Welcome back Pauper fam! The day after the 2nd Common Ground Cup, Cameron sat down with good friend and fellow South Dakotan Zach Geraets who not only won the whole tournament but is also a BG Fog afficionado in his own right. It's a great chat about Zach's tournament experience and his insights on the deck. If you've been thinking about picking up Fog for your next event, then this is a must-listen ep!

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2nd CG Cup VOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtqPfmOlfwI

Zach's BG Fog Decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/Kwir0diNWU2z0c_zu_YMaw

Upcoming Pauper Events:

8/16 Deadly Dispute Memoriam Event by Court of Commons @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY: https://discord.gg/KzftMPfjzu

8/23 Pauper $2k @ NRG Lansing (feat. RIW points!): https://www.spicerack.gg/events/2241392

8/23 Pauper Win-A-Box @ JC's House of Cards, Madison AL: https://www.facebook.com/share/1F8eaCLgAn/

RIW Pauper Championship Series Info: https://riwhobbies.com/2025-riw-pauper-championship-series-invitational/

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Welcome back Pauper fam! The 2nd Common Ground Cup was a smashing success! We doubled our attendance from January and had an absolute blast bringing quality Pauper coverage to y'all. Listen in as Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo share stories from the weekend and outline the decks and players that crushed the whole thing. Tune in next week for an interview with our winner and an in-depth discussion on the Fog deck!

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2nd CG Cup VOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtqPfmOlfwI

2nd CG Cup Decklists*: https://topdeck.gg/bracket/the-2nd-common-ground-cup-a-pauper-event

*Missing Top 8 decklists coming soon!! The rest of the missing lists have been sadly lost to time (I forgot to grab them Saturday night and they were tossed, alas)

Hana's new single "On Top Of The World": https://open.spotify.com/track/4B2qMxurArT0HndTjrCgc0?si=e4ff4511b7a84549

Upcoming Pauper Events:

8/9 Upstate NY Pauper Open II in Rochester, NY: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/1947943

8/16 Deadly Dispute Memoriam Event by Court of Commons @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY: https://discord.gg/KzftMPfjzu

8/23 Pauper $2k @ NRG Lansing (feat. RIW points!): https://www.spicerack.gg/events/2241392

8/23 Pauper Win-A-Box @ JC's House of Cards, Madison AL: https://www.facebook.com/share/1F8eaCLgAn/

RIW Pauper Championship Series Info: https://riwhobbies.com/2025-riw-pauper-championship-series-invitational/

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Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron leads us into a Magic game-theory discussion centered around the classic article "Who's The Beatdown" by Mike Flores. For an article that's over 25 years old it's amazing how relevant these concepts are in modern Magic and especially in Pauper. Then he conversation gets derailed by the inevitable opinions about the Spider-Man spoilers that have begun to surface. Let's hope this doesn't take away the spotlight from how many sweet Edge of Eternities cards are going to see play in our format! Tune into our Common Ground Cup stream on Saturday to see if EOE makes a big splash and to find out who will take the 2nd trophy home! Thank you as always for listening fam!

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Upcoming Pauper Events:

8/2 The 2nd Common Ground Cup (Pauper $1k+) @ Game Knight, Columbia TN! https://topdeck.gg/event/the-2nd-common-ground-cup-a-pauper-event

CGCup2 Livestreams:

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gameknighttn

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GameKnightTN

8/9 Upstate NY Pauper Open II in Rochester, NY: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/1947943

8/16 Deadly Dispute Memoriam Event by Court of Commons @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY: https://discord.gg/KzftMPfjzu

8/23 Pauper $2k @ NRG Lansing (feat. RIW points!): https://www.spicerack.gg/events/2241392

RIW Pauper Championship Series Info: https://riwhobbies.com/2025-riw-pauper-championship-series-invitational/

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Hippo's BlueSky: @hippo2112.bsky.social

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Thomas and Hippo discuss a bevy of new cards from Edge of Eternity that might see some play in your favorite format. Plus, Hippo shares a quick recap from a win-a-box tournament he played last weekend. Thanks for listening fam!

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Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG

Upcoming Pauper Events:

8/2 The 2nd Common Ground Cup (Pauper $1k+) @ Game Knight, Columbia TN! https://topdeck.gg/event/the-2nd-common-ground-cup-a-pauper-event

8/9 Upstate NY Pauper Open II in Rochester, NY: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/1947943

8/16 Deadly Dispute Memoriam Event by Court of Commons @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY: https://discord.gg/KzftMPfjzu

8/23 Pauper $2k @ NRG Lansing (feat. RIW points!): https://www.spicerack.gg/events/2241392

RIW Pauper Championship Series Info: https://riwhobbies.com/2025-riw-pauper-championship-series-invitational/

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Hippo's BlueSky: @hippo2112.bsky.social

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo swap stories from their Cube Weekend vacation while discussing some takeaways from Cube that can be applied to Pauper or any game of Magic. Then the gang shifts focus to discuss the results of this past weekend's Pauper Showcase Challenge AND Super Qualifier tournaments! Lots of Pauper being played, including the Common Ground Cup coming up August 2nd!

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Decklists:

- MTGO Pauper Showcase Challenge: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/mtgo-pauper-showcase-challenge-12802762-tournament-203867

- MTGO Pauper Super Qualifier: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/mtgo-pauper-rc-super-qualifier-12802763-tournament-204049

Upcoming Pauper Events:

7/19 Pauper Win-A-Box @ Frontline Games, Clarksville TN: https://www.frontlinegames.net/catalog/tournament_registration/mtg_pauper_winabox_event__saturday_july_19_at_230pm/1392428

8/2 The 2nd Common Ground Cup (Pauper $1k+) @ Game Knight, Columbia TN! https://topdeck.gg/event/the-2nd-common-ground-cup-a-pauper-event

8/9 Upstate NY Pauper Open II in Rochester, NY: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/1947943

8/16 Deadly Dispute Memoriam Event by Court of Commons @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY: https://discord.gg/KzftMPfjzu

Full NRG Lansing Info TBA soon!

RIW Pauper Championship Series Info: https://riwhobbies.com/2025-riw-pauper-championship-series-invitational/

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Hippo's BlueSky: @hippo2112.bsky.social

Welcome back Pauper fam! It's time for the summer edition of Paupergeddon once again and this time they're celebrating 10 years of high-level Pauper in Italy!! We discuss the decks that performed well and chat about where this could leave us over the next couple months of the format. Decklists from a myriad of events are live in the description below! Thanks as always for listening!

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Decklists:

-Upstate NY Paup-ing Off For Charity: https://moxfield.com/users/Upstate_NY_Pauper

NRG Indy: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/decklists?event_id=1973645

Paupergeddon: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/paupergeddon-summer-edition-lucca-2025-all-decks-tournament-203323

Upcoming Pauper Events:

8/2 The 2nd Common Ground Cup (Pauper $1k+) @ Game Knight, Columbia TN! https://topdeck.gg/event/the-2nd-common-ground-cup-a-pauper-event

8/9 Upstate NY Pauper Open II in Rochester, NY: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/1947943

8/16 Deadly Dispute Memoriam Event by Court of Commons @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY: https://discord.gg/KzftMPfjzu

RIW Pauper Championship Series Info: https://riwhobbies.com/2025-riw-pauper-championship-series-invitational/

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Hippo's BlueSky: @hippo2112.bsky.social

Welcome back Pauper fam! We were so pumped from NRG Indy that we couldn't wait to get home before recording this week's episode! A couple of lav mics in a car travelling 70 mph isn't the most ideal recording studio but the vibes shine through and we wanted to capture the magic that was this past Sunday. Thank you to everyone who came out and to NRG for hosting such a fun tournament! Look out for a deeper decklist dive next week plus catching up with some other tournament results. Thank you as always for listening fam!

Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz

Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG

Upcoming Pauper Events:

8/2 The 2nd Common Ground Cup (Pauper $1k+) @ Game Knight, Columbia TN! https://topdeck.gg/event/the-2nd-common-ground-cup-a-pauper-event

8/9 Upstate NY Pauper Open II in Rochester, NY: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/1947943

8/16 Deadly Dispute Memoriam Event by Court of Commons @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY: https://discord.gg/KzftMPfjzu

RIW Pauper Championship Series Info: https://riwhobbies.com/2025-riw-pauper-championship-series-invitational/

Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: commongroundmtgpod@gmail.com

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Hippo's BlueSky: @hippo2112.bsky.social

Welcome back Pauper fam! This is it. The narrative climax you've all been waiting for. Hippo shares his complete and utter disdain for High Tide and what its implications are for the play experience of our format. Cameron also shares some more experience with Naya Gates from our recent Team Trios event and Thomas wants to remind you all that the Commons At The Capitol $2k Pauper tournament with NRG is this Sunday at Noon in Indianapolis! Check out all the details in the links below. Thanks so much fam!

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Trios Round 3 Feature - Hippo (Jund) VS Holden (High Tide): https://www.youtube.com/live/FIkRf2ZZmqQ?si=CLrVDP5emK0dNyzs&t=12545

Trios Round 4 Feature - Cameron (Naya Gates) VS Matt (Jund): https://www.youtube.com/live/FIkRf2ZZmqQ?si=ySR-gZ0GoiksF6Vi&t=16415

Upstate NY Pauper is still accepting donations to The Trevor Project! If you'd like to contribute, you can do so here: https://give.thetrevorproject.org/UpstateNYPauper

Upcoming Pauper Events:

6/29 Commons at the Capitol @ NRG Indianapolis! Up to $2k in prizes! RIW Championship Points! https://spicerack.gg/events/1973645

RIW Pauper Championship Series Info: https://riwhobbies.com/2025-riw-pauper-championship-series-invitational/

8/2 The 2nd Common Ground Cup (Pauper $1k+) @ Game Knight, Columbia TN! https://topdeck.gg/event/the-2nd-common-ground-cup-a-pauper-event

8/9 Upstate NY Pauper Open II in Rochester, NY: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/1947943

Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: commongroundmtgpod@gmail.com

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Hippo's BlueSky: @hippo2112.bsky.social