Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper Meta Staples Decklists Guides Winrate %Top players Collection

4275 Decks · last 60 days · Updated 11/13/2026

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

13.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness

578 13.2%

C$ 175.69TIX 61.35

6.3%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

276 6.3%

C$ 213.78TIX 121.25

5.3%

Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

231 5.3%

C$ 221.98TIX 206.6

4.6%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Ramp

203 4.6%

C$ 163.27TIX 41.46

4.5%

Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

198 4.5%

C$ 203.80TIX 186.09

4.4%

Icons of mtg Golgari Walls Combo

191 4.4%

C$ 259.18TIX 97.84

4.2%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

182 4.2%

C$ 123.85TIX 42.91

3.6%

Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

159 3.6%

C$ 261.38TIX 158.82

3.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

139 3.2%

C$ 308.18TIX 181.38

3.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul Storm

137 3.1%

C$ 415.18TIX 230.0

-

2.6%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kuldotha

112 2.6%

C$ 163.61TIX 58.44

2.3%

Icons of mtg BRUW Synthesizer

99 2.3%

C$ 174.16TIX 87.54

-

2.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tron

91 2.1%

C$ 146.17TIX 116.9

2.1%

Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

92 2.1%

C$ 145.54TIX 59.62

2.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Ramp

92 2.1%

C$ 127.66TIX 91.77

1.9%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

83 1.9%

C$ 162.77TIX 49.26

1.8%

Icons of mtg White Weenie

80 1.8%

C$ 185.81TIX 60.9

1.4%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness Burn

62 1.4%

C$ 87.75TIX 6.31

-

1.4%

Icons of mtg Esper Ninja Affinity

59 1.4%

C$ 192.09TIX 146.19

-

1.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Faeries

54 1.2%

C$ 156.75TIX 63.34

1.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

51 1.2%

C$ 198.62TIX 95.4

1.1%

Icons of mtg Mono White Robots

49 1.1%

C$ 151.14TIX 104.37

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Simic Turbo Fog

40 0.9%

C$ 250.86TIX 144.73

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

40 0.9%

C$ 173.67TIX 102.31

0.8%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

37 0.8%

C$ 260.92TIX 85.77

0.8%

Icons of mtg BGRU Bramble Wurm

34 0.8%

C$ 172.79TIX 80.61

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Dimir Delver

32 0.7%

C$ 195.70TIX 116.77

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Izzet Faeries

30 0.7%

C$ 241.49TIX 121.67

0.7%

Icons of mtg Gruul Walls Combo

30 0.7%

C$ 222.46TIX 46.7

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Esper Ephemerate

31 0.7%

C$ 95.98TIX 121.84

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

32 0.7%

C$ 151.64TIX 27.6

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg BRUW Affinity

31 0.7%

C$ 253.55TIX 173.1

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

28 0.6%

C$ 89.15TIX 42.79

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Simic Tron

26 0.6%

C$ 118.13TIX 71.79

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Gruul Eldrazi Ponza

26 0.6%

C$ 113.10TIX 22.73

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

26 0.6%

C$ 234.77TIX 49.94

0.6%

Icons of mtg Fog Tron

25 0.6%

C$ 193.94TIX 137.45

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mardu Wildfire

23 0.5%

C$ 143.22TIX 59.31

0.5%

Icons of mtg BGUW Gates

21 0.5%

C$ 198.59TIX 81.06

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Tron

21 0.5%

C$ 167.26TIX 77.07

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

21 0.5%

C$ 142.04TIX 83.03

0.5%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Robots

21 0.5%

C$ 139.16TIX 98.86

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg BRUW Tribe Combo

21 0.5%

C$ 147.47TIX 50.73

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Dimir Reanimate

22 0.5%

C$ 100.34TIX 188.77

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Golgari Altar Tron

23 0.5%

C$ 170.89TIX 56.58

0.5%

Icons of mtg Temur Tron

23 0.5%

C$ 93.30TIX 84.14

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

24 0.5%

C$ 135.19TIX 97.51

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

24 0.5%

C$ 293.14TIX 167.75

0.4%

Icons of mtg Mardu Cycling Storm

16 0.4%

C$ 284.60TIX 61.85

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Orzhov Gates

11 0.3%

C$ 118.16TIX 54.52

0.3%

Icons of mtg Kirol, Attentive First-Year

13 0.3%

C$ 143.48TIX 53.55

0.3%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Gates

12 0.3%

C$ 221.54TIX 46.13

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Dimir Control

13 0.3%

C$ 131.89TIX 128.92

0.3%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Gardens

12 0.3%

C$ 148.79TIX 29.36

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Ninja Affinity

7 0.2%

C$ 201.26TIX 130.34

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Boros Tribe Combo

7 0.2%

C$ 136.90TIX 52.55

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tokens

7 0.2%

C$ 110.08TIX 27.21

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic Elfos

7 0.2%

C$ 121.14TIX 70.46

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

7 0.2%

C$ 111.48TIX 69.47

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai

7 0.2%

C$ 163.48TIX 106.0

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir

7 0.2%

C$ 145.97TIX 174.39

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Boros

7 0.2%

C$ 139.48TIX 50.36

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Temur

7 0.2%

C$ 141.72TIX 41.41

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Cascade

7 0.2%

C$ 154.46TIX 16.25

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Green

7 0.2%

C$ 116.01TIX 18.0

0.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Rally the Peasants

8 0.2%

C$ 216.24TIX 101.16

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Black Control

8 0.2%

C$ 39.21TIX 28.93

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Gates

9 0.2%

C$ 208.06TIX 120.5

0.2%

Icons of mtg Izzet Skred

7 0.2%

C$ 126.04TIX 129.62

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Pentad Prism

9 0.2%

C$ 282.27TIX 138.42

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Fog

10 0.2%

C$ 183.74TIX 106.05

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Ping Storm

10 0.2%

C$ 135.05TIX 23.56

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Wildfire

10 0.2%

C$ 58.92TIX 104.01

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis

10 0.2%

C$ 157.45TIX 228.26

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius

4 0.1%

C$ 141.30TIX 131.31

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul

4 0.1%

C$ 176.07TIX 10.58

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Whale Combo

4 0.1%

C$ 91.72TIX 83.72

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Caw-Gate

4 0.1%

C$ 193.88TIX 209.81

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius Ninja Affinity

3 0.1%

C$ 221.75TIX 180.86

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Simic

3 0.1%

C$ 121.95TIX 136.25

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Selesnya

3 0.1%

C$ 150.49TIX 54.59

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper

3 0.1%

C$ 140.22TIX 101.77

0.1%

Icons of mtg Grixis Control

3 0.1%

C$ 145.47TIX 217.19

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Affinity

3 0.1%

C$ 195.64TIX 70.28

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Reanimate

3 0.1%

C$ 96.17TIX 60.57

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Abzan Elves

3 0.1%

C$ 330.02TIX 123.55

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Grixis Refurbished Familiar

3 0.1%

C$ 228.48TIX 153.37

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Izzet

4 0.1%

C$ 77.36TIX 95.19

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Naya Slivers

4 0.1%

C$ 100.51TIX 55.01

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Fog Tron

5 0.1%

C$ 198.12TIX 80.99

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius Faeries

5 0.1%

C$ 230.31TIX 81.37

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund Walls Combo

5 0.1%

C$ 128.22TIX 108.11

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

5 0.1%

C$ 66.03TIX 20.93

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos

5 0.1%

C$ 180.06TIX 47.57

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg B R U W

5 0.1%

C$ 145.21TIX 79.0

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Elves

5 0.1%

-

C$ 124.58TIX 10.81

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Bant Elfos

6 0.1%

C$ 103.33TIX 47.38

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Sultai

6 0.1%

C$ 215.74TIX 107.63

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Burn

6 0.1%

C$ 67.84TIX 55.22

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRW Dredge

6 0.1%

C$ 59.92TIX 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 13.2% 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?

57 cards are currently banned in Pauper, including Gitaxian Probe, Narcomoeba, Kuldotha Rebirth, Treasure Cruise, Disciple of the Vault. 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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