Author Archives: Alex Ullman

Pauper League Highlights – October 11

Another week, another set of Pauper League results. Let’s take take a look at some of the fun lists that earned a trophy this week. Glitter Affinity is not anything new but this take really wants to push the damage. Adding Phyrexian Walker as another free spell this deck wants to emulated the Affinity decksContinue reading “Pauper League Highlights – October 11”

October 7-8 Pauper Weekend Recap

I use a few different metrics when looking at the Top 32 metagame. The first is just Raw Volume. The second is Win+, which takes the sum of all wins at X-2 or better in the Swiss and assigns a score; Win+ is helpful in measuring a deck’s Swiss round performance. K-Wins takes all ofContinue reading “October 7-8 Pauper Weekend Recap”

Pauper League Highlights – October 4, 2023

After a few weeks Wilds of Eldraine is making a splash in the Pauper cardpool. I’m out of pithy things to say so here is a link to the Pauper League decks from the last week. Let’s look at a few lists. Kicking things off with a bang is Beicodegeia’s (you’d think after their recentContinue reading “Pauper League Highlights – October 4, 2023”

September 30 – October 1 Pauper Weekend Recap

I use a few different metrics when looking at the Top 32 metagame. The first is just Raw Volume. The second is Win+, which takes the sum of all wins at X-2 or better in the Swiss and assigns a score; Win+ is helpful in measuring a deck’s Swiss round performance. K-Wins takes all ofContinue reading “September 30 – October 1 Pauper Weekend Recap”

Pauper League Highlights – September 28, 2023

I’m going to start today with something a bit different. You see today is my dad’s birthday and while he never really learned Magic (and you better believe I tried to teach him), without him I don’t think I’d be, well, here. Before Magic there were books, and there were so many. My father wasContinue reading “Pauper League Highlights – September 28, 2023”

September 23-24 Pauper Weekend Recap

I use a few different metrics when looking at the Top 32 metagame. The first is just Raw Volume. The second is Win+, which takes the sum of all wins at X-2 or better in the Swiss and assigns a score; Win+ is helpful in measuring a deck’s Swiss round performance. K-Wins takes all ofContinue reading “September 23-24 Pauper Weekend Recap”

Pauper League Highlights – September 21, 2023

Every week Magic Online provides a non-comprehensive list of decks that went 5-0 in the Pauper League. While this does not provide a ton of insight into the overall metagame, it does give us the opportunity to examine some sweet builds while helping to showcase the depth and variety of Pauper. There is plenty toContinue reading “Pauper League Highlights – September 21, 2023”