First and foremost -- a huge apology for the audio quality this week. Brad had some major, and sudden, microphone issues. That said, there is something to look forward to this week... THE PALS ARE BACK BB! Listen in as we have an off-the-cuff discussion about the recent maneuvers affecting the entire EDH format sprinkled lightly with some Pauper Co…

This week, Liam and Mr. Bobby Bfine are joined in the studio by Daxx to talk about some miscellaneous happenings in the MTG world and dip their toes into some "actual" PDH conversation. Socials: Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Brad HERE, Bobby Bfine HERE, and Daxx HERE Sign up for the next SanctuaryPDH tournament HER…

The cool mist rolls in from the shadows of the old house. As you reach for the door handle, a distant, hollow voice beckons you from somewhere deep within its halls. A nervous chill strikes your spine as the door creaks slowly open. From the stygian depths of the mansion, a cacophony of voices assault your senses. Running footsteps approach, gettin…

This week, the crew dives into the competitive Pauper Commander metagame to see where it's at, how it's gotten to be where it is, and which players have been dominating the tournaments! And... maybe some rants on combo decks... Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Brad HERE, and Bfine/SanctuaryPDH HERE Sign up for…

This week, the small crew starts a new series of episodes focused on ranking all the targeted removal options we have in the Pauper Commander format, starting with mono green! Which of these hate-spells do you play in your decks and which ones are completely unplayable? Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE and Brad…

This week, Bradjamin Draconius V and the rest of the crew is joined by first time guest and pillar of the Pauper Commander community, Fyndhorn Brownie, to talk about brewing some decks that care about going VROOOOOOM! Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Brad HERE, Brownie HERE, and BFine HERE Sign up for some cPD…

This week, Brad sits down with Alkadron, Bobby Bfine, and Sniffhow from the PALS STUDIO to chat about their most recent 24-hour Pauper Commander stream. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Brad HERE, The Pals HERE, and Bobby Bfine HERE Sign up for the Common Cause cPDH tourney HERE Watch for the next SanctuaryPDH…

Not too long ago, the crew ranked every (basically ever) board wipe in the Pauper Commander format. This week, we're ranking spells and abilities that can save your entire board from one of those wipes - ANTHEMS! Which one(s) end up at the tippy top and which one(s) are literally unplayable? Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow …

This week, we take a step back from the product-overload train and the flurry of competitive Pauper Commander event results to chill with YOU! Episode 112 is the audio-only version of our live Twitch stream from Wednesday, August 7th, 2024. This VOD will be up on The PDH Pod YouTube channel if you'd like to give it a watch... or a rewatch. Socials …

We've done Rule 0 episodes before, but not like this! This week, the crew invites first-time guest, TooMuchDew, into the studio to talk about all the fun and craziness of an entire pod of Rule 0 PDH decks! Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Brad HERE, and Dew HERE Check out all the decklists for this episode HER…

Buckle up for a long trip down the literal BLB rabbit hole as the crew takes on the most playable commons from the set as well as a handful of the most interesting commanders to brew around. There are murders of critters to helm your Pauper Commander deck, so choose wisely. Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Bra…

Hot off the heels of the Tier List tier list episode, the crew sits down this week to bring you the definitive, absolute, un-arguable ranking list of all board wipes in the Pauper Commander format! Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Liam HERE, and Brad HERE Sign up for Sanctuary VI HERE…

Much like other corners ot the MTG content-creation universe, Pauper Commander has no shortage of amazing resources. This week, the crew gives you the absolute, end-all-be-all, definitive Pauper Commander Tier-list Tier List! Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Liam HERE, and Brad HERE Check out all the content w…

This week, we've got Lobbert back in the PDH Pod studios to continue his Tour of Champions interview series with the crew! We get to hear a detailed breakdown of his rounds from the recent Common Cause Pauper Commander tournament, the various decks he played against, and all the things that went right... and almost wrong. Socials Email the show HER…

This week, we welcome back to the studio for the fourth time, PDH RC Member and Thopter-lover, Scarecrow1779 as we walk through some of our favorite artifact-matters Pauper Commander decks. Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Liam HERE, Brad HERE, and Scarecrow HERE! Register for Sanctuary VI HERE…

It's that time again - PDHPALS time! This week, we are joined for the seventh time by The PDH Pals to talk about the not-so-many differences between casual and competitive Pauper Commander. What's are their thoughts on being sweaty, being cool, and what's the deal with 30 life?? Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Follow the show HERE…

This week, we finish up our Modern Horizons set review by going over some handpicked, potential commanders for yours and our next PDH deck, or two, or three... or... five? Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Liam HERE, and Brad HERE Sign up for the Common Cause cPDH Tournament HERE…

There are just too many new and awesome cards for Pauper Commander to try and jam them all into one long episode, so we're starting our set review off this week with the commons from Modern Horzions 3! There are just too many new and awesome cards for Pauper Commander to try and jam them all into one long episode, so we're starting our set review o…

This week, we have a nice long discussion about a sometimes very important pregame discussion: Rule 0! How does this conversation set the table for the game and how does it explain your fun but illegal Pauper Commander deck to the other players?SocialsEmail the show HERESupport the show HERESpeak to the show HEREFollow the show HERE, Liam HERE, and…

This week we revisit the general deck-building topic we started in episode 96 by talking about all those friendly, fuzzy, and fantastic pet cards... that must be cut! Everyone has them. Everyone loves them. But they gotta go. The only problem with Pauper Commander is that there are too many pet cards! Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HE…

100 EPISODES?? What an amazing ride it has been so far! This week, to celebrate this milestone, we are taking a casual approach to the show topic by answering some community questions mixed with a bit of reflection about the show and Pauper Commander in general. Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Liam HERE, and …

This week, we welcome Abi back into the studio after 90 or so episodes to help us build some very fun, very casual Pauper Commander partner decks! We've got a background pairing, Rule 0 partners, "Partner with", and traditional partners spread amongst all four decks. Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Liam HERE,…

This week, most of the crew is joined by Ryan, A.K.A. Papa Pauper, to talk about current trends and shifts in the competitive Pauper Commander metagame! We also dive into discussions about power-creep, deck-building philosophies, and being a good Magic: The Gathering pilot. Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Lia…

This week, we revisit a similar archetype, from 80 episodes ago, for our newest 3x3 episode: Sacrifice! No, not Aristocrats -- SACRIFICE! Are we doing aristocrat-y things? Sure. Do our decks seem vaguely like aristocrat decks? Perhaps. However, the differences between Sacrifice and Aristocrats Pauper Commander decks are subtle but there are many! S…

This week, the crew learns a thing or two about our individual Magic: the Gathering philosophies when it comes to cutting those last few cards from our PDH decks or making painful swaps for the shiny toys from each new set. Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Liam HERE, Brad HERE Talk to the show HERE…

Howdy, y'all! If you got a hankering for from new commons and uncommons for Pauper Commander, then you've got to the right place! Does Outlaws of Thunder Junction, Magic: The Gathering's 100th(?) set, have what it takes to wrangle up some good reviews? Saddle up, gather 'round, and listen in! Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Follow…

Somehow, we've gone 93 episodes without having Ankylosaur on the show, so we rectified that this week! Dave, the Ankylosaur, joins the crew to talk about his brewing process, his playtesting procedures, and the successes he's had in the world of 60-card Pauper and in Pauper Commander! Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Follow the sho…

This week, Blake joins us in the studio to dive into another patron-chosen, patent-pending 4x4 PDH deckbuilding episode! We are going to tackle the "top deck matters" strategy! Do we have enough pieces at common or even in the command zone to make an MTG archetype like this viable? Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Talk to the show …

This week, we've brought a super special, recent-ish MTG PDH champion on the show to help us talk about how to identify weaknesses in your Pauper Commander deck and what to do about them? It's not always just a skill issue... Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Speak to the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Liam HERE, Brad HERE, and Mi…

This week, we wrap up our 2CUDS Series of episodes by looking back at all the sets from original Ravnica up to Conspiracy. How many commanders from this era of Magic: the Gathering have helped to shape the Pauper Commander format into what it is now, and which sets were just, well... duds? And what, if anything, does this all have to do with skelet…

How often does The PDH Pod, The PDH Pals, and a set review converge? Not often enough! Thankfully, this sixth return of the Pals synched perfectly with our Fallout set review! How many good Pauper Commanders did we get from this mtg commander-precon-only set? The Pals chose seven. Let's see if Brad, Dave, and Liam can come close to that. Socials Em…

We are back with another 3x3 deckbuilding episode, but +1! Lands Matter is a very popular archetype across many Magic: The Gathering formats, so it was only right that we... dig... deep into this strategy. We've invited noted Toggo brewer, Lee, onto the show to walk us through some of the key points for that rock-flinging, lands-mattering commander…

Well, we've turned a simple listener question into a multi-episode series! This week we sit down to talk about the two-color-uncommons-signpost creatures from Throne of Eldraine all the way back to Core Set 2015! How do some of these potential Pauper commanders hold up to FIRE design and current Magic: The Gathering power creep? Socials: Email the …

Due to the lovely loving holiday, we're a co-host short this week, but Dave and Brad (mostly Dave) fill you in on all the hot goss from around the Magic: The Gathering world and fandom in regard to who's in love with who and who ain't being true. Listen in as we run down some of those most popular and sought after MTG relationships. There may even …

This week, the crew returns with another fan-favorite 3x3. but with a twist -- we let our patrons choose the commanders this time! Well, the era from which our commanders must originate. How do you build around cards with such limited mechanics? What would you build from back in the day...? Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Speak to…

Do you know what time it is? That's right! It's time for new cards! 2024 begins with a splash of murder, a handful of clues, and decent amount of sweet new commons and uncommons for Pauper Commander. Have a listen as Brad, Dave, and Liam investigate some of their favorite new cards from Murders at Karlov Manor. Socials Email the show HERE Support t…

By now, the crew has done a pile of 3x3 deckbuilding episodes where we take commanders from a specific set and brew decks around them. We recently received a listener question asking us what our favorite cycle of signpost uncommons are, so we're making an entire episode about them! Since FIRE design, how have the various sets impacted the Pauper Co…

Back-to-back amazing guests?! What a great couple weeks it has been in The PDH Pod studios! This week, Clay helps us navigate through the smattering of downshifts for Pauper from Ravnica Remastered, followed by some community-oriented philosophizing.Socials Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Talk to the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Liam H…

Say that episode name three times fast! This week, we've got GatorBaitTV in the studio to talk anything and everything that had to do with the competitive Pauper Commander metagame, deck development, and a bit of game theory. You think your new brew has what it takes to beat the Big 3 Gatekeepers of the format?? You may want to rethink that notion.…

This week, we're continuing our 3x3 deck-building series by working around Pauper commanders that care about how much junk you're carrying around in that trunk. How big can we make these behinds and how do we end our opponents with them? Socials Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Follow the show HERE, Liam HERE, and Brad HERE Deck…

We are truly honored to be back and bringing you the 2nd annual Yargle Awards! Some of the categories include best common of the year, most interesting commander, worst set of the year, and more! All the categories will be brought to you by special guests that we've had on the show this past year and regular members of our Pauper Commander streams.…

This week, the crew dives in the opposite direction of last week by going over some of the more overrated cards in Pauper Commander. What are some common trap-cards we as players get tricked into playing, and how can we avoid the staleness of the status quo to liven up our gameplay experience? Socials: Support the show on Patreon HERE Email the sho…

This week, the crew talks about some of their favorite obscure and/or underrated cards for Pauper Commander. We couldn't possibly get through every single underrate and/or obscure card ever printed at common, so picked a handful of each color and went from there! Some of these cards are pet-cards and some are genuine diamonds in the MTG rough!Socia…

This week, we've got yet another installment of our internationally acclaimed and recognized 3x3 series with everyone's favorite card-type... Enchantments! That's right! Sit back and listen in as the crew talks about the various ways to use this inherently disadvantageous card-type to your... well... to your advantage. Are auras and enchantments po…

It's that time again! Time for The PDH PALS! This time around, we are joined by Jon and Erich to discuss the multitude of game options that the Pals play on their Pauper Commander streams. From Planechase to Heroes of Theros, listen in to learn some ways you too can spice up your kitchen table Magic: The Gathering. Socials: Email the show HERE Supp…

This week, the crew gets into the relaxing, holiday spirit with some food talk. Not human food, though -- but those sweet, sweet pieces of cardboard that WoTC keeps giving us! How viable are food strategies in Pauper Commander and what are some of the best uncommon creatures that care about food? Listen in to find out! Plus, you get some listener-i…

Instead of splitting up the set review and signpost-deckbuilding shows, the crew takes a different approach to this episode by combining both styles to create a monstrous show filled with new cards! Yay! Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Follow the show HERE, Liam HERE, and Brad HERE Also, sign up for OneMoreGame's cPDH …

*11/09/23 Re-uploaded due to audio errors towards the end of the episode* In our own version of a Double Feature, Derek (PDH RC) joins us in the studio during Liam's absence to first talk about the impact and perception of Universes Beyond; then later, we dive into his personal theory and pillars behind building a Pauper Commander deck! Socials: Em…

This week, we bring you a fan-favorite episode style mixed with the most ruthless archetypes Magic: The Gathering has to offer! We thought the week before Halloween was a good time to take a dive into the Tron, Storm, and Infect dregs and see what we can come up with! Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Follow the show HER…

Let's talk a trip down memory lane, with Ruffigan from the PDH RC, to learn about one of the most impactful sets for Pauper and Pauper Commander: Vintage Masters! Almost a decade old now, VMA brought some very good downshifts to common that would go on to shape the various 60-card Pauper metas as well as provide extra power to the PDH format. Socia…