Common Ground MTG
We are a Magic The Gathering podcast focused on the best and our favorite format Pauper. Hosted by Cameron Schindler, Thomas Gunn, and James Hieronimus.
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Episodes
79 episodes
Common Ground 78: Our Final Fantasy Picks for Pauper
Welcome back Pauper fam! This week, Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo peruse the Final Fantasy spoiler and pick out their favorite commons for Pauper. There are a number of interesting cards to chat about and new decks to explore, whether you're a Fin...
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Episode 78
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1:28:12
Common Ground 77: Unscripted Talk Mostly About Magic the Gathering
Welcome back Pauper fam! A totally normal episode with the totally normal hosts nothing peculiar happening here! This week the crew focuses on the Magic Online challenges, but it wouldn't be a CGMTG episode without card frame bickering and cube...
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Episode 77
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58:18
Common Ground 76: Re-Ranking the 5 Colors in Pauper & Universes Beyond Opinions
Welcome back Pauper fam! After an off-the-cuff opinion piece about Universes Beyond and the state of MtG, the bois discuss the 5 colors in Pauper and how they stack up against each other now that we've settled into this new version of the forma...
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Episode 76
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1:23:39
Common Ground 75: Spy Combo 101 with Hunter Bisch
Welcome back Pauper fam! After a quick Game Cave monthly recap from Cameron and Hippo, we sit down with our local combo expert Hunter Bisch to chat about the Spy Combo decks, their history, play patterns, and how to beat them. With the emergenc...
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1:28:17
Common Ground 74: West Coast Pauper Open Winner Interview with Kyle Herman aka PickledHeart! Also Sprout Swarm???
Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Thomas sat down with Kyle Herman (AKA PickledHeart on Discord) to chat about his recent victory with Walls at the West Coast Pauper Open hosted by Laughing Dragon in Santa Clara, CA! Then Cameron and Thomas ch...
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Episode 74
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1:37:41
Common Ground 73: What Are The New Top Decks in Pauper?
Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo share their picks for the top 3 decks in the current format, discussing which strategies are seeing success and what you need to be prepared for in your next Pauper tournament. As al...
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Episode 73
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1:02:41
Common Ground 72: A Growing US Pauper Scene & A Very Diverse Metagame
Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo chat some podcast housekeeping (thank you all for listening!!), give a rundown of some upcoming US Pauper tournaments, and close out with reviews of the London Pauper League's event ...
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Episode 72
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58:00
Common Ground 71: The One Where Cameron Roasts Flicker Tron
Welcome back Pauper fam! This week we have recaps galore for you all! Hippo shares his Denver adventures, Thomas complains about poor sportsmanship, and Cameron breaks down his first time playing Flicker Tron at our local monthly tournament thi...
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Episode 71
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1:31:27
Common Ground 70: Week One Results of Post-Ban Pauper plus Tarkir Cards!
Welcome back Pauper fam! As promised, it's time to dig into what our new Pauper format looks like post-bans & unbans. Using this past weekend's MTGO challenge results we can start to paint a picture of what decks are thriving in this new me...
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Episode 70
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1:29:05
Common Ground 69: 20 Minutes of Ban Talk & MtG Tall-Tales featuring Matthew Sentilles
Welcome back Pauper fam! Some nice news this past Monday from the Pauper Format Panel making some big swings at the Pauper ban list, so naturally we recorded an episode of Magic stories with CG alum Matthew Sentilles aka Silly Sentilly! ...
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Episode 69
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2:18:43
Common Ground 68: Paupergeddon & The State of Our Format
Welcome back Pauper fam! This week we take a look at this past weekend's results from Paupergeddon Lecco featuring a sweet Pactdoll Terror-inspired Gardens list that took down the tournament. We also have a lengthy discussion on ban discourse a...
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1:04:19
Common Ground 67: Another Unhinged Team Trios Recap with Derrick Smith
Welcome back Pauper fam! This week we are once again joined by the godfather of Nashville's Pauper scene, Derrick Smith! Derrick played the Pauper seat on Thomas' team for our recent Team Trios event so we invited him back to talk about his tou...
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Episode 67
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1:26:48
Common Ground 66: Slippery, Foggy, and Competitively Groggy
Welcome back Pauper fam! This week, Cameron and Hippo recap their rounds at the Game Cave monthly playing Bogles and BG Fog featuring plenty of fun stories along the way. Thomas returns from SCGCon Charlotte and the Modern RC that was host to a...
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Episode 66
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1:42:30
Common Ground 65: Upstate NY Pauper Open Recap with Kalikaiz!
Welcome back Pauper fam! Our comrades in New York had their much anticipated Inaugural Upstate NY Pauper Open this past weekend and podcast alum Jake AKA Kalikaiz was present to bring us the scoop. The event sounded like an absolute blast and w...
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Episode 65
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1:11:49
Common Ground 64: Building Pauper Community with LPL Manager Morgan Fussell
Welcome back Pauper fam! This week we're joined by the manager of the London Pauper League (LPL), Morgan Fussell, for a conversation about building communities for Pauper and a peak behind the curtain of what it's like to work with Lega Pauper ...
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Episode 64
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1:32:33
Common Ground 63: Updating Our Top 5 Cards in Pauper
Welcome back Pauper fam! This week we decided to update our lists from Episode 10 when we ranked our top cards in Pauper. We each share our new Top 5 lists and chat about how MH3 has really shaken up our rankings! Plus a quick dive into last we...
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Episode 63
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1:30:10
Common Ground 62: BW Blade in 2025 with Austin Walker
Welcome back Pauper fam! This week we sit down with our friend, teammate, and local judge Austin Walker to chat about his take on the BW Blade archetype and the preparation that led to his undefeated record in the Swiss rounds of the Common Gro...
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Episode 62
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1:31:08
Common Ground 61: Start Your Engines Pauper Fam! AEtherdrift Set Review
Welcome back pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo take a look at some new commons from the latest MtG release: AEtherdrift. Although one card may stand above the rest in terms of playability, there are still plenty of cards to talk ...
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Episode 61
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1:15:46
Common Ground 60: Catching Up with Champion Michael Pfohl
Welcome back Pauper fam! Our friend Michael Pfohl joins us this week to chat about his victory at our recent Common Ground Cup! Having only picked up the deck a few days before the tournament, Michael shares his insights on Jund Broodscale and ...
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Episode 60
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1:45:09
Common Ground 59: The First Common Ground Cup Recap!
Welcome back Pauper fam! With the first Common Ground Cup finished the bois are back to recap everything about it. They recap the tournament itself with a meta and top 8 break down. The crew talk about their experiences commentating with it bei...
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Episode 59
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1:08:29
Common Ground 58: The Grab Bag Calm Before the Tournament Storm
Welcome back Pauper fam! With the first Common Ground Cup on the horizon, the gang discuss a grab bag of topics this week: Thomas catches us up on his Atlanta stories, we evaluate a couple of downshifts from Innistrad Remastered, and briefly sh...
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56:06
Common Ground 57: Is Pauper Actually Stale? feat. Atlanta Recap
Cameron and Hippo cover for an ailing Thomas and cover their trip to SCGCON Atlanta, the latest challenge decklists, and the current discourse of whether Pauper is feeling stale and needs a shake-up.Common Ground Cup 1/18 @ Game Knight,...
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Episode 57
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55:48
Common Ground 56: White Elephant Brews
Welcome back fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo did some special brewing for their local pauper event. The trio was assigned a different person to brew for and that person didn't see the deck until they drew their opening hand rou...
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Episode 56
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1:16:32
Common Ground 55: 2024 Recap with Kalikaiz
It's been a whole trip around the sun and this week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo tag in Kalikaiz to help them recap 2024 in Pauper! It was quite a year for our beloved format, featuring influential tournaments, additions to the banlist, and a hug...
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1:53:03
Common Ground 54: We're Back On Simic Terror, Mail Bag
Welcome back fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo go over a few questions the listeners have. The crew delves into topics from Simic Terror all the way to side boarding with certain decks. The crew also returns to reviewing the challenges ...
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Episode 54
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1:18:05