Common Ground MtG Pauper Podcast

Welcome back Pauper fam! Cameron and Hippo just got back from Shoebox and have some shenanigans and Cube stories to share with us!* There have also been some shenanigans afoot with these new Turtles cards and some combos have started to emerge. Finally, Thomas needs some help getting over the decision paralysis of what Pauper deck to play for the upcoming Win-A-Dual at Game Knight (#sponsored) Thank you as always for listening!
*(If you'd like to skip directly to Pauper content, fast forward to 51:34)
Pizza Druid Combo Decklists: 
Nikolas Frost's RIW Top 8 List: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/devoted-pizza-combo-decklist-by-nikolas-frost-2844420
Kirblinxy's Ramp List: https://moxfield.com/decks/bm8gh4IZbUSX2vhO-NySpA
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Sponsored by: Game Knight (Columbia TN) The premier LGS in the Middle Tennessee area! Check out their upcoming events and order cards for local pickup here: https://www.gameknighttn.com/
Upcoming Pauper Events:
Every Tuesday @ Game Knight in Columbia TN - Weekly Pauper League feeding into an Invitational alongside Just Roll With It Games' (Spring Hill TN) Pauper League!
Follow Paupergeddon coverage this weekend @ https://m.twitch.tv/legapauperitalia/home
March 21st - Win-A-Dual @ Game Knight, Columbia TN - https://www.gameknighttn.com/s/shop
March 28th - Pauper $1k @ JC's House of Cards, Huntsville AL - https://linktr.ee/jcs.house.of.cards
March 29th - Pauper Championship ($1k) @ Omega Card Games, Columbus GA - https://www.facebook.com/OmegaCardGames/
April 4th - The Court of Commons Quarterly @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY - https://topdeck.gg/event/court-of-commons-quarterly-pauper-yippee
April 11th - Upstate New York Pauper Open III @ Rochester NY - https://www.spicerack.gg/events/3008876
April 25th - London Pauper Showdown 4 "The Darkest Ritual" - https://www.badgerbadger.org/event/london-pauper-showdown-4-the-darkest-ritual/
July 12th - NYC Pauper League's "USA Pauper Nationals" @ Baltimore, MD - https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/409325
North Carolina-Area Listeners: Check out the Piedmont Pauper League @ Dragon's Hoard, Greensboro NC! 6 monthly tournaments culminate in a grand prize: travel stipend and entry into CGCup4 this summer! March event registration is now open: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/3038379
The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org Next event is April 11th!
Nashville-Area Thursday Pauper League @ Middle TN Gaming in Bellevue: https://www.facebook.com/p/Middle-Tennessee-Gaming-61567309793600/
Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week we invite our friend and Limited crusher Sam Snodgrass onto the show. Known as snodz on MTGO, Sam has consistently been at the top of the draft trophy leaderboard for the better part of a year and had a deep run at the 3rd Common Ground Cup finishing in the Top 4 at his first Pauper event! We dive into some lessons to be learned from Limited fundamentals, some stories from his run in the Cup, and meander into an insightful discussion on mindset. Thank you as always for listening!
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Upcoming Pauper Events:
March 15th - $2.5k Pauper Trial @ NRG Series,  Elmhurst IL: https://www.nrgevents.gg/conventions/nrg-events-elmhurst-il/events/nrg-series-magic-25k-pauper-trial
March 15th - Rhein-Ruhr Series @ The Phoenix Inn, Oberhausen, Germany: https://tcgevents.net/events/ea013140738716e
March 15th - Pauper 5k @ Shoebox, Minneapolis MN - https://shoebox.gg/events#pauper-5k
March 21st - Win-A-Dual @ Game Knight, Columbia TN - https://www.gameknighttn.com/s/shop
April 4th (DATE CHANGE!) - The next Court of Commons Quarterly @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY - https://topdeck.gg/event/court-of-commons-quarterly-pauper-yippee
April 25th - London Pauper Showdown 4 "The Darkest Ritual" - https://www.badgerbadger.org/event/london-pauper-showdown-4-the-darkest-ritual/
North Carolina-Area Listeners: Check out the Piedmont Pauper League @ Dragon's Hoard, Greensboro NC! 6 monthly tournaments culminate in a grand prize: travel stipend and entry into CGCup4 this summer! March event registration is now open: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/3038379
The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org Next event is April 11th!
Nashville-Area Thursday Pauper League @ Middle TN Gaming in Bellevue: https://www.facebook.com/p/Middle-Tennessee-Gaming-61567309793600/
Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]
https://twitter.com/CamPlaysMagic
https://twitter.com/Hippo_1124
Thomas' BlueSky: @thomasdoesalot.bsky.social 
Hippo's BlueSky: @hippo2112.bsky.social

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week we return to the control archetype to go over some updates to the more long-form decks of the format and how they line up against the metagame that exists today. Gardens has seen a resurgence online as Rally overtakes Madness as the red deck of choice and the UB Terror decks have also been seeing more play. Plus a chat about some intriguing innovations to the Hexproof deck in the latest MTGO challenge list dump. Thank you as always for listening!
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Upcoming Pauper Events:
March 7th - Win-Some-Beta-Basics Pauper Tournament @ Hobby Town, Bowling Green KY: https://topdeck.gg/event/pauper-event-win-beta-lands
March 15th - $2.5k Pauper Trial @ NRG Series,  Elmhurst IL: https://www.nrgevents.gg/conventions/nrg-events-elmhurst-il/events/nrg-series-magic-25k-pauper-trial
March 15th - Rhein-Ruhr Series @ The Phoenix Inn, Oberhausen, Germany: https://tcgevents.net/events/ea013140738716e
March 15th - Pauper 5k @ Shoebox, Minneapolis MN - https://shoebox.gg/events#pauper-5k
March 21st - Win-A-Dual @ Game Knight, Columbia TN - https://www.gameknighttn.com/s/shop
April 4th (DATE CHANGE!) - The next Court of Commons Quarterly @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY - https://topdeck.gg/event/court-of-commons-quarterly-pauper-yippee
April 25th - London Pauper Showdown 4 "The Darkest Ritual" - https://www.badgerbadger.org/event/london-pauper-showdown-4-the-darkest-ritual/
North Carolina-Area Listeners: Check out the Piedmont Pauper League @ Dragon's Hoard, Greensboro NC! 6 monthly tournaments culminate in a grand prize: travel stipend and entry into CGCup4 this summer! March event registration is now open: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/3038379
The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org Next event is March 8th!
Nashville-Area Thursday Pauper League @ Middle TN Gaming in Bellevue: https://www.facebook.com/p/Middle-Tennessee-Gaming-61567309793600/
Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]
https://twitter.com/CamPlaysMagic
https://twitter.com/Hippo_1124
Thomas' BlueSky: @thomasdoesalot.bsky.social 
Hippo's BlueSky: @hippo2112.bsky.social

Welcome back Pauper fam! It's TMNT spoiler time and even though we're not the biggest fans of this set, there are still plenty of cool Pauper cards to discuss. Will pizzas take over the meta? Is Cast Down stock at an all-time low? We chat about all this and more, including some very cool innovations of the Gates archetype! Thank you as always for listening!
Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz
Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG
2026 Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/UoEtF4U6VjKWvozu9
Upcoming Pauper Events:
March 7th - Win-Some-Beta-Basics Pauper Tournament @ Hobby Town, Bowling Green KY: https://topdeck.gg/event/pauper-event-win-beta-lands
March 15th - $2.5k Pauper Trial @ NRG Series,  Elmhurst IL: https://www.nrgevents.gg/conventions/nrg-events-elmhurst-il/events/nrg-series-magic-25k-pauper-trial
March 15th - Rhein-Ruhr Series @ The Phoenix Inn, Oberhausen, Germany: https://tcgevents.net/events/ea013140738716e
March 21st - The next Court of Commons Quarterly @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY - https://topdeck.gg/event/court-of-commons-quarterly-pauper-yippee
April 25th - London Pauper Showdown 4 "The Darkest Ritual" - https://www.badgerbadger.org/event/london-pauper-showdown-4-the-darkest-ritual/
North Carolina-Area Listeners: Check out the Piedmont Pauper League @ Dragon's Hoard, Greensboro NC! 6 monthly tournaments culminate in a grand prize: travel stipend and entry into CGCup4 this summer! March event registration is now open: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/3038379
The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org Next event is March 8th!
Nashville-Area Thursday Pauper League @ Middle TN Gaming in Bellevue: https://www.facebook.com/p/Middle-Tennessee-Gaming-61567309793600/
Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]
https://twitter.com/CamPlaysMagic
https://twitter.com/Hippo_1124
Thomas' BlueSky: @thomasdoesalot.bsky.social 
Hippo's BlueSky: @hippo2112.bsky.social

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week we're joined by our friend Ryan Adams to discuss how to assess different metagames in Pauper using data analysis in new and creative ways. It's not just about winrate and matchups; how granular can we get when we take sideboards and variance into account? You can follow along at home with Ryan's slides linked below (as long as you're not driving!) Thank you as always for listening!
Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz
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Ryan's Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s7nTnHavgPjCd90cRg6TuX2GStZSL1zTbqfTZC2Bzro/edit?usp=sharing
Upcoming Pauper Events:
March 7th - Win-Some-Beta-Basics Pauper Tournament @ Hobby Town - Bowling Green, Kentucky: https://topdeck.gg/event/pauper-event-win-beta-lands
March 21st - The next Court of Commons Quarterly, Western Kentucky area - More details TBA!
North Carolina-Area Listeners: Check out the Piedmont Pauper League @ Dragon's Hoard, Greensboro NC! 6 monthly tournaments culminate in a grand prize: travel stipend and entry into CGCup4 this summer! February event registration is now open: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/2941402
The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org First events are February 21st and March 8th!
Nashville-Area Thursday Pauper League @ Middle TN Gaming in Bellevue: https://www.facebook.com/p/Middle-Tennessee-Gaming-61567309793600/
Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]
https://twitter.com/CamPlaysMagic
https://twitter.com/Hippo_1124
Thomas' BlueSky: @thomasdoesalot.bsky.social 
Hippo's BlueSky: @hippo2112.bsky.social