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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/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG 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/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM Upcoming 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-iv The 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 TBA The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org NYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/ Houston-area listeners! Check out the Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]

Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG 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/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM Upcoming 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-2 November 7th - Upstate NY Pauper Open IV @ Rochester, NY - https://topdeck.gg/event/upstate-ny-pauper-open-iv The 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 TBA The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org NYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/ Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx Any 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/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG 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/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM Decklists Highlighted: Esper Ninja Affinity - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/esper-affinity-decklist-by-seasonofmists-3101285 4C Affinity - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/deck-decklist-by-thejunkdog-3103756 Esper Aggro Affinity - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-esper-affinity#paper Esper Grindy Affinity - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/esper-affinity-decklist-by-against-3108840 Luffy's Grixis Affinity - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/7985437#paper 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-baleful October 18th - $1k+ @ R&R Cards and Games, Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2 November 7th - Upstate NY Pauper Open IV @ Rochester, NY - https://topdeck.gg/event/upstate-ny-pauper-open-iv The 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 TBA The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org NYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/ Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx Any 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/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG 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/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM Decklists Highlighted: Esper Ninja Affinity - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/esper-affinity-decklist-by-seasonofmists-3101285 4C Affinity - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/deck-decklist-by-thejunkdog-3103756 RU 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-baleful October 18th - $1k+ @ R&R Cards and Games, Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2 November 7th - Upstate NY Pauper Open IV @ Rochester, NY - https://topdeck.gg/event/upstate-ny-pauper-open-iv The 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.org NYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/ Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx Any 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/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG 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/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM IPT Pauper Apocalypse Decklists: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/ipt-pauper-apocalypse-swiss-standings-top-8-split-m-a-t-e-aps-tournament-270665 Esper Trinket Mage Affinity: https://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=91020&d=891235&f=PAU 5C Good Stuff: https://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=91020&d=891237&f=PAU Upcoming 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-2 November 7th - Upstate NY Pauper Open IV @ Rochester, NY - https://topdeck.gg/event/upstate-ny-pauper-open-iv The 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.org NYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/ Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx Any 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/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG 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/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM WG Convoke Decklist: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/white-weenie-decklist-by-cabrabr12-3088973 Upcoming 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-2 The 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.org NYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/ Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx Any 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/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG 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/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM Upcoming 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_01m0azrmp4ecvv69ec6xnejb4r October 18th - $1k+ @ R&R Cards and Games, Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2 The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx Any 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/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG 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/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM Check out Thomas' upcoming livestreams on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasDoesALot/ 4C Affinity Decklist: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/7935395#online Upcoming 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-2 The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]

Welcome back Pauper fam! These "Draw two"-style cards have truly taken over the Pauper format and we're interested in discussing the why. With such a wide-range to choose from these days, how do you know which one is right for you based on the synergy of your deck? Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG 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/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM 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! Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information! Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Season 1 begins August 23rd!! August 29th - 64-player $1k Pauper Event at TEO-CON @ Lebanon, TN - https://gameknighttn.com/teo-con/ October 18th - $1k+ at R&R Cards and Games @ Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2 The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx 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! With Thomas busy hustling and Cameron travelling for work, James and Cameron sit down for a remote episode to share some updates on what decks they've been playing and which ones show some promise. Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG 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/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM Decklists from Event Recaps: - Naya Initiative: https://moxfield.com/decks/zmmEDdu80keBv8WTLXVyvQ - Mono-U Terror: https://moxfield.com/decks/G4Xw_wlFoE-cU90oBCLKOw - sirhempsalot's Mono-B Devotion: https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz  ;) Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx 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! Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information! Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Season 1 begins August 23rd!! August 22nd & 23rd - NRG Milwaukee featuring a Pauper $2.5k Trial - https://www.nrgevents.gg/conventions/nrgevents-milwaukee/events?game=magic-the-gathering August 22nd - Win-A-Box @ Infinity Games Lounge, Clarksville TN - https://igl2.infinitygamelounge.com/products/product_01ky98d66decyts5f7wpvmjrjt August 29th - 64-player $1k Pauper Event at TEO-CON @ Lebanon, TN - https://gameknighttn.com/teo-con/ The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org 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 briefly discuss the latest B&R announcement before jumping into some Jeskai Ephemerate vibes and some general metagame chat. Check out the CGCup4 YouTube videos below! Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG 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/ 4th Common Ground Cup Decklists: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/the-4th-common-ground-cup-game-knight-tournament-263016 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM Stream Thomas' new single "Ideas": https://open.spotify.com/album/5g1Whl2T9UpA9uBaLOyJ1c?si=t78ME2f7RVevFWreOP9JbQ 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! Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information! Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ August 16th - $2k Pauper Extravaganza @ Mox Boarding House, Portland OR - https://events.moxboardinghouse.com/p/n/jxKkgBBS/v5 August 22nd & 23rd - NRG Milwaukee featuring a Pauper $2.5k Trial - https://www.nrgevents.gg/conventions/nrgevents-milwaukee/events?game=magic-the-gathering August 22nd - Win-A-Box @ Infinity Games Lounge, Clarksville TN - https://igl2.infinitygamelounge.com/products/product_01ky98d66decyts5f7wpvmjrjt August 29th - 64-player $1k Pauper Event at TEO-CON @ Lebanon, TN - https://gameknighttn.com/teo-con/ The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org 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! It is once again spoiler time and we're returning to Middle Earth with The Hobbit. Will we see more than Giant's Boulder in the people's format? Then we're joined by Nathaniel Vowell, the champion of the 4th Common Ground Cup! We chat about his prep, his vibes on Red Madness, and learn about his local Pauper scene in Paducah KY. Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG 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/ Nate's Band 'CHARMERS': https://open.spotify.com/artist/6nnkZm67558cxd8YPV4021 4th Common Ground Cup Decklists: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/the-4th-common-ground-cup-game-knight-tournament-263016 4th Common Ground Cup Twitch Stream VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2828762577 Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Stream Thomas' new single "Ideas": https://open.spotify.com/album/5g1Whl2T9UpA9uBaLOyJ1c?si=t78ME2f7RVevFWreOP9JbQ 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! Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information! August 16th - $2k Pauper Extravaganza @ Mox Boarding House, Portland OR - https://events.moxboardinghouse.com/p/n/jxKkgBBS/v5 August 22nd & 23rd - NRG Milwaukee featuring a Pauper $2.5k Trial - https://www.nrgevents.gg/conventions/nrgevents-milwaukee/events?game=magic-the-gathering August 29th - 64-player $1k Pauper Event at TEO-CON @ Lebanon, TN - https://gameknighttn.com/teo-con/ The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org 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! The 4th Common Ground Cup has come and gone and WOW we are so grateful to y'all for the support both in-person and across the interwebs! It was a wonderful day full of exciting matches and connecting/re-connecting with so many of you. Check out the VOD below and look out for YouTube uploads of each round in a the very near future! Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG 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/ 4th Common Ground Cup Decklists: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/the-4th-common-ground-cup-game-knight-tournament-263016 4th Common Ground Cup Twitch Stream VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2828762577 Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Stream Thomas' new single "Ideas": https://open.spotify.com/album/5g1Whl2T9UpA9uBaLOyJ1c?si=t78ME2f7RVevFWreOP9JbQ 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! Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information! August 16th - $2k Pauper Extravaganza @ Mox Boarding House, Portland OR - https://events.moxboardinghouse.com/p/n/jxKkgBBS/v5 August 22nd & 23rd - NRG Milwaukee featuring a Pauper $2.5k Trial - https://www.nrgevents.gg/conventions/nrgevents-milwaukee/events?game=magic-the-gathering August 29th - 64-player $1k Pauper Event at TEO-CON @ Lebanon, TN - https://gameknighttn.com/teo-con/ The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org 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! It's time for the Common Ground Cup! Keeping with tradition, we invite our fellow commentator Matthew "Silly" Sentilles to join us in a Pre-Cup meta analysis and to offer insights on what we could expect at the event. We're looking forward to seeing many of you at the Cup! Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG 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/ PauperGenesis Decklists: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/paupergenesis-cubecon-dmv-the-nyc-pauper-league-tournament-260944 PauperGeddon Decklists: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/paupergeddon-summer-2026-main-event-dungeon-street-tournament-260807 Stream Thomas' new single "Ideas": https://open.spotify.com/album/5g1Whl2T9UpA9uBaLOyJ1c?si=t78ME2f7RVevFWreOP9JbQ Ryan Adam's Updated Meta Analysis Data: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14g-76NtJYiCg7bZXxnCfl8UMytoJi0_Z/view?usp=sharing Stream the 4th Common Ground Cup: https://www.twitch.tv/gameknighttn & https://www.youtube.com/@GameKnightTN 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! Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information! The 4th Common Ground Cup!  SOLD OUT! July 25th @ Game Knight, Columbia TN! $2k+ cash prizes! 100 capacity! Information and Livestream links can all be found here: https://linktr.ee/commongroundcup August 16th - $2k Pauper Extravaganza @ Mox Boarding House, Portland OR - https://events.moxboardinghouse.com/p/n/jxKkgBBS/v5 August 22nd & 23rd - NRG Milwaukee featuring a Pauper $2.5k Trial - https://www.nrgevents.gg/conventions/nrgevents-milwaukee/events?game=magic-the-gathering August 29th - 64-player $1k Pauper Event at TEO-CON @ Lebanon, TN - https://gameknighttn.com/teo-con/ The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org 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! PauperGenesis, the largest Pauper tournament in US history, has come and gone, and what an incredible experience it was! We recorded this week's episode onsite on Sunday in the middle of Top 8 with very special guest, Rich Bucey from Princes of Pauper! We swap stories from the weekend, learn some Rich lore, and share in the true joy and appreciation that we all feel getting to meet some of y'all and hear how much our shows mean to you. Huge shoutout to Jenn and the whole team of organizers for a wonderful event. Thank you thank you thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG 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/ Princes of Pauper Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2oA9uctXrL8nxxllUrWflh PauperGenesis Decklists: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/paupergenesis-cubecon-dmv-the-nyc-pauper-league-tournament-260944 PauperGeddon Decklists: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/paupergeddon-summer-2026-main-event-dungeon-street-tournament-260807 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! Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information! July 18th - Win-A-Dual @ Infinity Games, Clarksville TN - https://topdeck.gg/event/pauper-win-a-dual-2 July 19th - Win-A-Box @ Larry's Game Store, Olathe KS - https://www.larrysgamestore.com/products/pauper-win-a-box-july-19-2026-10am The 4th Common Ground Cup!  SOLD OUT! July 25th @ Game Knight, Columbia TN! $2k+ cash prizes! 100 capacity! Information and Livestream links can all be found here: https://linktr.ee/commongroundcup August 16th - $2k Pauper Extravaganza @ Mox Boarding House, Portland OR - https://events.moxboardinghouse.com/p/n/jxKkgBBS/v5 August 22nd & 23rd - NRG Milwaukee featuring a Pauper $2.5k Trial - https://www.nrgevents.gg/conventions/nrgevents-milwaukee/events?game=magic-the-gathering August 29th - 64-player $1k Pauper Event at TEO-CON @ Lebanon, TN - https://gameknighttn.com/teo-con/ The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org 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]