Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper Meta Staples Decklists Guides Winrate %Top players Collection

4369 Decks · last 60 days · Updated 11/12/2026

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

13.3%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness

595 13.3%

C$ 177.32TIX 66.89

6.4%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

287 6.4%

C$ 215.75TIX 102.95

5.4%

Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

240 5.4%

C$ 216.63TIX 183.08

4.7%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Ramp

211 4.7%

C$ 164.78TIX 14.48

4.3%

Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

190 4.3%

C$ 195.64TIX 220.59

4.2%

Icons of mtg Golgari Walls Combo

189 4.2%

C$ 261.11TIX 92.69

4.1%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

183 4.1%

C$ 124.99TIX 44.84

3.6%

Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

161 3.6%

C$ 268.16TIX 110.78

3.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

145 3.2%

C$ 311.03TIX 185.0

3.0%

Icons of mtg Gruul Storm

133 3.0%

C$ 419.02TIX 231.54

-

2.6%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kuldotha

116 2.6%

C$ 165.13TIX 42.77

2.2%

Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

98 2.2%

C$ 146.89TIX 52.87

2.1%

Icons of mtg BRUW Synthesizer

94 2.1%

C$ 175.77TIX 92.61

-

2.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tron

92 2.1%

C$ 147.52TIX 79.46

2.0%

Icons of mtg Golgari Ramp

91 2.0%

C$ 128.84TIX 64.0

1.9%

Icons of mtg White Weenie

83 1.9%

C$ 187.52TIX 60.9

1.9%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

86 1.9%

C$ 164.27TIX 49.26

1.4%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness Burn

64 1.4%

C$ 88.56TIX 6.31

-

1.3%

Icons of mtg Esper Ninja Affinity

58 1.3%

C$ 193.87TIX 158.0

-

1.3%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Faeries

57 1.3%

C$ 158.20TIX 81.28

1.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

53 1.2%

C$ 200.46TIX 95.4

1.1%

Icons of mtg Mono White Robots

50 1.1%

C$ 152.54TIX 104.37

-

1.0%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

43 1.0%

C$ 263.33TIX 85.77

0.9%

Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

42 0.9%

C$ 175.27TIX 102.31

0.8%

Icons of mtg Dimir Delver

34 0.8%

C$ 197.51TIX 58.01

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg BGRU Bramble Wurm

34 0.8%

C$ 174.39TIX 80.61

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg BRUW Affinity

33 0.7%

C$ 255.89TIX 156.27

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Robots

31 0.7%

C$ 140.44TIX 98.86

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Esper Ephemerate

31 0.7%

C$ 96.86TIX 121.84

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

32 0.7%

C$ 153.04TIX 27.6

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Simic Tron

32 0.7%

C$ 164.91TIX 123.11

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

33 0.7%

C$ 89.97TIX 42.79

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Izzet Faeries

33 0.7%

C$ 243.73TIX 121.67

0.7%

Icons of mtg Gruul Walls Combo

32 0.7%

C$ 224.52TIX 90.27

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Simic Turbo Fog

29 0.6%

C$ 253.18TIX 131.32

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Gruul Eldrazi Ponza

26 0.6%

C$ 134.42TIX 67.55

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

26 0.6%

C$ 236.94TIX 56.19

0.6%

Icons of mtg Golgari Altar Tron

25 0.6%

C$ 172.47TIX 56.58

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mardu Wildfire

23 0.5%

C$ 144.55TIX 59.31

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

21 0.5%

C$ 143.35TIX 83.03

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Tron

22 0.5%

C$ 168.81TIX 77.07

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Temur Tron

22 0.5%

C$ 141.13TIX 103.83

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Fog Tron

22 0.5%

C$ 195.73TIX 136.92

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg BGUW Gates

23 0.5%

C$ 200.42TIX 88.46

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

23 0.5%

C$ 136.45TIX 72.46

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

24 0.5%

C$ 295.85TIX 172.76

0.4%

Icons of mtg BRUW Tribe Combo

19 0.4%

C$ 148.84TIX 79.46

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Dimir Reanimate

18 0.4%

C$ 101.27TIX 174.54

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Mardu Cycling Storm

16 0.4%

C$ 287.23TIX 61.85

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Simic

12 0.3%

C$ 123.08TIX 145.16

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Dimir Control

13 0.3%

C$ 133.11TIX 128.92

0.3%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Gardens

13 0.3%

C$ 150.16TIX 29.36

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Kirol, Attentive First-Year

13 0.3%

C$ 144.80TIX 53.55

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai

7 0.2%

C$ 164.99TIX 106.88

0.2%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tokens

7 0.2%

C$ 111.09TIX 27.21

0.2%

Icons of mtg Bant Elfos

7 0.2%

C$ 104.29TIX 47.38

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai

7 0.2%

C$ 217.73TIX 110.15

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

7 0.2%

C$ 112.51TIX 69.47

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir

7 0.2%

C$ 147.32TIX 171.36

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Boros

7 0.2%

C$ 140.77TIX 46.22

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Temur

7 0.2%

C$ 143.03TIX 50.37

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Ninja Affinity

7 0.2%

C$ 203.12TIX 130.34

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Green

7 0.2%

C$ 117.09TIX 17.9

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Black Control

8 0.2%

C$ 39.58TIX 28.93

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Ping Storm

11 0.2%

C$ 136.30TIX 23.56

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Gates

11 0.2%

C$ 223.58TIX 32.97

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Orzhov Gates

11 0.2%

C$ 119.25TIX 54.52

0.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis

10 0.2%

C$ 158.90TIX 223.06

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Pentad Prism

10 0.2%

C$ 284.88TIX 138.42

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic Elfos

8 0.2%

C$ 122.26TIX 70.46

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Wildfire

10 0.2%

C$ 59.47TIX 104.01

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Fog

10 0.2%

C$ 185.44TIX 106.05

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Rally the Peasants

9 0.2%

C$ 218.24TIX 101.16

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Gates

9 0.2%

C$ 209.99TIX 120.5

0.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul

4 0.1%

C$ 177.70TIX 10.16

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Whale Combo

4 0.1%

C$ 92.56TIX 83.72

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius Faeries

4 0.1%

C$ 174.45TIX 62.45

0.1%

Icons of mtg Grixis Control

4 0.1%

C$ 146.81TIX 217.19

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Burn

4 0.1%

C$ 101.76TIX 13.98

0.1%

Icons of mtg Simic Elves

4 0.1%

C$ 95.69TIX 69.09

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Caw-Gate

4 0.1%

C$ 195.67TIX 209.81

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Land Spy

4 0.1%

C$ 142.44TIX 90.45

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Abzan Elves

4 0.1%

C$ 333.08TIX 123.55

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Selesnya

3 0.1%

C$ 151.88TIX 55.4

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper

3 0.1%

C$ 141.52TIX 103.35

0.1%

Icons of mtg Abzan Daru Combo

3 0.1%

C$ 91.70TIX 50.23

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Reanimate

3 0.1%

C$ 97.06TIX 60.57

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius

4 0.1%

C$ 142.61TIX 137.71

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Naya Slivers

4 0.1%

C$ 101.44TIX 55.01

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Fog Tron

5 0.1%

C$ 199.95TIX 80.99

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos

5 0.1%

C$ 181.72TIX 44.09

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg B R U W

5 0.1%

C$ 146.56TIX 76.57

0.1%

Icons of mtg Boros Tribe Combo

5 0.1%

C$ 138.17TIX 34.62

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Elves

5 0.1%

-

C$ 125.73TIX 10.81

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund Walls Combo

5 0.1%

C$ 129.40TIX 108.11

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

6 0.1%

C$ 66.64TIX 20.93

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Cascade

6 0.1%

C$ 155.89TIX 11.71

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Burn

6 0.1%

C$ 68.47TIX 55.22

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Izzet Skred

6 0.1%

C$ 127.20TIX 116.56

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRW Dredge

6 0.1%

C$ 60.48TIX 14.71

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Frequently asked questions about the Pauper metagame

What is the Pauper metagame?

This page tracks the Pauper competitive metagame for Magic: the Gathering MTG: top archetypes, win rates, banned cards and recent tournament results.

What is the best/most popular deck in Pauper right now?

Grixis Madness is currently the top archetype in Pauper, used in 13.3% of decks. See the full ranked list below.

How many different decks/archetypes are in the Pauper metagame?

100 different archetypes currently meet our metagame threshold (4 or more wins and 1 or fewer losses) in Pauper.

What is Pauper?

Pauper is an eternal format of Magic: The Gathering, in which only common cards are allowed. Your deck must be at least 60 cards. Up to fifteen cards may be included in your sideboard, if you use one. Include no more than four copies of any individual card in your main deck and sideboard combined (except basic lands).

What cards are banned in Pauper?

15 cards are currently banned in Pauper, including Narcomoeba, Treasure Cruise, Atog, Invigorate, Seeker of Skybreak. See the full banlist above.

What are the most played cards in Pauper?

The most played cards in Pauper right now include Mountain, Island, Forest, Hydroblast, Pyroblast. See the full list above.

Are there recent tournament results for Pauper?

Yes, see the Last Tournaments section below for the most recent Pauper results.

Who are the top players in Pauper?

See the Top players section below for the players with the most tournament results tracked in Pauper.

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