Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper Meta Staples Decklists Guides Winrate %Top players Collection

4415 Decks · last 60 days · Updated 11/01/2026

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

13.4%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness

609 13.4%

C$ 180.31TIX 102.87

6.6%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

298 6.6%

C$ 222.29TIX 118.59

4.8%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Ramp

218 4.8%

C$ 173.99TIX 24.24

4.7%

Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

214 4.7%

C$ 219.12TIX 181.09

4.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Walls Combo

185 4.1%

C$ 249.65TIX 83.48

3.8%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

173 3.8%

C$ 126.43TIX 41.58

3.7%

Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

167 3.7%

C$ 200.13TIX 181.31

3.5%

Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

159 3.5%

C$ 306.74TIX 177.07

3.3%

Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

150 3.3%

C$ 237.37TIX 110.12

2.7%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kuldotha

122 2.7%

C$ 167.03TIX 14.91

2.4%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tron

108 2.4%

C$ 151.70TIX 81.92

2.4%

Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

108 2.4%

C$ 148.58TIX 37.07

2.2%

Icons of mtg Gruul Storm

99 2.2%

C$ 337.98TIX 189.36

-

2.2%

Icons of mtg Golgari Ramp

99 2.2%

C$ 130.33TIX 58.82

1.9%

Icons of mtg White Weenie

87 1.9%

C$ 189.68TIX 62.31

1.8%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

82 1.8%

C$ 166.16TIX 66.96

1.7%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Faeries

76 1.7%

C$ 160.02TIX 89.38

1.4%

Icons of mtg BRUW Synthesizer

62 1.4%

C$ 177.79TIX 108.46

-

1.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness Burn

56 1.2%

C$ 86.01TIX 19.8

-

1.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

56 1.2%

C$ 202.77TIX 128.3

1.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

54 1.2%

C$ 266.36TIX 119.87

1.2%

Icons of mtg Esper Ninja Affinity

54 1.2%

C$ 196.10TIX 179.35

-

1.0%

Icons of mtg Mono White Robots

46 1.0%

C$ 154.30TIX 96.19

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Robots

39 0.9%

C$ 142.06TIX 110.17

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

40 0.9%

C$ 239.67TIX 60.37

0.9%

Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

40 0.9%

C$ 177.29TIX 92.83

0.9%

Icons of mtg Simic Tron

40 0.9%

C$ 166.81TIX 123.11

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Gruul Eldrazi Ponza

37 0.8%

C$ 127.89TIX 18.72

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Tron

36 0.8%

C$ 170.75TIX 55.69

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Izzet Faeries

35 0.8%

C$ 246.53TIX 146.23

0.8%

Icons of mtg Gruul Walls Combo

34 0.8%

C$ 227.10TIX 58.97

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Dimir Delver

37 0.8%

C$ 199.78TIX 101.17

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

33 0.7%

C$ 91.01TIX 74.3

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg BGRU Bramble Wurm

30 0.7%

C$ 176.40TIX 70.81

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

27 0.6%

C$ 293.52TIX 210.98

0.6%

Icons of mtg BRUW Affinity

25 0.6%

C$ 258.84TIX 213.45

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Temur Tron

26 0.6%

C$ 120.42TIX 87.21

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Golgari Altar Tron

28 0.6%

C$ 174.46TIX 46.66

0.6%

Icons of mtg BGUW Gates

28 0.6%

C$ 202.73TIX 94.21

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

29 0.6%

C$ 149.71TIX 70.28

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Simic Turbo Fog

29 0.6%

C$ 252.98TIX 114.83

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Esper Ephemerate

29 0.6%

C$ 97.98TIX 129.46

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mardu Wildfire

23 0.5%

C$ 146.21TIX 59.31

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

22 0.5%

C$ 145.00TIX 83.03

0.5%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Gardens

21 0.5%

C$ 140.94TIX 40.92

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

20 0.4%

C$ 138.02TIX 107.38

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg BRUW Tribe Combo

20 0.4%

C$ 150.55TIX 93.38

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Fog Tron

17 0.4%

C$ 197.99TIX 118.86

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Sultai Fog

12 0.3%

C$ 187.57TIX 175.95

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Mono Green

13 0.3%

C$ 118.43TIX 9.99

0.3%

Icons of mtg Orzhov Gates

12 0.3%

C$ 120.62TIX 87.17

0.3%

Icons of mtg Kirol, Attentive First-Year

15 0.3%

C$ 146.47TIX 53.55

0.3%

Icons of mtg Mardu Cycling Storm

15 0.3%

C$ 290.54TIX 57.58

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg B R U W

15 0.3%

C$ 148.24TIX 57.02

0.3%

Icons of mtg Grixis

14 0.3%

C$ 122.58TIX 172.92

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Wildfire

7 0.2%

C$ 187.10TIX 102.83

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tokens

7 0.2%

C$ 112.37TIX 32.21

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic Elfos

7 0.2%

C$ 123.67TIX 145.03

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

7 0.2%

C$ 97.14TIX 56.67

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Ninja Affinity

7 0.2%

C$ 205.46TIX 130.34

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Esper

7 0.2%

C$ 143.15TIX 97.87

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai

7 0.2%

C$ 166.89TIX 93.36

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRW Dredge

7 0.2%

C$ 61.17TIX 14.71

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Black Control

7 0.2%

C$ 40.03TIX 49.48

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Wildfire

8 0.2%

C$ 60.15TIX 220.91

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

8 0.2%

C$ 67.41TIX 20.93

0.2%

Icons of mtg Temur

8 0.2%

C$ 144.68TIX 58.23

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg B G R U W

8 0.2%

C$ 130.23TIX 4.31

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Rally the Peasants

11 0.2%

C$ 220.76TIX 101.16

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Ping Storm

11 0.2%

C$ 134.10TIX 26.5

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Gates

11 0.2%

C$ 226.16TIX 96.52

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir

10 0.2%

C$ 149.01TIX 138.21

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Bant Elfos

10 0.2%

C$ 105.49TIX 47.38

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Gates

10 0.2%

C$ 212.41TIX 138.07

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic

9 0.2%

C$ 124.49TIX 137.17

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Pentad Prism

9 0.2%

C$ 288.16TIX 208.87

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Control

8 0.2%

C$ 134.65TIX 191.83

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Burn

3 0.1%

C$ 102.93TIX 32.92

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Aggro

3 0.1%

-

C$ 134.56TIX 97.68

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Dimir Reanimate

4 0.1%

C$ 102.44TIX 149.94

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Caw-Gate

4 0.1%

C$ 197.93TIX 209.81

0.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul

4 0.1%

C$ 179.75TIX 65.26

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos

4 0.1%

C$ 183.82TIX 45.15

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius

4 0.1%

C$ 144.25TIX 159.6

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Land Spy

4 0.1%

C$ 144.08TIX 90.45

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Naya Slivers

4 0.1%

C$ 102.61TIX 55.01

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Whale Combo

5 0.1%

C$ 93.63TIX 83.72

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Fog Tron

5 0.1%

C$ 147.06TIX 69.77

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Izzet

5 0.1%

C$ 78.97TIX 117.67

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund

5 0.1%

C$ 141.25TIX 200.3

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Cascade

6 0.1%

C$ 157.69TIX 11.71

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Abzan Elves

6 0.1%

C$ 336.91TIX 123.55

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Simic Elves

6 0.1%

C$ 96.79TIX 69.09

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

6 0.1%

C$ 232.65TIX 130.35

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Sultai

6 0.1%

C$ 220.24TIX 79.53

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Boros

6 0.1%

C$ 142.39TIX 48.99

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund Walls Combo

6 0.1%

C$ 130.89TIX 108.11

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Affinity

6 0.1%

C$ 160.44TIX 271.09

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Burn

6 0.1%

C$ 69.26TIX 55.22

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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 13.4% of decks. See the full ranked list below.

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

99 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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