Pauper Tourney?
Pauper forum
Posted on March 6, 2016, 8:45 p.m. by amazingdan
I'm thinking of starting a Pauper tournament within my playgroup. I could bore you with all the details of it all, but nobody wants that. My question is, what should I ban within my playgroup? I've got some cards decided already, but I don't want one guy to walk in with some broken combo deck nobody saw coming, or just an unbeatable deck that makes it no fun. The few cards I have chosen so far are:
Anything Infect
As you can see, not a very large list ATM. What do you guys think should be banned? I don't want to make it not fun by nerf in the hell out of everything, but I also want the games to not be steamrolls. Thanks!
avrgeboy123 says... #3
Isochron Scepter is an uncommon and was never printed as a common. Therefore, it should be illegal in the pauper format.
March 6, 2016 8:58 p.m.
wasianpower says... #4
Are you asking for cards other than cards already on the pauper banlist?
March 6, 2016 9:22 p.m.
amazingdan says... #5
wasianpower Yes, I am looking for cards that make games not fun outside of the already banned cards.
avrgeboy123 Thanks for pointing that out, I completely forgot to check that.
March 6, 2016 9:25 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #6
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March 6, 2016 9:58 p.m.
I am myself making a pauper this month. Things to note:
Pauper is primarily a MTGO format. Thus, the official banlist reflects what is available there as commons.
The official banlist is:
Cloud of Faeries,Cloudpost,Cranial Plating,Empty the Warrens,Frantic Search,Grapeshot,Invigorate,Temporal Fissure andTreasure Cruise
We have chosen the following common rarity ruling: "Anything printed as a common online or offline is fair game, minus the banlist". That means that cards like Battle Screech are OK, despite being a common only online.
In addition to the banlist above, the following paper-only commons are also banned: Goblin Grenade (too strong), Hymn to Tourach (too strong) and High Tide (just in case).
And that is everything!
March 7, 2016 3:02 a.m.
My group has been going solely by the online banlist and it's worked so far.
However, I can understand an additional banning of Goblin Grenade and Hymn to Tourach, too.
March 7, 2016 1:51 p.m.
Personally, I think it's better to not ban anything beyond the official banned list, unless something is just dominating your local meta. I can't speak for everyone, but as a magic player, I don't want to be protected from the big scary deck, especially before I've had a chance to see it in action. I also don't want to have to leave a sanctioned legal deck on the sidelines just because somebody thought a critical card in it was too good.
March 8, 2016 12:09 a.m.
I agree with Dracoson. The official banlist prevents you and your colleagues from building too powerful decks, and if someone does, you can prepare some counters in your sidedeck. I usually play Infect in the tournaments I play with my friends, but they adapted to my playstyle, so it doesn't give me any special advantage.
Atony1400 says... #2
I've seen situations where Gray Merchant of Asphodel was banned, it may be something tO consider.
March 6, 2016 8:49 p.m.