Want to learn more about the metrics I use in tracking the metagame? You can find an explainer here. A few weeks ago I started my first watch of Avatar: The Last Airbender with my son and I’d like to now say that yeah, I get it. The set is true to the show whileContinue reading “November 20-23 Pauper Challenge Recap”
Category Archives: Pauper
The Tide Has Rolled Out
The Pauper Metagame After the High Tide Ban Want to learn more about the metrics I use in tracking the metagame? You can find an explainer here. High Tide, once more, finds itself on the Pauper ban list. Normally in the wake of such a change we would have to wait a few weeks toContinue reading “The Tide Has Rolled Out”
October 24-26 Pauper Weekend Recap
Want to learn more about the metrics I use in tracking the metagame? You can find an explainer here. A lot happened last weekend in the world of Pauper but whether it matters or not remains to be seen. As with all results, a single weekend does not always mean there’s a changing of theContinue reading “October 24-26 Pauper Weekend Recap”
The First Four Weeks of Spider-Man/Through the Omenpaths
Want to learn more about the metrics I use in tracking the metagame? You can find an explainer here. We’ve made it four weeks through Spider-Man/Through the Omenpaths season. Traditionally this is where I check in with the format as opposed to recounting what happened in the previous week. So let’s do that by examiningContinue reading “The First Four Weeks of Spider-Man/Through the Omenpaths”
October 10-12 Pauper Weekend Recap
Want to learn more about the metrics I use in tracking the metagame? You can find an explainer here. It is impossible to tell the story of last weekend’s Magic Online Pauper Challenges without addressing High Tide. The deck made eight total appearances in the Top 32 and five of those ended in the TopContinue reading “October 10-12 Pauper Weekend Recap”
October 3-5 Pauper Weekend Recap
Want to learn more about the metrics I use in tracking the metagame? You can find an explainer here. Two weeks into the Spider-Man/Through the Omenpaths season and things are starting to take shape. Of course the shape of the format bears more than a passing resemblance to the end of Edge of Eternities, whichContinue reading “October 3-5 Pauper Weekend Recap”
September 26-29 Pauper Weekend Recap
Want to learn more about the metrics I use in tracking the metagame? You can find an explainer here. Technically we have entered a new Pauper cycle. The release of Spider-Man/Through the Omenpaths has added a number of cards to the format. None of these have had a massive impact at the time of writingContinue reading “September 26-29 Pauper Weekend Recap”
The Edge of Eternities Pauper Season Recap
Want to learn more about the metrics I use in tracking the metagame? You can find an explainer here. Six weeks is a long time to go between Pauper recaps. So what happened? In a word, life. Not that this is the most riveting content in the world but I figured that you, reader, mightContinue reading “The Edge of Eternities Pauper Season Recap”
The First Two Weeks of Edge of Eternities
Want to learn more about the metrics I use in tracking the metagame? You can find an explainer here. Normally when I start writing about a new season of Pauper Challenges on Magic Online I give the caveat that there’s not much to glean from one week of data. Two weeks in and we canContinue reading “The First Two Weeks of Edge of Eternities”
The Final Fantasy Season Wrap
Want to learn more about the metrics I use in tracking the metagame? You can find an explainer here. In the three weeks since my last post, nine Challenges and two other major tournaments took place on Magic Online. As of this writing we are staring down the barrel towards Edge of Eternities. As MagicContinue reading “The Final Fantasy Season Wrap”
