FlickerTron players - how often do you actually use the infinite mana loop? Usually if I'm winning with [[Rolling Thunder]] or [[Kaevrek's Torch]] I don't mind taking two turns to do it - finite mana is usually enough.

Are there any games where this made the difference between winning right away vs losing the next turn? Are there any matches that specifically want this (besides Tribe, of course)?

I am thinking of switching it to the board and adding another [[Prohibit]] to the main. Thoughts?

My list for reference:

https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/05-03-26-flickertron/

I'm Hypergeomancer, mathematician and competitive Magic player.

Paupergeddon Summer 2026 has just wrapped up, and I'm happy to say that this edition's champion is not only a friend, but also one of my regular playtesting buddies: Jan Plachý.

Today, I have Jan on the channel to tell the story of his incredible tournament run. We talk about his deck choice, tournament preparation, the key matches that defined his run, and the decisions that ultimately brought him the trophy. Beyond that, we dive into his approach to improvement, deckbuilding philosophy, competitive mindset, and what it really takes to become a consistently strong Magic player.

If you'd like to hear it directly from the champion, you can watch the full interview here:

▷ Video: https://youtube.com/live/b0UEJ_0xETM

Huge congratulations again, Jan! It's great to see all the hard work pay off with a Paupergeddon champion title.

Jan is also working on a detailed tournament report, so if you'd like an even deeper look into his winning run, stay tuned: that's definitely one to watch out for.

Enjoy the interview!

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Math bless your draws

Hey guys, stumbled upon a list that finished 57. White weenie - Alfonso López Romero. He play one copy of whitemane Lion. What are the different scenarios this tech could be used in current matchups situations, or is it strictly worst than SpiderMan? I can see protecting Leo when having 4 mana up, or when chump with inspector, u can retrieve it, keeping a token.

Decklist:

Mainboard

Creatures (27)

4 Kor Skyfisher

4 Leonardo, Big Brother

4 Mardu Devotee

3 Militia Bugler

4 Raffine's Informant

4 Thraben Inspector

3 Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom

1 Whitemane Lion

Instants (9)

3 Prismatic Strands

2 Rally the Peasants

4 Thraben Charm

Sorceries (4)

4 Battle Screech

Lands (20)

1 Boros Garrison

2 Idyllic Grange

17 Plains

Sideboard

4 Dust to Dust

2 Hallow

4 Journey to Nowhere

1 Obsidian Acolyte

1 Prismatic Strands

1 Ramosian Rally

2 Standard Bearer

► Decklist — https://links.theepicstorm.com/?c=jPdYgET

The third instalment of the feature matches from the first week of our mini league is up now! We have Martin on Mono-Red Madness vs Will on Gruul Ponza!

https://youtu.be/lNbqQveadX0?si=LDh_q8onILDA_WKq

Enjoy!

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I play a littlebit with naya gates and yesterday I face a deck that play Greatsword of Tyr. This looks like something that might fit into this deck. What you think?

Ho iniziato da poco a giocare naya gates e volevo qualche parere su questa lista ed eventuali cambiamenti per migliorarla.

[CREATURE]

2 Nyxborn Hydra

4 Outlaw Medic

4 Sacred Cat

4 Sneaky Snacker

3 Writhing Chrysalis

[ARTEFATTI]

3 Melded Moxite

[ISTANTANEI]

3 Prismatic Strands

4 Thraben Charm

[STREGONERIE]

4 Malevolent Rumble

4 Pursue the Past

[INCANTESIMI]

1 Bitter Reunion

4 Journey to Nowhere

[TERRE]

4 Basilisk Gate

4 Citadel Gate

4 Cliffgate

3 Manor Gate

2 Mountain

3 Plains

[SIDEBOARD]

1 Breath Weapon

3 Dust to Dust

1 Electrickery

2 Faerie Macabre

2 Guardian of the Guildpact

4 Red Elemental Blast

2 Shattered Acolyte

I have been brewing this deck for quite a while by now, and just cant make it work how i would like, if anyone has any tips, or has already made a similiar deck i would really appreciate any help. I have run a version without the immolating and rite but it seems to me that its better and quicker then treefolk umbra because you do not need it untapped.

Neverdie-enkor // Pauper deck list mtg // Moxfield — MTG Deck Builder

hi yall. edh player, and my friends and I are looking to get into pauper for 60 card fun. I was just wondering what sort of decks are actually played and played well, without the standard or commander meta dictating the board. like Do people play aristocrats and stuff or is it just izzet / jeskai spellslinger

First of all, sorry for any writing mistakes, english isn’t my first language.
See it and think of some sort of bounce control deck, maybe play it with white like ephemerate, or green lime avenging hunter or pound prophet, maybe even both?
I really liked simic in bloomburrow with the bounce sinergy, always tried to do something with it, or something on those lines.
I know most of the good creatures today have some ETB trigger, but does it really affect the atrategy?
What do you guys think?

Midwest Cards is hosting their first weekly pauper event this Friday (7/24) at 7pm.

Located at 401 N Front St #95, Columbus, OH 43215 in the arena district, it will offer a $5 buy in with 100%+ of the pool being paid out.

I will be there with 10 decks to loan out and over 2000 pauper staples to trade away or sell.

They are highly interested in building a strong community base so there may be (beneficial) changes as we go, but it'd be great to have a strong start to building a pauper scene!

I brewed esper bounce in standard before esper bounce was a thing and I’ve been in love with that play style **and [[Hopeless Nightmare]]** ever since.

My love for pauper has also grown in that time and I want to find a home for Hopeless Nightmare!! Anyone have recommendations or synergies that could come together for a playable deck? (Doesn’t need to be top tier or anything)

Here’s a few cards I think may have a spot in the deck:
[[Omen of the Dead]], [[Drake Familiar]], [[Omen of the Sea]], [[Geistwave]]

Just went to a new local scene, and had a decent time, but struggled against grixis affinity and got my butt handed to be my Izzet scred. I understand these are probably our harder matchups to deal with, but what do you do when going into game two? Hope for the best that your opponent got a bad 7?

I write this in high hopes that someone might know the whereabouts of my deck that went missing after Amsterdam.

The deckbox was a purple "back to earth" boulder with 3 Stickers on them. Each spelling "Frisch gemischt", "Chadz" and "Chad Magic" respectively. It was my favourite deck and at this point im more than heartbroken. I've written a E-Mail to the organizers but hope that someone here might have picked it up.

I could narrow it down that it went missing sunday during a Pauper Win-a-sheet event.

I really wish there was a better way to find servers - does anyone have an invite link to RDW or Red Synth related Pauper discord servers?

Anti Red and Anti Snacker deck?

Hello, ive been playing my black mages deck at my local pauper tournaments lately (our local meta consists of tolarian terror, couple jund wildfire decks and 2-3 variations of burn, mostly madness and izzet prowess) im looking for good sideboard suggestions as well any good mainboard suggestions to improve the decks speed, the current game plan is pretty simple, make wizard then populate, then burn. The deck has been doing really good, ive been testing it for 2~ weeks so far, it topped its first local and ive played it with others outside of tournament and its been performing pretty well.

Deck List: https://archidekt.com/decks/24311327/pregnant_wizards

Continuing on with the first week of our Mini League with match 2! We have Jono on UW Caw-Gates vs Dario switching it up from his usual deck of Elves to play the lightning fast Mono-Black Sacrifice!

https://youtu.be/8MCgtAI0rsM?si=kV5nqqhOWIk4gYjE

Enjoy!

Does anybody have information on the meta at the 2k at Through The Decades in Louisville, Kentucky on the 18th? Anybody know what the top cut looked like?

Recently, pauper locals in my area have grown and gotten a lot more competitive. The decks with the most presence are UB fae, Jund Wf, Naya Gates, and Terror. Ponza, Familiars, Bogles, and Turbo Fog are also more present than you may expect.

My current decks are Spy Walls, UB Terror, and BG Gardens. I've done things like add [[Scattershot Archer]] in my Spy SB which has put in some serious work but as someone relatively new to pauper, I'm not as aware of silver bullets or decks with good matchup spreads into metas like these. One current consideration is Jeskai Ephemerate but I am open to basically anything.