Welcome to P.C.W. issue #5, your weekly source for all things Pauper written by players for players.
We had another high turnout event at RIW last Wednesday (32 players), a great stream, and a lot of fun. Also, some exciting Pauper news in the form of an unbanning that will be legal for play this Weds at our weekly event:
The November B&R announcement has come and gone; with no changes to Modern I can spend more time developing different takes on my favorite archetype, Jeskai Blink.
I did it! I qualified for the upcoming Regional Championship in Milwaukee, WI! Typically the Regional Championship is far enough away from Michigan that I take more store credit in exchange for giving away the invite, but things broke in a way where I could snag a golden ticket.
The Modern RCQ season has come to a close so my attention is now on the Standard season. I had a great run with Dimir Midrange in Modern so I’m naturally looking to run it back in Standard. Kaito, Bane of Nightmares hasn’t let me down yet. RIW will be running Standard RCQs so be on the lookout as dates get solidified.
For those unfamiliar with the Pauper Championship Series, it’s a year-long MTG Pauper League that encapsulates all of the weekly and larger quarterly Pauper events. Player’s results and progress are tracked and the shop will be hosting a Pauper Invitational (based on points) at the end of the year to crown a 2025 RIW Pauper Champion. Here’s how it works:
I’m delighted to be back with another Dimir Frogtide update. Oculus briefly supplanted the traditional build of Dimir, but we’re back with the classic version. Today I’m going to discuss my list as well as the metagame that brought us back to almost square one.
A very happy B&R update to you! The One Ring was slated to be banned in Modern on December 16 and WOTC delivered; there may have been at least one couch burned if that wasn’t the case.
In all of Magic: the Gathering, there wasn’t really a format that existed that hit my buttons – so, I made up my own! If you’re a fan of multiplayer Magic and trying out playing with the most powerful cards ever created in a multiplayer setting – you’ve come to the right place!
I’m preparing for RIW’s cEDH 1K on November 2; these four cards being added to the ban list has shaken up the format. I personally welcome the bans to flatten out the average draws.
Hey everyone!
There was quite the shakeup with the Latest B&R announcement by WOTC.
Today I’m going to discuss the Pioneer, Legacy, and Modern bans as well as my Griefless Esper Goryo’s build in Modern.
Let’s get to it!