Common Ground 129: Elves Deep Dive & PauperGenesis Jeskai Testing with Derrick Smith

About this episode

The episode features a deep dive into the Elves deck and discussions on Jeskai Ephemerate testing.

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week, Derrick Smith returns for another very fun episode where we dive into the Elves deck, how it works, and how to play against it. We also dig into Thomas' testing with the new version of Jeskai Ephemerate and discuss some options and play patterns to consider. Special shoutout to Robert White and Devin Northcutt for their commentary excellence. Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: ht...

People in this episode

Host: Common Ground MtG

Guest: Derrick Smith

Topics covered

• Elves deck
• Pauper format
• Jeskai Ephemerate
• game strategies
• play patterns

Keywords

• Pauper
• Elves deck
• Jeskai Ephemerate
• gameplay
• Magic: The Gathering

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