Pauper: What to expect when you are waiting!

Hello friends, I'm Betão and I want to talk a bit about my expectations for the future of Pauper. Of course, I'm not a Pauper specialist, let alone Magic in general, however, differently than other articles I have written, in which I only described the way Pauper behaves, its strategies and some deck lists, thus, a general look at the format, seeking impartiality, today I'll allow myself to write in first-person and to declare, thus, my current interpretation of the current scenario, future expectations and also my opinion about safe directions Wizards of the Coast may take to guide us forward.

I believe it's the opinion of the majority of the Pauper community that the collection Double Masters was one of the sets that brought a lot of really good cards into the format. Some downgrades may have been unexpected, and became important additions, like it is the case with

Another card, which brought an even greater impact, was

Another reprinted card was the already known

These downgrades, reprints, and even the recent bans led me into thinking that Wizards may be giving more attention to the format, and may give even more attention on the next sets, which is very good for us, players, as it will bring more cards, which may improve decks which are currently weak on the meta, maybe bring a new land to allow for the addition of one or more colors in aggro decks or even cards permitting the creation of new decks which may raise up to the level of the best decks we have today.

I truly believe that Wizards is planning on giving Pauper more attention. Of course, this attention may feel too slow, as it has been more than a year since the format was sanctioned in its printed form, which happened only after 11 years since it's online creation and it was only until this year that the company released an edition with the greatest number of cards with potential to see play.

But it's not all roses, as good cards are created for the format and downgrades are made, Wizards should be very careful with these releases, as raising the power level of the cards too much may cause Pauper to lose its essence, as it isn't just a format with cheap cards, but also, a format in which the player is able to develop the game more openly, and I don't know if it would be healthy if we had too many games ending in a few turns, like what happens in other formats. Some cards leave us worried, like

I want to leave here my opinion about what Pauper needs the most today, not only in terms of cards, collections and bans, Pauper needs more investment on tournaments, it needs championships directly supported by Wizards. It's past time that we receive a Pauper Grand Prix. Of course Imay be asking for too much today, maybe it is something utopic, but I believe that's something we all want. It has it's pros and cons, like in any other format, games and in other things in life, but we deserve this, it would show respect towards the entire Pauper community.

Thank your for reading this article and until the next one.