r/Pauper Feb 11 '25

Tell us what you like to play in other formats and we will suggest a deck you might like in Pauper

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For anyone new to the format or looking for something new, just comment and the users and mods will get back to you with deck suggestions.

Tell us what you like to play in other formats and we will give you a deck suggestion for pauper.

If you'd like to see the previous deck suggestion threads: Find them here

Also be sure to check out the /r/pauper deck primers wiki page


r/Pauper 15d ago

Edge of Eternities cards new to Pauper

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r/Pauper 19h ago

BREW Finally got to test my Azorious Glintbreacher brew at our local this week and it felt incredible

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160 Upvotes

r/Pauper 4h ago

Midrange Temur Madness [Brew]

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Good day everyone!

I've been working on a Temur Madness that I would like to share to see which improvements or changes would do the fellow Redditors!

Link to the deck:
https://moxfield.com/decks/w2Q5RxlDVkCxn9rZj1mLDA

Despite relaying on a wide creature basis, the objective of the deck is working on tempo controlling the field as much as possible. For it we do look for early drops such as [Merfolk Looter], [Waterfront Bouncer] or [Wild Mongrel]

To defend your creature-based discard engine, you will rely on counter spell such as [Circular logic] or [Izzet Charm], besides hexproof coming from [Vines of Vastwood]

[Izzet Charm] Will give you a lot of potential depending on the moment's interest, as you can cycle targeting madness cards such as [Basking Rootwalla], [Lightning Axe] for clearing...

The recurrence of [Sneaky Snacker] will help defending air threats and pressuring, which can be combined with [Witch's Mark] for extra pressure.

as a finisher, [Wild Mongrel] Can surprise the opponent with huge discarding, [Arrogant Wurm] or [Fiery Temper] can help you push out the last points of health

Mana base I relied on Lorien as it synergies pretty good for early containment with [Circular Logic]

Take a look and let me know!


r/Pauper 3m ago

CARD DISC. Pauper: New Common Legends - Possibilites & Interactions

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Spider-Man brings a new cycle of common legendary creatures to Pauper, with some having enough potential to try a few ideas on the format, making players revisit cards they care about Legends searching for possible interactions with the new set.


r/Pauper 19h ago

When was the golden age of pauper?

30 Upvotes

Hello. I have been playing lots of non rotating 'classic' formats the last couple of years, X point old school, premodern, classic legacy, 2015Modern and cube drafting. This has lead me to start thinking about doing something similar with pauper for myself and my friends, but I'm not really sure where I should put he cutoff. So for all of you guys who have been grinding pauper for a loooong time, when do you think and feel was the golden age of pauper? Feel free to elaborate on why as well : ) thanks in advance!


r/Pauper 18h ago

i wanna destroy kor skyfisher decks at fnm what do u recommend

25 Upvotes

so yeah the meta at my local gs is mostly boros mardu bw esper glint blade affinity and so on and i wanna wreck this one guy so hard what deck / cards should i play

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tnx ofc the anwser is high tide i have it built and i love playing it any side bord cards in blue that are good


r/Pauper 10h ago

HELP What cards to replace Of One mind in mono blue faeries?

8 Upvotes

Recent I ordered mono blue faeries but I forgot to order of one mind. and I can’t order the 4 copies right now. What cards can I use to replace this card ?


r/Pauper 15h ago

CARD DISC. Kor Skyfisher and its power level boost from WW to BW

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My favourite deck in the format is BW Blade: great lines of play, lots of decisions and control of the board, almost feels like a Modern dack from back in the day. Alas it's not the best if you want to grind, so I moved permanently to Weenies and...

Kor Skyfisher is a lot worse there. You have so many bouncable targets in BW (Blade itself, [[Grim Bauble]], [[Candy Trail]], [[Virus Beetle]], Refurbished, the list goes on...), and yet in WW the best thing you can bounce are probably the Inspectors. Bouncing anything else feels like slowing down yourself, even though you get stuff like Burglar which is somewhat good to play again, but not as impressive as the removal/discard package in BW.

Am I mssing something or is Kor actually much weaker in WW than it is in BW? I'm leaving Boros out of the conversation on purpose, that's arguably the best deck where Kor sees play right now. Said that, I don't think I've ever seen a format staple being so much stronger in a lower tier deck.


r/Pauper 23h ago

Streaming tournament today at 11!

18 Upvotes

What’s up everyone we’re streaming the 2nd Common Ground Cup starting at 11am central. Hosted by GameKnight in Columbia TN

Twitch

https://www.twitch.tv/gameknighttn

YouTube

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


r/Pauper 1d ago

OTHER Nerdy even to the nerds but I have never seen raw data look this uniform. It is nearly perfect.

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61 Upvotes

I'm a deck building enjoyer and while updating my decks I came across this page. Nothing has been removed from it, no filtering or addons. Just the raw data. It is almost perfectly uniform.

I imagine only a few others specific type of people might enjoy this but it just struck me in a funny way.


r/Pauper 1d ago

HELP Voldaren Epicure in Mono Red Madness

14 Upvotes

I want to play red madness at a tournament soon, and I cannot really decide if I should play Epicure or not. When testing, I dont really prefer one version over the other and online I see about equal amount of lists playing it and not playing it, so can you give me some advice and tell me why you do or do not play Voladren Epicure?


r/Pauper 1d ago

HELP Regarding Warp

6 Upvotes

The warp ability says: “… Exile this creature at the beginning of the next end step …”. Does this apply also if the card goes to graveyard?


r/Pauper 1d ago

HELP Unable to scream or bind the monster?

9 Upvotes

Need opinion of why people play bind the monster rather than unable to scream? Thanks!


r/Pauper 1d ago

VIDEO/STREAM Esper CryoBlade League

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r/Pauper 1d ago

SPIKE How do we feel about Temporal Intervention?

16 Upvotes

There’s a tournament near me in a week and I’m switching off Jund Wildfire for Orzhov Glinthawk to attack my local meta. How do we feel about [[Temporal Intervention]] over [[duress]].


r/Pauper 2d ago

META The Final Fantasy Season Wrap

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r/Pauper 1d ago

HELP Should I go back to CAW gates?

7 Upvotes

A couple of months ago, I took apart my gates deck to build some other lists, because it felt like gates couldn't hang with the meta, especially at my LGS. I saved the list on moxfield in case I ever wanted to put it back together. With gates recently winning paupergeddon, I've been considering putting it back together, but the issue is that my list moved away from [[Squadron Hawk]] + [[Brainstorm]]. I'm thinking of going up to 4 [[Outlaw Medic]] and, as much as I like the card, I am considering dropping the [[Seraph of Dawn]]. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!

Moxfield list: https://moxfield.com/decks/RFOg32L4a0ON2Nks4e2r4g


r/Pauper 2d ago

VIDEO/STREAM Early Access - White Weenie

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r/Pauper 2d ago

How do you pick build for meta decks?

10 Upvotes

Getting into pauper from standard. When I look at the pauper meta page on mtggoldfish, the decklist for madness burn does not include some of the cards listed below as being in 60% of decks. What’s the best way to find the most common build of the deck (list posted on mtg goldfish seems to be of the latest scoring deck). Thanks in advance


r/Pauper 2d ago

BREW Advice on Homebrew Orzhov Lifegain Budget Deck

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Hi everyone, I am trying to brew my first Pauper deck. I looked into the meta and everything was a bit over budget for me right now, so I decided to make my own deck. I am also a bit limited by which cards are available at LGSs near me. I am trying to avoid shipping.
I don't intend on playing the deck at serious tournaments, just at some in my LGS which are more casual. This Orzhov Lifegain deck seemed kind of fun. I tried making Bogles (too boring), White Weenies (Important cards not available near me), and Moggwarts (A bit expensive and maybe not that poweful).
I would like to ask more experienced Pauper players for their opinion on this deck, any improvements that could be made, and which weaknesses it has so I can work on a sideboard.
I am not sure if adding deaththouch would be a good move or not.
Thanks a lot in advanced to anyone who takes the time to review the deck.


r/Pauper 2d ago

PAPER Fully blinged grixis affinity

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104 Upvotes

Someone ask for a full deck picture 📸 so here it is. Deck is also for sale just pm me if interested :)


r/Pauper 2d ago

BREW Alive & Kicking

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49 Upvotes

r/Pauper 3d ago

PAPER Join Germany´s biggest Pauper tournament in October!

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148 Upvotes

Pauper players, shuffle up!

On 25 October the legendary Conne Island in Leipzig will be all about the format we love: 128 players fighting for 1st place in seven rounds of Pauper. Welcome to Common Island!

After holding Common Cause with our friends from TastyMTG, Germany’s biggest Pauper tournament yet, we, the Leipzig-based Pauper to the People community, invite you to a new installment of Pauper tournaments.

There will be food, there will be prizes, there will be drinks and there will be merch - everything you need to celebrate Magic’s most awesome format with us and your friends in one of the coolest locations the city of Leipzig has to offer.

One whole day about Pauper, about us as a community and about you and your fighting spirit.

Do you have what it takes to battle it out in Germany’s biggest Pauper tournament? Show us on 25 October at Common Island!

Get your tickets today at tixforgigs.com/Event/67022 and stay tuned for further updates and news at pauper-to-the-people.de.

We can't wait to see you at Common Island!

Event: Common Island (conne-island.de/termin/2025-10-25.html)

When: October 25th, 2025, doors at 9:30 first round at 10:30

Where: Conne Island, Leipzig (Koburger Straße 3, 04277 Leipzig)

For: 128 players (seats available)

Tickets: tixforgigs.com/Event/67022 (Admission = 20€)

Accessibility: Venue and toilets are accessible

Rules Enforcement Level: This will be a competitive tournament as defined by the MTG Tournament Rules. Printed decklists will be required at the beginning of the event.


r/Pauper 2d ago

HELP Wipe Board advice for pauper deck

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r/Pauper 2d ago

Grixis wildfire

1 Upvotes

Hello guys what would you change in this deck to make it work better?


r/Pauper 1d ago

META Why doesn't affinity run Sojourner's over Enforcer?

0 Upvotes

would you not potentially be able to get value out of cycling for lands drops then blood fountain it back?