Common Ground 86: Who's The Beatdown? Is it Spider-Man??

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron leads us into a Magic game-theory discussion centered around the classic article "Who's The Beatdown" by Mike Flores. For an article that's over 25 years old it's amazing how relevant these concepts are in modern Magic and especially in Pauper. Then he conversation gets derailed by the inevitable opinions about the Spider-Man spoilers that have begun to surface. Let's hope this doesn't take away the spotlight from how many sweet Edge of Eternities cards are going to see play in our format! Tune into our Common Ground Cup stream on Saturday to see if EOE makes a big splash and to find out who will take the 2nd trophy home! Thank you as always for listening fam!Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpzCheck out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTGUpcoming Pauper Events:8/2 The 2nd Common Ground Cup (Pauper $1k+) @ Game Knight, Columbia TN! https://topdeck.gg/event/the-2nd-common-ground-cup-a-pauper-eventCGCup2 Livestreams: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gameknighttn YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GameKnightTN8/9 Upstate NY Pauper Open II in Rochester, NY: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/19479438/16 Deadly Dispute Memoriam Event by Court of Commons @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY: https://discord.gg/KzftMPfjzu8/23 Pauper $2k @ NRG Lansing (feat. RIW points!): https://www.spicerack.gg/events/2241392RIW Pauper Championship Series Info: https://riwhobbies.com/2025-riw-pauper-championship-series-invitational/Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]://twitter.com/CamPlaysMagichttps://twitter.com/ThomasDoesALothttps://twitter.com/Hippo_1124Thomas' BlueSky: @thomasdoesalot.bsky.social Hippo's BlueSky: @hippo2112.bsky.social