Karol Guzy

About:

Karol began his adventure with Magic together with the release of Scars of Mirrodin. At the time, he was known as the youngest guy at every tournament. After his comeback in 2018, he wanted to refresh his skills on Magic Online by playing a cheap format and ended up at Pauper. It surprised him positively and he stayed with it to this day. He won a couple of format challenges and was qualified to the Pauper Showcase two times in a row, with one Top 8 finish. He's known for playing bad decks with good results.

You can find him on YouTube and Twitter for more Pauper content.

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Top Pauper Cards & Decklists from Double Masters 2022

Karol Guzy | 2022-07-05

Nonstandard Magic sets have always been most significant for the nonrotating formats. It is no different with the upcoming release of Double Masters 2022, which is particularly impactful for Pauper because of the many downshifts in rarity. Here are the most important additions to the format!

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Synthesizer, Synergizer

Karol Guzy | 2022-02-28

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty introduced many new playables to the Pauper format. But one card sticks out and towers above all the rest. It's found a home in a variety of archetypes and adds precious value everywhere it goes. The Synthesizer is no longer experimental but already a proven staple!

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Daily Dynasty Deck Tech: Pauper Ninjas

Karol Guzy | 2022-02-08

Every workday throughout the preview season for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, Insight is taking a quick look at another deck featuring cards from the upcoming set. One Ninja has been a mainstay of Pauper for its entire existence. Just think what the format will be able to do with a second!

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Post-Ban Pauper Predictions

Karol Guzy | 2022-01-24

A new year for Pauper means new bannings. The most recent targeted Affinity and Tron, and so the format's landscape will change once again. Of course, the old top dogs aren't done yet, but other contenders should play a larger role. We have a ton of decks from either camp to look at!

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The Many Flavors of Galvanic Relay in Post-Ban Pauper

Karol Guzy | 2021-11-22

Chatterstorm may be gone from the format, but another storm spell still roams free. It wasn't a big surprise to see how strong Galvanic Relay proved to be. What came as a surprise was how versatile the card turned out to be. A storm spell that doesn't just boost noninteractive combo? How cool is that?

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Daily Deck Tech Vow: Pauper's Blood Fountain Affinity

Karol Guzy | 2021-11-10

Here's our vow: Every workday during preview season, Insight is taking a quick look at another deck featuring the latest cards from the upcoming Innistrad: Crimson Vow. Affinity is already one of the best decks (if not the best) in the current Pauper metagame. Now we can turn one card and one mana into two artifacts!

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Daily D&D Deck Tech: Pauper Soul Sisters

Karol Guzy | 2021-07-14

Every workday ahead of the set's paper release, Insight takes a quick look at a deck featuring cards from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. Today we gain a lot of life and attack our opponent with a swarm of small creatures getting pumped up—or with one big and chunky Unicorn.

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Is Pauper Entering a New Combo Era?

Karol Guzy | 2021-05-30

We didn't get a moment to take a breath after the Commander Legends and Kaldheim releases, and already the metagame saw another shakeup because of Strixhaven. Now Modern Horizons 2 is poised to change the format in major ways yet again. All signs point to Pauper entering a new combo era.

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Top Strixhaven Cards to Affect Pauper

Karol Guzy | 2021-04-11

Strixhaven: School of Mages is looking to affect Pauper in major ways. Let's ignore most of the typically draft-oriented commons and head straight for the big ones and the big guns. Here's a brief description of all of the top picks and how they can impact the format, and we've got decklists too!

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