I've been playing pauper commander for what feels like a year. And while I love my list, my biggest thing is, what lands do I run?
https://moxfield.com/decks/_iVheVn4VEmlEWcE-Ymb7A
In mono colors, it just becomes, run basics. But what about multicolor?
Since PDH is primarily a budget format, what is the general consensus on proxies?
I run an Arabella/Hare Apparent deck and didn’t want to spend $70 on 30 Hares so I’m using Bunnelby pokemon cards instead lol
I'm looking for advice from other Malcolm enjoyers. I love the commander and thought a fun practice would be to brew him in every color pairing to play him out in different ways. I've played Malcolm+Kediss and seen many different Malcolm+Red variants throughout tournaments but have only seen one person attempt a different pairing when they went Simic. I'll post all my brews below and if anyone has good cuts/adds I'm all ears, would like to get the lists tuned before making the big purchase so that I'm making a lot less adjustments from actual plates ting.
Malcolm+ Esior
Malcolm+ Kediss
Malcolm+ Ardenn
Malcolm+ Ich Tekik
Malcolm+ Keskit
Legendary Pauper Commander (LPDH) is a variant of Pauper Commander, itself a variant of Commander, where decks are built around an uncommon legendary creature and contain 99 cards that are all commons. The format keeps the epic, singleton Commander feel while staying budget‑friendly and highly customizable.
When Pauper Commander was first created, there were very few uncommon legendary creatures available (around 22 at the time).
To address this limitation, the rule was relaxed to allow any uncommon creature to serve as a commander, even though this violated the core philosophy of the Commander format. However, this compromise was necessary at the time.
Now, years later, the situation has changed significantly.
With the release of many new sets, there are now over 500 uncommon legendary creatures, providing ample choice without needing to deviate from the original spirit of the format.
For this reason, the “Legendary Pauper Commander” format is introduced.
This variant modifies only one rule: the commander must be an uncommon legendary creature. All other rules of Pauper Commander remain unchanged, restoring alignment with the traditional Commander philosophy.
Actually is played in Italy and some City around the world.
Let check by yourself how much LPDH is more fun and tech!
Source: https://www.lpdh.guide
I am curious if I can use the cost reduction for Nyxborn Hydra's Bestow ability?
I new to the format and after playing edh for more than a decade I’ve come to despise tapped lands.
Are they more commonplace in PDH and acceptable since it’s basically our only option for dual colors?
First time ever attempting one of these so feel free to ask any questions about the event! Had a decent show out for our 4th in person tournament at 28 players, 2 of which drove up from St. Louis (so huge shout out to those Imoti players) also 2 of the 3 previous champs were in attendance but failed to make the final 4. Hawkeye was able to break the Simic streak by taking the win with an impressive mono red burn deck that functioned well even without the commander being on the field. The event saw 22 unique commanders with the most popular being Malcolm/Red (1 Rog, 2 Breeches, 2 Kediss) and only 1 Gretchen which I found surprising. We ran 4 round then cut to top 10, with 1st and 2nd getting byes to the finals.
If you're looking for some quick results without clicking the topdeck link the final 4 was: Hawkeye (3-1 Swiss), Weavers (3-1 Swiss), Sanar (2-1-1 Swiss) and TPI (2-2 Swiss). 17 players had at least 1 win during swiss, and there were only 2 draws throughout the event.
You can find the topdeck results here: https://topdeck.gg/bracket/cloudy-commons-cup-iv
[[Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer]]
I'm considering Armix at this point, but i'm not a huge fan of having to discard to use his ability tho
I'm curious whether you play games online? If not, what are some of the reasons you don't? Is there an obstacle that, if removed, would allow you to enjoy and seek out more games online?
For those of you who don't already know, I'm a PDH organizer. I've run online and in-person events and are in the second year of co-running an online league. I would love to make events that more people are eager to attend - so your feedback is greatly appreciated!
If you've simply never had the opportunity, I'd like to share that we're running a "Summer's End Jam" event on the 25th. It's low-stakes - free to enter and first place gets a playmat - and you can register here: https://topdeck.gg/event/pdh-summers-end-jam
I’m working on an [[Arabella, Abandoned Doll]]/[[Hare Apparent]] deck and I don’t know how many rabbits is too many rabbits. Currently I have 30.
If anyone has any insight or experience they would like to share that would be greatly appreciated. Any other advice is welcome as well. Here’s my list
