Pauper: Shaken and Stirred by Bannings
The Pauper metagame was completely upended by the banning of three key cards. Brian reviews the bans themselves, and the fallout.
The Pauper metagame was completely upended by the banning of three key cards. Brian reviews the bans themselves, and the fallout.
In the time between Ravnica Allegiance and War of the Spark, the Pauper metagame has become dominated by Gush and monarch strategies.
It was easy to see coming: Foil has made what was already one of the most powerful strategies in the format even better.
Alex takes a look at the pillars of the format before a rarity change from M25 stands to shake things up.
Next up in Caleb’s Banned Series: One of the most degenerate lands ever printed, and the best free draw spell.