The PDH Pod

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

DISCLAIMER!! PLEASE READ! This is the raw, mostly unedited audio from the live episode we streamed on our Twitch channel on Wednesday night. To keep the Spotify algo's happy, we are posting this version here as well. Proceed if you must, but you can also check out the episode on our YouTube or Twitch channels with the links right here: YouTube Twitch It's been a while since we did a live e...

Disclaimer: if you notice a jump in audio around the 06:30-08:30 mark, it’s because we had a weird corruption and I had to move it ahead to the end of said corruption. Apologies! This week, we are delighted to have the professional human himself, Derek, back on the show to talk about a topic near and dear to our hearts: how to personalize your Magic: The Gathering decks, specifically Pauper Comman...

Help us give Liam a big welcome back to the states, fresh off his honeymoon, as we breakdown some competitive Pauper Commander Partner decks! Well... PDH decks that have two cards in the Command Zone, anyway... Socials: thepdhpod@gmail.com Check out the PDH Pod Patreon HERE Get in the homebase discord HERE Find Liam on Twitter HERE and Brad HERE Decks from the episode: Gut // Inspiring Leader HERE...

Happy 15's everyone! As is tradition, we've got the PDH Pals in the studio with us this week for episode 45 to talk about some of the philosophy and personas involved in the multiplayer version of Magic: the Gathering. How well does the translate to Pauper Commander and what wisdom can we gleam from the Pals? Socials: Send us an email at thepdhpod@gmail.com Support the show on Patreon HERE...

With Liam away doing actual adult things, like getting married, Scarecrow Paul was more than gracious about filling in for him as we have a casual conversation about taking signpost uncommons from new sets and turning them into Pauper Commander decks. For this first installment, we're starting with March of the Machines! Socials: Contact the crew at thepdhpod@gmail.com Consider supporting the...

It's new set time! You know what that means! It's time for another 2-hour podcast talking about new Magic: the Gathering cards! This week, the crew breaks down a handful of new commanders and commons for the 99 in Pauper Commander. Socials: Contact the crew at thepdhpod@gmail.com Consider supporting the show on Patreon HERE Check out the PDH Homebase HERE Liam on Twitter HERE & Brad on Twitter HER...

This week, we dive back into our deckbuilding series with help from Shaun, the Lobbert! What makes for a good "Enters the Battlefield" Pauper Commander deck, what happens when your commander doesn't say "Enters the battlefield"? All these questions will be answered; all your PDH worries will be allayed. Socials : thepdhpod@gmail.com Patreon ⁠HERE⁠ https://pdhhomebase.com Tw...

This week, the crew welcomes a very special guest onto the show! Sheldon Menery, founding father of the EDH RC, and master of all things commander, sits down to learn a little more about our commons-only format. Do you think we can convince him to make the jump from Mythics to bulk?? Socials: thepdhpod@gmail.com Consider supporting the show on Patreon HERE Twitter: Liam HERE & Brad HERE Check...

This week, the crew is back to 100% and we brought our PDH Guide to Disruption with us. We attempt to answer the question "what is disruption" while going through the basics of the concept and how the different colors of the MtG color pie execute their own disruption. Does Pauper Commander have enough? In PDH, is Lava Axe even disruption?? Listen close because we might need your help with this one...

This week, the mostly intact crew sits down with Chev and Jules from the House of Commons podcast and Hexdrinkers network of amazing Magic: The Gathering content to discuss the recent changes with the Pauper Commander Deck Database and some decks that have been performing very well. Socials: thepdhpod@gmail.com Support us on Patreon HERE All the Twitters: Liam Brad Chev Jules Check out more PDH in...

This week, the crew sits down to dive deep into our "PDH guide to" series with a long talk about card advantage! How does each color fair in this category and what can they do to get better? Also, what does Pauper Commander really need to thrive for years to come? Socials : thepdhpod@gmail.com Support the show on Patreon HERE Catch Liam on Twitter HERE , and Brad on Twitter HERE The PDHHomeBase HE...

This week, we're getting mad! We're unhinged! We're becoming unglued! We're completely Unfinity...? Wait, no. That's not right. We're just angry and aggressive. Listen in as the crew takes a slightly new approach to the continuation of the 3x3 series this week as they talk about a category of decks we all know and love - Aggro! Socials: thepdhpod@gmail.com Consider supporting The PDH Pod on Patreo...

Now that we've covered how to build a mana-base for your Pauper Commander deck, now you need to learn how to ramp out those big, fat spells! This week, the crew sits down to talk about the various mana-ramp, or mana-acceleration strategies our format has offer. Socials: thepdhpod@gmail.com Twitter: Liam & Brad Patreon HERE pdhhomebase.com

In what is likely our largest show to date, we sit down with Brian De Mars, Ryan, and Jon from RIW Hobbies in Livonia, Michigan, to talk about building a local community of Pauper Commander devotees. We've been handed the inside scoop from behind the scenes of a wildly successful LGS to see exactly what their customers are looking for and how this group of longtime Magic: The Gathering players are...