Common Ground MtG Pauper Podcast

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A Magic The Gathering podcast focused on the best (and our favorite) format: Pauper! Tune in every Thursday for metagame updates, tournament reports, lots of laughter, and interviews with members of the Pauper community!Hosted by Cameron Schindler, Thomas Gunn, and James "Hippo" Hieronimus.

  1. 5d ago

    Common Ground 149: Thomas' Turn for Therapy - Navigating the Vibes of a Low Pauper Population

    Welcome back Pauper fam! This week, Thomas is back and has some feelings to process about being in a new area with a lot less Pauper going on around him. Part catch-up, part therapy session, we hope that folks listening from areas without much Pauper representation feel especially heard on this one. Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Sponsored by: Game Knight (Columbia TN) The premier LGS in the Middle Tennessee area! Check out their upcoming events and order cards for local pickup here: https://www.gameknighttn.com/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM Upcoming Pauper Events: Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information! November 7th - Upstate NY Pauper Open IV @ Rochester, NY - https://topdeck.gg/event/upstate-ny-pauper-open-iv The 5th Common Ground Cup: Sat. January 16th! (More information to be announced on November 5th!) Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week! - Season 1 Invitational Qualifiers: 10/24 @ Game Lodge, 11/21 @ Game Knight, 12/5 @ Infinity Games, & Middle TN Gaming TBA The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org NYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/ Houston-area listeners! Check out the Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: commongroundmtgpod@gmail.com

  2. Oct 15

    Common Ground 148: Giant's Boulder is Just Arcum's Astrolabe (Cameron did minimal editing to this)

    Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Sponsored by: Game Knight (Columbia TN) The premier LGS in the Middle Tennessee area! Check out their upcoming events and order cards for local pickup here: https://www.gameknighttn.com/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM Upcoming Pauper Events: Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information! October 18th - $1k+ @ R&R Cards and Games, Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2 November 7th - Upstate NY Pauper Open IV @ Rochester, NY - https://topdeck.gg/event/upstate-ny-pauper-open-iv The 5th Common Ground Cup Date SOFT ANNOUNCEMENT: Sat. January 16th! (Please wait to book travel until our official confirmation within the next couple of weeks. Thank you!) Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week! - Season 1 Invitational Qualifiers: 10/24 @ Game Lodge, 11/21 @ Game Knight, 12/5 @ Infinity Games, & Middle TN Gaming TBA The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org NYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/ Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: commongroundmtgpod@gmail.com

  3. Oct 8

    Common Ground 147: You Get An Affinity Variant, and You Get An Affinity Variant, Everyone Gets An Affinity Variant!

    Welcome back Pauper fam! This week, Cameron and Hippo discuss the many Affinity and Esper variants running around the Pauper format and which ones may be best suited to your own preferences. Whether you like Esper, Grixis, UB, Ninjas, or all the colors, there's an Affinity deck for you! Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Sponsored by: Game Knight (Columbia TN) The premier LGS in the Middle Tennessee area! Check out their upcoming events and order cards for local pickup here: https://www.gameknighttn.com/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM Decklists Highlighted: Esper Ninja Affinity - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/esper-affinity-decklist-by-seasonofmists-3101285 4C Affinity - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/deck-decklist-by-thejunkdog-3103756 Esper Aggro Affinity - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pauper-esper-affinity#paper Esper Grindy Affinity - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/esper-affinity-decklist-by-against-3108840 Luffy's Grixis Affinity - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/7985437#paper Upcoming Pauper Events: Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information! October 10th - Court of Commons Quarterly @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY - https://topdeck.gg/event/court-of-commons-quarterly-almost-baleful October 18th - $1k+ @ R&R Cards and Games, Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2 November 7th - Upstate NY Pauper Open IV @ Rochester, NY - https://topdeck.gg/event/upstate-ny-pauper-open-iv The 5th Common Ground Cup Date SOFT ANNOUNCEMENT: Sat. January 16th! (Please wait to book travel until our official confirmation within the next couple of weeks. Thank you!) Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week! - Season 1 Invitational Qualifiers: 10/24 @ Game Lodge, 11/21 @ Game Knight, 12/5 @ Infinity Games, & Middle TN Gaming TBA The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org NYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/ Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: commongroundmtgpod@gmail.com

  4. Oct 1

    Common Ground 146: A Free Spike-opath Therapy Session & Teaching Magic with Pauper

    Welcome back Pauper fam! This week, we catch up with a couple of your emails and dig into whether Pauper is casual VS competitive and how that relates to teaching someone MtG using our favorite format. And, of course, the overdue return of the Notorious E.L.L.I.O.T.! Plus a couple of neat Zeta updates in the MTGO streets. Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Sponsored by: Game Knight (Columbia TN) The premier LGS in the Middle Tennessee area! Check out their upcoming events and order cards for local pickup here: https://www.gameknighttn.com/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM Decklists Highlighted: Esper Ninja Affinity - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/esper-affinity-decklist-by-seasonofmists-3101285 4C Affinity - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/deck-decklist-by-thejunkdog-3103756 RU Madness - https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/mono-red-madness-decklist-by-mami-3103754 Upcoming Pauper Events: Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information! October 10th - Court of Commons Quarterly @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY - https://topdeck.gg/event/court-of-commons-quarterly-almost-baleful October 18th - $1k+ @ R&R Cards and Games, Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2 November 7th - Upstate NY Pauper Open IV @ Rochester, NY - https://topdeck.gg/event/upstate-ny-pauper-open-iv The 5th Common Ground Cup Date SOFT ANNOUNCEMENT: Sat. January 16th! (Please wait to book travel until our official confirmation within the next couple of weeks. Thank you!) Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week! The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org NYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/ Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: commongroundmtgpod@gmail.com

  5. Sep 24

    Common Ground 145.2: Technical Difficulties Caused by Planeswalkers at Common - Reality Fracture Pauper Spoilers

    Welcome back Pauper fam! Sometimes you lose over an hour of recording and have a time crunch on the other side but THAT WON'T STOP US! We take a look at a handful of commons from Reality Fracture and chat about which ones will actually make a splash in Pauper. Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Sponsored by: Game Knight (Columbia TN) The premier LGS in the Middle Tennessee area! Check out their upcoming events and order cards for local pickup here: https://www.gameknighttn.com/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM IPT Pauper Apocalypse Decklists: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/ipt-pauper-apocalypse-swiss-standings-top-8-split-m-a-t-e-aps-tournament-270665 Esper Trinket Mage Affinity: https://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=91020&d=891235&f=PAU 5C Good Stuff: https://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=91020&d=891237&f=PAU Upcoming Pauper Events: Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information! October 18th - $1k+ @ R&R Cards and Games, Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2 November 7th - Upstate NY Pauper Open IV @ Rochester, NY - https://topdeck.gg/event/upstate-ny-pauper-open-iv The 5th Common Ground Cup event date TBA soon! Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week! The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org NYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/ Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: commongroundmtgpod@gmail.com

  6. Sep 17

    Common Ground 144: Hippo Declares Baleful Strix "Overblown Boomer Nonsense" - Testing Zeta Cards at Pauper League

    Welcome back Pauper fam! It's been a full week of Zeta-legal Pauper in our local leagues and we have some insights to share from our experiences. That doesn't mean the innovations stop at Zeta, because a new Convoke-based aggro deck has hit the scene and it looks very cool! Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Sponsored by: Game Knight (Columbia TN) The premier LGS in the Middle Tennessee area! Check out their upcoming events and order cards for local pickup here: https://www.gameknighttn.com/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM WG Convoke Decklist: https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/white-weenie-decklist-by-cabrabr12-3088973 Upcoming Pauper Events: Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information! September 20th* - Win-A-Dual @ Infinity Game Lounge, Clarksville TN - https://igl2.infinitygamelounge.com/products/product_01m0azrmp4ecvv69ec6xnejb4r *Date changed to the 20th! October 18th - $1k+ @ R&R Cards and Games, Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2 The 5th Common Ground Cup event date TBA soon! Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week! The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org NYC Pauper League: https://www.decksandthecity.org/ Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: commongroundmtgpod@gmail.com

  7. Sep 10

    Common Ground 143: 55 BALEFUL STRIX 55 DISPATCH 55 CUT DOWN 55 VANDALBLAST - The Zeta Set in Pauper

    Welcome back Pauper fam! If you haven't heard, WotC and the PFP have walked back their decision regarding The Zeta Set and now we have some new toys to play with! We discuss each of the cards newly downshifted into Pauper and how they might affect our format. Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Sponsored by: Game Knight (Columbia TN) The premier LGS in the Middle Tennessee area! Check out their upcoming events and order cards for local pickup here: https://www.gameknighttn.com/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM Upcoming Pauper Events: Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information! Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week! September 19th - Win-A-Dual @ Infinity Game Lounge, Clarksville TN - https://igl2.infinitygamelounge.com/products/product_01m0azrmp4ecvv69ec6xnejb4r October 18th - $1k+ @ R&R Cards and Games, Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2 The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: commongroundmtgpod@gmail.com

  8. Sep 3

    Common Ground 142: CubeCon 2026 (A Notably Shorter Edition)

    Welcome back Pauper- uh, I mean, CUBE fam! Hippo and Cameron are back from CubeCon and they brought Matthew "Silly" Sentilles along to catch Thomas and y'all up on their cube adventures over the weekend. No 7-person episode this time, Thomas took all his mics with him to Arizona, so a shorter annual CubeCon episode than usual! Some Pauper mentioned and more Pauper to come in the weeks ahead. Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Sponsored by: Game Knight (Columbia TN) The premier LGS in the Middle Tennessee area! Check out their upcoming events and order cards for local pickup here: https://www.gameknighttn.com/ 4th Common Ground Cup YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLAPym8fBNk&list=PLQ1Q8IzT57vM Check out Thomas' upcoming livestreams on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasDoesALot/ 4C Affinity Decklist: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/7935395#online Upcoming Pauper Events: Check out our Discord's #events channel for more events and information! Nashville Regional Pauper League: https://www.pauperleague.com/ Every Tuesday @ Game Knight, plus 3 other area stores throughout the week! October 18th - $1k+ at R&R Cards and Games @ Brownwood, TX - https://topdeck.gg/event/rr-cards-and-games-power-clash-weekend-pauper-2k-2 The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org Houston-area listeners! Check out the new Space City Pauper League: https://discord.gg/hJPrkQmmx Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: commongroundmtgpod@gmail.com

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A Magic The Gathering podcast focused on the best (and our favorite) format: Pauper! Tune in every Thursday for metagame updates, tournament reports, lots of laughter, and interviews with members of the Pauper community!Hosted by Cameron Schindler, Thomas Gunn, and James "Hippo" Hieronimus.

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  • Creator
    Common Ground MtG
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    150
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Common Ground MtG Pauper Podcast
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