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Brewing with LOTR after a short “Reprieve”

GR_DONKIN
June 22, 2023
Decklists, Donkin's Digest, Modern
Hi all, I'm back writing at The Mana Base after a short Reprieve. Sometimes, life takes precedence. Speaking of a reprieve, that is exactly the card I wanted to talk about today. Reprieve is a card from the n... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Inverter Doomsday

Ben Iverach-Brereton
February 12, 2018
Rants of Valakut
Some of the most iconic Magic decks pop up in multiple formats. Modern, Legacy, Pauper, and even Standard often have variations on these popular archetypes: 'Tron shows up frequently in Modern and Pau... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Vampires!

Austen Hoey
January 19, 2017
Pauper Ponderings
2
Austen is obviously on team Edward as he pilots Vampires in Pauper. Will he succeed or will his opponents have the right mix of garlic and sunlight to vanquish these creatures back to Transylvania! You'll have ... Read More...

Casual to Competitive: Sultai Reanimator

Chris Durupt
January 10, 2017
Casual to Competitive
Chris updates the deck he played a few weeks ago Dimir Reanimator and adds Green! Will this update yield better results? Let's dive in shall we! Deck Tech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUla2a8Oq-0&t=34s... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Zubera’s!

Austen Hoey
January 5, 2017
Pauper Ponderings
4
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...

Delving with Devin: Kiki Twin

Devin Wiess
December 16, 2016
Delving With Devin
Keeping with the Tradition that Pauper Ponderings started yesterday, Delving with Devin is all about the combo this week. And, like my Pauper brother we are resurrecting something that was supposed to be dead. ... 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...
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