard/Legacy) @ Game Knight, Columbia TN 11/16: https://topdeck.gg/event/0zTk7VVEpHtNbbfAfStpAny questions or feedback for us? Email them to commongroundmtgpod@gmail.comFollow Cameron, Thomas, and James on twitter https://twitter.com/CamPlaysMagichttps://twitter.com/ThomasDoesALoth...

Common Ground 45: Tempo Is Power

2024-10-1001:11:29

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo tackle tempo! They go over what tempo is and how it applies to the pauper format!Any questions for us? Email them to commongroundmtgpod@gmail.comFollow Cameron, Thomas, and James on twitter https://twitter.com/CamPlaysMagichttps://twitter.com/ThomasDoesALothttps://twitter.com/Hippo_1124

Common Ground 44: Shaking Out The Mail Bag

2024-10-0353:13

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week no Thomas at all so apologizes in advance if the editing isn't up to par, fear not he'll return next week! The show must go on with Cameron and Hippo reaching into the mail bag for various topics. Cameron and Hippo go over a couple brews sent in by listeners, a bit more ban discussion, and of course recap the Pauper Challenges from the weekend. Thank You!Join Paper Pauper Discord:https://discord.gg/hr4FFDgYqAGolgari Zoo by Esperhttps://www.mtggoldfish...

Common Ground 43: Duskmourn Pauper Set Review

2024-09-2601:09:12

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo take a gander at Magic's newest standard set Duskmourn and talk about some potential Pauper playables. The crew also takes some time to look over the weekend's Magic Online Pauper challenges. Enjoy stay spooky!Any questions for us? Email them to commongroundmtgpod@gmail.comFollow Cameron, Thomas, and James on twitter https://twitter.com/CamPlaysMagichttps://twitter.com/ThomasDoesALothttps://twitter.com/Hippo_1124

Common Ground 42: Thomas Is Back and Victorious

2024-09-1901:43:32

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo have a lot of tournament recap to do. Thomas is back in Nashville and all three got to play in their locals together for the first time in a while. After Pauper locals Thomas and Hippo hop in a car and journey over to NRG Louisville for a Pauper 1k. Lots of good matches this episode enjoy!Any questions for us? Email them to commongroundmtgpod@gmail.comFollow Cameron, Thomas, and James on twitter https://twitter.com/CamPlaysMag...

Common Ground 41: Hottest Takes In Pauper

2024-09-1201:10:06

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo gathered your hot takes and react to them. Thank you to everyone who sent in, this episode is a blast!***NRG Pauper 1k Pre-Registration***https://www.nerdragegaming.com/catalog/nrg_series_preregistration/pauper_1k/743861Any questions for us? Email them to commongroundmtgpod@gmail.comFollow Cameron, Thomas, and James on twitter https://twitter.com/CamPlaysMagichttps://twitter.com/ThomasDoesALothttps://twitter.com/Hippo_1124&nbs...

Common Ground 40: Second Time's the Charm: Downshifts Part 2

2024-09-0501:14:33

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo had some technical difficulties, lost the original audio but re-recorded the next day just because they love you. This week the full crew back together and they continue the downshift conversation from ep 38. Don't forget to sign up for the Pauper 1k hosted by NRG in Louisville Sunday September 15th. As well as send us your hottest Pauper takes for Ep 40! Peace and Enjoy!NRG Pauper 1k sign ups and infohttps://www.nerdragegam...

Common Ground 39: Pauper 1k Incoming!

2024-08-2901:11:20

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week no Hippo as he was not feeling the bestest. Wish him a quick Hippo recovery! The show goes on with Cameron and Thomas discussing up coming NRG event in Louisville with a pauper 1k on Sunday. Cameron and Thomas go into the challenges and some data courtesy of Kirblinxy as always. Enjoy!***NRG Pauper 1k Pre-Registration***https://www.nerdragegaming.com/catalog/nrg_series_preregistration/pauper_1k/743861Any questions for us? Email them to commongroundmtgpod@gma...

Common Ground 38: We Want These Downshifts

2024-08-2201:14:48

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo discuss cards they would love to see downshifted to common! The crew each picks a card from blue to black that they would love to see introduced to the Pauper format. Thought experiments are fun! Enjoy! Thomas Gameplay Mono U Terror https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlrnZjJxC8EPoland Pauper trios https://cmonmagic.pl/blog/tickets-available-nowAny questions for us? Email them to commongroundmtgpod@gmail.comFollow...

Common Ground 37: Brews, Challenges, & Locals

2024-08-1501:25:06

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo go over a variety of different topics. Firstly Thomas shout outs upcoming NRG Louisville in hopes of getting a Pauper 1k side event if enough interest is shown. The crew goes over a brew listener Puddles sent in (link below). Cameron and Hippo talk about their tournament report from their monthly local event. Lastly the crew spends a little extra time on the Challenge results from MODO since last week they brushed them...

Common Ground 36: Three Gruul Players One Podcast

2024-08-0801:40:57

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo are joined by a special guess Matthew Sentilles. Sentilles is a friend of the Pod and a Gruul Ponza connoisseur in Pauper. The four of them have LOTS to talk about. Firstly everyone but Thomas played in a team trio's event in the Pauper seat at Game Knight in Columbia TN. Cameron and Sentilles both played Gruul Ponza yes with the land destruction. Hippo continued with his Mono White gaming. Hippo plays in the Sunday Challenge pilot...

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