I still feel Pauper is the most competitive and interesting format. You can no longer "buy" your victory because your cards are "better" than opponents.
@nathanielyoon35929 жыл бұрын
"I wasn't expecting the Inquisition.... of Kozilek" *narrows eyes* NOBODY EXPECTS THE INQUISITION.. of kozilek!
@nathanielyoon35929 жыл бұрын
Uh, just, er, pretend to turn it.
@edandadria9 жыл бұрын
+BuriedFlame Maybe put him to the Rak...dos?
@expohshappyhour14604 жыл бұрын
I know this is a 4 year comment, but I legit have to say hi, nice pic
@zacfregoe58179 жыл бұрын
Oh professor, you have absolutely outdone yourself with this one.
@TolarianCommunityCollege9 жыл бұрын
Thanks! That's real nice to hear.
@tante80747 жыл бұрын
I like that the professor treats pauper like one of the big MTG formats
@Jedicake9 жыл бұрын
Please tell me that radio show was fake.
@TolarianCommunityCollege9 жыл бұрын
+Drew Peterson It's a podcast. All the numbers are real.
@Sheriff_K9 жыл бұрын
+Tolarian Community College Just a few months ago those Cards (the non-reprinted ones) were fractions of fractions of their price... Wow. Like Liliana, so much for that Promo reprint, banning Cruise and Pod really put GB Attrition Decks back on the map. >_
@Jedicake9 жыл бұрын
Tolarian Community College Hrm... But it was sort of a sketch where they really weren't recommending to buy that, right. I think I'm too dumb to figure that out.
@TolarianCommunityCollege9 жыл бұрын
+Drew Peterson It was meant as a joke. They were *as a joke* saying that those cards were a great bargain. Then they transition to talking about the $2.00 Pauper deck.
@Jedicake9 жыл бұрын
Tolarian Community College I feel dumb. Sorry about that.
@bridgettheodore5718 жыл бұрын
Professor, it was so awesome to meet you at the GP in Oakland! I was looking for a new deck to build in pauper, and since I already have a dredge legacy deck and a Living End modern, this fit kind of the theme of what I like to play. I kept it almost exactly the same, except for the addition of a couple Macabre Waltz's and 3 Vines of the Vastwood and it's doing great. Thanks again for the videos!
@TolarianCommunityCollege8 жыл бұрын
+Bridget “BurghurKhang” Theodore So awesome to meet you too! Cheers!
@Lionbug8 жыл бұрын
NOBODY EXPECTS THE INQUISITION OF KOZILEK - to be so expensive ;-;
@KyuubyMaster7 жыл бұрын
Lion Reichelt NOBODY EXPECTS THE KOZILEK INQUISITION!
@KyuubyMaster7 жыл бұрын
Elias Medley oh, you are very welcome, mate. Have a good day.
@ellahazan-fuchs72499 жыл бұрын
Commune with the gods hits creatures and enchantments, not lands and enchantments.
@TurnOneThoughtseize9 жыл бұрын
+harel Hazan-Fuchs Yes I definitely misspoke there, and it is unfortunate because that was something I wanted to point out. The sentiment is the same, Commune is not as good as grisly salvage, unlike other similar decks we really want to hit our 3rd and sometimes even forth land drop with this deck, and commune not aiding in that is unfortunate but doable if kept in mind. Thank you for pointing this out and I hope people see it.
@TheDemko9 жыл бұрын
+Turn One Thoughtseize It was noticed by others (namely, me), and this comment is definitely being seen. Maybe you guys could send +Tolarian Community College a quick re-record of that segment, just in case? This is a great deck idea, and will have a huge impact in Pauper, if it isn't already. I really wish Pauper could gain a bit more notoriety as a competitive format, so that it could maybe be up for consideration for GPs, PTs and TCG Opens. I think this would be a super fun format to watch on an official MTG-commentator stream. Plus, it would allow those of us who want to become part of these big-time events the opportunity to play without having to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on decks, on TOP of already exorbitant travel expenses. Wizards already has an established 'Eternal Weekend'. Why aren't Pauper and EDH tournaments considered for those?
@ellahazan-fuchs72499 жыл бұрын
TheDemko Pauper should be considered eternal, but commander is the "casual" format.
@DontBeShai9 жыл бұрын
+TheDemko WotC has little reason to support Pauper on such grand scales as a GP or PT because it doesn't drive sales in the same way other constructed formats do. People will open boxes and cases to find mythics, but they'll buy their commons for pauper for 10c-25c from a store (even though logically, those roles should be reversed).
@TheDemko9 жыл бұрын
+DontBeShai Does anyone really believe that Legacy and Vintage drive actual pack sales in any way, shape, or form? Modern, *MAYBE*... Standard, for certain... but definitely NOT Legacy or Vintage. Those decks are all full of traded or cards purchased on the secondary market. Wizards doesn't see a dime of those, and yet, those formats are supported on grand scales.
@razorx5409 жыл бұрын
When he did that bit about the credit card, I almost died. Haha
@themonotropicguitarist9 жыл бұрын
The intro had me rolling on the floor! Great video! :D
@johanngreffrath23575 жыл бұрын
"Faerie mackabree" lol
@joelrichardson51394 жыл бұрын
Lmao I just saw that
@davea.99275 жыл бұрын
Your reactions in this video make it one of my favorite :) Just got back into Magic and "dredging" up my cards for Pauper.
@sampo76779 жыл бұрын
Sayter Wayfinder is quite good in dredge decks. Most pauper green black graveyard decks run them. Tortured Existence and Grim Harvest are great recurring engine cards.
@odioalospoopers5 жыл бұрын
in this deck you need to be able to get creatures while you fill your graveyard, what satyr won't do. and i feel macabre waltz will work better than grim harvest since both gives you two delve creatures from the yard and allows you to discard either a dredge engine or viscera dragger
@LinkEX8 жыл бұрын
13:04 »And if you have any questions, you can email us at (raises voice) thoughtseizeyou@gmail.com ...« *awkward silence* (expecting a followup) *video ends* ...okay.
@koreannom7 жыл бұрын
ermagurd xD
@nomakym9 жыл бұрын
This deck can be insane with *Tortured* *Existence* and a few more tweaks. I almost never lose with my golgari deck, it's a more controlling build than agro and runs my opponent out of cards and never runs out itself.
@SamaniHobbies8 жыл бұрын
I love this deck! Took it down my lgs today and played it with the only other pauper player in store, loved the synergy in this deck. Best thing is other players got interested in the format and they now want to build pauper decks so hopefully we'll have a player base within the store I go to.
@shinybottomstudios-csgoand20899 жыл бұрын
2:36 THAT CRACKED ME UP SO HARD!!
@TolarianCommunityCollege9 жыл бұрын
+Shiny Bottom Studios Hehehe
@Chazreal Жыл бұрын
As a pauper beginner, I'm home brewing a couple of decks to "soften the blow" of two major issues I had as a casual player branching out into competitive play and that was mulliganing, and card draw stability. From my experience Golgari, and Jund, for those more resourceful, are the best colors for pauper or MTG introduction in general IMHO. I'm working on a couple of homebrews now, albeit I am a sucker for thematic aesthetic. The first is a Golgari Wall manaramp control spider deck I dub arachniphobia, and the second is a Jund mana ramping "fodders revenge" elemental deck that I am considering an optional ponza sideboard on. I'm pretty socially atomized ATM, so casual testing is out of question for me, as well as immediate feedback from my local pauper discord community, so I suppose I'm crowdsourcing and metaphorically wailing on a wall to see what sticks. Thanks for hearing me out.
@oneshotonly76539 жыл бұрын
Started playing Magic a year ago and thanks to you I'm doing fairly well, thanks for all the great information and great videos!
@CrimsonFox369 жыл бұрын
I've got a Commander Tech for Nekusar. It is a draw-burn build, and it is tons of fun to play. you make it really difficult for the other players to hate you. I call it... "The True Meaning of Christmas." Use cards like Howling Mine, Dictate of Kruphix, and Kami of the Crescent Moon to add to the draw count, and then use Fate Unraveler and Spiteful Visions to punish the opponents for having the audacity to have a draw step. cards like Day's Undoing and Wheel of Fortune help accelerate the burn and are great for disrupting hands and strategies. if you'd like, i can share my full list with you.
@AzizidarkReborn8 жыл бұрын
5:37 "We take a land or an enchantment instead of a creature." But wait, Commune of The Gods reads: "You may put a CREATURE or ENCHANTMENT from among them into your hand." "It's not quite as good as Grisly Salvage as we can't grab creatures with it." YES, YOU MOST CERTAINLY CAN. It's LANDS you can't grab with it. Also, I might just build this. It looks pretty fun. Very cool video.
@dale31389 жыл бұрын
Hey Prof, love that you're always spotlighting these podcasts. I've been listening to these guys for a while now--they're really informative! good to see em getting some spotlight too. Keep up the good work, as always!
@helmutthat83318 жыл бұрын
I love the opening radio show talking about Inquisition of kozilek savings: "Inquisition of kozilek, two printings, this should easily be a 25 or 30 dollar card..." right now in February 2016, yup, its a 25-30 dollar card! They were right!
@calbrig19789 жыл бұрын
Great video, just one thing...More Pauper Deck Techs Please!! Also videos on sideboards....I just suck at them and want to get better a building and more importantly uses them. Keep up the great work. Your channel is my number 1 place for all things Magic.
@MrGorillafist8 жыл бұрын
Your reaction at the start is perfect. How I react when my friend starts talking about pro decks.
@karplusstrong9 жыл бұрын
Nobody expects the Inquisition of Kozilek! To be so expensive!
@banditdotart7 жыл бұрын
This is still my favourite deck tech. Although I made changes as it is so customisable, it hammers people over again and is just so much fun to play. Thank you Professor, you have been my greatest teacher!
@CurrySoSpicy9 жыл бұрын
watching this as i double sleeve my deck. thanks professor. these KMCs are the best!
@MikesUltimatum9 жыл бұрын
I just had another great idea. Instead of using some of these other removal spells, why not use Dead Weight? It's an enchantment that gives -2/-2, so the effect lasts unlike Disfigure, and you can also tutor for it (more or less) when you cast Commune with the Gods.
@themagicmanpage8 жыл бұрын
+MikesUltimatum true, but that isnt at instant speed
@Philiptanzer9 жыл бұрын
That was a strong delivery of "be so expensive."
@TolarianCommunityCollege9 жыл бұрын
+Philiptanzer Acting!
@Starfury1178 жыл бұрын
What about Tortured Existence? 1 mana enchantment, 1 mana and discard a creature to return a creature from your graveyard to your hand. This card synergizes amazingly with stinkweed imp because you dredge 5, put the imp back to your hand, then 1 black mana and pitch it to get any delve creature back from your grave. And next turn the imp is already in the grave.
@jool55237 жыл бұрын
If you're not even going to use the flashback on Chainer's Edict, then why not use Diabolic Edict, or Geth's Verdict for the instant speed?
@Alex_Simpson7113 жыл бұрын
Yeah I agree but for me I'm debating if I'm going to put geth's verdict, diabolic edict and or dash Hope's as a few cards for my side board so should I?
@David-gj9qr2 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's probably best to use diabolic edict. They didn't use geth's verdict because it's double black and that can be hard to cast in pauper.
@shannenh.l2656 жыл бұрын
Instantly my favorite episode. You should do this more.
@stevenbrown12049 жыл бұрын
I thought a nifty idea would be for you to analyze the concept or theory of MTG becoming a LCG compared to remaining a TCG and what impact that could and would have on the health and future of MTG.
@ethanfordford66219 жыл бұрын
What is a lcg
@graham68069 жыл бұрын
+Ethan Ford Ford It's a living card game. Essentially every player will buy a sealed product and that is what you are allowed to build your deck with. Everyone is on equal footing financially as there's no such thing as any one card's value since there's no rarity. If you buy Expansion X of the game then you know exactly what you're going to get in the box. You lose the limited format as there aren't any boosters but the constructed format is a lot more accessible.
@reyhamyo95199 жыл бұрын
+Ethan Ford Ford Living card game
@kuru-chan66449 жыл бұрын
You could still cube. The main problem with LCGs is the precons get harder to find and then they cost a lot anyway.
@kiDchemical9 жыл бұрын
That's been my dream since I started playing in 1995
@GoblinTinkerer9 жыл бұрын
Two things: Putrid Imp lets you discard any card, not only creature cards. Commune with the Gods grabs enchantments and creatures, and not lands.
@crisgale80988 жыл бұрын
pauper is by far the best format so easy to play competitive and most decks are about the price of a meal at a resturaunt and usually a lot less
@blondiwithstyle6 жыл бұрын
I bought this deck for 45 bucks. Wouldn't call that "cheap". But it is indeed cheaper than the other formats.
@davidbrent20696 жыл бұрын
blondiwithstyle it goes for less than 3 dollars if you buy it online(for mtgo) at mtgotraders. The list i'm looking at right now says $2.65
@JuletzMusic9 жыл бұрын
I love Pauper, great video (as always) Professor! :)
@mr.strider64979 жыл бұрын
I had no idea Inquisition had gotten so expensive either, Professor. Nobody expected it. On a completely unrelated note, I suppose I ought to sell some of my spare Inquisitions...
@LongHairedTeen9 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, Faerie what-now?!
@greenmarcosu9 жыл бұрын
+OdeToBlue Mack - a - bree
@LongHairedTeen9 жыл бұрын
Marc That's... not remotely how that word is pronounced.
@seanbarnelli33359 жыл бұрын
Always heard it pronounced as Ma-Carb
@seanbarnelli33359 жыл бұрын
Always heard it pronounced as Ma-Carb
@seanbarnelli33359 жыл бұрын
Always heard it pronounced as Ma-Carb
@MikesUltimatum9 жыл бұрын
We're going to start having pauper tournaments at my college for our game club. I'm going to have to try this out. I'll have to switch out the Chainer's Edict for paper magic, but that's not hard to do. My first thought was putting another Doom Blade in the sideboard to replace Edict and taking the Doom Blade and one Hooting Mandrills out of the main board to put in two Greater Mossdogs. Greater Mossdog just makes two more cards you can dredge with in case you don't get that Stinkweed Imp.
@ayyohwinning9 жыл бұрын
I've got a list of this that i put together, it's mostly the same, but i've tweaked it a little to be a bit more control-ish with Treasured Find to get stuff back as well as Spider Spawning, and it works beautifully: 4x Gurmag Angler 4x Hooting Mandrills 4x Putrid Imp 4x Stinkweed Imp 3x Treasured Find 4x Wild Mongrel 4x Evolving Wilds 7x Forest 4x Jungle Hollow 7x Swamp 3x Bone Splinters 4x Commune with the Gods 4x Spider Spawning 4x Grisly Salvage And Yes, I'm aware of the fact that it isn't FULLY pauper, it's just a casual deck.
@paulmckeever91937 жыл бұрын
I like the decks under $50. Need more of those videos.
@asfsdasd9 жыл бұрын
I have to chime in and say that Satyr Wayfinder should be in the deck. Hitting land drops while dredging is important and the satyr makes it work. If we really want to go all-in on graveyard, then Drown in Filth could be of some use, though I wouldn't play more than two copies.
@hhggtheword92599 жыл бұрын
Hey, you making videos like this got me into the enjoyment of other formats! Keep it up!
@MaNU79088 жыл бұрын
Why it doesnt play satyr wayfinder?
@odioalospoopers5 жыл бұрын
satyr doesn't gets creatures, and only looks 4 instead of 5, what both salvage and commune do
@LithmusEarth9 жыл бұрын
Commune with gods at 5:43 does say it's for creatures. Also so far at least until theros rotates i'm seeing a mostly standard pauper, but we'll see. (as oppose to the modern pauper i know this likely to be).
@LithmusEarth9 жыл бұрын
Putrid Imp makes it look like it slipped into Legacy or maybe that's vintage pauper.
@decourtennicolas8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for introducing me to pauper, Professor. Great format!!
@jdraven08909 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up for the first two minutes alone!
@Nomad67639 жыл бұрын
I believe when they talk about commune with the gods they are actually referring to grisly salvage, which is a common for bg that does what they say.
@Willingmess9 жыл бұрын
Nobody expects the inquisition of Kozilek to be expensive. Hopefully it gets reprinted in the Return to Zendikar block.
@hotdogbestfriend9 жыл бұрын
ghastly demise prices have jumped, but i still picked it up because it's still insanely cheap. i'm new to the game and am having a lot of fun with this deck. thanks for the budget info!
@golaren6 жыл бұрын
Really digging the Mars trilogy on the shelf:)
@MrRancid19888 жыл бұрын
I don't know if it depends on the play group, but Chainer's Edict was never printed as a common. So in it's place I put a Diabolic Edict in. One in the main board and one in the sideboard.
@Sheriff_K9 жыл бұрын
Personally, I'd put 4x Aerial Volley into the Sideboard of any/all Pauper Decks, it's just REALLY powerful.
@HenryUnite9 жыл бұрын
That introduction was awesome!
@wicksterwaza9 жыл бұрын
Legacy dredge has been a great deck and I love it, this looks like it could also work omfg this makes me so happy!
@joeleekhead39979 жыл бұрын
+wicksterwaza Amusingly enough, Legacy Dredge is not only ridiculously powerful, but you could pick up the entire deck for less than the cost of just those Liliana's in the opening sketch. Plus, you get to play in Legacy which is just incredible fun.
@Zaknaberrnon9 жыл бұрын
love the intro to this vid! :D
@kyotaiken9 жыл бұрын
When he said "Mack-a-bree" for Macabre, i almost fell over.
@AndroidJdm9 жыл бұрын
A budget standard jund deck would be a cool video!
@Plekhanov20007 жыл бұрын
Nobody expects the Kozilek Inquisition!
@Firevine9 жыл бұрын
Aww yeah pauper! Thanks, Prof!
@kaisergunter9833 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favourite skits
@ericdravenashecorven8 жыл бұрын
As much as I like the look of this deck, I think I might go UB instead of GB. With Blue, I can play Tiagem's Scheming which allows me to stack my draws and gets rid of things I don't really need (as well as allows me to put Stinkweed into the grave). I can play Anticipate which helps me dig for my main cards. I can play Ponder and Preordain, all of which dig for me. I can play some counters for removal. And all of these, while a bit slower, still add to my grave count while giving me Delve fodder. And I could even play Delver. Just a thought on this. I'll try both
@beastmonsterthing39 жыл бұрын
Commune with the Gods does hit creatures... putrid imp can discard any card... chainers edict isnt always pauper legal...
@ilikefishbro81486 жыл бұрын
KingZora13 wym isnt always pauper legal?
@odioalospoopers5 жыл бұрын
@@ilikefishbro8148 pauper legality is extremely confusing sometimes due to a weird mix of paper and online
@pervavita9 жыл бұрын
It's the Death Gate Cycle books on your shelf!
@Siffy56549 жыл бұрын
Ghastly Demise also doesn't hit black creatures
@joeyawesomeness61429 жыл бұрын
Couple of Dash Hopes in the sideboard!
@blackmamba00799 жыл бұрын
Great!!!! More please!!! Would like to see a combo pauper deck with midnightguard and presence of gond!!!! Love Pauper!!
@88Hyo9 жыл бұрын
*Barges into Professor's house* NO ONE EXPECTS THE INQUISITION OF KOZILEK!
@TolarianCommunityCollege9 жыл бұрын
+88Hyo TIE HIM TO THE RACK! EIGHT TIMES!
@NighthawkOpens5 жыл бұрын
pauper FUN and cheap so that makes it more fun
@ryanduffy455 жыл бұрын
Just slaps the tolarian community college logo on anothers podcast. Or was this a collab? I love it!
@tobyenoch32266 жыл бұрын
When you get the Spanish Inquisition joke and nerd out for like 5 minutes.
@dominicsevilla11897 жыл бұрын
Also just want to point out Viscera Dragger's foil looks sooooo awesome
@fireemblemistrash759 жыл бұрын
These prices make me scarred to create a new deck, these cards mentioned at the beginning are what I need for my deck....
@WoWhunter0079 жыл бұрын
Nobody Expects the Inquisición de Kozilek!
@thesquirteler45209 жыл бұрын
This is how I feel all the time 😂
@waxnoir9 жыл бұрын
Victim of Night could be good removal for this deck. I also like Distress instead of Duress. Its like a turn 2 Thoughtseize with out the lose of life. I do understand turn 1 is better though. It's just a thought. Awesome video! I've been wanting to make a Pauper deck. I even have most a good amount of these cards already.
@danieldukai13807 жыл бұрын
Nobody expects the Inquisition of Kozilek!
@TheInfiniteLunacy9 жыл бұрын
Nobody expects the Kozilek-ish Inquisition!
@Monkeyshaman9 жыл бұрын
That music is freaking me out man!
@MrInfernoblade109 жыл бұрын
wow this is mechanically similar to how my legacy grave power deck works, very nice
@b4ux1t3-tech8 жыл бұрын
@5:40 "Can't get creatures." What does the card say? >:(
@faydunkel78327 жыл бұрын
xX_n0t_em0_Xx and at 6:48 he says that you can only discard creature cards
@hanswurst21447 жыл бұрын
*me, when I saw the price of IoK* 1:34 :D made my day
@jasonignatz68779 жыл бұрын
the beginning is like when i watch deck techs for modern when people think spending 5 grand is the only way to play magic
@face10668 жыл бұрын
love the deck I decided to make it my first pauper deck just got my friends into pauper were working on getting a pauper event going on at fnm although I did change the deck a bit i took viscera dragger out for exhume it makes drawing 2 creatures off grisly salvage pure value and also lets me get out a gurmag on turn 2
@boktor6668 жыл бұрын
as of today, Ghastly Demise in itself is like... 4.26 tix on mtgo. I'm boarding in 2 more Doom Blades to make up for that, keeping it in the $2 spirit :3 Almost done building this deck! Loving the looks of it!
@theJedikid1239 жыл бұрын
No one expects the Kozilek inquisition!
@WinstonKillDeath9 жыл бұрын
I wasn't expecting the Monty Python! Btw is it just me hearing things, Professor, or when you were hitting the radio were the static sounds going "Pau-per! Pau-per!"?
@Spike-hl2mw4 жыл бұрын
"Faerie Mack A Bree"
@guybrushthreepwood81747 жыл бұрын
lol, this is awesome. have there been any new pauper decks in the past year? or is the format pretty much the same as it was in 2016? there have been some bannings but have there been any new decks to come about since many of these 2015-2016 pauper deck techs were made???? am just getting into pauper now :(
@TheInvaderDust9 жыл бұрын
This is a heavy deck! I enjoyed this one quite a bit and may build one just for fun. :) Thanks!
@kadiperokadipadlo9 жыл бұрын
Good intro professor. Your acting get much much better ;)
@AoWgoldsteel7 жыл бұрын
I just put this together and it's a lot of fun. sucks when your opponent plays to relic of progenitus against you thought...
@Scribblescrabbly9 жыл бұрын
"That's Insane!" :O
@fluffmallow11599 жыл бұрын
hello professor. i would very much like a deck tech about ad nauseam. keep on being awesome as usual.
@duncanallen43409 жыл бұрын
NO ONE EXPECTS THE INQUISITION OF KOZILEK!!!
@Belkan20878 жыл бұрын
Pauper and Legacy, Yea!
@iamkrazy19 жыл бұрын
Commune with the gods does grab a creature
@pauljohnson33178 жыл бұрын
Just bought this. About to give it a go!
@TheMegalusDoomslayer8 жыл бұрын
NOBODY EXPECTS THE INQUISITION OF KOZILEK... TO BE SO EXPENSIVE!