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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: Top 10 Most Annoying Cards in Pauper

Austen Hoey
December 2, 2017
Pauper Ponderings
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It's another Top 10 this week and I'm back with a more fun Top 10. What are your most hated cards? What cards annoy you? Let me know in the comments! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAXgheVtsco   ... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Zubera’s Flashback

Austen Hoey
November 30, 2017
Pauper Ponderings
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You guys voted and Zubera's are back! We resurrect this old Pauper Ponderings classic, aiming to abuse synergistic die triggers with cards like Undying Evil, Supernatural Stamina, and Unearth. The sacrifice out... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Modern Special Boros Heroic

Austen Hoey
November 23, 2017
Pauper Ponderings
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This week on Pauper Ponderings, I'm playing a format voted on by you guys! Modern! And we made sure to find an extra spicy list for you guys, I'm playing the Theros throwback, Heroic! With creatures like Fav... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Iconic Masters Top 10

Austen Hoey
November 18, 2017
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In an extra special episode of Pauper Ponderings Austen takes a look at the brand new set iconic Masters and breaks down what he thinks are the best additions to the Pauper format. Comment below before watch... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: RG Impact

Austen Hoey
November 16, 2017
Pauper Ponderings
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This week on Pauper Ponderings we're playing a possibly more competitive deck than normal—RG Impact!—utilizing the powerful enchantment Impact Tremors and the forgotten Shards-block common Hissing Iguanar. We'r... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Mono Green Convoke

Austen Hoey
November 9, 2017
Pauper Ponderings
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We're back again this week with a real sweet and spicy listerino (you're welcome twitch chat). This crazy mono green deck plays only 12 lands, and primarily relies on using zero mana creatures like Ornithopter ... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Black Metal

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November 2, 2017
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This week on Pauper Ponderings, boy do I have a sweet one for you. Have you ever wanted to play Affinity but you weren't a filthy netdecker? Well, that was my thought, so I took this crazy brew from "jankDeckWi... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Rakdos Land Destruction

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October 26, 2017
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Austen is back with another episode of Pauper Ponderings, this week he takes into a battle a spicy little Rakdos deck built to keep your opponents from casting any spells at all, because they won't have any lan... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Popeye Stompy

Austen Hoey
October 19, 2017
Pauper Ponderings
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It's been too long matey! I'm back and hopefully better than ever. This week I'm playing the newest deck in Legacy, Popeye Stompy. What the Pauper version of this innovative deck loses the uncommon and rare ... Read More...

Salt Road Patrol: Nothing is Ever Good Enough For You People!

Austen Hoey
August 24, 2017
Salt Road Patrol
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1. People Are Never Satisfied with Wizards You see it literally every time Wizards releases a new Commander lineup: How come there isn't a valuable land cycle in it? How come the MSRP isn't lower? Why a... Read More...
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