Introducing... The Princes of Pauper
The Princes of Pauper
Sometimes-professional Magic: The Gathering player Mike Flores joins professional game designer Rich Bucey on an adventure into "the people's format" ... Pauper! Join Mike and Rich as they battle week in and week out in one of Magic's best formats, armed with commons. What makes people love Pauper? We think this episode might tell you. Or at least why we love it!
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Premodern Landstill
The Princes of Pauper
Mike wins a Premodern meetup with the popular Control strategy. Learn all about this important deck, from Magic's bestest format.
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Ambitious Farmhand
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Sam Black's new white control deck splashing red has taken Mike's heart! Learn all about the best grinding deck in Standard.
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The Top 8 Tips and Tricks to Crushing Ladder with CGB's Red Deck
The Princes of Pauper
It's a Red Deck. Mike makes Mythic! RCQ preparation. Who is the best deck designer in the world? The answer may surprise you.
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Patience is the Anti-Curve
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Examples of how patient play can help win more games; and how impatient play is disproportionately punished and predictable.
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Finding the Three Gears
The Princes of Pauper
Mostly about Modern Burn. Probably the best Magic: The Gathering article I've written in 15 years.
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Astral Slide: The Redemption Arc Begins
The Princes of Pauper
Mike recounts his sad story (so far!) with RW Astral Slide in Premodern. But like the title says... The Redeption Arc is about to begin! Victory! #spoilers
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Roman Wins 2 RCQs
The Princes of Pauper
The ACTUAL title of this underlying article is "The Top 8 Questions (and Answers!) with Two-Time RCQ-winner, Roman Fusco" but try fitting that in anything reasonable. Roman won! The second one with Rakdos Midrange in Standard. Mike grills him about it. You'll love it.
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One Week Three Decks Two Hundred Dollars
The Princes of Pauper
Mike had quite the week in Premodern! He played Fluctuator at a local meetup on Tuesday, battled in his first match of #PSS4 on Thursday, and managed to win $200 with Survival Elves on Sunday. Probably you will love this so probably you should go listen RN tks.
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Bigger Than Sheoldred
The Princes of Pauper
What's "big"? What constitutes "Control"? What does all this have to do with winning in Dominaria United Standard?
info_outlineMike talks about how not tapping out offensively sometimes makes for the fastest route to victory; how un-learning the general rules can be the best way to advance.
And, of course, leaving up mana for Pyroblast or Snakeskin Veil.