As a protest, Pauper Preliminary decks have only basic lands
Players entered the Pauper Preliminary with lists that used only 60 basic lands, as a form of protest for the state of the format over the past three months.
An unusual situation occurred in the last Pauper Preliminary: Two of the top three decks in the event had only basic lands on their decklist. Image…
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