Episodes 53
Avg. Duration 36m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.7 (11)
Since Sep 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
61%
Hosting
rss.libsyn.com

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About This Podcast

Competitive Magic: The Gathering podcast focused on the people's format... Pauper!

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Recent Episodes

Mono-Red Madness Deep Dive

Jun 08, 2026 1h 37m

Mike is reminded by his old Star City broadcasts partner Joey Pasco that a Mono-Red Madness primer was promised way back in the first episode of The Princes of Pauper! So our Princes go down the road…

God Emperor Walls Spy Deep Dive

May 12, 2026 1h 36m

Mike and his triad are victorious in Hex and Co's Team Trios Event! Mike played Walls Spy so the Princes put their heads together and deep dive on a deck they both know and love. Mike also takes a…

The Return of the Prince!

Apr 21, 2026 1h 16m

Mike is Back! Rich is victorious (in one format at least), and the Princes talk Pauper metagame post Paupergeddon! Rich's Wall Spy: …

Familiars Deep Dive with Kalikaiz

Mar 30, 2026 1h 28m

Rich sits down with Kalikaiz who very patiently explains how Pauper Familiars works to a clueless Rich. They talk the different flavors of Fams, tricky Fams lines, and how you too can break into one…

Synth Gates Deep Dive

Mar 03, 2026 1h 12m

New York Pauper League Champion Colin Hostetter joins Rich this week: They talk about the innovative Synth Gates deck that Colin used to take down Season 4. Colin beat Mike so badly in the League…

Belief and Luck

Feb 23, 2026 49m

It's an emergency episode of The Princes of Pauper! Rich has ended his damnable streak, defeating Mike at League... and wants everybody to know about it! Dimir is the best, Mike is the worst. As Mike…

Elves Deep Dive with Bill Ellis!!

Feb 09, 2026 2h 18m

"Elves is terrible!" says the Light Prince*. "Another 1-2!" agrees the Dark Prince**. Such The Princes of Pauper has become a hotbed of Elves slander. Yet... Elves is one of the most popular decks in…

A Victory Lap Potpourri

Jan 27, 2026 1h 31m

Mike takes a victory lap after his first-place finish at The NYCIS Heavy Play Championship (which, was, in fact, one-third Pauper; Mike played Dimir Terror). This episode scratches the surface of the…

A Dimir Terror Deep Dive

Jan 16, 2026 1h 47m

In the vein of Ancestral Recall Mike starts out with the ancient mother ship article "UB Trippin'" and then challenges Rich to apply it to contemporary Pauper. How does the 1997 "Xerox" strategy…

A Mono-Blue Terror Deep Dive

Dec 30, 2025 1h 36m

So Rich lent Mike his Mono-Blue Terror deck for a recent League tournament... To great result. Mike is hooked on playing Brainstorm and Counterspell again (not to mention casting "cantrip Black…

Introducing... The Princes of Pauper

Dec 09, 2025 1h 2m

Sometimes-professional Magic: The Gathering player Mike Flores joins professional game designer Rich Bucey on an adventure into "the people's format" ... Pauper! Join Mike and Rich as they battle…

Premodern Landstill

Apr 25, 2023 17m

Mike wins a Premodern meetup with the popular Control strategy. Learn all about this important deck, from Magic's bestest format.

Ambitious Farmhand

Apr 17, 2023 16m

Sam Black's new white control deck splashing red has taken Mike's heart! Learn all about the best grinding deck in Standard.

The Top 8 Tips and Tricks to Crushing Ladder with CGB's Red Deck

Mar 28, 2023 16m

It's a Red Deck. Mike makes Mythic! RCQ preparation. Who is the best deck designer in the world? The answer may surprise you.

Patience is the Anti-Curve

Jan 31, 2023 22m

Examples of how patient play can help win more games; and how impatient play is disproportionately punished and predictable.

Finding the Three Gears

Jan 20, 2023 28m

Mostly about Modern Burn. Probably the best Magic: The Gathering article I've written in 15 years.

Astral Slide: The Redemption Arc Begins

Nov 22, 2022 25m

Mike recounts his sad story (so far!) with RW Astral Slide in Premodern. But like the title says... The Redeption Arc is about to begin! Victory! #spoilers

Roman Wins 2 RCQs

Oct 04, 2022 22m

The ACTUAL title of this underlying article is "The Top 8 Questions (and Answers!) with Two-Time RCQ-winner, Roman Fusco" but try fitting that in anything reasonable. Roman won! The second one with…

One Week Three Decks Two Hundred Dollars

Sep 27, 2022 23m

Mike had quite the week in Premodern! He played Fluctuator at a local meetup on Tuesday, battled in his first match of #PSS4 on Thursday, and managed to win $200 with Survival Elves on Sunday.…

Bigger Than Sheoldred

Sep 20, 2022 12m

What's "big"? What constitutes "Control"? What does all this have to do with winning in Dominaria United Standard?

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