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Common Ground MtG

Common Ground MtG

A Magic The Gathering podcast focused on the best (and our favorite) format: Pauper! Tune in every Thursday for metagame updates, tournament reports, lots of laughter, and interviews with members of the Pauper community!Hosted by Cameron Schindler, Thomas Gunn, and James "Hippo" Hieronimus.

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All Episodes

86:48

Common Ground 67: Another Unhinged Team Trios Recap...

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2025/03/20

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week we are once again joined by the godfather of Nashville's Pauper scene, Derrick Smith! Derrick played the Pauper seat on Thomas' team for our recent Team Trios event so we invited him back to talk about his tournament experience, Cameron's continued enjoyment of Fog, and Thomas' interest in the new Mono-Black Sacrifice deck that's been popping up. Lots of stories and fun times within, just a heads up that this one has the explicit tag and there are LOTS of In...

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102:30

Common Ground 66: Slippery, Foggy, and Competitively...

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2025/03/13

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week, Cameron and Hippo recap their rounds at the Game Cave monthly playing Bogles and BG Fog featuring plenty of fun stories along the way. Thomas returns from SCGCon Charlotte and the Modern RC that was host to a number of community dramas which gives way to a longer discussion on competitive magic and how we want to interface with it moving forward. Yet another reason to play more Pauper! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube ch...

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71:49

Common Ground 65: Upstate NY Pauper Open Recap with...

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2025/03/06

Welcome back Pauper fam! Our comrades in New York had their much anticipated Inaugural Upstate NY Pauper Open this past weekend and podcast alum Jake AKA Kalikaiz was present to bring us the scoop. The event sounded like an absolute blast and we hope everyone involved had a great time! We discuss the tournament and venue vibes, Pactdoll Terror Altar Tron, and this exciting moment we find ourselves in as Pauper continues to grow in the States through these grassroots-style events. Join our Dis...

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92:33

Common Ground 64: Building Pauper Community with LPL...

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2025/02/27

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week we're joined by the manager of the London Pauper League (LPL), Morgan Fussell, for a conversation about building communities for Pauper and a peak behind the curtain of what it's like to work with Lega Pauper Italia, the organization behind Paupergeddon! Whether your LGS is in a small town or a big city, we hope that this episode can help folks get started if they too wish to have their very own local Pauper scene and community. Plus lots of Pauper was playe...

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90:10

Common Ground 63: Updating Our Top 5 Cards in Pauper

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2025/02/20

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week we decided to update our lists from Episode 10 when we ranked our top cards in Pauper. We each share our new Top 5 lists and chat about how MH3 has really shaken up our rankings! Plus a quick dive into last weekend's MTGO challenges and some upcoming tournament announcements! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG 3/1 Upstate NY Pauper Open Information: https://www.spicerack.gg...

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91:08

Common Ground 62: BW Blade in 2025 with Austin Walker

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2025/02/13

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week we sit down with our friend, teammate, and local judge Austin Walker to chat about his take on the BW Blade archetype and the preparation that led to his undefeated record in the Swiss rounds of the Common Ground Cup. Will Grim Bauble make the cut? How does BW compare to Mardu? These questions and much more are discussed at length, as well as a quick recap of the rotisserie cube draft we held over the weekend to win Cameron's foil MB2 Brainstorm! Join our Di...

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75:46

Common Ground 61: Start Your Engines Pauper Fam!...

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2025/02/06

Welcome back pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo take a look at some new commons from the latest MtG release: AEtherdrift. Although one card may stand above the rest in terms of playability, there are still plenty of cards to talk about. The gang also, at long last, recaps the weekend's MTGO challenges and also have a quick chat about Modern and its metagame health given the financial patterns of the Horizon sets. Big news! We're launching a Discord for the podcast's listener com...

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105:09

Common Ground 60: Catching Up with Champion Michael...

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2025/01/30

Welcome back Pauper fam! Our friend Michael Pfohl joins us this week to chat about his victory at our recent Common Ground Cup! Having only picked up the deck a few days before the tournament, Michael shares his insights on Jund Broodscale and how he navigated his way through tough competition to claim the coveted trophy. We also catch up on some exciting RCQ results which leads to a thoughtful discussion on Magic, life priorities, and friendships. Thanks for listening fam!Michael's Decklist:...

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68:29

Common Ground 59: We Hosted a Tournament Recap!

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2025/01/23

Welcome back Pauper fam! With the first Common Ground Cup finished the bois are back to recap everything about it. They recap the tournament itself with a meta and top 8 break down. The crew talk about their experiences commentating with it being Thomas's and Camerons first time doing such. It was a blast thank y'all for the support!Top 8 decklistshttps://moxfield.com/bookmarks/Mzw7j-common-ground-cup-1-18-25Livestream Vodhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyAO-oFPH3c&t=21320shttps://www.twi...

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56:06

Common Ground 58: The Grab Bag Calm Before the...

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2025/01/16

Welcome back Pauper fam! With the first Common Ground Cup on the horizon, the gang discuss a grab bag of topics this week: Thomas catches us up on his Atlanta stories, we evaluate a couple of downshifts from Innistrad Remastered, and briefly share what we would play if we were not on commentary this weekend. Plus, now that the MTGO lag is fixed, the Sunday challenge boasts some interesting innovations!Common Ground Cup 1/18 @ Game Knight, Columbia TN:https://topdeck.gg/event/lryw2na0BOoPWDmA9...

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55:48

Common Ground 57: Is Pauper Actually Stale? feat....

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2025/01/09

Cameron and Hippo cover for an ailing Thomas and cover their trip to SCGCON Atlanta, the latest challenge decklists, and the current discourse of whether Pauper is feeling stale and needs a shake-up.Common Ground Cup 1/18 @ Game Knight, Columbia TN:https://topdeck.gg/event/lryw2na0BOoPWDmA9yAXUpstate NY Pauper Open: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/1580224Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: commongroundmtgpod@gmail.comFollow Cameron, Thomas, and James on Twitter:https://twitter.com/...

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76:32

Common Ground 56: White Elephant Brews

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2025/01/02

Welcome back fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo did some special brewing for their local pauper event. The trio was assigned a different person to brew for and that person didn't see the deck until they drew their opening hand round 1. The crew had a blast brewing and playing something off the beaten path. Enjoy!1/18/25 Common Ground Cup @ Game Knight, Columbia, TN signups:https://topdeck.gg/event/lryw2na0BOoPWDmA9yAXWhite Elephant decklists:UB Kenku Unearth: https://moxfield.co...

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113:03

Common Ground 55: 2024 Recap with Kalikaiz

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2024/12/19

It's been a whole trip around the sun and this week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo tag in Kalikaiz to help them recap 2024 in Pauper! It was quite a year for our beloved format, featuring influential tournaments, additions to the banlist, and a huge wave of new cards from Modern Horizons 3. Follow along as we walk back through the year and chat about our favorite cards and how we got to where we are today. Make sure to follow and subscribe to Kalikaiz for even more awesome Pauper content!All of K...

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78:05

Common Ground 54: We're Back On Simic Terror, Mail Bag

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2024/12/12

Welcome back fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo go over a few questions the listeners have. The crew delves into topics from Simic Terror all the way to side boarding with certain decks. The crew also returns to reviewing the challenges after a couple week hiatus. Shockingly, after Broadscale's dominance over Paupergeddon we see MTGO players adjust to it in the challenges. Lots of fun topics this week, enjoy!1/18/25 Common Ground Cup @ Game Knight, Columbia, TN signups:https://topdeck....

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79:31

Common Ground 53: The New Faerie King: Interview with...

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2024/12/05

Welcome back fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo are joined by special guest Skura, also known as Islandsinfront. For those unfamiliar, Skura is a European caster and content creator who just crushed Pauper over the past couple weeks with Mono Blue Faeries. Skura went to Paupergeddon Roma winning the team trios and placing 4th among the fierce competition. The following weekend, Skura wins the Polish Pauper Nationals, ending the three tournaments with a 29-3 record with Fae! The crew ta...

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70:16

Common Ground 52: Jund Takes Over Paupergeddon Roma

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2024/11/28

Welcome back fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo take a look at Paupergeddon Roma. Italy showing us their love of Pauper with 690 people battling it out. Jund glee combo was a big standout of the event with 13 out of the top 32. The color black seemed to overrepresent the meta as well. Deadly dispute feels like the thing to be doing now. Join the crew as they break down all of this and how it relates to the health of the format. Thank you!Top 8 Paupergeddon:https://www.paup...

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113:42

Common Ground 51: Pauper Trios The Sequel

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2024/11/21

This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo are joined by special guest and friend of the podcast Derrick. The four participated in a team trios event hosted by Game Knight in Columbia TN this last Saturday November 16th. Derrick played the pauper seat for Thomas's team because Thomas hates the format ;). The crew shares their tournament reports and experiences from the day. Overall team trios is always a blast to play in and you can watch coverage from the event in the link below. This...

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70:30

Common Ground 50: Foundations Edition

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2024/11/14

The big 5-0! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo discuss a handful of new Pauper cards and downshifts from Foundations, as well as a quick listener question on what a Jund sacrifice deck might look like in Pauper. Come play Team Trios (Pauper/Standard/Legacy) @ Game Knight, Columbia TN 11/16: https://topdeck.gg/event/0zTk7VVEpHtNbbfAfStpTeam Trios Live Coverage: https://www.twitch.tv/gameknighttnAny questions or feedback for us? Email them to commongroundmtgpod@gmail.comFollow Cameron, ...

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96:23

Common Ground 49: Midrange Madness

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2024/11/07

Welcome back fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo tackle two questions this week! Firstly the crew quickly goes over a listener question about Pauper cube and how to curate archetypes based on color. After a quick cube discussion the crew shifts back to pauper to talk about midrange. A listener asked what does midrange look like in Pauper. There is a lot to unpack in this question so strap in and enjoy! Thank you!Come play Team Trios (Pauper/Standard/Legacy) @ Game Knight, Columbi...

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88:06

Common Ground 48: Is This How to Beat Combo?

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2024/10/31

Welcome back everybody to another Episode of the Common Ground Pod. The crew is back with Pauper again!!!! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo dive into a listener question "Why doesn't dark ritual see a lot of play in Pauper?" This leads them into a discussion about combo decks in Pauper. The crew yaps about what combo decks see the most play and how to combat them. As always thank you for listening! Come play Team Trios (Pauper/Standard/Legacy) @ Game Knight, Columbia TN ...

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