Pauper Post-Ban Testing
Nomads en-Kor, Daru Spiritualist, Task Force, Sheltering Word, and Devour Flesh make a new Abzan infinite-life shell after Seeker of Skybreak was banned on June 29, 2026. Hawkeye's Bow is still being tested in a slower Temur ramp shell with Tidewater Minion. Start with those results as player/decklist movement, then verify sales, seller count, and inventory depth before trusting any market read.
A Top 8, a league 5-0, and one Temur Bow shell are enough to watch Pauper. They are not enough to call Hawkeye's Bow, Tidewater Minion, or Abzan combo pieces confirmed market movement.
Recent Intelligence
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Refurbished Familiar keeps selling because artifact decks can cast it cheaply, attack in the air, and make the opponent discard. More than nine hundred listings mean ordinary copies are still easy to find.
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Pauper has a new combo deck now that Seeker is gone. Nomads en-Kor, Daru Spiritualist, Task Force, Sheltering Word, and Devour Flesh make infinite life, then the deck tries to make the opponent run out of library.
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Hawkeye's Bow is not dead in Pauper, but the Seeker combo is gone. Players are now testing Tidewater Minion as the untap creature, which makes the kill slower and easier to interact with.
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View all intelligence historyThe current signal is post-ban player testing. Nomads en-Kor, Daru Spiritualist, Task Force, Sheltering Word, and Devour Flesh have old printings, foils, and condition splits that can make prices harder to trust.
Check exact printing, finish, treatment, condition, seller count, inventory depth, marketplace agreement, price confidence, and whether this is player interest or confirmed demand before trusting a price move.
For Hawkeye's Bow, check whether current listings and sales are tied to post-ban Tidewater Minion testing, not leftover Seeker of Skybreak demand from before the ban.
Cards To Watch
The useful player question is whether Abzan infinite life keeps posting results after the Seeker ban. The market question comes later, after fresh sales, seller count, and inventory snapshots.
Nomads en-Kor repeatedly targets Daru Spiritualist or Task Force, then Sheltering Word or Devour Flesh turns that toughness into life. Treat the Top 8 and league 5-0 as post-ban decklist movement, not confirmed market movement.
Sagu Wildling, Balustrade Spy, Lembas, and Nihil Spellbomb are cards to check around the shell. They need repeated post-ban results and market data before they become price signals.
Check exact printing, finish, treatment, condition, seller count, inventory depth, marketplace agreement, price confidence, and whether this is player interest or confirmed demand.
A Temur Pauper list is testing Tidewater Minion with Hawkeye's Bow after Seeker of Skybreak was banned. Treat this as post-ban player/decklist movement, not confirmed market movement, and keep old Seeker-driven demand separate.
Cleansing Wildfire, Malevolent Rumble, Writhing Chrysalis, and Cryogen Relic point to a Temur ramp shell around the slower Bow plan. Repeated post-ban results matter more than one 5-0 list.
Perilous Snare, Dispel, and Tamiyo's Safekeeping should be checked as support cards only when current post-ban Temur lists keep using them.
Bitter Reunion and Malevolent Rumble are cards to check around the Temur shell, but they need repeated post-ban use before they become a market signal.
Keep Hawkeye's Bow, Tidewater Minion, and Seeker of Skybreak separate by exact printing, finish, treatment, product source, seller count, inventory depth, marketplace agreement, price confidence, current listings, and whether sales are post-ban.
What To Watch Next
The Abzan shell uses Nomads en-Kor with Daru Spiritualist or Task Force, then turns toughness into life with Sheltering Word or Devour Flesh. Watch whether Sagu Wildling, Balustrade Spy, Lembas, and Nihil Spellbomb keep repeating, and keep that signal separate from Temur Hawkeye's Bow testing.
Check exact printing, finish, treatment, condition, seller count, inventory depth, marketplace agreement, price confidence, and whether completed sales are post-ban before treating the decklist as price movement.
Hawkeye's Bow and Tidewater Minion still matter as a separate post-ban combo check because infinite damage can go over infinite life. Keep the Abzan and Temur signals separate, and do not treat old Seeker-driven demand as current Bow demand.
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