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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: Big Red!

Austen Hoey
January 12, 2017
Pauper Ponderings
This week on Pauper Ponderings we're diving into the ranks of big mana strategies. So far in this series we've tackled combo, aggro, midrange, and even control. The only macro archetype we have yet to touch is ... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Zubera’s!

Austen Hoey
January 5, 2017
Pauper Ponderings
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Is this the strangest deck to date? Maybe. Does this deck use a creature type only seen in Kamigawa block? Yes. Are these matches a blast to watch? Of Course! Watch as Austen pilots Sultai Zubera's this week... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Bonus Episode, Grixis Fireweaver

Austen Hoey
December 30, 2016
Pauper Ponderings
1
I'm many things, but a liar I am not, I promised you guys a make up video, and here it is. Playing a deck centred around Reckless Fireweaver and Glaze Fiend to deal huge points of damage early in the game, then... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Vinestorm

Austen Hoey
December 29, 2016
Pauper Ponderings
Back in the saddle after the Christmas holidays and boy, do I have a spicy one for you guys! If you thought Goblin Storm was turning the volume up to 11, this week we break the freakin knob off! Vinestorm, uses... Read More...

Pauper Pondering: Deck Rankings

Austen Hoey
December 22, 2016
Pauper Ponderings
Christmas is fast approaching, which means, giving and receiving gifts, cold weather, and spending time with family. That last one rings especially true for me, as my family lives in a remote rural town in Nort... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Goblin Storm

Austen Hoey
December 15, 2016
Pauper Ponderings
They tried to kill combo, banning Cloud of Faeries, Temporal Fissure, Grapeshot, and Empty the Warrens. But I am not the kind of guy to take that laying down. This little number by reddit user phkors is a huge ... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Perilous Blood

Austen Hoey
December 8, 2016
Pauper Ponderings
2
Hello and Welcome back to Pauper Ponderings! This week we are taking a break from playing just silly old straight good cards and trying to put some underplayed, under powered, and hard to cast cards, together t... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Greedy Jund

Austen Hoey
December 1, 2016
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This week on Pauper Ponderings we're slowing it down from last week, and instead of going for interesting interactions and kooky combos, we're going for the mother of all things good stuff. Jund! But not just a... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Witness Me!

Austen Hoey
November 24, 2016
Pauper Ponderings
Mad Max: Fury Road was one of my favourite movies last year, and for good reason, as one of the best action movies in as long as I can remember it's more than fitting it deserves a deck named after it. Witne... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Sultai Lantern Control

Austen Hoey
November 17, 2016
Pauper Ponderings
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Hello Everyone! This week on Pauper Ponderings we're exploring the deep dark end of infinite combo and prison strategies all boiled into one. Have you ever been playing Lantern Control in modern (fellow M... Read More...
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