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Author Austen Hoey

Austen Hoey

Austen delves into all things Common in his series, Pauper Ponderings. Whether concocting some strange combo or trying to make an obscure tribe viable, he'll be sure to keep you entertained!

Pauper Ponderings: Mill Aggro

Austen Hoey
April 19, 2018
Pauper Ponderings, Uncategorized
Well, we've talked about it for a while, and we've finally done it. The Jace's Phantasm, Wight of Precinct Six package is together! With cards like Mind Scupt and Memory Sluice, we're looking to power out Un... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: GR Ponza

Austen Hoey
April 12, 2018
Pauper Ponderings
We're back to form this week, we're commentating live! And we're playing GR Ponza. Like our Modern Brethren, we're playing Utopia Sprawl and Wild Growth in conjunction with Arbor Elf to explode on mana into Lan... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Mono White Guardians

Austen Hoey
April 5, 2018
Pauper Ponderings
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This week on Pauper Ponderings, we're playing Mono White Guardians. This Aggro-Midrange deck looks to pressure the opponent with aggressive creatures like War Falcon and Kor Skyfisher. While being able to go lo... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Quicksilver Storm

Austen Hoey
March 29, 2018
Pauper Ponderings
This week on Pauper Ponderings we're playing a fan submitted deck. Quicksilver Storm! Using creatures with untap abilities, Thermo-alchemist and Zephyr Scribe, and enchanting them with Quicksilver Dagger. Once ... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Dominaria First Impressions

Austen Hoey
March 26, 2018
Pauper Ponderings
In this special episode of Pauper Ponderings, I go over some of the new Dominaria spoilers, where they could fit in to exisiting decks. Or could they create brand new decks. Don't worry though, brand new Pauper... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Tournament of Champions – Lantern Control

Austen Hoey
March 22, 2018
Pauper Ponderings
We've finally done it. We're at Week 4 of the Tournament of Champions! And we're playing a wild deck built around persist creatures and sac outlets and triggers. And no, I'm not talking about Birthing Pod in Mo... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Tournament of Champions – Goblin Storm

Austen Hoey
March 5, 2018
Pauper Ponderings
My favourite deck of all time. Goblin Storm, this deck is explosive and powerful! Cards like Dragon Fodder and Krenko's Command aid draw spells like Distant Melody and Shared Discovery. Once a mass of Goblins a... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Tournament of Champions – Greedy Jund

Austen Hoey
March 2, 2018
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Damned Cycling set the bar pretty Damn high last week. Will this fixture of the Modern format be able to put up similar results? We'll have to wait and see. Also, I announce the winner of the Ponder Print Give ... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Tournament of Champions – Damned Cycling

Austen Hoey
February 22, 2018
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It's Round 1 of the Pauper Pondering's Tournament of Champions. 4 Awesome Decks enter, 1 Deck will stand Victorious! This week we're playing Pauper's answer to Living End. Using cyclers and cards like Satyr ... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Dinosaurs!

Austen Hoey
February 16, 2018
Pauper Ponderings
We've finally arrived at Dinosaurs! Will these famous reptiles bring has back to the Jurassic Period, or will a meteor take them out once and for all? You''ll have to watch to find out! Enrage enablers like ... Read More...
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