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10,353In this article, gwyned details a step-by-step, comprehensive guide to Monday Pauper Deck Challenge. Check out his answers to some of the most frequently asked questions, a full explanation of the tournament rules, some tips to maximize your experience, and even some video walkthroughs of some of the more complicated steps in the process.
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4,198Follow the developments of the Standard Pauper metagame in this first edition of an in-depth series tracking the top decks, cards, and strategies from PDCMagic.com.
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5,651In this conclusion to Standard Pauper Deck Tech for MPDC Season 9, gwyned explores the winning decklist from the Monday Pauper Deck Challenge Season 9 Championship. Check out the link for a quick analysis of the decklist and a video-cast of a match against a WUR "America" decklist.
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3,891In this continuing series of articles, gwyned explores the winning decklists from each week of the PRE MPDC. This week, gwyned returns to a decklist known as Rioters with his own winning version from the latest MPDC. Check out the link for a quick analysis of the decklist and a video-cast of the final match against an Exalted Weenie deck from this week's Monday Pauper Deck Challenge.
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5,117In this continuing series of articles, gwyned explores the winning decklists from each week of the PRE MPDC. This week, gwyned explores a decklist called Ugly and discusses how this list has evolved from its predecessor, Borosfall. Check out the link for a quick analysis of the decklist and a video-cast of a matchup against the mighty Blightning deck.
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4,315In this continuing series of articles, gwyned explores the winning decklists from each week of the PRE MPDC. This week, gwyned revisits another favorite - Trample Toes - and explores how the list has recently evolved. Check out the link for a quick analysis of the decklist and a video-cast of a matchup against a Boros Ally deck.
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4,172In this continuing series of articles, gwyned explores the winning decklists from each week of the PRE MPDC. This week, gwyned revisits an old favorite - Stars and Bars - re-imagined as Mafioso's Bay Bridge. Check out the link for a quick analysis of the decklist and a video-cast of a matchup against a G/W Aura Gnarlid deck.
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4,366In this continuing series of articles, gwyned explores the winning decklists from each week of the PRE MPDC. This week, gwyned explores the power of all 5 mana symbols with Gonchan's Prismatic Rioters. Check out the link for a quick analysis of the decklist and a video-cast of a matchup against a Boros Aggro build.
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7,391In this continuing series of articles, gwyned explores the winning decklists from each week of the PRE MPDC. This week, gwyned explores endless recursion and a mass of removal with Mikkelinski's build of a Standard Pauper classic - BW Control. Check out the link for a quick analysis of the decklist and a video-cast of its matchup against 4 Color Control.
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15,967In a new series of articles, gwyned explores the winning decklists from each week of the PRE MPDC. This week, gwyned analyzes the insanity of mass-produced tokens in moromete's winning decklist, TOKENS! and shows off the deck with a quick match.
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4,100With the invitational-only MPDC Season 8 Worlds event coming up on May 10th, gwyned delves into the current metagame of Standard Pauper. Check out his tips on qualifying for the event, his analysis of the top-performing decks this season, and his thoughts on what it will take to win this capstone event of MPDC Season 8.
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4,093After a couple of weeks in the new Standard Pauper, gwyned evaluates some of the new cards in light of the Standard Pauper metagame. Which cards are creating the biggest stir? Did these cards live up to the pre-release expectations? Come check it out...
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3,302In the second half of my article, I offer detailed summaries of the remainder of my games from my ZZZ Swiss Draft. Did I manage to make up for my early mistakes and achieve a skilled performance, or did the play mistakes just keep coming? And did this Pauper manage to string 3 wins back-to-back and sweep the tourney, or did my final efforts come up short? Come check it out...
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5,262Even though interest in Zendikar drafts seems to be waning, I had an interesting decklist that proved to be quite resilient. Join this Pauper player as I defend the validity of Swiss drafting, explore my draft picks, and analyze my successes and some (glaring) mistakes in the resulting matches.
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5,679Join me as I explore the wonders of post-Zendikar Standard Pauper and examine some of the winning decklists from the most recent Standard Pauper PREs.
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6,827After a brief introduction to the realities of drafting from the perspective of a dedicated Pauper player, gwyned summarizes his most recent Zendikar draft. Can this Pauper assemble a powerful enough decklist to sweep a Swiss queue?
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5,649While there's been lots of discussion about the strengths and weaknesses of Zendikar in general, relatively little attention has been paid to the cycle of Common Nonbasic Lands. So join me as I explore whether the theme of Zendikar, "Land Matters," holds true for the upcoming season of Standard Pauper. And, as a bonus, I'll also evaluate the other Nonbasic Lands at your disposal and speculate on their place post-Zendikar.
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5,292After earning a spot in the Top 4 consistently in the last few weeks of PDCMagic's Standard Pauper weekly PRE with his favorite decklist, this new writer bemoans its departure due to the upcoming rotation and explores what makes this deck such a great choice in the current Standard Pauper metagame.
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4,836PiDave explores the possibilities of the upcoming add-on from Wizards, Planechase, by adding it to...two drafted, Ravnica block decks?!? Casual format + casual format = Hypercasual! And even his wife is involved!
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3,773Let's take a look at what happened last Saturday at the APDC Season 1 World Championship. With bonus video commentary!
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5,452Or: how I tried to deal with the dark side of the Shards of Alara block.
