The PDH Pod

A Magic: The Gathering podcast focused on the Pauper Commander format. Plenty of interesting topics, fun conversations, and knowledgeable guests every week to fill your PDH needs!

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#222
Friday · 1 hr 33 min
Episode 222: Reality Fracture Set Review!
Even more new cards to talk about! This time, at least, the set is pretty sweet and offers a lot of common and uncommon options for Pauper Commander! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Streams HERE
#221
September 18 · 1 hr 24 min
Episode 221: All the News from A(rena) to Z(eta)
This week, Liam and Sprngr dive into all the changes surrounding the Zeta downshifts and Arena changes! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Streams HERE
#220
September 11 · 1 hr 22 min
Episode 220: Let's Talk About FUN, w/Macbeefious!
This week, Macbeefious joins us in the studios to discuss the various and sundry ways to have fun in all your games of Pauper Commander! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Streams HERE
#219
September 4 · 1 hr 34 min
Episode 219: The Pillars of Creation & the Architecture of Building PDH Decks Pt. 2 w/ BeachBod
This week, we're finishing our discussion on the Pillars of deck-creation with Pillars 3 & 4, affectionately known as How to Not Die and How to Not Run Out of Gas. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Morning Streams HERE
#218
August 28 · 1 hr 18 min
Episode 218: The Pillars of Creation & the Architecture of Building PDH Decks w/ BeachBod
We've had countless 3x3's and 4x4 deckbuilding episodes where we use the Pillars to guide us through our decisions, but what do those actually mean? BeachBod god joins us in the studio this week to discuss the meaning and implications of Pillars 1 & 2 of PDH deck construction. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Morning Streams HERE
#217
August 21 · 1 hr 17 min
Episode 217: 3x3 Mono Black w/ OmegaBison
This week, we're continuing our deckbuilding trip around the color pie with mono black! Get Gorx'ed and listen to why Bison thinks black is Magic: The Gathering's best color! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Streams HERE
#216
August 14 · 1 hr 53 min
Episode 216: Next Level Deckbuilding w/Scarecrow!
This week, Paul (the Scarecrow) joins the crew to revisit a topic we talked about 400 years ago - Deckbuilding Theories and Best Practices! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Morning Streams HERE Play some cPDH HERE and HERE
#215
August 7 · 1 hr 41 min
Episode 215: The Hobbit! Set Review!
Whew! I was getting worried that we weren't going to get a new set this week. Thankfully, WotC came through, as they always do, to satisfy our content needs. Let's see what this small set has to offer the Pauper Commander format. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Streams HERE
#214
July 31 · 1 hr 39 min
Episode 214: 4x4 Reprisal - Combo! w/ Ginger & Southlakes!
This week, we've got an all-star lineup of combo players to bring back our 4x4 for PDH Combo decks! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Morning Streams HERE Play some Pauper Commander Leagues games HERE
#213
July 24 · 1 hr 46 min
Episode 213: Ummm, Ackscually! (Dave's Game Show 2)
It's time for another PDH Pod game show! Alkadron is back with a Pauper Commander version of Um Actually! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Morning streams HERE Get in some Means Girls of PDH HERE
#212
July 17 · 1 hr 58 min
Episode 212: Underrated Bangers II
This week, Daxx sits down with the crew to talk about myriad ways to spice up your Pauper Commander decks with some of the most underrated cards in the format! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Morning Streams HERE
#211
July 10 · 1 hr 12 min
Episode 211: Juice vs. Squeeze 2: This Time it's Personal
This week, the crew revisits a previous conversation topic: is the juice worth the squeeze. How much synergy do you need to have to add a card, or suite of cards to your deck and what are the benefits? Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Check out the Jalapeno Paupers YouTube HERE Show the Mean Girls some love HERE Watch the Saturday Morning streams HERE
#210
July 3 · 1 hr 7 min
Episode 210: Mean Girls Takeover IV - Complete Domination
It's time for another Mean Girls takeover of The PDH Pod! This week, they've brought a slew of super-happy-smile time-awesome announcements! What the heck is a PDHPalooza, anyway?? Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Check out all the happenings with the Mean Girls of PDH HERE and HERE
#209
June 26 · 1 hr 56 min
Episode 209: 4x4 Breaking the Rules w/Dew!
With Break the Rules Month (July 2026) right around the corner, we decided to build some decks centered around said broken rules. In just a couple short weeks, all colorless commanders can be given a single color pip of your choice! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Morning Streams HERE
#208
June 19 · 2 hr 11 min
Episode 208: It's A Marvel(ous) Set Review!
Hey... know what? It's time for new cards again. And we're here to talk about them! Between commons and uncommons, MCU is giving us ~300 cards to choose from, and we try to whittle those down to a consumable chunk of only the best cards for Pauper Commander. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Streams HERE
#207
June 12 · 1 hr 28 min
Episode 207: Ranking Rocks & Roasting Peppers!
A long time ago, on a YouTube channel far, far away, (okay, not "far", but it would've sounded weird otherwise) -- The Jalapeno Paupers ranked and drafted all the best mana rocks in Pauper Commander. It only felt right to record our own version of a mana rock tier and draft list! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Morning Breakfast Serial streams HERE Check out the Jalapeno Paupers' ranking HERE
#206
June 5 · 1 hr 32 min
Episode 206: 3x3 Mono Red w/ Mizu!
We're still working our way through the color pie with a Mono Red 3x3. Red has gotten a ton of new toys lately, and we're here to exploit every damn one of them! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Morning Breakfast Serial streams HERE
#205
May 29 · 1 hr 19 min
Episode 205: Banned on the Run w/Mox.Tom
Recently, a patron asked Alkadron the question "What's up with Rhystic and Mystic being banned in Pauper Commander". To answer that question, Alk replied, "Well, why don't you come on the show and we'll talk about it!" So that's what we did :) Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Streams HERE
#204
May 22 · 2 hr 15 min
Episode 204: PDH Blind Build: Patron's Choice w/Fridge!
The Patrons have spoken! This week, Daxx hit us with an episode topic-suggestion: build a deck without knowing the commander until it too late - muah hahaha! We polled our discord patrons for commander options and Fridge was brought aboard to present them to us. Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday Morning Streams HERE
#204
May 15 · 1 hr 44 min
Episode 203: What to Expect When You're Expecting You're First MagicCon... w/Lobbert!
Fresh of his trip to MC Vegas, Lobbert joins the pod to talk about all the do's and don'ts of travelling to high-profile conventions and what to expect if you're attending your first! Socials Support the show HERE Email the show HERE Follow the show HERE Watch the Saturday streams HERE Check out Lobberts videos HERE

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