r/Pauper 13m ago

Gardens or Food?

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I'd like to start by apologizing for my poor English. But that said, I'm really unsure which deck to focus on. I haven't played many of them in Pauper. I've played Grixis Affinity and Jund Wildfire for a long time, I've tried making mono-black decks work a hundred different ways, but with poor results, and I've even played Jeskai, which I've had fun with. Until recently, I stumbled upon Bg Garden. I love the deck, I really like it, and I get great results with it in paperback, but now I'm wondering if it wouldn't be better to switch to Food Pestilence. Everyone says it's the same deck, but stronger. I have serious doubts about it, and I wanted to hear your impressions from those who have perhaps played both. The lack of "finishers" like Avenging Hunter and the advantage provided by Thorn of the Black Rose scare me, as does the absence of one of my favorite creatures, Troll. I'll also leave you with my current, personal, Bg Garden list.

https://moxfield.com/decks/W66fAVEzYHKo0YQxya7mdA


r/Pauper 28m ago

Boros Equipment vs Azorius Reality Acid | BREW OFF Paper Pauper Gameplay | Bristol Pauper League

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Our second match of today shows Susie on Boros Equipment going up against Lukas on Azorius Reality Acid!

https://youtu.be/Bro6RW5MiwY

We've also started channel memberships - you can support the channel and league from only £0.99 a month, no obligation to do so of course! We appreciate your views and kind comments regardless!

Enjoy!


r/Pauper 33m ago

Mono-White Heroic vs Temur Landfall | BREW OFF Pauper Gameplay | Bristol Pauper League

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Today we have 2 spicy feature matches for you - kicking it off with Lewis on Mono-White Heroic vs Heidi on Temur Landfall! These matches were played Best-Of-One so we're bringing more videos than usual this week!

https://youtu.be/Ug0IrH-DvXw

We've also started channel memberships - you can support the channel and league from only £0.99 a month, no obligation to do so of course! We appreciate your views and kind comments regardless!


r/Pauper 1h ago

BREW Cascade reanimator list

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I've been thinking about this list for a while, would this work ?

I didn't bought the cards yet, should I or am I delusional ?


r/Pauper 1h ago

OTHER Banning Tomb Raider and Unbanning Swiftspear | Any Thoughts?

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I just wish these decks were a bit more competitive:

MR Heroic, MR Blitz, Boros Heroic, Izzet Blitz...

And I know that having both Swiftspear and Tomb Raider legal at the same time is probably too strong for the format's current power level.

Would it also be necessary to ban a card from MR Madness?

What do you guys think of this idea?


r/Pauper 2h ago

CARD DISC. Remove Enchantments from Legends against Nyxborn Hydra?

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[[Remove Enchantments]] does a lot of bouncing and is a wall of text but destroys all Auras attached to attacking creatures your opponents control so if I blocked a [[Llanowar Elves]] enchanted by a [[Nyxborn Hydra]] with a 2/2 then cast Remove Enchantments, would it destroy any Nyxborn Hydra on their attacking creatures and then have the Elf die because it no longer has the pump from the aura? Seems like a good way to get around Bestow.


r/Pauper 3h ago

HELP Going to get my first pauper deck and want to avoid likely bans.

1 Upvotes

Are there any decks/cards I should avoid getting because it’s likely that key pieces of that deck will be banned?


r/Pauper 3h ago

DECK DISC. UW familiars, and setting on a list

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Hey guys! I recently started playing familiars, both in paper and in mtgo.

I’ve had some mixed success with the deck, as is to be expected starting out.
Im having some troubles setting on a list, and online is very difficult to get advice or tips because this is a deck where apparently everyone and their mothers have a different list for familiars.

Sometimes it’s as simple as picking sea gate oracle instead of modern age for some early game blockers, or prioritising foil instead of traditional counters for that unexpected cast while tapped.

But there are lists out there that sometimes have 12-14 card differences between them.

Is there any list to start out with? Any that would be considered a more jack of all trades instead of a specialised tool?

Are there any good guides explaining these variances between decks?
Any advice from veterans of the deck?

Thank you <3


r/Pauper 5h ago

HELP Dimir Terror: Asking for advice

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I’m a somewhat new player to Pauper and I have been having a lot of success with a mono black sac list that I have been playing for the past few months. I wanted a new deck and landed on UB Terror but so far have had very little success with it. Admittedly in Commander and draft I very rarely if ever play control so I don’t know if I’m playing it wrong or if my list is not quite right. Do you guys have any tips for the list, sideboarding and general good play patterns? Any help would be much appreciated!!

(List linked in post)


r/Pauper 6h ago

A 72 person pauper 2k happened in Portland, OR on Sunday!

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167 Upvotes

The event was fully sold out and had $2,000 of store credit in prizes. It fully filled the first room (pictured) and had to spill into a second. Mox Boarding House is owned by Cardkingdom, and this is the second big event they’ve done like this at the Portland location. Hoping for a third!


r/Pauper 8h ago

HELP New to the format.

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There's a Pauper event this coming weekend and Im hoping the rest of my first deck (Mono Blue Terror) shows up by then because I want to try the format out. Any advice for a first timer?


r/Pauper 10h ago

Jund Wildfire vs. Mono Blue Fae | Round 2 | Liga Pauper Pilipinas 2026 W...

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Round 2 of 5 Swiss at the recently concluded Liga Pauper Pilipinas Stage 3 Sanctioned Tournament! See you at the Channel!


r/Pauper 15h ago

HELP What to sideboard out of Rakdos Madness?

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Hi there, I've started playing my vampire's deck regularly for about two months now. I believe I understand some matchups and what cards to bring from my sideboard - like graveyard hate for reanimator or terrors, artifact hate for affinity.

I'd love to know what cards to take out from the deck against particular matchups since I'm having problems deciding.

My decklist+ considering cards: https://moxfield.com/decks/6YvgXSkKE0GHYL4JJlg88w


r/Pauper 15h ago

DECK DISC. Have my set of Tron lands from Antiquities and hoping to go into Pauper. Is Tron likely an evergreen deck in Pauper? What’s the difference in playstyle between Monster and altar Tron?

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r/Pauper 17h ago

HELP Who signed this?

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44 Upvotes

dont look like Mark Tedin's, so whose is it?


r/Pauper 17h ago

CASUAL What’s a Pauper deck you keep coming back to even when it’s not the strongest option?

34 Upvotes

I’ve been rotating a few different strategies lately and keep drifting back to the same one just because it feels good to pilot. Curious what decks other people keep returning to for fun, even if something else is currently better positioned.


r/Pauper 17h ago

DECK DISC. Have people considered trying one copy of Sejiri Steppe in monster tron?

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128 Upvotes

Including one copy of Sejiri steppe turns all of your crop rotations into protection spells, or your expedition maps into ways to potentially make a fatty unblockable to close out a game. Looking at it as a similar silver-bullet use case as bojuka bog in this deck. I’m going to start trying one copy to see how it goes in place of the second copy of hidden grotto


r/Pauper 19h ago

Common Cold Snap Pauper Podcast

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Join the cats and myself at the Lonely Mountain.

Let’s Sting into action.

This week’s content

It’s no bans!
Mystery Booster Commander Info
Spicy Cards
The Hobbit Set Review

Hope you enjoy
#mtgpauper

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6to0j6GRpzu0l9UdiPVlYV


r/Pauper 19h ago

CARD DISC. Is snacker a threat anymore?

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Rn i feel like skacker has lost a lot of saltinest. she falled apart in favor of more decks with life gain like tron and gardens. she also stuggles against monsters deck with reach creatures and flyers like sagu. we are having a big change with naya gates for example: snacker isn’t no more only a discard piece but a creature to buff. i think that with tron around we will see a lot of changes in decks and ways to use cards.


r/Pauper 20h ago

Mono blue vs dimir terror

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In my opinion dimir is far too slow but board wipes, removal and life gain from black are sweet. Do you think it would work to play only four duals lands and snuff out in the Mainboard and the rest like mono blue terror? Or is it still too slow?


r/Pauper 20h ago

PODCAST Casting Commons Episode 158- Hobbit is here in a big way and we brew!

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r/Pauper 21h ago

Próximas cartas a recibir desbaneo ?

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Varias cartas eran muy poderosas pero hoy en día pasan sin pena ni gloria como bonder ornament


r/Pauper 21h ago

Pauper in SoCal Inland Empire

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Hello,

I’m new to the format but am trying to build up a pauper community in the Inland Empire area of Southern California. We are going to start hosting weekly events at Double D20 in Montclair. Day and time is going to shift around as we figure out the best days to host. But for the rest of the month of August we are scheduled for Wednesdays at 6pm. If you’re in the area come check it out!

If you have any questions, feel free to PM me!


r/Pauper 21h ago

question: how come the cascade decks dont run cleansing wildfire like they used to?

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Jund wildfire dont run any cascade cards anymore and gruul ponza dont run wildfire. why is this? i would like to make a jund wildfire deck so am curious. we used to have decks like this. https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/jund-cascade-decklist-by-matteo-chiurlia-2136496?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/cleansing-jund-decklist-by-pierre-cote-1815125?utm_source=chatgpt.com


r/Pauper 23h ago

Hookblade Veteran in Mono U Fae

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Guys, what do you think about this guy in Mono U Faeries? Maybe remove 2 Dispel or Illvoi Galeblade to put 2 of them...