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Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 436 – Is Secret Lair Lazy?

Commander Cookout
May 28, 2024
Commander, Commander Cookout
With the new season, we usher in a new Secret Lair Super Drop. Does this one feel a little different? Do you like it? Do we like it? Or, does it feel cheap? Does it feel low-effort? Does it feel lazy. Come hear... Read More...

Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 435 – Every Card is One Word

Commander Cookout
May 22, 2024
Commander, Commander Cookout
Over the last few weeks we have been lamenting over all the words on cards. Today, that all changes. Every card in this deck has a one-word name. We have a ton of fun with this one! Huge thank you to our spo... Read More...

Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 434 – ULTRA BUDGET Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia

Commander Cookout
May 14, 2024
Commander, Commander Cookout
With the success of last week's budget deck, we decided to crank it up! And by up, we mean down. Come check out all the synergies, card advantage and beatz in one of the most budget decks we've ever done on Com... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Pauper Mono-Blue Faeries DESTROYS All!

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August 20, 2022
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Get ready for Sprites to counter and Ninjas to draw cards with Mono-Blue Fairies in Pauper! Creature (24)4 x Delver of Secrets // Insectile Aberration4 x Faerie Miscreant4 x Faerie Seer4 x Moon... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Standard Flying Lessons

Ben Iverach-Brereton
June 7, 2021
Decklists, Rants of Valakut, Standard
Earlier this year I participated in the Jankyard Winter League, put together by my friend JT. Each week, players would play two matches on Arena of that round's designated format, which changed week to week. We... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Lat-Nam’s Altar (Pauper)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
August 19, 2020
Decklists, Pauper, Rants of Valakut
With the release of Double Masters, there are a lot of new toys for Pauper players. Perhaps the most notable addition to the format is Myr Retriever, especially given its interaction with Ashnod's Altar. Two Re... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Pauper Pollenbright Stompy

Ben Iverach-Brereton
July 15, 2019
Rants of Valakut
I'm not sure what inspired me, but recently I got an idea to make a Pauper deck around Pollenbright Druid and Travel Preparations. The idea was simple enough: get +1/+1 counters on my creatures, then ... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: The Aristocrat and the Pauper (Part 2)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
May 13, 2019
Rants of Valakut
(If you missed Part 1 of The Aristocrat and the Pauper, you can read it here.) Looking over what I had put together for my Aristocrats deck in Pauper, I still felt like I was missing something. I stepped... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: The Aristocrat and the Pauper (Part 1)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
May 6, 2019
Rants of Valakut
Pauper players are everywhere these days, and I'm excited. I've always wanted to get into the format, and my local game store runs pretty regular Pauper events. I've had a lot of fun watching content ... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: All-In Black

Austen Hoey
October 6, 2018
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This week on Pauper Ponderings, we're trying a bit of an experiment. How can be best utilize Dark Ritual in Pauper? Can it gain as overwhelming tempo to make up for being a terrible top deck late game? The w... Read More...
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