So then we did this podcast. Adam Styborski appeared (kind of like social services), cleaned me up and made sure I was in podcasting form by bringing his knowledge of the format, as well as his facial hair. Throughout this hour-and-something long cast, you can join me on an introductory journey to the world of Pauper Commander with my guides, Donovan, Carlos (podcasting by messenger pigeon this week) and Adam.
00:00 to 05:24: Intro: Your hosts, our subjects, and whatnot.
COMMUNITY
05:33 to 22:50: Pauper Commander: WHAT IS THIS MADNESS? Donovan, Carlos and Adam provide a brief rundown on the actual structure of Pauper, an introduction to it's virtues, and generally explain why you should try it.
23:02 to 34:07: Free-For-All Roundtable: Money Generals: Some people think Pauper should maintain the purity of identity that it's 60x4 bretheren format maintains and only permit commons; other think that for Commander, Pauper is better served by allowing Legendary creatures of any rarity as generals. We debate this topic on the Roundtable this week.
STRATEGY
034:17 to 48:50: Alt. Format Strategy: Pauper: When you lose a huge range of card types when Uncommons and Rares suddenly disappear from the available range of cards, how does strategy change? What kind of archetypes are good, and which lose value? How do you need to change your mindset to succeed in a Pauper environment?
TECHNOLOGY
49:02 to 65:09: Pauper Tech: In a broke-ass format with no real monies, the barrier to entry is so low that you can't really impress opponents by spending money anymore, so how about impressing them with some unique or obscure-ish card choices? Here we run down some good cards for Pauper Commander.
Donovan's Picks:
General: Niv-Mizzet
Other: Mind Extraction, Ulamog's Crusher
Adam's Picks:
General: Rhys the Redeemed
Other: Neurok Stealthsuit, Guardian of the Guildpact
Andy's Picks:
General: Thrun, the Last Troll
Other: Gaea's Touch, Swirling Sandstorm
COMMUNITY
05:33 to 22:50: Pauper Commander: WHAT IS THIS MADNESS? Donovan, Carlos and Adam provide a brief rundown on the actual structure of Pauper, an introduction to it's virtues, and generally explain why you should try it.
23:02 to 34:07: Free-For-All Roundtable: Money Generals: Some people think Pauper should maintain the purity of identity that it's 60x4 bretheren format maintains and only permit commons; other think that for Commander, Pauper is better served by allowing Legendary creatures of any rarity as generals. We debate this topic on the Roundtable this week.
STRATEGY
034:17 to 48:50: Alt. Format Strategy: Pauper: When you lose a huge range of card types when Uncommons and Rares suddenly disappear from the available range of cards, how does strategy change? What kind of archetypes are good, and which lose value? How do you need to change your mindset to succeed in a Pauper environment?
TECHNOLOGY
49:02 to 65:09: Pauper Tech: In a broke-ass format with no real monies, the barrier to entry is so low that you can't really impress opponents by spending money anymore, so how about impressing them with some unique or obscure-ish card choices? Here we run down some good cards for Pauper Commander.
Donovan's Picks:
General: Niv-Mizzet
Other: Mind Extraction, Ulamog's Crusher
Adam's Picks:
General: Rhys the Redeemed
Other: Neurok Stealthsuit, Guardian of the Guildpact
Andy's Picks:
General: Thrun, the Last Troll
Other: Gaea's Touch, Swirling Sandstorm
Carlos' Picks:
General: Rameriz DiPietro in common, Child of Alara otherwise (what a shock)
Other: Pestilence, Tortured Existence
65:22 to closing: Outtro.
PERTINENT LINKS
- PDC forums for Commander.
- Adam's recent article on Pauper.
- The Pauper Dreamcrusher.
CONTACT INFORMATION
- General show contact/E-Mail Andy: CommanderCast(at)gmail(dot)com
- To E-Mail Carlos: cag5383(at)gmail(dot)com
- To E-Mail Donovan: donokun(at)gmail(dot)com
- To Tweet Adam: (at)the_stybs on Twitter To Tweet Andy: (at)CommanderCast on Twitter
My only criticism is there isn't enough Byron! ^_^
ReplyDeleteIn all seriousness, the canned shows are appreciated just because there is always a steady stream of content available.
Great show gentlemen! Adam: Neurok Stealthsuit is amazing! I am going to run thsi card in my regular Commander deck. Great pick and I thank you. Andy: What would you put forth as the top five equipment cards in Commander format?
ReplyDeleteWho's copying who? WotC just ran an article on Pauper Commander... Highly suspicious. You posted your podcast a week ago. Adam Styborski's article wan't turned in for editing until Thursday. He had plenty of time to steal the idea to cover this format from you. Look: http://wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/sf/155
ReplyDeleteLol. Just kidding. Maybe. You are on the cutting edge of Magic, though. As evidenced by you beating WotC to the punch on this one. Not that its their first article on it. I think you even link to it in the show notes. Oh, right, this is a follow up article on that one. Well, maybe he was inspired to write a follow up because of you. You should ask.
Anyways, keep it up. I love it.