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Welcome back Pauper fam! The 3rd Common Ground Cup is in the books and y'all showed up in a BIG way to make it the best one yet! 80 Pauper players came to do battle and win their share of $2000. Between handling coverage, watching the action, and interacting with/meeting some of you, it was an incredible day and we're so grateful to be a part of this awesome community. Our champion, Michael Modena, took down the whole thing playing Spy Combo and he joined us for an interview part-way through the pod. Stay tuned for details on CGCup 4! Thank you as always for listening! Top 16 decklists will be available soon! (They have been submitted to MTGTop8.com) Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Upcoming Pauper Events: 2/7 Win-A-Dual @ Through The Decades, Louisville KY https://www.facebook.com/ThroughTheDecadesSportsCardsGaming 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 Seattle-area 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 

Welcome back Pauper fam! It's Common Ground Cup time once again and we're all very excited to bring you another great event! We invited our friend Tristan Aita (SoIMBAGallade on MTGO) to join us in the commentary booth this time around so he joins us this week to chat about his thoughts on the format, what decks he expects to do well, and even some bonus "bounty" prizes for folks interested in trying out some under-appreciated cards. It's an excellent pre-tournament romp through the expected format that left us even more stoked to make it all happen this weekend! Thank you for your support as we continue to grow this thing and, as always, for listening. Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Nashville Food Recs Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iNQF3Bq_uP_if8A8T0Pldq-DI24dmXtocN-0864sqak/edit?usp=sharing Upcoming Pauper Events: The 3rd Common Ground Cup ($2k Pauper Tournament) - Saturday January 31st @ Game Knight, Columbia TN: https://topdeck.gg/event/the-3rd-common-ground-cup  Featuring live-streamed coverage and commentary, plus a trophy and more for the winner!  CGCup3 Livestream: Twitch: twitch.tv/gameknighttn | YouTube: youtube.com/@GameKnightTN 2/7 Win-A-Dual @ Through The Decades, Louisville KY https://www.facebook.com/ThroughTheDecadesSportsCardsGaming 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 Seattle-area 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 

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week we sat down with local friend and Discord regular Jonathan Collins (aka Brute) for a laidback discussion and storytime episode, mostly centered around Jonathan's first constructed Magic experience being competitive Pauper! From getting the round 3 bye at locals to finishing 9th on breakers at the 2nd Common Ground Cup in just a few weeks time, we dig into his journey learning Terror and the format at large. Lots of laughs to be had and plenty of insight for newer players, whether in paper or on MTGO. Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Kalikaiz's MTGO Tips & Tricks: https://youtube.com/shorts/IqajdYRVBIY?si=dlxvvE6lmevLr_c7 Pillow Talk - A New Competitive MtG Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3sqrmiaZasZhzlHyOFQPOH?si=XbgDrvWiQdqiqPxgONLFzw&t=1932 Upcoming Pauper Events: The 3rd Common Ground Cup ($2k Pauper Tournament) - Saturday January 31st @ Game Knight, Columbia TN: https://topdeck.gg/event/the-3rd-common-ground-cup  Featuring live-streamed coverage and commentary, plus a trophy and more for the winner!  CGCup3 Livestream: Twitch: twitch.tv/gameknighttn | YouTube: youtube.com/@GameKnightTN 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! January event registration is now open: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/2834147 The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org First Seattle-area 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 

Welcome back Pauper fam! It's once again time for a new set and the bois have picked out a small selection of commons that they think might find some amount of shine in the Pauper format. Lorwyn Eclipsed looks to be a beautiful and flavorful set, but we'll see if that remains true for these select new cards and their roles in the format. Thank you as always for listening and enjoy prerelease at your local game store! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Elliot's Bant Gates decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/UiDaH6z4f0WdXlBy3hlZ1g Upcoming Pauper Events: The 3rd Common Ground Cup ($2k Pauper Tournament) - Saturday January 31st @ Game Knight, Columbia TN: https://topdeck.gg/event/the-3rd-common-ground-cup  Featuring live-streamed coverage and commentary and a trophy for the winner!  Hotel Block: (Open til the 19th!) https://app.marriott.com/reslink?id=1767824380538&key=GRP&app=resvlink Livestream: Twitch: twitch.tv/gameknighttn | YouTube: youtube.com/@GameKnightTN 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! January event registration is now open: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/2834147 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 solidly into 2026 which means it's time to take stock of the Pauper format to see where we're starting things off this time around. Menaces of the last year remain at the very top of the metagame but there are lots of decks just getting started on their rise. We're looking forward to keeping up with the format churn right alongside you! Thank you as always for listening, fam! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Marzaboi's "Blink" Dredge decklist: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/dredge-decklist-by-marzaboi-2753090 Upcoming Pauper Events: The 3rd Common Ground Cup ($2k Pauper Tournament) - Saturday January 31st @ Game Knight, Columbia TN: https://topdeck.gg/event/the-3rd-common-ground-cup  Featuring live-streamed coverage and commentary and a trophy for the winner! 1/9-1/11 - SCGCON Atlanta - Pauper $1ks on Friday @ 10am & Sunday @ 9am: https://scgcon.starcitygames.com/schedule/scg-con-atlanta-2026/ 1/10 - Win-A-Box @ The Gamer's Wharf, Wyoming MI: https://www.thegamerswharf.com/calendar_of_events 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! January event registration is now open: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/2834147 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! Happy New Year! To celebrate 2026 y'all showed up big time with plenty of questions for us to answer, so much so that we'll have to do another one in the near future! We hope your year is full of joy and we're incredibly grateful for your time and support as we enter our third year of Common Ground. Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG 12/20 Upstate NY Pauper Charity Event Decklists: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/decklists?event_id=2710557 Check out Patrick Sullivan's show "The Resleevables": https://www.youtube.com/@TheResleevables Upcoming Pauper Events: 1/9-1/11 - SCGCON Atlanta - Pauper $1ks on Friday @ 10am & Sunday @ 9am: https://scgcon.starcitygames.com/schedule/scg-con-atlanta-2026/ The 3rd Common Ground Cup ($2k Pauper Tournament) - Saturday January 31st @ Game Knight, Columbia TN: https://topdeck.gg/event/the-3rd-common-ground-cup 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 invite Jake AKA Kalikaiz AKA saidenraiken on MTGO to join us once again for an end of the year review of the Pauper format, detailing the cards that stood out from each set release and how the format shifted throughout the year. From Pactdoll Terror to Cryogen Relic, the end of Broodscale and Kuldotha's reigns, plus an unbanning and reban of High Tide, there was a lot to reflect on. We're looking forward to another great year of Pauper in 2026, thank you for being along for the journey! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Upcoming Pauper Events: 12/20 - Upstate NY Pauper - "Pauping Off For Charity" - Holiday Edition! @ Rochester NY: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/2710557 1/9-1/11 - SCGCON Atlanta - Pauper $1ks on Friday @ 10am & Sunday @ 9am: https://scgcon.starcitygames.com/schedule/scg-con-atlanta-2026/ The 3rd Common Ground Cup ($2k Pauper Tournament) - Saturday January 31st @ Game Knight, Columbia TN: https://topdeck.gg/event/the-3rd-common-ground-cup 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 the boys answer an email prompt (thank you Skye!) and dive into the dynamics of mirror matches, both in terms of general heuristics and for a number of specific Pauper archetypes. We hope you enjoy this in-depth discussion and thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Upcoming Pauper Events: 12/13 - Win-A-Dual @ Through the Decades, Louisville KY: https://www.ttdcollectibles.com/louisville/magic 12/14 - Pauper Wonderland* @ Dice Dojo, Chicago IL: https://chicagolandgames.company.site/products/pauper-wonderland-event *(Thomas misspoke, it's a 64 cap event!) 12/20 - Upstate NY Pauper - Pauping Off For Charity - Holiday Edition! @ Rochester NY: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/2710557 1/9-1/11 - SCGCON Atlanta - Pauper $1ks on Friday @ 10am & Sunday @ 9am: https://scgcon.starcitygames.com/schedule/scg-con-atlanta-2026/ The 3rd Common Ground Cup ($2k Pauper Tournament) - Saturday January 31st @ Game Knight, Columbia TN: https://topdeck.gg/event/the-3rd-common-ground-cup 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 Cameron and Hippo dissect the results from last weekend's Paupergeddon at the European Eternal Weekend. It was a diverse metagame with some splashy results and overall we think a good place for the meta to be sitting post-Tide ban. Links to decklists and the tournament coverage VODs are below, thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Paupergeddon Decklists: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/paupergeddon-lucca-eternal-edition-2025-tournament-224633 Paupergeddon VODs: https://www.twitch.tv/legapauperitalia/videos The 3rd Common Ground Cup ($2k Pauper Tournament) - Saturday January 31st @ Game Knight, Columbia TN: https://topdeck.gg/event/the-3rd-common-ground-cup 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 Cameron and Thomas sat down with returning guest (and Common Ground Cup 2 Champion) Zach Geraets to discuss how Hasbro and WotC's relationship with Magic and design has changed over the last few years and what that means for Pauper and the Magic community at large. It's a wide-ranging conversation that we hope you'll find insightful. We're thankful for our amazing community of listeners and the Pauper community at-large so thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Videos Referenced in the Episode: -Bans Don't Matter (Blood Artist): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxolLDBupp0 -Why Magic is How it Is in 2025 and Why Everything Changed (MTGGoldfish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNNqz6qNwOo The 3rd Common Ground Cup ($2k Pauper Tournament) - Saturday January 31st @ Game Knight, Columbia TN: https://topdeck.gg/event/the-3rd-common-ground-cup 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 sit down with our good friend and local Legacy advocate Carson Bispels to chat about the age-old Pauper label of "Legacy Light". It's a great conversation about card and gameplay comparisons, plus insight on the community-centered nature of both formats. We also chat about some recent MTGO developments! Big thanks to Carson for joining us and thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG MTGO Special Challenge Decklists: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/mtgo-pauper-championship-week-finals-12824377-tournament-222652 Wolf777's W Heroic Decklist: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/white-weenie-decklist-by-wolf777-2700446 Carson's Socials: IG: https://www.instagram.com/carson_bis Twitter: https://x.com/carchump Nashville-Area Thursday Pauper League @ Middle TN Gaming in Bellevue: https://www.facebook.com/p/Middle-Tennessee-Gaming-61567309793600/ The 3rd Common Ground Cup will be Saturday January 31st at Game Knight in Columbia TN! More details TBA! 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! Well, the dust has settled and the PFP has decided that High Tide should return to the banlist. We spend the first half of this week's show discussing this decision and the reasoning explained in Gavin's article. The rest of our time this week is dedicated to the new Avatar cards that will be available shortly! Will any of these new UB cards break through? We'll have to wait and see. Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG PFP Explanations: Gavin's Article: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/explanation-of-the-pauper-high-tide-ban-for-november-10-2025 Gavin's Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onk5zYBJGjk Nashville-Area Thursday Pauper League @ Middle TN Gaming in Bellevue: https://www.facebook.com/p/Middle-Tennessee-Gaming-61567309793600/ The 3rd Common Ground Cup will be Saturday January 31st at Game Knight in Columbia TN! More details TBA! 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! For the big 100th episode we wanted to celebrate Pauper with 100 of our favorite interactions and things we love about the format. There are so many cool things to do in Pauper and one of them also happens to be strolling down memory lane with your friends. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for hanging out with us for 100 episodes of Common Ground MtG. We wouldn't be here without y'all and we're very excited for the next 100. Thank you as always for listening!!! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Nashville-Area Thursday Pauper League @ Middle TN Gaming in Bellevue: https://www.facebook.com/p/Middle-Tennessee-Gaming-61567309793600/ The 3rd Common Ground Cup will be Saturday January 31st at Game Knight in Columbia TN! More details TBA! 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 finally time. You've all been wondering it and now we have the decklists to prove that Bant Terror can be more than just a meme! All three co-hosts brewed their own lists with some spicy includes. As much as this is a payoff for a long-running podcast lore joke, it's still another great brewing-focused episode and we hope you'll enjoy listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Hippo's Bant Terror Decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/OizC4wD97UmqbmBwNsz4YQ Cameron's Bant Terror Decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/4sBBs5VacUyaVv5i4NXStg Thomas' Bant Terror Decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/-fJ2gqkHr0aNChtiourGlw Upcoming Pauper Events: 11/1 - Court of Commons Quarterly @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY: https://topdeck.gg/event/court-of-commons-quarterly-the-holloween-edition 11/2 - NRG Pauper $1k @ Elmhurst, IL: https://www.nrgseries.com/events/nrg-series-double-showdown-weekend-elmhurst-il-87 Nashville-Area Thursday Pauper League @ Middle TN Gaming in Bellevue: https://www.facebook.com/p/Middle-Tennessee-Gaming-61567309793600/ The 3rd Common Ground Cup will be Saturday January 31st at Game Knight in Columbia TN! More details TBA! 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! Or should we say, Cube fam? It's that time of year again: The CubeCon 2025 Recap Episode! This time around we had SEVEN people in the room to record and Thomas was the only one who wasn't in Madison last weekend! There were so so many stories to share and much laughter to be had. We hope you'll enjoy another laid-back, MtG gameplay story-driven, weekend recap, explicit tagged episode of the pod; full of shenanigans! Next week, we'll be back in the Pauper brewing streets building decks inspired by ancient CGMtG lore. Thank you all so much for listening!  Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG CubeCon 2025 Cubes: https://cubecon.org/cubes/2025 Dan's Deserts of Arrakis Dune Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/a8421597-297e-4114-9241-1d031baf16fc Hana Kahn "Rosie" Single Release Livestream Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rosie-single-release-show-tickets-1766548065819 (Note from Thomas: I forgot about the Eventbrite fees so tickets are actually $7.18 ($5 plus $2.18 in fees)) Upcoming Pauper Events: 11/1 - Court of Commons Quarterly @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY: https://topdeck.gg/event/court-of-commons-quarterly-the-holloween-edition Nashville-Area Thursday Pauper League @ Middle TN Gaming in Bellevue: https://www.facebook.com/p/Middle-Tennessee-Gaming-61567309793600/ The 3rd Common Ground Cup will be Saturday January 31st at Game Knight in Columbia TN! More details TBA! 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