The PDH Pod

Instead of splitting up the set review and signpost-deckbuilding shows, the crew takes a different approach to this episode by combining both styles to create a monstrous show filled with new cards! Yay! Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Follow the show HERE , Liam HERE , and Brad HERE Also, sign up for OneMoreGame's cPDH tournament HERE !

*11/09/23 Re-uploaded due to audio errors towards the end of the episode* In our own version of a Double Feature, Derek (PDH RC) joins us in the studio during Liam's absence to first talk about the impact and perception of Universes Beyond; then later, we dive into his personal theory and pillars behind building a Pauper Commander deck! Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon...

This week, we bring you a fan-favorite episode style mixed with the most ruthless archetypes Magic: The Gathering has to offer! We thought the week before Halloween was a good time to take a dive into the Tron, Storm, and Infect dregs and see what we can come up with! Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Follow the show HERE , Liam, HERE , and Brad HERE Decklists for this...

Let's talk a trip down memory lane, with Ruffigan from the PDH RC, to learn about one of the most impactful sets for Pauper and Pauper Commander: Vintage Masters! Almost a decade old now, VMA brought some very good downshifts to common that would go on to shape the various 60-card Pauper metas as well as provide extra power to the PDH format. Socials Email the show HERE Support the show on Pat...

This set, these precons, and this episode was simply made for Liam! Listen in as he takes Brad and Dave along for the Dr. Who ride of their lifetime. Learn about some new some potential new commanders and common reprints with cool stories behind their stunning art. Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Follow the show on Twitter HERE , Liam HERE , and Brad HERE

This week, Ms. Eldritch joins us in the PDH Pod studios to talk about all things Magic: The Gathering! We touch on everything from Arena to Spelltable, LGSs to Eldrazi, and how to create a safe, welcoming place for all players! Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Follow the show on Twitter HERE , Liam HERE , and Brad HERE ! Follow Ms. Eldritch HERE ! Ms. Eldritch's GW...

While Dave is off doing Otherworldly activities, Paul, the Scarecrow, has joined us in the studio for another installment of 3x3. This time, we're talking about big mana decks or Pauper commanders that need those big piles of mana!  Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Follow the show HERE , Liam HERE , and Brad HERE Follow Scarecrow HERE Episode decklists: Battery Bea...

This week, we've taken a long overdue listener question and turned it into a full-fledged episode! Sit back and listen to some of the Magic: The Gathering community's hottest takes and pettiest peeves along with our reactions to the... and maybe even some of our own! Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Follow the show on X/Twitter HERE , Liam HERE , and Brad HERE

We've talked about how to be a competitive player, and we've talked about how to build competitive decks, but this week we're diving deep into the nuts and bolts of how to scratch your tournament-organization itch! Bfine joins us in the studio to discuss this often-intimidating aspect of Magic: The Gathering. Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Follow the show...

This week, as is tradition with every new premiere MTG set, the crew takes their pick of the signpost uncommons and expands upon their draft archetype to make them into full-fledged Pauper Commander decks! Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show HERE Follow the show on X/Twitter HERE , Liam HERE , and Brad HERE Decklists from the show: Greta's Buffet Tappy Tappy Sharae Neva Eva!

New cards - hooray! Settle in and get comfortable as the crew spoon-feeds you some of the best Wilds of Eldraine cards for Pauper Commander. All these foods and sweet treats are sure to be absolutely... fine? Who's hungry?! Socials: Email the show HERE! Support the show on Patreon HERE! Find the show on X/Twitter HERE , and on Instagram HERE! You can also find Liam and Brad on the X/Twitter HE...

With Alkadron returning to The PDH Pod studios, the pauper band is back together this week and talking about the different flavors of Control in MtG! There are a few different ways to build this popular archetype in Pauper Commander and we go semi-deep on all of them! Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Follow the show on Twix HERE , Liam HERE , and Brad HERE

We're on the 15's, so you know what that means! It's time the THE PALS! It works out nicely that Alkadron is in the Pals studio too! Join this large crew as we recap the awesome weekend we just had in Pauper Magic. From the competitive Sanctuary tournament to the Pals 24-hour stream, we talk about what this past weekend meant for the format and the community. Socials: Email the show HE...

While Dave, the Alkadron, Vader is busy with The Pals this week, Liam and Brad bring Lobbert back into the PDH Pod studio to talk about everything that goes into creating a positive Pauper Commander social experience for you and your entire table. There might be some good outtakes, if you hang out until the end. Socials: Email the PDH Pod HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Find the show on Twit...

Alk had prior adulting to do, so he left Liam and Brad in charge of the studio this week. Sucker! What do 2/3's of the PDH Pod think of this new reprint and downshift set? How many decks are we all going to build? Is this set better for Pauper Commander than Baldur's Gate?!? All questions will be answered. All fears will be allayed. Socials: Support the show on Patreon HERE Email the show...

This week, we continue our 3x3 PDH series with an archetype chosen by the patrons - Group Hug! Do we actually have what it takes to build Pauper Commander decks with such a table-friendly ideology? Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Follow the show on Twitter HERE , Liam HERE , and Brad HERE ! Group Hug Decks: Brad's Woodvine Elemental deck Dave's Charmseeker dec...

This week, the crew sits down to talk about the wildly abstract and ambitious concept of Threat Assessment! What does it all mean? How can you get better at it? And, why the heck is it even important? Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Find the show on Twitter HERE , Liam HERE , and Brad HERE !

This week, the pod welcomes first-time guest, Bobby Bfine, to the show to talk about the differences - if there actually are any - between casual PDH, high power PDH, and competitive PDH. Spoiler alert: we don't know either... Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Follow the show on Twitter HERE , Liam HERE , and Brad HERE Follow all the awesome stuff Bfine is doing: ht...

If, somehow, you hadn't heard by now, there was a huge PDH 1k tournament this past weekend! And, as you probably guessed it, the crew is going to reflect on their weekend in Detroit with so many awesome members of the Pauper Commander community, at an awesome event, put on by an awesome LGS, RIW Hobbies! Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Find the show on Twitter HER...

This week, we take our favorite signpost uncommons from Universes Beyond and build them out into full-fledged Pauper Commander decks! With all the set mechanics LotR has at our disposal, it should be easy 3x3, right...? Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Follow the show on Twitter HERE , Liam HERE , and Brad HERE LotR Decklists: Brad's Mr. Mouth Dave is (S)crying a R...

Sit back and have a listen as the crew goes through the mechanics and then some of our favorite picks from the new Universes Beyond: Lord of the Rings set! How impactful will these new straight-to-Modern toys be in Pauper Commander? For some - alot! For others - not so much. Socials: Email the show HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE ! Follow the show on Twitter HERE , Liam HERE , and Brad HERE

It's been an entire year of talking about Pauper Commander, everyone! Sit in with us as we stroll down MtG memory lane to talk about all the amazing guests we've had on the show, all the topics we've covered, and what the future holds for the show! Socials: Email the show HERE Check out the PDH Homebase HERE Support the show on Patreon HERE Follow the show on Twitter HERE , Liam HERE ,...

You'd better be buckled up because this week we're sitting down with the Midrange Master himself, Papa Pauper Ryan Roberts, to talk about one of the best, most interesting formats in all of Magic: The Gathering! We'll put a few decks through the grinder against our world-famous pillars to see how they fair in the slaughterhouse that can be... Midrange. Socials: Email the show HERE Supp...

First off -- a huge thank you to all the listeners out there that helped us get to the 50-episode mark! It's not a huge number, but it means the world to us! This week, we brought in noted combo player and tournament grinder, Puzzlebox, into the PDH Pod studios to talk about what combos we have at the common and command zone level in Pauper Commander. Socials: Support the show on Patreon HERE...

This week, the crew breakdowns the recent cPDH tournament held by Sanctuary PDH! So many Gretchens, so many TPI's, so few Guts, and not a Swamp to be found? What is going on the Pauper Commander metagame? Socials: Support the show on Patreon HERE Email the show HERE Check out all Sanctuary PDH's info HERE PDH Homebase HERE Follow Liam and Brad on Twitter HERE and HERE