Author Archives: Alex Ullman

Want to learn more about the metrics I use in tracking the metagame? You can find an explainer here. Sometimes being let down is unavoidable. After last weekend’s incredibly robust slate of Pauper events it feels jarring to see only two Challenges fire on a weekend. It was not so long ago that two eventsContinue reading “March 9-10 Pauper Weekend Recap”

Want to learn more about the metrics I use in tracking the metagame? You can find an explainer here. There are a lot of stories from last weekend in the world of Magic Online Pauper. In addition to the three regularly scheduled Challenges there was also a Qualifier tournament. The Qualifier had 219 participants, makingContinue reading “March 2-3 Pauper Weekend Recap”

Want to learn more about the metrics I use in tracking the metagame? You can find an explainer here. Some may find the image that comes next a bit uncomfortable. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. This chart represents the overall Challenge metagame for the weekend of February 24-25. Out of 181 decks that enteredContinue reading “February 24-25 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 “February 17-18 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 “February 3-4 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 “Four More Weeks of Lost Caverns of Ixalan”

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 “January 20-21 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 “January 13-14 Pauper Weekend Recap”