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Theros Beyond Death Update

Posted on February 5, 2020February 6, 2020 by omniczech

Theros Beyond Death marks the second of the Pauper Cube Committee-managed updates to the cube, and also one of the toughest series of decisions. You’ll likely notice that this pass took us longer than usual, and it was full of tough calls. In addition to simply adding in new cards, we’ve stated in the Theros…

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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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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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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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The War of the Spark Pauper Cube Update

Posted on May 12, 2019May 12, 2019 by Stybs

War of the Spark is absolutely packed with powerful commons. The lengthy Quick Hits article for War of the Spark, even after paring down repeatedly, demonstrates that the newer design philosophy of “powerful commons are ok” leads to many more decisions than in recent updates. After testing with some friends in Boston the other weekend,…

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The Ravnica Allegiance Pauper Cube Update

Posted on January 30, 2019February 7, 2019 by Stybs

With five more multicolor slots open and many more amazing cards to consider, Ravnica Allegiance was a great set to pore over for updates. There’s a lot going one, so let’s get started. Color In Out — — — — — — — — — — Token Changes Color Count Token From Add/Cut? 4 1/1…

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The Ultimate Masters Pauper Cube Update

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Stybs

Ultimate Masters was packed full of 20 new-to-common downshifted cards, plus 20 more reprints of awesome commons already in the Pauper Cube. Here’s what’s changing with the latest Masters release. Color In Out — — — — — — — — — — Token Changes Color Count Token From Add/Cut? 4 2/2 Zombie Add 2…

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Recoil vs Horror: A Quick Guilds of Ravnica Update Correction

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Stybs

Let’s go back to the beginning. It was September 30th, 2018 and we were filled with excitement for Guilds of Ravnica. In an update with obvious fits and a nice changeover for blue cantrips, one swap stood out from the rest. was out. was in. And a very tough decision to downsize a large value creature…

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The Guilds of Ravnica Pauper Cube Update

Posted on September 30, 2018October 15, 2018 by Stybs

Guilds of Ravnica is just a few days away, and here’s everything changing in the Pauper Cube with the next update. Color In Out Token Changes Color Count Token From Add/Cut? 1 1/1 Soldier Add 1 1/1 Warrior Cut The Reasons   is close enough to that it’s impossible to ignore. Lifelink is less powerful…

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Core Set 2019 Update Patron Rewards Report

Posted on September 16, 2018September 16, 2018 by Stybs

With Guilds of Ravnica around the corner it’s almost time to dig into multicolor goodness and all the amazing cards we’re getting for half the color pairs. Believe me, I am hype. New #MTG sets are always exciting, but #MTGGRN previews hitting plenty of strong commons has me hyped for all the updates coming to https://t.co/Ae648xwyhF…

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