Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper Meta Staples Decklists Guides Winrate %Top players Collection

4420 Decks · last 60 days · Updated 11/04/2026

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

13.3%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness

597 13.3%

C$ 178.68TIX 81.68

6.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

291 6.5%

C$ 220.28TIX 86.01

5.0%

Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

225 5.0%

C$ 217.14TIX 184.69

4.7%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Ramp

213 4.7%

C$ 172.42TIX 39.18

4.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Walls Combo

186 4.1%

C$ 247.40TIX 91.51

4.0%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

179 4.0%

C$ 125.29TIX 47.24

3.9%

Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

174 3.9%

C$ 198.32TIX 180.02

3.5%

Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

157 3.5%

C$ 303.97TIX 163.47

3.4%

Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

151 3.4%

C$ 235.23TIX 210.91

2.8%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kuldotha

127 2.8%

C$ 165.52TIX 55.55

2.4%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tron

110 2.4%

C$ 150.33TIX 29.88

2.4%

Icons of mtg Gruul Storm

110 2.4%

C$ 420.01TIX 190.82

-

2.4%

Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

106 2.4%

C$ 147.23TIX 34.75

2.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Ramp

95 2.1%

C$ 129.15TIX 54.16

1.9%

Icons of mtg White Weenie

86 1.9%

C$ 187.97TIX 7.9

1.8%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

79 1.8%

C$ 164.66TIX 66.96

1.7%

Icons of mtg BRUW Synthesizer

77 1.7%

C$ 176.18TIX 118.08

-

1.6%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Faeries

72 1.6%

C$ 158.57TIX 53.68

1.3%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness Burn

60 1.3%

C$ 85.23TIX 5.67

-

1.2%

Icons of mtg Esper Ninja Affinity

56 1.2%

C$ 194.33TIX 178.02

-

1.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

55 1.2%

C$ 200.93TIX 128.3

1.1%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

51 1.1%

C$ 263.95TIX 119.87

1.1%

Icons of mtg Mono White Robots

48 1.1%

C$ 152.90TIX 36.51

-

1.0%

Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

45 1.0%

C$ 175.69TIX 102.31

0.8%

Icons of mtg Gruul Walls Combo

34 0.8%

C$ 225.05TIX 58.97

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Gruul Eldrazi Ponza

35 0.8%

C$ 134.74TIX 67.55

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

38 0.8%

C$ 237.50TIX 60.37

0.8%

Icons of mtg Dimir Delver

35 0.8%

C$ 197.98TIX 68.58

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Robots

38 0.8%

C$ 140.77TIX 110.17

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Simic Tron

38 0.8%

C$ 165.30TIX 123.11

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Izzet Faeries

36 0.8%

C$ 244.30TIX 146.27

0.7%

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

33 0.7%

C$ 90.18TIX 74.3

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg BGRU Bramble Wurm

32 0.7%

C$ 174.80TIX 86.36

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

31 0.7%

C$ 153.40TIX 65.15

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg BGUW Gates

27 0.6%

C$ 200.90TIX 94.21

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

26 0.6%

C$ 290.87TIX 180.47

0.6%

Icons of mtg BRUW Affinity

28 0.6%

C$ 256.50TIX 116.38

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Golgari Altar Tron

29 0.6%

C$ 172.88TIX 59.9

0.6%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Tron

29 0.6%

C$ 169.21TIX 55.69

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Simic Turbo Fog

29 0.6%

C$ 250.69TIX 114.83

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Esper Ephemerate

29 0.6%

C$ 97.09TIX 129.46

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Temur Tron

24 0.5%

C$ 119.33TIX 87.21

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mardu Wildfire

23 0.5%

C$ 144.89TIX 59.31

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

21 0.5%

C$ 143.69TIX 83.03

0.4%

Icons of mtg BRUW Tribe Combo

20 0.4%

C$ 149.19TIX 93.38

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

20 0.4%

C$ 136.77TIX 89.95

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Fog Tron

19 0.4%

C$ 196.19TIX 137.8

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Gardens

17 0.4%

C$ 139.67TIX 40.92

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Orzhov Gates

12 0.3%

C$ 119.53TIX 87.17

0.3%

Icons of mtg Sultai Fog

12 0.3%

C$ 185.87TIX 144.06

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Grixis

13 0.3%

C$ 121.47TIX 162.66

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Mardu Cycling Storm

15 0.3%

C$ 287.91TIX 14.99

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Kirol, Attentive First-Year

15 0.3%

C$ 145.14TIX 53.55

0.3%

Icons of mtg Mono Green

12 0.3%

C$ 117.36TIX 9.13

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Reanimate

7 0.2%

C$ 101.51TIX 149.8

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Wildfire

7 0.2%

C$ 185.41TIX 102.83

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Ninja Affinity

7 0.2%

C$ 203.60TIX 130.34

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

7 0.2%

C$ 112.77TIX 63.03

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir

7 0.2%

C$ 147.67TIX 135.62

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Boros

7 0.2%

C$ 141.10TIX 44.7

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Temur

7 0.2%

C$ 143.37TIX 56.51

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Black Control

7 0.2%

C$ 39.67TIX 49.48

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic Elfos

7 0.2%

C$ 122.55TIX 145.03

0.2%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tokens

8 0.2%

C$ 111.36TIX 27.21

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Wildfire

8 0.2%

C$ 59.61TIX 220.91

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg B G R U W

8 0.2%

C$ 129.05TIX 4.27

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

8 0.2%

C$ 66.80TIX 20.93

0.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Rally the Peasants

11 0.2%

C$ 218.76TIX 101.16

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Gates

11 0.2%

C$ 224.11TIX 96.52

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Bant Elfos

10 0.2%

C$ 104.53TIX 47.38

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Ping Storm

10 0.2%

C$ 132.89TIX 26.5

0.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Gates

10 0.2%

C$ 210.49TIX 138.07

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Control

9 0.2%

C$ 133.43TIX 133.17

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic

9 0.2%

C$ 123.37TIX 122.7

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Pentad Prism

9 0.2%

C$ 285.55TIX 208.87

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai

8 0.2%

C$ 165.38TIX 141.51

0.2%

Icons of mtg Esper

8 0.2%

C$ 141.85TIX 81.88

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Aggro

3 0.1%

-

C$ 133.34TIX 97.68

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRU Dredge

4 0.1%

C$ 67.11TIX 9.86

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Fog Tron

4 0.1%

C$ 200.43TIX 104.03

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Caw-Gate

4 0.1%

C$ 196.14TIX 209.81

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Burn

4 0.1%

C$ 102.00TIX 13.98

0.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul

4 0.1%

C$ 178.12TIX 65.26

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos

4 0.1%

C$ 182.15TIX 44.38

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius

4 0.1%

C$ 142.95TIX 147.14

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund

4 0.1%

C$ 139.97TIX 209.7

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Naya Slivers

4 0.1%

C$ 101.68TIX 55.01

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Land Spy

4 0.1%

C$ 142.77TIX 90.45

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Black

4 0.1%

C$ 72.99TIX 99.66

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Whale Combo

5 0.1%

C$ 92.78TIX 83.72

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg B R U W

5 0.1%

C$ 146.90TIX 101.43

0.1%

Icons of mtg Izzet

5 0.1%

C$ 78.26TIX 107.3

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRW Dredge

6 0.1%

C$ 60.62TIX 14.71

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Abzan Elves

6 0.1%

C$ 333.86TIX 123.55

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Simic Elves

6 0.1%

C$ 95.91TIX 69.09

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

6 0.1%

C$ 230.54TIX 130.35

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Sultai

6 0.1%

C$ 218.25TIX 75.27

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Cascade

6 0.1%

C$ 156.26TIX 11.71

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Burn

6 0.1%

C$ 68.63TIX 55.22

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund Walls Combo

6 0.1%

C$ 129.71TIX 108.11

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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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