Color Commontary

Well, it's been a great time. We're going on an indefinite hiatus after much deliberation, and wanted to send things off in a delightfully ramshackle way with a last call for listener questions.  We would like to take a moment to thank each and every one of you who has listened for all these years for your constant support and feedback. This has been a great project and we've been incredibly lucky to have found something that has brought enjoyment to all of you. Thanks an we hope to entertain you again some day!

While we were busy with reintroducing the format and taking vacations, a huge announcement hit! After years of outcry from players, Wizards of the Coast has unified the paper and Magic Online card pools! We're going through some of the cards likely to make a splash! On another note, the show will be going on an indefinite hiatus after next week's episode, there's more detail in the audio, but the long and short is we felt it was time to let the show come to somewhat natural end for the time being. we may return in the future but for now, we've said our piece. Thank you all so very much for your support over the years, and if you have any requests for the final episode next week, please let us know!

We're rounding out this reintroduction to pauper with combo! come with us as we explore the wild and wacky combo decks as Mike struggles to get to the vague understanding he has of how various decks actually function. We also delve into the very shallow pool of cards that we think might see play out of the newest core set! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell

This week we're continuing our series covering the various archetypes within pauper as a format! This week it's Midrange and Control decks! Deck Lists WB Decks: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-black-white-control https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-wb-pestilence-58437  WR Decks: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-wr-87106  https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-kuldotha-boros-21706 https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-red-white-weenie-60535  Astrolabe Midrange: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-wubr-87142#paper  Tron: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-ubrg-87145 https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-rainbow-tron  Mono Black: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-b-87107  Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell

It's been a while, and it's time for us to revisit our Introduction to Pauper series from way back. This week we're talking about Aggro and Tempo decks in the format and next week we'll be back with other super-archetypes. Decks covered this week Stompy - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-stompy-86268 Burn - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-burn-50950 Bogles - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-bogles-67214 Aristocrats - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-black-green-aristocrats Affinity - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-wubrg-86030 U Delver - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-mono-blue-delver UR Delver - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-ur-delver-73457 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell

We've had almost a full wee with Modern Horizons, so we're delving into the most recent challenge results with an eye for new inclusions! Deck Lists: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/pauper-challenge-2019-06-10 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell

It's new set time and what a doozy this one was. Hopefully Wizards continues with products like this as Modern Horizons is primed to shake up an already wide open metagame. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell

With the recent bannings the meta has been shaken to its very core. This week we delve into lists from the most recent challenge to see what new spice can be found in the wake of some unprecedented bannings in pauper. An old favorite of Mike's as well as an out of left field Blue/Red deck are among the 5 different lists we're highlighting this week.  Lists can be found here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/pauper-challenge-2019-05-27 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell

Gush is gone. The biggest surprise was what went with it. With such a massive shake up to the metagame we had to invite our spikiest of friends on the show to discuss the fallout of this huge decision, so we of course turned to Kendra, aka The Maverick Girl. Kendra can be found on: Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/themaverickgirl Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheMaverickGal/ Cool Stuff Inc https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author%5B%5D=Kendra+Smith&search_text= Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell

Here it is, we took a week off to bring you a real experiment in the format of our podcast. This week we're on the eve of a B&R announcement and wanted to talk about the discourse surrounding it from a slightly more academic perspective than we usually take. Recommended viewing prior to this. Yes this is 6 hours of content, but we do strongly urge you watch them at some point. Hypernormalisation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh2cDKyFdyU All watched over by machines of loving grace Part 1: https://vimeo.com/groups/96331/videos/80799353 Part 2: https://vimeo.com/groups/96331/videos/80799352 Part 3: https://vimeo.com/264045840 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell

This week we take a moment to get to know one another better and let you the listener be a fly on the wall! We'll be back next week with more magic related content, but for the time being, pull up a chair and enjoy a casual episode! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell

It's that time again! A whole new set, new toys for the format and most relevant, a new collection of takes on things entering the format! We've tried a return to the old format for set reviews where we cut a lot of the chaff to make for a more streamlined review experience, thanks to everyone who let us know the old format wasn't working for you! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell  

With Tax Day just having passed us by, we figured there's no better time to talk about a classic standby in other formats: Death and Taxes. What would some of the classic pieces of this deck look like if they were shifted to common? It might have been a pipe dream once upon a time, but with uncommon planeswalkers, who knows what the future could hold? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell

We're returning to an oldie but a goodie, Golgari Aristocrats has been putting up results again and we wanted to look at what's making the deck tick these days and even a new potential inclusion from the upcoming War of the Spark! Deck Lists: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-golgari-aristocrats#paper https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/1746338#paper Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell

With a so-so week for pauper results, it came as a pleasant surprise to both see some War of the Spark spoilers at common as well as an uplifting tweet that could indicate what the future of commons in standard sets could look like. Come along as we talk about what this could mean for pauper moving forward! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell

This week we head to the far off land of... Europe? That's right, we're doing an episode looking into the world of the French/German dominated format of peasant to see if we can glean anything from our cousin format! Deck lists: https://mtg-peasant.com/home/ Blogs (slightly out of date): https://peasantvienna.wordpress.com/ https://peasantmagicingolstadt.wordpress.com/aktuell/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell

This was a slow week for pauper as a whole, so we're diving into challenge results to find a spicy number reminiscent of Kor Skyfisher decks of yore, with some added spicy (Cards that draw 5 anyone?) Deck list: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/1726754#paper Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell

After a no banning announcement, we've got a down week and wanted to take some time to talk about our 10 favorite cards in the format! Lots of older tech that isn't seen much these days as we walk through the things that just make us happy! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell

The first Pauper Mythic Championship qualifier is in the book so of course we're trying to delve into the lists, the impact the event has on the format and what the future looks like. Wizards has also announced the next supplemental set, Modern Horizons so we're also touching on what we think the set might bring to our format. MCQ decklists: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/pauper-mcq-magicfest-los-angeles#paper Deck List: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/267002 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell

We're hopping in a time machine this week, but first we've gotta talk the future of mulligans with the proposed changes for Mythic Championship London. Then it's a trip down memory lane to revisit a deck of the past, goblins, the former midrange beast has been sadly missing for some time so we're gonna get to the bottom of where things went wrong. Deck List: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/267002 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colorcommontary You Can Buy Playmats with our Logo on them here: https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/color-commontary Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCommontary Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorcommontary/ Website: http://colorcommontary.com/ Our theme song is courtesy of Ell, whose music is available at http://soundcloud.net/ellellell