Pauper to the People – MTGCast

  Mike is sick, Nate plays Hoplomachus, Peter went fishing, and Chris has a hockey altercation.   We bid a fond farewell to Card of the Week, offer a sabbatical to the Crack-a-Pack, and dive deep into Pauper Elves with two different decks.  Stay tuned for some metagame discussion and a Heroes of the Web,...

  Peter sings a song, Mike doesn’t really play Magic, Nate likes Oubliette, and Chris gets confused about Prismatic Strands.   Metagame, metagame, metagame.  After some brief Standard Pauper metagame updates, the group dives deep into the Classic Pauper metagame.  What’s changed?  What hasn’t changed?  And what does it all mean for the existing decks?...

  Peter is sick, Nate seems tired, Chris forgets what show he’s doing, and Mike told you so.   The group covers a Standard Pauper USA deck, discusses clan migration, and looks into what the metagame has to offer post banning, including a G/R Land Destruction build.  William from Science of Pauper joins in for...

Chris recommends a video game, Mike gets angry over an explanation, and Peter and Nate know a lot about World of Warcraft. The group discusses a well buried Pauper banning explanation, conducts a thought experiment on the comparisons between M:tG and video games, and begins to comb the depths of Standard Pauper in greater detail,...

  Wherein Nate manages to stay for an entire episode, Peter tries to keep everyone calm, Mike actually likes a decision from Wizards of the Coast, and Chris has to be edited for swearing.   The guys talk about the new ban list additions to Pauper, cover Mike’s 3-1 daily event run, and ignore the...

  It’s Gatecrash set review time!  Which cards will affect the Classic Pauper metagame?  Which cards will affect the Standard Pauper metagame?  Which cards are the hosts totally wrong about?  And who thought combining a frog with a crocodile was a good idea?  This is Pauper to the People.   Your Hosts: Chris Plummer, Nate...

  Wherein Peter is notably absent, Chris is angry at Twitter, Nate enters the streaming community, and Mike checks himself before ranting.   The guys get a little angry about the Twitter MTG community’s sense of entitlement, discuss Nate’s version of the Brew of the Month, and talk about Goblin Electromancer making appearances in the...

  Wherein Mike systematically destroys his keyboard, Nate likes Skyknight Legionnaire, Peter likes giant, fighting robots, and Chris tries for an inappropriate show title.   The fellas cover some updates to the Pauper to the People cube, talk up a couple of charities, discuss Simic as a deck, cover a new G/W build Mike has...

  Chris makes puns like a mad man, Grant is on his third glass of wine, Matti enjoys football and spreadsheets, and Mike interrupts everyone.   The crew discusses updating the Slivers deck, a strange mono blue build in the daily events, Magic card economics, crack-a-pack,  Patrician’s Scorn, and a Heroes of the Web focusing...

  Chris, Nate, and Mike, upon the realization that the holidays will keep them from two weeks of recording, decide to get together for an hour to get their fix.  Light on MTG content (aside from a couple of news items and brief impressions of the new GateCrash mechanics), they are joined by Tuna to...

  Chris talks like Batman, Mike tries to tell a joke, Peter is boring, and Nate is tired.  A slow news weeks prompts the guys to discuss listener Mike Hardy’s question about what a Pauper Power Nine would look like.  There’s also some metagame discussion, the requisite crack-a-pack, and a Heroes of the Web that...

  Nate, Chris, and Peter welcome John (newplan on MTGO) to the show to discuss stepping up your Pauper game, self-analysis, deck building strategies, and League of Legends jerks.  This is Pauper to the People.   Thieves target card store: http://www.kmph.com/story/20269093/thieves-target-game-shops-steal-magic-cards#.UL-pxUCEyn4.facebook   RTR World Building Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Vi-ACdigI&feature=g-high-u   Heroes of the Web: http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/12/pro-league-of-legends-player-banned-for-harassment/    ...

  Ante leagues are all the rage, as we plan an event with Pauper’s Cage. We flip our lids and lose our minds, because MtGO is getting the Power 9. Through diligent testing we come to learn, the viability of Rakdos burn. End of the year lists are on our brains, while we ponder Serum...

  Chris, Matti, Nate, Peter, and Mike get into the long awaited discussion about the Ravnica Guildgates.  Also, crack-a-pack, discussion about Matti’s Defender deck, and a really classy Heroes of the Web.  This is Pauper to the People.   December FNM promo: http://www.gatheringmagic.com/greg-haenig-gitaxian-probe-spoiler-december-2012-fnm-promo-revealed/   Standard deck idea on a budget: http://www.gatheringmagic.com/mike-cannon-standard-budget-deck-lists-112612-hoist-the-mainsail/   Modern Masters Rarity...

  Nate stays connected for an entire episode.  Mike told you Modern would be an FNM format.  Chris plays a Goblin Electromancer deck incorrectly.  And Peter is missing.   The guys cover the exciting news of Modern becoming an FNM format, and how it relates to budget deck building, cover a Goblin Electromancer build, a...