Nerd to the Core

The November 24th Pauper Challenge looked rather different than the three prior events. There was only one Flicker Tron deck in the Top 8 ...

There are two main takeaways from the November 17th Pauper Challenge . The first is that Tron currently holds Tier 0 status in the metagame...

There were 10 varieties of Flicker Tron decks in the Top 32 of the November 10th Pauper Challenge . Tron had two decks in the Top 8 and won ...

On November 3rd there were 6 Tron decks in the Pauper Challenge and four of them made Top 8. It was half the Top 4 and won the Challenge. ...

First, I want to apologize for the delay in this post. I was out doing coverage of Grand Prix Phoenix this past weekend and let me tell you...

So there was a Pauper Playoff on October 20th and the story of the Top 16 was a familiar tale. Jeskai Midrange decks dominated the Top 16 ...

The October 13th Pauper Challenge  brought us everything we have come to expect from the format. Jeskai was the most popular deck and perfo...

Forgive me, for this post is likely to be briefer than usual. Nothing was banned in today's update . The next chance for bans, barring ...

The Core 2020  season of Pauper Challenges ended with Jeskai on top. While it had the second most Challenge wins (3 to Stompy's 4), it ...

11 Challenges, one Mythic Championship Qualifier, and one Format Playoff. The  Core 2020  season closed with the September 22 Pauper Challe...

There was not a Pauper Challenge this past weekend. Instead there was an invite only Format Playoff . The result of the tournament is notew...

Yesterday I ended my entry on this blog by saying that Arcum's Astrolabe, Ephemerate, and the Tron mana engine should be banned. Today...

On September 8th Hellsau won the Challenge with Flicker Tron. Five Jeskai decks made the Top 8. Despite the fact the interaction of Mulldr...

And now for something completely different. The September 1st Pauper Challenge was won by a Jeskai deck featuring both Arcum's Astrolab...

A Look at the August 24 MTGO MCQ & August 25 Challenge It was quite the weekend for Pauper. August 24 saw a 9 round (plus Top 8) Myt...