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Pauper Ponderings: Damned Cycling!

Austen Hoey
March 16, 2017
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This week on Pauper Ponderings, Austen plays what can really only be described as Living End Pauper Style!   Damned Cycling by /u/DryOats Creature (32)4 x Crypt Rats4 x Deadshot Minotaur4 x Fume S... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Cold Zombies

Austen Hoey
March 9, 2017
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This week on Pauper Ponderings we try out a deck that has been submitted many times. Cold Zombies! Utilizing the pyroclasm like effect of gangrenous zombie, and the late game power of gray merchant of asphodel,... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Modern Masters 3 Pauper Review

Austen Hoey
March 7, 2017
Pauper Ponderings
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In this bonus episode of Pauper Ponderings, Austen reviews all of the cards that got a down shift in rarity in Modern Masters 3. It's not just the Modern players freaking out over these cards. Austen, goes a li... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Green White Soldiers

Austen Hoey
March 2, 2017
Pauper Ponderings
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This week on Pauper Ponderings it's Green White Soldiers!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw84NfaHcmk&list=PL2RhM0cFdya3bAjqWh54jeeyDrvL_8Ile   Green White Soldiers by /u/Chenjesu ... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Lumberjacks

Austen Hoey
February 23, 2017
Pauper Ponderings
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This week on Pauper Ponderings we take a trip off the beaten path and go hang with the Lumberjacks!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-fTSu9NWDc&list=PL2RhM0cFdya04VJNLnqNaVpo5VW-dOcnZ   ... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Orzhov Tokens

Austen Hoey
February 9, 2017
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This week I'd like to thank /u/jankdeckwins for supplying me with an innovative take on the normal mono-white tokens decks that seem to show up a lot in Pauper. Using the cards Harsh Sustenance and Foul-Tongue ... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: RakDoSiDo

Austen Hoey
February 2, 2017
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This week on Pauper Ponderings we are going to be looking at a deck that combines some elements from previous Pauper Ponderings episodes. Keldon Marauders, Undying Evil and Unearth highlight this grindy aggro d... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Value Turf

Austen Hoey
January 26, 2017
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After the debacle of last weeks episode I decided to play something that I though had a little more legs. So I've decided to play a Gruul Value/Aggro deck centered around Horned Kavu. Recurring Elvish Visionary... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Vampires!

Austen Hoey
January 19, 2017
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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...

Pauper Ponderings: Big Red!

Austen Hoey
January 12, 2017
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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...
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