Creating A Ban List For Paper Pauper
Pauper forum
Posted on Oct. 30, 2015, 8:01 p.m. by CMorriss
Right, so, Pauper FNM is something I've gotten my LGS to sanction, finally! The issue here is a ban list. There is no official Ban List, however some cards 'Cough Sinkhole Cough' Probably would make for an unfun, unhealthy meta. Starting with the online ban list as a guide, what deserves to be banned in paper that hasn't been considered for online banning due to its lack of existence on MTGO. A few things I had thought of were things such as Sinkhole, Hymn to Tourach and quite possibly Goblin Grenade. Thoughts?
ChiefBell Certain, more powerful commons are legal in Paper whom aren't present on MTGO, things such as:
These are a few off the top of my head. Certain things may cause real issues. Although it is mostly similar, some things may be too good/too unwelcoming for new players (To the format)
October 30, 2015 8:54 p.m.
Serendipitous_Hummingbird says... #4
more importantly, there are some pauper cards on MTGO that are common that have never seen a paper printing.
October 30, 2015 9:12 p.m.
AudienceOfDeath says... #5
The ban list for pauper is currently Cloudpost, Cranial Plating, Empty the Warrens, Frantic Search, Grapeshot, Temporal Fissure and Treasure Cruise. All of which are extremely powerful in the format. Sink Hole, Hym to Tourachand Goblin Gernade, while powerful, don't break the meta so they really aren't something to worry about. There are also really easy to work around.
November 13, 2015 12:10 p.m.
AudienceOfDeath says... #6
Sorry. Misread post. My previous post is for online.
ChiefBell says... #2
Pauper does have a banlist, it's just for MTGO. Though there isn't a huge amount of difference between MTGO and paper magic.
October 30, 2015 8:09 p.m.