Common Ground MtG Pauper Podcast

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week, Cameron and Hippo take a look at the final set release of 2026 and discuss a handful of commons that just might crack into the Pauper format. Beam me up, Croissant! Thank you as always for listening!Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpzCheck out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTGSponsored 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/4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vMUpcoming Pauper Events:Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information!November 7th - Upstate NY Pauper Open IV @ Rochester, NY - https://topdeck.gg/event/upstate-ny-pauper-open-ivThe 5th Common Ground Cup: Sat. January 16th!(More information to be announced on November 5th!)Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week!- Upcoming Season 1 Invitational Qualifiers: 11/21 @ Game Knight, 12/5 @ Infinity Games, & Middle TN Gaming TBAThe Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.orgNYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/Houston-area listeners! Check out the Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmxAny questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week, the boys look over a myriad of recent tournament results to gauge the updated state of the meta now that Zeta hype has mostly settled. A wide selection of good decks are still able to win tournaments and some folks are still innovating within microcosms! Thank you as always for listening!Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpzCheck out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTGSponsored 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/4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vMPauper Events Discussed:SCGCON Hartford Sat $1k - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/1k-saturday-pauper-9-30am-scg-con-hartford-tournament-276109NRPL Season 1 Qualifer @ Game Lodge - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/pauper-regional-qualifier-the-game-lodge-tournament-276167London Pauper Showdown #5: Mortician Battle - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/london-pauper-showdown-5-mortician-battle-tournament-268969MTGO Pauper Challenge Friday 10/23 - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/mtgo-pauper-challenge-32-12856967-tournament-275782Upcoming Pauper Events:Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information!November 7th - Upstate NY Pauper Open IV @ Rochester, NY - https://topdeck.gg/event/upstate-ny-pauper-open-ivThe 5th Common Ground Cup: Sat. January 16th!(More information to be announced on November 5th!)Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week!- Upcoming Season 1 Invitational Qualifiers: 11/21 @ Game Knight, 12/5 @ Infinity Games, & Middle TN Gaming TBAThe Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.orgNYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/Houston-area listeners! Check out the Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmxAny questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week, Thomas is back and has some feelings to process about being in a new area with a lot less Pauper going on around him. Part catch-up, part therapy session, we hope that folks listening from areas without much Pauper representation feel especially heard on this one. Thank you as always for listening!Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpzCheck out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTGSponsored 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/4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vMUpcoming Pauper Events:Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information!November 7th - Upstate NY Pauper Open IV @ Rochester, NY - https://topdeck.gg/event/upstate-ny-pauper-open-ivThe 5th Common Ground Cup: Sat. January 16th!(More information to be announced on November 5th!)Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week!- Season 1 Invitational Qualifiers: 10/24 @ Game Lodge, 11/21 @ Game Knight, 12/5 @ Infinity Games, & Middle TN Gaming TBAThe Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.orgNYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/Houston-area listeners! Check out the Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmxAny questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]

Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpzCheck out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTGSponsored 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/4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vMUpcoming Pauper Events:Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information!October 18th - $1k+ @ R&R Cards and Games, Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2November 7th - Upstate NY Pauper Open IV @ Rochester, NY - https://topdeck.gg/event/upstate-ny-pauper-open-ivThe 5th Common Ground Cup Date SOFT ANNOUNCEMENT: Sat. January 16th!(Please wait to book travel until our official confirmation within the next couple of weeks. Thank you!)Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week!- Season 1 Invitational Qualifiers: 10/24 @ Game Lodge, 11/21 @ Game Knight, 12/5 @ Infinity Games, & Middle TN Gaming TBAThe Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.orgNYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmxAny questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week, Cameron and Hippo discuss the many Affinity and Esper variants running around the Pauper format and which ones may be best suited to your own preferences. Whether you like Esper, Grixis, UB, Ninjas, or all the colors, there's an Affinity deck for you! Thank you as always for listening!Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpzCheck out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTGSponsored 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/4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vMDecklists Highlighted:Esper Ninja Affinity - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/esper-affinity-decklist-by-seasonofmists-31012854C Affinity - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/deck-decklist-by-thejunkdog-3103756Esper Aggro Affinity - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-esper-affinity#paperEsper Grindy Affinity - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/esper-affinity-decklist-by-against-3108840Luffy's Grixis Affinity - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/7985437#paperUpcoming Pauper Events:Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information!October 10th - Court of Commons Quarterly @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY - https://topdeck.gg/event/court-of-commons-quarterly-almost-balefulOctober 18th - $1k+ @ R&R Cards and Games, Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2November 7th - Upstate NY Pauper Open IV @ Rochester, NY - https://topdeck.gg/event/upstate-ny-pauper-open-ivThe 5th Common Ground Cup Date SOFT ANNOUNCEMENT: Sat. January 16th!(Please wait to book travel until our official confirmation within the next couple of weeks. Thank you!)Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week!- Season 1 Invitational Qualifiers: 10/24 @ Game Lodge, 11/21 @ Game Knight, 12/5 @ Infinity Games, & Middle TN Gaming TBAThe Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.orgNYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmxAny questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week, we catch up with a couple of your emails and dig into whether Pauper is casual VS competitive and how that relates to teaching someone MtG using our favorite format. And, of course, the overdue return of the Notorious E.L.L.I.O.T.! Plus a couple of neat Zeta updates in the MTGO streets. Thank you as always for listening!Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpzCheck out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTGSponsored 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/4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vMDecklists Highlighted:Esper Ninja Affinity - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/esper-affinity-decklist-by-seasonofmists-31012854C Affinity - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/deck-decklist-by-thejunkdog-3103756RU Madness - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/mono-red-madness-decklist-by-mami-3103754 Upcoming Pauper Events:Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information!October 10th - Court of Commons Quarterly @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY - https://topdeck.gg/event/court-of-commons-quarterly-almost-balefulOctober 18th - $1k+ @ R&R Cards and Games, Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2November 7th - Upstate NY Pauper Open IV @ Rochester, NY - https://topdeck.gg/event/upstate-ny-pauper-open-ivThe 5th Common Ground Cup Date SOFT ANNOUNCEMENT: Sat. January 16th! (Please wait to book travel until our official confirmation within the next couple of weeks. Thank you!)Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week!The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.orgNYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmxAny questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]

Welcome back Pauper fam! Sometimes you lose over an hour of recording and have a time crunch on the other side but THAT WON'T STOP US! We take a look at a handful of commons from Reality Fracture and chat about which ones will actually make a splash in Pauper. Thank you as always for listening!Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpzCheck out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTGSponsored 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/4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vMIPT Pauper Apocalypse Decklists: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/ipt-pauper-apocalypse-swiss-standings-top-8-split-m-a-t-e-aps-tournament-270665Esper Trinket Mage Affinity: https://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=91020&d=891235&f=PAU5C Good Stuff: https://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=91020&d=891237&f=PAUUpcoming Pauper Events:Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information!October 18th - $1k+ @ R&R Cards and Games, Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2November 7th - Upstate NY Pauper Open IV @ Rochester, NY - https://topdeck.gg/event/upstate-ny-pauper-open-ivThe 5th Common Ground Cup event date TBA soon!Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week!The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.orgNYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmxAny questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]

Welcome back Pauper fam! It's been a full week of Zeta-legal Pauper in our local leagues and we have some insights to share from our experiences. That doesn't mean the innovations stop at Zeta, because a new Convoke-based aggro deck has hit the scene and it looks very cool! Thank you as always for listening!Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpzCheck out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTGSponsored 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/4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vMWG Convoke Decklist: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/white-weenie-decklist-by-cabrabr12-3088973Upcoming Pauper Events:Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information!September 20th* - Win-A-Dual @ Infinity Game Lounge, Clarksville TN - https://igl2.infinitygamelounge.com/products/product_01m0azrmp4ecvv69ec6xnejb4r *Date changed to the 20th!October 18th - $1k+ @ R&R Cards and Games, Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2The 5th Common Ground Cup event date TBA soon!Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week!The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.orgNYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmxAny questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]

Welcome back Pauper fam! If you haven't heard, WotC and the PFP have walked back their decision regarding The Zeta Set and now we have some new toys to play with! We discuss each of the cards newly downshifted into Pauper and how they might affect our format. Thank you as always for listening!Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpzCheck out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTGSponsored 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/4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vMUpcoming Pauper Events:Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information!Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week!September 19th - Win-A-Dual @ Infinity Game Lounge, Clarksville TN - https://igl2.infinitygamelounge.com/products/product_01m0azrmp4ecvv69ec6xnejb4rOctober 18th - $1k+ @ R&R Cards and Games, Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.orgHouston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmxAny questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]

Welcome back Pauper- uh, I mean, CUBE fam! Hippo and Cameron are back from CubeCon and they brought Matthew "Silly" Sentilles along to catch Thomas and y'all up on their cube adventures over the weekend. No 7-person episode this time, Thomas took all his mics with him to Arizona, so a shorter annual CubeCon episode than usual! Some Pauper mentioned and more Pauper to come in the weeks ahead. Thank you as always for listening!Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpzCheck out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTGSponsored 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/4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vMCheck out Thomas' upcoming livestreams on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasDoesALot/4C Affinity Decklist: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/7935395#onlineUpcoming Pauper Events:Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information!Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week!October 18th - $1k+ at R&R Cards and Games @ Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.orgHouston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmxAny questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]