When the committee first looked into changing the flavor and central theme of Selesnya as a color pair, we took on the minot task of creating ten sample decks that could be constructed from the Pauper Cube as currently constructed. Though we never had a clean way to share the decklists with the community, they…
Author: Darrell Ford
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms – Quick Hits
We return to standard legal sets with Magic: the Gathering’s summer 2021 Core Set equivalent and, simultaneously, heavily Dungeons and Dragons inspired setting. The next Pauper Cube update from the committee will roll Modern Horizons 2 together with the cards from this set. Mechanics Die Rolling – There’s a handful of cards at common…
Quick Hits – Commander Legends
Commander Legends isn’t quite a masters set, but the presence of several multiplayer focused mechanics means that the new commons have power levels that are more powerful than many new printings in standard sets. There are three main abilities, which all offer some variety of card advantage intended for play in multiplayer games, but potentially…
Quick Hits – Double Masters and Zendikar Rising
In quick succession, we got preview seasons for Double Masters and Zendikar Rising, with barely room for a breath between the end of Core 21 and the start of Double Masters. Similarly, we saw official preview/teaser cards from the winter release, Commander Legends, before the previews for Zendikar Rising started rolling out. Double Masters featured…
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Update
Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths physical release was delayed due to the impact of Covid-19, which limited physical gatherings and created difficulties for Wizards of the Coast manufacturing and distribution. On the upside, we’ve had longer to see how the cards played on MTG Arena but, unfortunately, getting our hands on the new toys has…
The Pauper Cube 2019 Year-in-Review
2019 was an eventful year for The Pauper Cube. Among other notable occurrences, we saw Wizards of the Coast produce the first set aimed to impact Modern while bypassing Standard completely, and the higher power level that entailed. War of the Spark, the conclusion to years of a Nicol Bolas story and the intersection of…