Common Ground MtG Pauper Podcast
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.
Common Ground MtG Pauper Podcast
Common Ground 117: Lessons from Limited with Sam Snodgrass
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Welcome back Pauper fam! This week we invite our friend and Limited crusher Sam Snodgrass onto the show. Known as snodz on MTGO, Sam has consistently been at the top of the draft trophy leaderboard for the better part of a year and had a deep run at the 3rd Common Ground Cup finishing in the Top 4 at his first Pauper event! We dive into some lessons to be learned from Limited fundamentals, some stories from his run in the Cup, and meander into an insightful discussion on mindset. Thank you as always for listening!
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