![]() Magic on occasion as well but, before it was officially supported, it was… Originally developed as an MTG Online-only game format. Paper and MTG Arena Pauper as it stands today. Hold on to your hats, my friend, as we take a look at both Thisįormat has gone through the ringer, in a sense, and it wouldn’t do it justice Mentioned already a bit of the origins of Pauper and some of the changes it has Stand Firm | Illustration by Matt Cavottaīut what about how this all came about? We They also run numerous tournaments year-round.Įurope has a massive demand for the format, but its player base is mostly centered around paper events like Paupergeddon. It’s worth mentioning that Pauper has a massive community in Brazil for both paper and online formats, where there are multiple teams specialized exclusively to Pauper. Like the current sets in Standard? Go for that! What about the broad but still limited range of Modern? No problem! Mix and match as much as your little common-loving heart desires. It’s a unique identifier of the format,Īnd something that no other format can say that they do.Īnother fun thing: because Pauper’s ruleset is basically just “commons only, constructed format”, it can easily be combined with pretty much any other constructed format. It also means that you’re going to have to getĬreative in building decks with lots of synergy (and perhaps some unique winĪbout rarity, and that’s pretty cool. Not going to be going up against any crazy mythic rares that you couldn’t evenĭream getting your hands on or borderline game-breaking cards that aren’tīanned for whatever reason. Probably the best format to learn the ropes of Magic. Means that your opponent won’t have any advantages if they’re able to spendĬountless amounts of money on the best and rarest cards, because those cards By restricting legal cards to only those that have been printed asĬommon, it makes it much easier to get your hands on cards to play. Icatian Moneychanger | Illustration by Drew TuckerĪs we mentioned above, it allows you to play Magic without breaking the bank, Hooray! Here are the handful of cards that are banned in Pauper, their common-ness be damned: Since Wizards officially started supporting this format in mid-2019, we’ve got an official ban list. Let’s move on to the cards that you can’t use. Gameplay is the same,ĭeck building is the same, it’s just the legality of common-only cards that you Version can be used, by the way, as much as it pains me to allow an uncommonĪnd… that’s about all there is to it. Rarity in its appearance in the Seventh Edition Core Set way back in 2001.īecause of its first printing, this card gets a pass and is legal in Pauper. Was printed as an uncommon in Masters Edition II in 2008 but had a common Take Wizards’ example of this: Counterspell. Even if it was printed as an uncommon, a rare, or- gods forbid-a mythic rare (pardon me as I hold back my disgust) in another set or product. This does mean, though, that if a card was ever printed as a common, then it’s legal. Paupers: common and plentiful, thank you very much. That’s right, none of that rare or mythic rare We’ll tell you: only cards that have been printed with the common rarity in a What makes Pauper so special, then? Well, Same deck building rules as most other constructed formats: minimum 60-cardĭeck with no maximum size (can you shuffle it in your hands, though?), aġ5-card sideboard if it’s needed, and only four copies of individual cards Common Iguana | Illustration by Brynn Metheney
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