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The Pauper Cube 2019 Year-in-Review

Posted on December 25, 2019December 25, 2019 by Darrell Ford

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…

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The Throne of Eldraine Pauper Cube Update

Posted on October 8, 2019November 20, 2019 by omniczech

Finally it’s here in all its complicated and strange glory. The first Committee directed Pauper Cube update has arrived on the heels of Throne of Eldraine. This update brings us two things, a good portion of new cards, but also some updates from older sets and a pretty large update to the gold section. Throne…

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Throne of Eldraine Q&A

Posted on October 5, 2019 by omniczech

It’s the inaugural committee Q&A stream! Our first stream visible to the whole world and not lost to the sands of time was a complete blast, we talked about a bunch of potential inclusions both new and old, and got some valuable info along the way! Pull up a chair, settle in and enjoy almost…

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Quick Hits: Eldraine Edition

Posted on September 21, 2019September 21, 2019 by omniczech

Throne of Eldraine is the second non-Core set to enter Standard since Wizards announced its movement away from New World Order with the release of War of the Spark.  It’s also the first set released where evaluation will be presented by the new Pauper Cube Committee rather than our friend and yours, Stybs (#WotCStaff). Throne…

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The Lost Stream

Posted on September 8, 2019 by omniczech

The Pauper Cube Committee recently had our inagural stream, and everything went great! Well, almost everything. The VOD appears to have been lost in the depths of Twitch somehow, so this post will serve as a recap of the stream for those who couldn’t make it out The Golgari Problem I asked the Discord which…

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Announcing The Pauper Cube Committee (And The End of Patreon)

Posted on August 19, 2019June 21, 2020 by Stybs

In late 2009, I had an idea to create a cube different from those at my local gaming store. Focusing on commons (which was great) and multicolor cards (which was not) led to meeting friends, sharing ideas, and a small community dedicated to crafting cubes. Ten years later more than 100 patrons and thousands of…

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The Core Set 2020 Pauper Cube Update

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Stybs

Core Set 2020 is a wonderful reprieve from the intense series of updates that were the War of the Spark and Modern Horizons changes. In fact, Core Set 2020 was a set so light on obvious cube changes that I didn’t run a PTR or record the live Q&A session as there was so little to dig down…

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Quick Hits: Core Set 2020 Edition

Posted on June 25, 2019June 26, 2019 by Stybs

It’s been the preview season that never ends! Core Set 2020 was fully revealed, so it’s time to take a look at a much more reasonable set of Magic card that might make the Pauper Cube. White has tough competition at the five-drop slot in white. The combination of solid life gain, flying, and power makes it close…

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The Modern Horizons Pauper Cube Update

Posted on June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 by Stybs

It’s no secret that War of the Spark was a massive shakeup for the Pauper Cube. In our new Magic set design world, Standard sets will now “have more interesting commons” available which seemed to have translated to more powerful commons. So it begged a question: What would the commons look like if a set was designed…

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Quick Hits: Modern Horizons Edition (Part 2)

Posted on June 2, 2019June 2, 2019 by Stybs

If you haven’t seen Part 1 of the Modern Horizons Quick Hits, be sure to check it out for a look at the key white, blue, and black cards to consider for the Pauper Cube! Red feels thematically similar to , but there’s a huge difference in play style. Invader lets you attack and force the…

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