The PDH Pod

It's time for new cards... again, and we are here to talk about all the cool commons and powerful potential Pauper Commanders -- and, boy, there's a lot of good ones in this set! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Streams HERE

This week, the crew hops their way through multiple holiday themed archetypes, strategies, decks, and commanders for your next Pauper Commander list. Socials: Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Morning Streams HERE

This week, we're back with another 4x4 deckbuilding episode focused on not just combat, and not just aggression, but all those tricky maneuvers we can do to speed up the life-going-down'en-ing of our opponents! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday streams HERE Check out all our 3/4 x 3/4 decks HERE

It's time to check in on the competitive Pauper Commander meta! This week, we've brought MagusOftheJank into the studio to talk about some new trends, new tournaments, and innovative brews going around the various tables. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Streams HERE Get your PDH League action HERE

This week, The Mean Girls of PDH are back in the studio to talk about a topic that many Magic: The Gathering players face -- BURNOUT! What can be done? How can you tell it's happening to you? And what can you do about it in the future? Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Streams HERE

This week, the crew is back together and ranking the myriad cycles of nonbasic lands available in Pauper Commander. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday streams HERE

We've either never done a Mono Green 3x3 or it's been so long since we did one that we don't remember; time is fake. Regardless, Scarecrow joins us in the studio to talk about some excellent Mono Green decks! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Check out Scarecrow's work HERE

It's time for new cards again! Wait... isn't it always time for new cards? Regardless, we are here to talk to you about all the best new commons and uncommons for Pauper Commander! #TeamSpicyFeet! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday streams HERE

It's Liam's turn for a game show, so we've gathered up prominent PDH folks to play some Family Feud! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Morning Breakfast Serial streams HERE

This week, we bring back one of our earliest 3x3 archetypes to see what sort of new and interesting additions WotC has given us over the years. Years? Really? We're talking about filling your playmat with as many creatures as inhumanly possible with Go Wide! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Morning Streams HERE

This week, the crew discusses the myriad resources available to a player in a game of Pauper Commander. Which ones are important enough to affect the outcome, and which ones have been a bit exagerrated? Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Morning streams HERE

This week, Ginger joins us in the studio to talk about the new and exciting things that are happening in the realm of Pauper Commander Leagues! Social Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Morning Streams HERE Check out everything Ginger has been up to HERE

This week, competitive pauper commander writer and content-creator, BeachBodGod, joins the crew to talk about the various and sundry ways that acting politically can affect a game of Pauper Commander! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the SMBS PDH streams HERE Get your cPDH fix HERE

We got new cards -- YAY! This week, the crew goes over their picks for the best commons and potential PDH commanders from Lorwyn Eclipsed. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the SMBS stream HERE

While most Magic: The Gathering content creators kick off the new year with their various and sundry MTG resolutions , here at The PDH Pod, we will be talking about how to take the stress off yourself via MTG simplifications. Finding easier, more streamlined ways to build or cut-down a Pauper Commander deck is what we're all about this year. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Fo...

This week, we're kicking off 2026 with a 4x4 deckbuilding episode to celebrate some of the coolest commanders that saw their first ever printing last year! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday PDH streams HERE

As we end another fantastic year of Pauper Commander, the crew -- nay, the entire PDH community -- celebrates the best and worst that Magic: The Gathering has brought our fair format this year. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the SMBS stream HERE

It's not all about you, okay? Our duty as Pauper Commander players is to see that everyone at the table has a memorable and FUN experience. The InfamousFridge joins us this week to talk about how to do exactly that! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Morning Breakfast Serial streams HERE

This week, Dew joins the crew talk about a very uncomfortable topic -- how to brew outside of your comfort zone in Pauper Commander. Whether it's taking on a new color-pair, brewing an archetype you're unfamiliar with, or even looking deep into the command zone, we explore all those weird and uncomfortable places. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch...

This week, The PDH Mean Girls have taken over again. This time, they're bringing you holiday CHEER in the form of Pauper Commander COMPLAINTS and GRIEVANCES. But it's all done with love... right? Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Find the MEAN GIRLS in The PDH Pod Discord server HERE

This week, MacB joins us in the PDH Pod studios as we build some decks using commander only ever printed in Universes Beyond products. There is a surprisingly large number of potential commanders out there for Pauper Commander. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Check out Alk's SMBS streams HERE

This week, tournament winner, MIZU, stops by The PDH Pod studios to talk about all the sweet commons and ucommons from the various Avatar the Last Airbender sets we're getting. There are some sweet toys in this set for Pauper Commander, so buckle up! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE

This week, longtime friend of the show, and competitive Pauper Commander TOURNAMENT WINNER, Scarecrow, joins the gang to talk about all the recent happenings in cPDH. From tournament results to data-driven deck decisions, Scarecrow covers it all. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Follow Scarecrow HERE And get all your cPDH data HERE

This week, the crew takes on the historied Magic: The Gathering deckbuilding technique of using templates to dictate what goes in a deck, what doesn't go in a deck, and how much of whatever do you actually need... or don't need. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Check out Scooby and Bobby's decks HERE & HERE

This week, it's a SIMIC TAKEOVER of The PDH Pod studios! HELP! No, wait. Don't help; just listen. Listen to all the beautiful, combo-riffic Gretchen Tichwillow talk from the masters of this PDH powerhouse. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Check out Lobbert's Gretchen deck HERE Check out Puzzle & Xylrlrl's deck HERE And Bfine's deck HERE