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A Magic: The Gathering podcast focused on the Pauper Commander format. Plenty of interesting topics, fun conversations, and knowledgeable guests every week to fill your PDH needs!
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This week, we travel to yet another Universe Beyond to talk about a handful of new commons and uncommons from the upcoming Spidey Sets. How good will these be for Pauper Commander, and are there any PDH commanders the crew is really excited about!? Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Serial Stre…
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This week, we are joined in the studio by the one and only Lobbert to discuss some PDH commanders that are bad, when you read them, but actually pretty decent when you play them! It might a little hard work, but finding that obscure powerhouse might be easier than you think. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Fol…
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It's time for another 3x3, but this time we let the Patrons choose the archetype! Thankfully, all the votes for a full Gretchen 3x3 were banned, and we got to go with any signpost uncommon from any Magic: The Gathering set as long as the deck included as many cards from that set as possible. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Talk to…
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This week, we've got another first-time guest and cPDH pillar, SouthLakeVibes, on the show to help us navigate the current competitive Pauper Commander meta and what the format looks like going forward. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Speak the the show HERE Follow the show HERE Check out cPDH.vibes content HERE…
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Now that we've taught you how to choose your first PHD commander, we're going to teach you how to build around it! This week, BobbyBFine join Dave & Liam to talk about the ins and outs of having fun while building your very first Pauper Commander deck. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Speak to the show HERE Follow the show HERE…
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With nearly 5,000 uncommon creatures to choose from, how does a Magic: The Gathering player choose the right one the helm their very first Pauper Commander deck? This week, the crew dives deep into this very topic with suggestions and advice on how, when, and where to start your PDH journey! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow …
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In this episode, we dive into a new community initiative starting in Iowa: the Wanderer’s PDH League. Ginger, one of the organizers, shares his background with MTG and other card games before discussing how he fell in love with PDH and founded the ongoing event. In its pilot year, the Wanderer’s League currently has three participating stores (with…
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This week marks the 3rd anniversary of The PDH Pod. And, to show you listeners how gratefully we are for your support, we're rewarding with an hour of discord chaos, directly from The PDH Pod discord server. Apologies and enjoy! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Speak to the show HERE Follow the show HERE…
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We are continuing our 4x4 deck building series this week with a strategy we haven't done yet, surprisingly, and that's +1/+1 counters! The one and only Infamous Fridge joins us in the studio to bring his unique flavor of Pauper Commander brewing to table to show us that walls, indeed, can hold counters very well. Socials Support the show HERE Email…
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This week, Mr. BobbyB-NotDracV-Fine joins most of the crew in the studio to talk about how to play a faster game of Pauper Commander. And no, the answer isn't to play nothing but aggro decks, Liam! From table etiquette to understanding an agile board state, there are many things a player can do get to game two (while not making the entire table mis…
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This week, we're looking back on some of the most infamous PDH commanders of yesteryear. Where are they now? If you have any information leading to the discovery of these once-titanic meta-movers, please contact The PDH Pod! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Speak to the show HERE Follow the show HERE Get in on some cPDH action HERE…
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This week, we've got another 3x3 deck-building episode for you, this time talking about the most fun (/s) decks to play against in any Magic: The Gathering format -- DISCARD DECKS! How will the crew make Pauper Commander Discard decks? Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Talk to the show HERE Find all of our 3x3 d…
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We've got a Patron-suggested topic this week, so we've asked Derek, from the PDH RC, to come on over and talk about what roles each Magic: The Gathering archetype plays at the table. Whether its 60-card formats or Pauper Commander, each type of deck has unique advantages that make it worthy of a win. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HER…
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This week, we take a new approach to the competitive Pauper Commander metagame and philosophy behind the different stages of the game: the early game, the mid game, and the late game. Adam, BeachBod God, brings his wit and expertise aboard to help navigate these oft nebulous waters. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show …
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Return to Tarkir, but now with 100% more DRAGONS! And you better hold on those bad boys, because Liam is coming for all of them! This week, the crew goes over the sweet new commons and uncommons for Pauper Commander from Tarkir Dragonstorm! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Speak to the show HERE Play some compe…
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This week, we're getting updates from every direction! First, we learn about some big happenings over at SanctuaryPDH, then we get the skinny on the Competitve Pauper Commander meta from the men who live it. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Speak to the show HERE Watch Daxx HERE Play some cPDH HERE…
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It's kind of surprising that it's taken The PDH Pod nearly 3 years to do a 3x/4x episode about one of the most fun archetypes in all of Pauper Commander and probably in all of Magic: The Gathering -- Blinks and Flickers! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Speak to the show HERE Play some competitive PDH for a goo…
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This week, we've brought The Princex of Pauper, Dallas, onto to the show talk about cultivating a local Pauper Commander scene, shared experiences, and how in the world they manage a wildly popular, annual cPDH tournament! Socials: Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Speak to the show HERE Follow the show HERE Find more information about Rich…
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This week, we track down all those sometimes pesky, sometimes pulpy, and sometimes downright bothersome mechanics in Pauper Commander that require some variety of recordkeeping. Whether it's via tokens or counters or even what time of day it may be, we're covering it all! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Speak to the show HERE Foll…
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In this episode, the crew relives all the wonderful memories from MCChicago! From side events to cat arcades to all the sweet Pauper Commander games we played, we're covering it all! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Speak to the show HERE Follow the show HERE Get some competitive Pauper Commander action HERE and HERE…
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This week, the crew takes the various sundry ways to break through, over, and under those annoying board stalls that sometimes infest the Pauper Commander format. You'd be surprised how easy it is to just... not block? Cowardice notwithstanding, there are a ton of different options at our disposal to get those life totals as low as possible. Social…
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To finish off our series on monocolored removal in Pauper Commander, we've save the best for last! This week, we're talking about the various removal and exile options in White's slice of the color pie. Support the showHERE Email the showHERE Follow the showHERE Speak to the showHERE Get in on some SanctuaryPDH actionHERE…
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You know what time it is?? That's right! It's time some new cards! This week, the crew sits down to pick through a smattering of commons and uncommons for Pauper Commander from Aetherdrift. How good will this set be for PDH? Socials Support the show HERE Follow the show HERE Email the show HERE Speak to the show HERE Play some competitive Pauper Co…
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This week, we've invited Daxx back into the studio for our newest 4x4 brew-around focused on the best archetype and strategy in the Pauper Commander format and in perpetuity throughout the universe: LIFEGAIN! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Talk to the show HERE Follow the show ⁠HERE⁠, and Daxx ⁠HERE Play some competitive Pauper C…
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It's that time again! Time for the PDH Pals to join the crew! This week, we've one very special, very much missed Pal, Drixxis, in the studio to talk about Planeswalkers in the Command Zone, Innistrad Remastered, and what the heck has he been up to the last few months?! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE, the Pal…
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This week, we've invited first-time guest, OMG Chris, into the studio to talk about his ever evolving cPDH tournament series: Common Cause. Listen in to where it all began and why Pauper Commander can be both competitive and generous! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Speak to the show HERE Follow the show HERE and OMG Chris HERE! N…
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This week, Alk and Drac dig into blue's slice of the color pie to rank all the removal spells we have in Pauper Commander! Spoiler: there was entirely more than we thought there would be, but we managed to get through them all. Socials: Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Speak to the show HERE Follow the show HERE…
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It's that time of year, everyone! Pick a front row seat as Brad, Dave, and Liam present to you the best and worst Pauper Commander cards from 2024, with a ton of help from the PDH community! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Speak to the show HERE Follow the show HERE Get all your cPDH action HERE Find the The PDH Pals HERE Check ou…
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In our quest to rank some of the best common removal spells in the entire Pauper Commander format, we are finally to the color whose identity is directly tied to such things! Sit back and listen as we see what sort of removal spells Black has to offer. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Speak to the show HERE Pla…
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This week, in our never-ending quest to eventually have everyone from the Pauper Commander community on the show, we have first-time guest, Sprngr on for our next 4x4 installment! This time, we're talking about decks with BATTLES as your commander. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Sprngr HERE, Bobby HERE, and …
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This week, we've got a big collaboration episode as we welcome to the show GatorBaitTV, Kunx, and A-Aaron Aggro to talk about the state and the future of the cPDH meta, and a veritable potpourri of other Pauper Commander topics! Socials: Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Speak to the show HERE Follow the show HERE, and Common Theory HERE fo…
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This week, the crew manages to pull off a doulbe set review by going over a handful of commons and uncommons from Foundations and Foundations Jumpstart (or whatever it's called now). Foundations will bring a nicely powerful Core Set vibe to Pauper Commander, and we're here to tell you about all of our favorites! Socials Support the show HERE Email …
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As our parade of first-time guests continues to hum along, we've got a pillar (sometimes monster) of the Pauper Commander format, ScoobyDrew, in the studio with us this week to talk about Pillowfort decks! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Talk to the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Brad HERE, and Scooby HERE Sign up for the next Co…
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This week, we are joined by the amazing, the knowledgeable, and the downright professional humans... the Rules Committee for Pauper Commander! They asked the community for their PDH questions and now it's time to hear some answers! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Speak to the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Brad, HERE, Clay HERE, …
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This week, the PDH Pod crew brings in an international flavor to the episode by having first-time guest and accomplished Zada pilot, Stein, on the show to talk about some of his favorite art throughout the history of Magic: The Gathering, with a partially bias slant towards Pauper Commander. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow …
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This week, Tim, the InfamousFridge himself, joins Dave and Liam on the PDH Pod studios to talk about one of Magic: The Gathering's oldest and most pure archetypes that has ever existed: BURN! But how do you make such a streamlined archetype viable in multiplayer? By doing nonsense, of course! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow…
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First and foremost -- a huge apology for the audio quality this week. Brad had some major, and sudden, microphone issues. That said, there is something to look forward to this week... THE PALS ARE BACK BB! Listen in as we have an off-the-cuff discussion about the recent maneuvers affecting the entire EDH format sprinkled lightly with some Pauper Co…
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This week, Liam and Mr. Bobby Bfine are joined in the studio by Daxx to talk about some miscellaneous happenings in the MTG world and dip their toes into some "actual" PDH conversation. Socials: Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE, Brad HERE, Bobby Bfine HERE, and Daxx HERE Sign up for the next SanctuaryPDH tournament HER…
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