Guilds of Ravnica is here, bringing half the guilds and color pairs a few goodies. First, let’s hit what the mechanics look like for the Pauper cube. Guild Mechanics Surveil is a straightforward twist on scry. When you “surveil n” you look at the top n cards of your library, then choose to put any…
Category: Quick Hits
Quick Hits: Core Set 2019 Edition
Quick Hits are powered by Pauper cube patrons! Thanks again for the shoutouts, support and sweet discussions on the Pauper cube Discord. Core Set 2019 is the return of the Core Set releases to Magic and with it come a bevy of baseline cards and concepts for new players. I love these sets as they’re precisely where…
Quick Hits: Battlebond Edition
A quick note about Quick Hits: these posts are powered by patrons and fans like you! Thanks to the awesome discussions in the Pauper cube Discord as well as dozens of contributing patrons, I’m pleased to share first thoughts on the most exciting commons coming in Battlebond. If you think I missed one, let me know…
Revising Ramp: Fighting Five-Color Nonsense
Today, I had the pleasure of an opportunity to share a preview card from the upcoming Battlebond set (courtesy of Wizards of the Coast’s generosity). I love Commander shenanigans and Pauper cubes, so @wizards_magic was kind enough to provide me with a #MTGBattle preview card to prove both at the same time. Skyshroud Claim is back—and…
Quick Hits: Dominaria Edition
It’s almost time for the Dominaria cube update! While it’s not ready yet, I did have some preliminary thoughts (and associated cards) so share about what’s going on in the set. Wizards Made Kicker Really Good We’ve seen kicker before, both in the Invasion era and our trip through Zendikar, but it feels like Wizards totally adjusted their philosophy….