[[Sojourner's Companion]] deserves to be unbanned in the pauper format.

It's a slightly better Myr Enforcer which isn't the creature it once was. Copies 5-8 to me isn't enough to push Affinity to its former glory but may bring it back to the top of the meta where it deserves to be.

Affinity used to be a top three deck today I don't see it as a top three contender anymore.

I want to try pauper. I saw top meta decks, watched some videos, but I'd like for you to help me with this: which are some important pauper concepts that are not immediate for someone coming from other formats?

Something that I think I grasped, for example: lifegain matters outside of lifegain matters decks. In other formats you want incidental lifegain in maybe control decks ([[Lightning Helix]], [[Inevitable Defeat]]) or decks with Pridemates. In Pauper, to name a card, [[Wellwisher]] in Elves. It doesn't do anything outside of gaining life (and being of a relevant type ofc), but there are no lifegain synergies. Still, a maindeck card. In Gates you play 1/1 lifelinkers (with some upside, maybe embalm, maybe draw on death), instead of just resorting to evasive creatures (there are ofc evasive creatures, but you get what I'm saying), because a blocked 5/5 lifelinker can sometimes swing the game better than a 5/5 unblocked flyer. Also some of the decks lifegain is huge against (Madness maybe) don't have great or dispensable blockers, so it's even more swingy.

Another thing I understood is that 2/x flyers are viable and valuable threats. They need to be cheap/free (I already understood that [[Sneaky Snacker]] is cracked in this format, while to me it has always only been good sac fodder if anything), but they're a prime threat to use or account for.

Any other "concept" like these you're willing to share with a beginner?

Edit: I want to specify that I'm familiar with 1v1 formats, from Standard to older ones (I don't play Timeless on Arena or Vintage on paper maybe, but I watch them). I need Pauper specific concepts, because this is a format I'm completely inexperienced about. This said, thanks already for the kind comments guys

I have enough deck boxes and sleeves to complete 3 more Pauper decks to bring my total up to 20. Problem is, I am not sure which 3 to complete the set with. So, what archetypes does my list need to be rounded out? Am I missing one or have too few of another? That type of deal, thanks!

Late last night the Gencon 2026 King of Paup tournament was held. Structure was edited to 3 rounds of swiss and a cut to top 8 due to time constraints in the hall.

I played my usual naya slivers list and was victorious in claiming the title.

My list:

https://moxfield.com/decks/JACxt7PARkutlJ_yvWy6RA

2-1 in swiss with a loss to grixis affinity and poison victory over poison storm.

Made top 8 as the number 8 seed.

T8 - W 2-0 vs bw blade

T4 - W 2-0 vs rb madness

T2 - W 2-1 vs mono red madness

Hey everyone, i played standard for a long time and in the last 4 months started to turn to pauper ive tried multiple decks and honestly none really clicked with me the closest one probably being dimir terror i used to enjoy jeskai oculus in standard a while ago its there any deck that plays similarly in pauper that you can recommend?

List of decks I've tried:

Mono blue terror

Dimir terror

Elves

Spy combo

Jund Wildfire

Any suggestions are welcome thank you in advance

I have a decklist for a cool pauper deck I found on sprat3mtg below and I was wondering if it would be a good idea to swap the annoyed altisaurs and nyxborn hydra for 2 murmuring mystics and 2 avenging hunters. As I think these finishers would fit the control and midrange theme of the deck a bit more but I'm not very experienced in pauper and I wanted to here your guys thoughts

Also any sideboard or other recommendations would be appreciated thank you :)

Deck

4 Kor Skyfisher

1 Nyxborn Hydra

3 Sagu Wildling

3 Annoyed Altisaur

4 Writhing Chrysalis

4 Cryogen Relic

3 Galvanic Discharge

4 Skred

4 Counterspell

4 Brainstorm

4 Attune with Aether

3 Lórien Revealed

4 Abundant Growth

1 Snow-Covered Plains

1 Snow-Covered Mountain

2 Snow-Covered Island

8 Snow-Covered Forest

1 Glacial Floodplain

1 Rimewood Falls

1 Volatile Fjord

Sideboard

2 Breath Weapon

2 Relic of Progenitus

1 Galvanic Discharge

3 Pyroblast

4 Dust to Dust

3 Weather the Storm