Alex Ullman
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God damn it you have to be kind,
Member of the Pauper Format Panel,
Gut it out He/Him/His
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Member of the Pauper Format Panel,
Gut it out He/Him/His
linktr.ee/nerdtothecore
alex@nerdtothecore.com
At one point I feel like I was channeling @wheeler.bsky.social when I used Weathered Wayfarer to tutor up a Plains and then used Terrain Generator to put that Plains into play..to get to 7 Plains for Emeria, the Sky Ruin.
Got to take Mavinda for a spin after some Avatar upgrades. Won in a 16 turn marathon. Sweetest part of the game was using Avatar's Wrath to clear the board but then had Winding Canyons available to flash my team in at will.
moxfield.com/decks/8AgcXr...
moxfield.com/decks/8AgcXr...
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
At one point I feel like I was channeling @wheeler.bsky.social when I used Weathered Wayfarer to tutor up a Plains and then used Terrain Generator to put that Plains into play..to get to 7 Plains for Emeria, the Sky Ruin.
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Got to take Mavinda for a spin after some Avatar upgrades. Won in a 16 turn marathon. Sweetest part of the game was using Avatar's Wrath to clear the board but then had Winding Canyons available to flash my team in at will.
moxfield.com/decks/8AgcXr...
moxfield.com/decks/8AgcXr...
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Got to take Mavinda for a spin after some Avatar upgrades. Won in a 16 turn marathon. Sweetest part of the game was using Avatar's Wrath to clear the board but then had Winding Canyons available to flash my team in at will.
moxfield.com/decks/8AgcXr...
moxfield.com/decks/8AgcXr...
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A bit more of a Serious talk today with your MTG friend. But I hope you feel seen and know that we're all glad you're you and that you're here.
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A bit more of a Serious talk today with your MTG friend. But I hope you feel seen and know that we're all glad you're you and that you're here.
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Corey's post deserves to spread far, but:
Cis people, it is our job as well as our privilege to protect trans people. My trans friends are strong enough to fight their battles for themselves, but they shouldn't have to. Let them know they have real allies beyond just words.
Cis people, it is our job as well as our privilege to protect trans people. My trans friends are strong enough to fight their battles for themselves, but they shouldn't have to. Let them know they have real allies beyond just words.
A bit more of a Serious talk today with your MTG friend. But I hope you feel seen and know that we're all glad you're you and that you're here.
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Corey's post deserves to spread far, but:
Cis people, it is our job as well as our privilege to protect trans people. My trans friends are strong enough to fight their battles for themselves, but they shouldn't have to. Let them know they have real allies beyond just words.
Cis people, it is our job as well as our privilege to protect trans people. My trans friends are strong enough to fight their battles for themselves, but they shouldn't have to. Let them know they have real allies beyond just words.
Tell me what you think is good in #MTGpauper and why and you might win some MTGO play points!
The fine folks at Daybreak Games have given me 5 Play Point codes to give away this month. How can you enter to win? Read this post and then reply to me with a deck you think is well positioned in the #MTGPauper metagame as we head into the next season and explain your reasoning!
Today on the blog, it's my #MTGPauper Power Rankings after a week of Challenges on MTGO after the High Tide ban and before Avatar hits the scene!
nerdtothecore.com/2025/11/19/t...
nerdtothecore.com/2025/11/19/t...
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Tell me what you think is good in #MTGpauper and why and you might win some MTGO play points!
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I discovered my duffle has a tear in it. If anyone going to Unplugged has some duct tape I’d appreciate it!
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I discovered my duffle has a tear in it. If anyone going to Unplugged has some duct tape I’d appreciate it!
This is a Stonecloaker appreciation post:
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This is a Stonecloaker appreciation post:
Got to take Mavinda for a spin after some Avatar upgrades. Won in a 16 turn marathon. Sweetest part of the game was using Avatar's Wrath to clear the board but then had Winding Canyons available to flash my team in at will.
moxfield.com/decks/8AgcXr...
moxfield.com/decks/8AgcXr...
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Got to take Mavinda for a spin after some Avatar upgrades. Won in a 16 turn marathon. Sweetest part of the game was using Avatar's Wrath to clear the board but then had Winding Canyons available to flash my team in at will.
moxfield.com/decks/8AgcXr...
moxfield.com/decks/8AgcXr...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Today on the blog, it's my #MTGPauper Power Rankings after a week of Challenges on MTGO after the High Tide ban and before Avatar hits the scene!
nerdtothecore.com/2025/11/19/t...
nerdtothecore.com/2025/11/19/t...
The Tide Has Rolled Out
The Pauper Metagame After the High Tide Ban Want to learn more about the metrics I use in tracking the metagame? You can find an explainer here. High Tide, once more, finds itself on the Pauper ban…
nerdtothecore.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Today on the blog, it's my #MTGPauper Power Rankings after a week of Challenges on MTGO after the High Tide ban and before Avatar hits the scene!
nerdtothecore.com/2025/11/19/t...
nerdtothecore.com/2025/11/19/t...
Okay I will do the thing:
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Okay I will do the thing:
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The fine folks at Daybreak Games have given me 5 Play Point codes to give away this month. How can you enter to win? Read this post and then reply to me with a deck you think is well positioned in the #MTGPauper metagame as we head into the next season and explain your reasoning!
Today on the blog, it's my #MTGPauper Power Rankings after a week of Challenges on MTGO after the High Tide ban and before Avatar hits the scene!
nerdtothecore.com/2025/11/19/t...
nerdtothecore.com/2025/11/19/t...
The Tide Has Rolled Out
The Pauper Metagame After the High Tide Ban Want to learn more about the metrics I use in tracking the metagame? You can find an explainer here. High Tide, once more, finds itself on the Pauper ban…
nerdtothecore.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The fine folks at Daybreak Games have given me 5 Play Point codes to give away this month. How can you enter to win? Read this post and then reply to me with a deck you think is well positioned in the #MTGPauper metagame as we head into the next season and explain your reasoning!
As a middle aged Jew this drives me up the wall. The entire point of learning about the horrors of the Holocaust is for the"Never Again".
Not just for the Jewish people, but for anyone. Ever.
A fascist in a yarmulke is still a fascist.
Not just for the Jewish people, but for anyone. Ever.
A fascist in a yarmulke is still a fascist.
I encourage you to read her full comments, not because they exculpatory — they absolutely are not — but because they're dangerously close to self awareness about the trap that hasbarists find themselves in.
November 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
As a middle aged Jew this drives me up the wall. The entire point of learning about the horrors of the Holocaust is for the"Never Again".
Not just for the Jewish people, but for anyone. Ever.
A fascist in a yarmulke is still a fascist.
Not just for the Jewish people, but for anyone. Ever.
A fascist in a yarmulke is still a fascist.
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instead of making a pithy joke (which I really want to do), I'll say that if you're struggling, and trying to cope with the horrors of every day life and your taught masculinity is telling you to bottle things up, you should reach out for help.
Men need help too. It's okay to not be okay.
Men need help too. It's okay to not be okay.
November 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
instead of making a pithy joke (which I really want to do), I'll say that if you're struggling, and trying to cope with the horrors of every day life and your taught masculinity is telling you to bottle things up, you should reach out for help.
Men need help too. It's okay to not be okay.
Men need help too. It's okay to not be okay.
The fine folks at Daybreak Games have given me 5 Play Point codes to give away this month. How can you enter to win? Read this post and then reply to me with a deck you think is well positioned in the #MTGPauper metagame as we head into the next season and explain your reasoning!
Today on the blog, it's my #MTGPauper Power Rankings after a week of Challenges on MTGO after the High Tide ban and before Avatar hits the scene!
nerdtothecore.com/2025/11/19/t...
nerdtothecore.com/2025/11/19/t...
The Tide Has Rolled Out
The Pauper Metagame After the High Tide Ban Want to learn more about the metrics I use in tracking the metagame? You can find an explainer here. High Tide, once more, finds itself on the Pauper ban…
nerdtothecore.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The fine folks at Daybreak Games have given me 5 Play Point codes to give away this month. How can you enter to win? Read this post and then reply to me with a deck you think is well positioned in the #MTGPauper metagame as we head into the next season and explain your reasoning!
Today on the blog, it's my #MTGPauper Power Rankings after a week of Challenges on MTGO after the High Tide ban and before Avatar hits the scene!
nerdtothecore.com/2025/11/19/t...
nerdtothecore.com/2025/11/19/t...
The Tide Has Rolled Out
The Pauper Metagame After the High Tide Ban Want to learn more about the metrics I use in tracking the metagame? You can find an explainer here. High Tide, once more, finds itself on the Pauper ban…
nerdtothecore.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Today on the blog, it's my #MTGPauper Power Rankings after a week of Challenges on MTGO after the High Tide ban and before Avatar hits the scene!
nerdtothecore.com/2025/11/19/t...
nerdtothecore.com/2025/11/19/t...
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Midrange decks are ascendant right now but given that almost all combo passes through the graveyard these days you need to be packing some amount of hate. Thraben Charm is probably the most important card at the moment.
It hits graveyards AND can take out creatures when Spy creature pivots.
It hits graveyards AND can take out creatures when Spy creature pivots.
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Midrange decks are ascendant right now but given that almost all combo passes through the graveyard these days you need to be packing some amount of hate. Thraben Charm is probably the most important card at the moment.
It hits graveyards AND can take out creatures when Spy creature pivots.
It hits graveyards AND can take out creatures when Spy creature pivots.
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Here's how I would rank the Top 5 going into Avatar season:
Jund Wildfire
CawGate
Spy Walls
Blue Terror
Golgari Gardens
Jund Wildfire
CawGate
Spy Walls
Blue Terror
Golgari Gardens
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Here's how I would rank the Top 5 going into Avatar season:
Jund Wildfire
CawGate
Spy Walls
Blue Terror
Golgari Gardens
Jund Wildfire
CawGate
Spy Walls
Blue Terror
Golgari Gardens
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Last week was a special #MTGPauper Week on Magic Online, and that means we got 6 Challenge size tournaments on the platform after High Tide was banned. I'll going to be doing a longer write up I but given the season is about to turn over a brief update is warranted.
Let's dive in.
Let's dive in.
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Last week was a special #MTGPauper Week on Magic Online, and that means we got 6 Challenge size tournaments on the platform after High Tide was banned. I'll going to be doing a longer write up I but given the season is about to turn over a brief update is warranted.
Let's dive in.
Let's dive in.
Last week was a special #MTGPauper Week on Magic Online, and that means we got 6 Challenge size tournaments on the platform after High Tide was banned. I'll going to be doing a longer write up I but given the season is about to turn over a brief update is warranted.
Let's dive in.
Let's dive in.
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Last week was a special #MTGPauper Week on Magic Online, and that means we got 6 Challenge size tournaments on the platform after High Tide was banned. I'll going to be doing a longer write up I but given the season is about to turn over a brief update is warranted.
Let's dive in.
Let's dive in.
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