Best Gruul Podcasts (2024)

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Common Ground 45: Tempo Is Power 1:11:29

4h ago1:11:29

1:11:29

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo tackle tempo! They go over what tempo is and how it applies to the pauper format! Any questions for us? Email them to commongroundmtgpod@gmail.com Follow Cameron, Thomas, and James on twitter https://twitter.com/CamPlaysMagic https://twitter.com/ThomasDoesALot https://twitter.com/Hippo_1…

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Commander's Forge Episode 183 The Future of Commander Format And A New Try At Boros Equipment 21:29

3d ago21:29

21:29

My thought about WOTC taking command of the commander format and another try at Boros equipment LINKS

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Common Ground 44: Shaking Out The Mail Bag 53:13

6d ago53:13

53:13

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week no Thomas at all so apologizes in advance if the editing isn't up to par, fear not he'll return next week! The show must go on with Cameron and Hippo reaching into the mail bag for various topics. Cameron and Hippo go over a couple brews sent in by listeners, a bit more ban discussion, and of course recap the Paup…

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Commander's Forge Episode 182 About The Bans And A Fresh Look At Mono White Soldiers 26:32

11d ago26:32

26:32

We as a community need to be better and some soldiers LINKS

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Common Ground 43: Duskmourn Pauper Set Review 1:09:12

13d ago1:09:12

1:09:12

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo take a gander at Magic's newest standard set Duskmourn and talk about some potential Pauper playables. The crew also takes some time to look over the weekend's Magic Online Pauper challenges. Enjoy stay spooky! Any questions for us? Email them to commongroundmtgpod@gmail.com Follow Camer…

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Commander's Forge Episode 181 A Little Duskmourn And Maybe A Balloon Man 19:20

20d ago19:20

19:20

Duskmourn was a fun sealed environment and a possible new Boros deck LINKS

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Common Ground 42: Thomas Is Back and Victorious 1:43:32

21d ago1:43:32

1:43:32

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo have a lot of tournament recap to do. Thomas is back in Nashville and all three got to play in their locals together for the first time in a while. After Pauper locals Thomas and Hippo hop in a car and journey over to NRG Louisville for a Pauper 1k. Lots of good matches this episode enjo…

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Commander's Forge Episode 180 Not Much Going On And Hadoken 19:52

27d ago19:52

19:52

Seriously not much going on recently and a Boros Sunforger arcade deck LINKS

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Common Ground 41: Hottest Takes In Pauper 1:10:06

28d ago1:10:06

1:10:06

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo gathered your hot takes and react to them. Thank you to everyone who sent in, this episode is a blast! ***NRG Pauper 1k Pre-Registration*** https://www.nerdragegaming.com/catalog/nrg_series_preregistration/pauper_1k/743861 Any questions for us? Email them to commongroundmtgpod@gmail.com …

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Commander's Forge Episode 179 Fun Weekend Interrupted And Big Bad Sarevok 16:23

1M ago16:23

16:23

Just another notch in the "that toaster bath looks better and better" kind of weekend also what I think will be a fun "hey lets get a quick game" deck LINKS

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Common Ground 40: Second Time's the Charm: Downshifts Part 2 1:14:33

1M ago1:14:33

1:14:33

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo had some technical difficulties, lost the original audio but re-recorded the next day just because they love you. This week the full crew back together and they continue the downshift conversation from ep 38. Don't forget to sign up for the Pauper 1k hosted by NRG in Louisville Sunday Se…

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Commander's Forge Episode 178 A Very Fun Weekend And Looking At Gruul Dargons 18:25

1M ago18:25

18:25

Had a great day and then talking about some dargons LINKS

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Common Ground 39: Pauper 1k Incoming! 1:11:20

1M ago1:11:20

1:11:20

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week no Hippo as he was not feeling the bestest. Wish him a quick Hippo recovery! The show goes on with Cameron and Thomas discussing up coming NRG event in Louisville with a pauper 1k on Sunday. Cameron and Thomas go into the challenges and some data courtesy of Kirblinxy as always. Enjoy! ***NRG Pauper 1k Pre-Registr…

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Commander's Forge Episode 177 A Very Quick Update And Gathering A Party 18:22

2M ago18:22

18:22

Life is blah but we continue on. A look at version 1 of the party deck LINKS

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Common Ground 38: We Want These Downshifts 1:14:48

2M ago1:14:48

1:14:48

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo discuss cards they would love to see downshifted to common! The crew each picks a card from blue to black that they would love to see introduced to the Pauper format. Thought experiments are fun! Enjoy! Thomas Gameplay Mono U Terror https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlrnZjJxC8E Poland Paup…

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Common Ground 37: Brews, Challenges, & Locals 1:25:06

2M ago1:25:06

1:25:06

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo go over a variety of different topics. Firstly Thomas shout outs upcoming NRG Louisville in hopes of getting a Pauper 1k side event if enough interest is shown. The crew goes over a brew listener Puddles sent in (link below). Cameron and Hippo talk about their tournament report from thei…

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Commander's Forge Episode 176 What's Been Going On and Ooze Stuff 21:32

2M ago21:32

21:32

The belt has been tight for a while but put some oozes together LINKS

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Common Ground 36: Three Gruul Players One Podcast 1:40:57

2M ago1:40:57

1:40:57

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo are joined by a special guess Matthew Sentilles. Sentilles is a friend of the Pod and a Gruul Ponza connoisseur in Pauper. The four of them have LOTS to talk about. Firstly everyone but Thomas played in a team trio's event in the Pauper seat at Game Knight in Columbia TN. Cameron and Sen…

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Commander's Forge Episode 175 Reflections On A Change And A Return 18:12

2M ago18:12

18:12

I reworked a deck and wasn't happy with it so now we return to form LINKS

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Common Ground 35: Polarity of Pauper a Symptom of Format Diversity 1:05:52

2M ago1:05:52

1:05:52

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week's topic is inspired from a friend of the show's question "Do you think Pauper is a polarized format?". The crew takes this question and look at the current meta to help answer. It is common to hear someone refer to a format as diverse when in reality five decks are reasonable choices. Pauper though is truly divers…

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Commander's Forge Episode 174 Surviving And A New Look For A Deck 19:27

3M ago19:27

19:27

I'm still here and a deck rework LINKS

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Common Ground 34: Cute Critters From Bloomburrow For Pauper 1:19:24

3M ago1:19:24

1:19:24

Welcome back Pauper fam! This weekend is prerelease for Magic's newest standard set Bloomburrow. Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo go over spoilers and pick out commons from the set that look interesting for Pauper. Cameron and Hippo also played more paper Pauper. Both talk about their tournament experience with Rakdos Madness and Mono White respectfully.…

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Common Ground 33: A New Gleeful Combo Deck 1:08:51

3M ago1:08:51

1:08:51

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week the crew goes over a couple different topics. Firstly Hippo goes over a local tournament he played in with BG Dredge. Then the crew talks about the new combo deck on the block Sadistic Glee combo. Glee combo can be built in a few ways mainly Jund midrangey and Golgari more all in. The crew tends to gravitate towar…

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Commander's Forge Episode 173 Thinking About Birds And Death 17:56

3M ago17:56

17:56

Just thinking about birds and a value machine LINKS

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Common Ground 32: Common-tating Magic & Pauper with Will Hall 1:38:34

3M ago1:38:34

1:38:34

Get it "Commontating" because Pauper, its funny. Welcome back Pauper fam! This week no Hippo but Cameron and Thomas are joined by a very special guest Will Hall! Will has done many works in coverage including all the European RCs, Pro tours, and even Paupergeddon! Cameron, Thomas, and Will have a long conversation about commentating in general as w…

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Commander's Forge Episode 172 Assassin's Creed Legends 28:03

3M ago28:03

28:03

A quick look at all of the legends in the Assassin's Creed set LINKS

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Common Ground 31: Rakdos Phoenix in Pauper 1:00:10

3M ago1:00:10

1:00:10

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week no Thomas as he is traveling for some well deserved relax time, drive safe! The show continues with Cameron and Hippo talking about a Pauper local Cameron played in with Rakdos Madness burn. Rakdos Madness is compared to Phoenix this episode because of the card Sneaky Snacker. At heart this deck is still a burn de…

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Commander's Forge Episode 171 Assassin's Creed First Look 20:04

3M ago20:04

20:04

Just looking at some assassin's creed cards LINKS

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Common Ground 30: The Crew Fights Over Paupergeddon Pisa 2024 1:28:44

4M ago1:28:44

1:28:44

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo answer a listener's question about the Bridge cycle in Pauper. Followed by a lengthy discussion about Paupergeddon Pisa 2024. With 638 Pauper players battling lots of new MH3 cards cemented themselves as potential staples. Midway through Cameron and Hippo fist fight over Nylea’s Disciple…

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Commander's Forge Episode 170 MH3 Top 10 And Boros Humans 22:42

4M ago22:42

22:42

Through tech problems I finally got my top 10 mh3 cards out and talk about a human kindred deck LINKS

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Common Ground 29: A Little of This a Little of That 1:22:48

4M ago1:22:48

1:22:48

Welcome back Pauper fam! A lot going on this episode. Cam & Hippo played in a paper Pauper event hosted by a friend of the show. Hippo played BG Dredge and Cam played Mardu Synth. The crew answers a listener question "Is Glorious Anthem okay for Pauper?". Lastly they go over the Pauper challenges from Magic Online with the new MH3 cards! Grab your …

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Common Ground 28: New MH3 Brews! 1:03:00

4M ago1:03:00

1:03:00

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo each bring to the table a Pauper brew centered around new MH3 cards. Cameron gets wild with a black green combo deck around Basking Broodscale that will make an infinite power creature and exile the opponent's library! Hippo keeps it nice and clean with adding some new efficient white ca…

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Commander's Forge Episode 169 Life Sucks Sometimes And Token Equipment Stuff 21:05

4M ago21:05

21:05

Taking a step back really sucks and a different take on Boros equipment, shrug? LINKS

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Common Ground 27: Modern Horizon's 3 Pauper Set Review 1:41:12

4M ago1:41:12

1:41:12

Welcome back Pauper fam! Sorry for the late upload but better late than never! This week the crew discusses MH3 spoilers for Pauper. MH3 is a straight to modern set with lots of powerful commons. Lots of fun this ep! Any questions for us? Email them to commongroundmtgpod@gmail.com Follow Cameron, Thomas, and James on twitter https://twitter.com/Cam…

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MH3 Set Review Coming Soon.... 1:00

4M ago1:00

1:00

Hey Folks sorry for the delay. We had a bit of a scheduling issue but will have an ep coming out Saturday!By Common Ground MTG

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Commander's Forge Episode 168 MH3 Commanders And Some Interesting Cards 19:58

4M ago19:58

19:58

Looking at modern horizons 3. Nothing more LINKS

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Common Ground 26: Ramming Through Pauper 53:44

5M ago53:44

53:44

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo couldn't resist discussing the highly hot spoiler card from Modern Horizons 3 Cranial Ram. Cranial Ram was confirmed by Gavin Verhey to be the card he teased not lasting very long in Pauper. The crew talks about what shells might be built around this new card as well as take bets on how …

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Commander's Forge Episode 167 First look at MH3 and A Font Of Blessings 28:57

5M ago28:57

28:57

First look at modern horizons 3 and toying with a new angel deck LINKS

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Common Ground 25: Why is Green so Awful in Pauper? 56:48

5M ago56:48

56:48

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, Hippo, and the Cicadas talk about Green in Pauper and why it doesn't seem to be up to pair compared to the other colors. Disclaimer we do not think green is unplayable or even awful in Pauper but seems to lack that powerful backbone the other colors have. Though the crew discusses why green is a b…

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Commander's Forge Episode 165 Back At It And Boros Artifacts 22:40

5M ago22:40

22:40

Two games with friends and my head space feels better than it has in months and I finally put that boros artifact deck together LINKS

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Commander's Forge Episode 166 Secret Gobbos And Hidden Ways 28:21

5M ago28:21

28:21

Looking at specifically the goblin secret lair and my thoughts on secret lair in general and a look at some esper dungeons LINKS

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Common Ground 24: All That Get-Outta-Heres! 54:22

5M ago54:22

54:22

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week All That Glitters along with sticker and attraction cards bite the dust in Pauper. Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo talk about how this will effect the format as well as what they think will come out on top. Thomas and Hippo also recap their monthly paper Pauper tournament. Pauper Ban announcement: https://magic.wizards…

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Common Ground 23: Managing TILT 1:06:46

5M ago1:06:46

1:06:46

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo talk about tilt. Tilt is a word to describe that angry frustration feeling that can occur in games of Magic and also real life. The crew is all too familiar with tilting even naming their team and friend group "Team Tilt". It is okay and normal to tilt in Magic, controlling how you act a…

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Common Ground 22: The Versatility of Experimental Synthesizer 55:59

5M ago55:59

55:59

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo take a deep look into the card Experimental Synthesizer. Synthesizer was first printed in Kamigawa Neon Dynasty and quickly became a format staple creating new archtypes. The crew will exam the play patterns of this card, what types of decks it lends itself too, and how to get the must b…

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Commander's Forge Episode 164 Feeling A Slump And An Old Favorite 24:47

6M ago24:47

24:47

In a deck building slump and revisiting wiznerds LINKS

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Common Ground 21: Show Casing the Format 49:55

6M ago49:55

49:55

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo discuss the Magic Online Pauper Showcase event that happened April 20th. These showcase challenges happen sparingly for Pauper so its a great opportunity to look at the meta. The crew also goes through four Pauper challenges on Magic Online. Best of luck gamers and enjoy! Any questions f…

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Commander's Forge Episode 163 Thunder Junction Commanders And A Look At A League Deck 21:09

6M ago21:09

21:09

My thoughts on the thunder junction commanders and a look at a league deck that I'm probably gunna build out LINKS

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Common Ground 20: What Cards Would We Downshift? Mailbag Episode! 1:32:30

6M ago1:32:30

1:32:30

Welcome back Pauper fam! We made it to 20 lets goooo! Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo decided to reach into their email and do a little QnA for this occasion. The crew is more laxed this episode and using some swears so viewer discretion is advised. There were many fun and thought provoking questions sent in so we hope you enjoy. A big thank you to ever…

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Commander's Forge Episode 162 Music Returns, Junction, And A New Deck Idea 12:12

6M ago12:12

12:12

Found my music again, thunder junction prerelease, and hail caesar LINKS

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Common Ground 19: Pauper but With Cowboy Hats 1:07:55

6M ago1:07:55

1:07:55

Howdy Stranger grab a chair sit back kick your feet up and relax and tune into this weeks Common Ground episode. Round up your listening devices and join Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo as they talk about Magic's newest set Outlaws of Thunder Junction through the lens on Pauper. Lots of fun to be had so saddle up and get ready partner. YEEEEEE-HAAAAAA! …

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