Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper Meta Staples Decklists Guides Winrate %Top players Collection

4414 Decks · last 60 days · Updated 11/03/2026

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

13.5%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness

607 13.5%

C$ 180.25TIX 74.0

6.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

292 6.5%

C$ 222.22TIX 104.97

4.8%

Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

218 4.8%

C$ 219.05TIX 184.61

4.8%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Ramp

216 4.8%

C$ 173.94TIX 39.92

4.0%

Icons of mtg Golgari Walls Combo

181 4.0%

C$ 249.57TIX 76.0

3.9%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

177 3.9%

C$ 126.39TIX 51.73

3.8%

Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

171 3.8%

C$ 200.06TIX 187.09

3.5%

Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

158 3.5%

C$ 306.64TIX 160.43

3.4%

Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

152 3.4%

C$ 237.30TIX 210.91

2.7%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kuldotha

123 2.7%

C$ 166.97TIX 40.55

2.4%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tron

109 2.4%

C$ 151.66TIX 95.59

2.4%

Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

108 2.4%

C$ 148.53TIX 34.75

2.3%

Icons of mtg Gruul Storm

105 2.3%

C$ 337.87TIX 202.1

-

2.2%

Icons of mtg Golgari Ramp

97 2.2%

C$ 130.28TIX 56.49

1.9%

Icons of mtg White Weenie

87 1.9%

C$ 189.62TIX 19.0

1.8%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

79 1.8%

C$ 166.11TIX 66.96

1.6%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Faeries

73 1.6%

C$ 159.97TIX 89.38

1.4%

Icons of mtg BRUW Synthesizer

65 1.4%

C$ 177.73TIX 42.34

-

1.3%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness Burn

59 1.3%

C$ 85.98TIX 34.06

-

1.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

55 1.2%

C$ 202.70TIX 128.3

1.2%

Icons of mtg Esper Ninja Affinity

54 1.2%

C$ 196.04TIX 179.35

-

1.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

53 1.2%

C$ 266.28TIX 119.87

1.0%

Icons of mtg Mono White Robots

47 1.0%

C$ 154.25TIX 42.02

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

40 0.9%

C$ 177.23TIX 92.83

0.9%

Icons of mtg Simic Tron

40 0.9%

C$ 166.76TIX 123.11

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

39 0.9%

C$ 239.59TIX 60.37

0.8%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Robots

38 0.8%

C$ 142.01TIX 110.17

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Gruul Walls Combo

34 0.8%

C$ 227.03TIX 58.97

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Tron

35 0.8%

C$ 170.69TIX 55.69

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Gruul Eldrazi Ponza

36 0.8%

C$ 127.85TIX 18.72

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Dimir Delver

37 0.8%

C$ 199.72TIX 68.58

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Izzet Faeries

36 0.8%

C$ 246.45TIX 146.27

0.7%

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

33 0.7%

C$ 90.98TIX 74.3

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg BGRU Bramble Wurm

30 0.7%

C$ 176.34TIX 70.81

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg BRUW Affinity

25 0.6%

C$ 258.76TIX 213.45

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Temur Tron

25 0.6%

C$ 120.38TIX 87.21

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

26 0.6%

C$ 293.43TIX 210.98

0.6%

Icons of mtg BGUW Gates

27 0.6%

C$ 202.66TIX 94.21

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Golgari Altar Tron

28 0.6%

C$ 174.40TIX 46.66

0.6%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

29 0.6%

C$ 153.56TIX 62.72

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Simic Turbo Fog

29 0.6%

C$ 252.89TIX 114.83

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Esper Ephemerate

29 0.6%

C$ 97.95TIX 129.46

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mardu Wildfire

23 0.5%

C$ 146.16TIX 59.31

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

21 0.5%

C$ 144.95TIX 83.03

0.4%

Icons of mtg BRUW Tribe Combo

20 0.4%

C$ 150.50TIX 93.38

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

20 0.4%

C$ 137.97TIX 107.38

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Gardens

19 0.4%

C$ 140.90TIX 40.92

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Fog Tron

18 0.4%

C$ 197.92TIX 138.31

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Orzhov Gates

12 0.3%

C$ 120.59TIX 87.17

0.3%

Icons of mtg Sultai Fog

12 0.3%

C$ 187.51TIX 175.95

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Mardu Cycling Storm

15 0.3%

C$ 290.45TIX 57.58

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Mono Green

13 0.3%

C$ 118.40TIX 10.13

0.3%

Icons of mtg B R U W

15 0.3%

C$ 148.19TIX 56.29

0.3%

Icons of mtg Kirol, Attentive First-Year

15 0.3%

C$ 146.42TIX 53.55

0.3%

Icons of mtg Grixis

14 0.3%

C$ 122.54TIX 163.52

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tokens

7 0.2%

C$ 112.34TIX 32.21

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Ninja Affinity

7 0.2%

C$ 205.39TIX 130.34

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic Elfos

7 0.2%

C$ 123.63TIX 145.03

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Wildfire

7 0.2%

C$ 187.04TIX 102.83

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Esper

7 0.2%

C$ 143.10TIX 99.28

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai

7 0.2%

C$ 166.83TIX 89.47

0.2%

Icons of mtg Boros

7 0.2%

C$ 142.34TIX 99.77

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Temur

7 0.2%

C$ 144.63TIX 58.17

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Black Control

7 0.2%

C$ 40.02TIX 49.48

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Wildfire

8 0.2%

C$ 60.13TIX 220.91

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

8 0.2%

C$ 113.77TIX 63.03

0.2%

Icons of mtg B G R U W

8 0.2%

C$ 130.18TIX 4.23

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

8 0.2%

C$ 67.39TIX 20.93

0.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Rally the Peasants

11 0.2%

C$ 220.69TIX 101.16

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Gates

11 0.2%

C$ 226.09TIX 96.52

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Bant Elfos

10 0.2%

C$ 105.45TIX 47.38

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir

10 0.2%

C$ 148.97TIX 136.7

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Ping Storm

10 0.2%

C$ 134.06TIX 26.5

0.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Gates

10 0.2%

C$ 212.34TIX 138.07

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Control

9 0.2%

C$ 134.60TIX 133.17

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Pentad Prism

9 0.2%

C$ 288.07TIX 208.87

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic

9 0.2%

C$ 124.45TIX 129.57

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari

3 0.1%

C$ 155.19TIX 15.83

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Aggro

3 0.1%

-

C$ 134.51TIX 97.68

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Caw-Gate

4 0.1%

C$ 197.86TIX 209.81

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Burn

4 0.1%

C$ 102.90TIX 13.98

0.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul

4 0.1%

C$ 179.69TIX 65.26

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos

4 0.1%

C$ 183.76TIX 45.94

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius

4 0.1%

C$ 144.20TIX 149.03

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Naya Slivers

4 0.1%

C$ 102.57TIX 55.01

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Affinity

4 0.1%

C$ 160.39TIX 271.09

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Land Spy

4 0.1%

C$ 144.03TIX 90.45

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Black

4 0.1%

C$ 73.63TIX 101.74

0.1%

Icons of mtg Dimir Reanimate

5 0.1%

C$ 102.40TIX 149.57

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Whale Combo

5 0.1%

C$ 93.60TIX 83.72

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Izzet

5 0.1%

C$ 78.94TIX 107.87

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Cascade

6 0.1%

C$ 157.64TIX 11.71

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Abzan Elves

6 0.1%

C$ 336.80TIX 123.55

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Simic Elves

6 0.1%

C$ 96.76TIX 69.09

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRW Dredge

6 0.1%

C$ 61.15TIX 14.71

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

6 0.1%

C$ 232.57TIX 130.35

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Sultai

6 0.1%

C$ 220.17TIX 75.57

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund Walls Combo

6 0.1%

C$ 130.85TIX 108.11

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund

6 0.1%

C$ 141.20TIX 12.08

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Burn

6 0.1%

C$ 69.24TIX 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 13.5% 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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