After seeing the paper prices of tier decks in Pioneer soar past the $500 mark and online versions of the same past the $300 mark, I am quickly being priced out of the competitive format. But what if there were a variant where it had Pioneer set legality with only commons and uncommons legal, no rares or mythics?
Yes I do understand that the prices of the "power/playable" uncommons would increase in response, but would you be willing to play such a format? I have always loved Pauper and still play on occasion, but it can be sorely lacking at times. Pioneer Artisan would not have Shocklands or any of the powerful Planeswalkers or top notch rares and mythics that dominate Pioneer to the point of excluding most uncommons and commons.
So simple question, would you play online or in paper or both?
PS: Looks like there would be 4,509 cards legal in the format.
Playing since 1994: Currently MAGS (HomeBrew),Standard & Pauper (Pioneer and Modern are degenerate trash formats)
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It's similar to Peasant (Pauper with 5 uncommons), but I don't remember that ever being nearly as popular as Pauper. To be honest, there have been many powerful uncommons, often times more powerful than the Rares/Mythics in their respective sets. Pricing can be difficult, but I'm not sure there is really a way around that. Shocklands are one thing, but if a player has been playing for a while, having a playset of shocklands shouldn't be that expensive. Often times when Ravnica sets come out they dip fairly low. Some recently have been as cheap as $5 a piece. Wild Slash is currently sitting at $4.50 and that's a common. Cards that are extremely hot in a format will always spike and retract. You are obviously free to make your own formats and try to recruit players, but without Rares and Mythics cuts you off from a lot of theme payoffs. Delirium without Grim Flayer or Ishkanah, Grafwidow seems really boring and bad. I suppose you could just play Gurmag Angler, but then that's just Pauper, anyways. Although I enjoy Pauper and do play it sometimes, adding Uncommons seems to kill the fun of the format. Playing all commons for the sake of playing commons is interesting, but playing commons and uncommons because I don't want to have to buy rares and mythics seems less interesting. I don't think I would ever try this format, but that's just my 10 cents.
It's similar to Peasant (Pauper with 5 uncommons), but I don't remember that ever being nearly as popular as Pauper. To be honest, there have been many powerful uncommons, often times more powerful than the Rares/Mythics in their respective sets. Pricing can be difficult, but I'm not sure there is really a way around that. Shocklands are one thing, but if a player has been playing for a while, having a playset of shocklands shouldn't be that expensive. Often times when Ravnica sets come out they dip fairly low. Some recently have been as cheap as $5 a piece. Wild Slash is currently sitting at $4.50 and that's a common. Cards that are extremely hot in a format will always spike and retract. You are obviously free to make your own formats and try to recruit players, but without Rares and Mythics cuts you off from a lot of theme payoffs. Delirium without Grim Flayer or Ishkanah, Grafwidow seems really boring and bad. I suppose you could just play Gurmag Angler, but then that's just Pauper, anyways. Although I enjoy Pauper and do play it sometimes, adding Uncommons seems to kill the fun of the format. Playing all commons for the sake of playing commons is interesting, but playing commons and uncommons because I don't want to have to buy rares and mythics seems less interesting. I don't think I would ever try this format, but that's just my 10 cents.
Fair enough. It wouldn't be for everyone of course.
I thought about what if you extended it back to Modern. But that would bring in more problems that positive points I would think. I would love a format where 99% of the cards I own aren't relegated to the dumpster. Pauper is a great start but expanding it to uncommons seems appealing to me. As for others who knows?
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Yes I do understand that the prices of the "power/playable" uncommons would increase in response, but would you be willing to play such a format? I have always loved Pauper and still play on occasion, but it can be sorely lacking at times. Pioneer Artisan would not have Shocklands or any of the powerful Planeswalkers or top notch rares and mythics that dominate Pioneer to the point of excluding most uncommons and commons.
So simple question, would you play online or in paper or both?
PS: Looks like there would be 4,509 cards legal in the format.
STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
Fair enough. It wouldn't be for everyone of course.
I thought about what if you extended it back to Modern. But that would bring in more problems that positive points I would think. I would love a format where 99% of the cards I own aren't relegated to the dumpster. Pauper is a great start but expanding it to uncommons seems appealing to me. As for others who knows?
STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."