Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper Meta Staples Decklists Guides Winrate %Top players Collection

4199 Decks · last 60 days · Updated 10/29/2026

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

12.8%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness

570 12.8%

£ 95.61TIX 80.92

6.4%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

286 6.4%

£ 120.17TIX 117.92

4.8%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Ramp

212 4.8%

£ 90.83TIX 17.49

4.3%

Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

191 4.3%

£ 110.27TIX 213.95

4.0%

Icons of mtg Golgari Walls Combo

177 4.0%

£ 126.39TIX 90.91

3.6%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

161 3.6%

£ 68.35TIX 58.78

3.5%

Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

155 3.5%

£ 102.82TIX 177.55

3.5%

Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

154 3.5%

£ 164.31TIX 158.99

3.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

140 3.1%

£ 128.32TIX 105.04

2.6%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kuldotha

115 2.6%

£ 90.30TIX 56.61

2.4%

Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

108 2.4%

£ 80.32TIX 47.21

2.4%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tron

107 2.4%

£ 79.27TIX 61.38

2.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Ramp

94 2.1%

£ 70.45TIX 68.74

1.9%

Icons of mtg White Weenie

85 1.9%

£ 102.54TIX 51.33

1.8%

Icons of mtg Gruul Storm

81 1.8%

£ 181.64TIX 205.41

-

1.7%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Faeries

76 1.7%

£ 86.51TIX 100.78

1.6%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

73 1.6%

£ 89.83TIX 84.92

1.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

55 1.2%

£ 143.99TIX 133.03

1.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

54 1.2%

£ 109.62TIX 129.77

1.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness Burn

53 1.2%

£ 45.37TIX 8.52

-

1.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Synthesizer

53 1.2%

£ 96.11TIX 109.8

-

1.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Ninja Affinity

51 1.1%

£ 106.01TIX 207.36

-

1.0%

Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

43 1.0%

£ 129.57TIX 68.9

0.9%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Robots

39 0.9%

£ 76.80TIX 110.17

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Simic Tron

40 0.9%

£ 90.18TIX 123.11

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

41 0.9%

£ 95.84TIX 92.83

0.8%

Icons of mtg Gruul Eldrazi Ponza

37 0.8%

£ 32.71TIX 21.69

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Tron

37 0.8%

£ 92.31TIX 103.27

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Mono White Robots

35 0.8%

£ 83.41TIX 71.9

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Dimir Delver

37 0.8%

£ 108.00TIX 122.81

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Gruul Walls Combo

33 0.7%

£ 122.77TIX 62.65

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Izzet Faeries

33 0.7%

£ 133.28TIX 107.99

0.7%

Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

30 0.7%

£ 158.68TIX 210.98

0.7%

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

30 0.7%

£ 49.20TIX 45.72

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg BGRU Bramble Wurm

29 0.7%

£ 95.36TIX 75.01

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Simic Turbo Fog

29 0.7%

£ 114.66TIX 144.0

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

26 0.6%

£ 68.69TIX 87.57

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Golgari Altar Tron

25 0.6%

£ 94.31TIX 68.41

0.6%

Icons of mtg BGUW Gates

25 0.6%

£ 109.60TIX 78.27

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Temur Tron

25 0.6%

£ 70.74TIX 98.02

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Esper Ephemerate

28 0.6%

£ 52.97TIX 138.6

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg BRUW Affinity

24 0.5%

£ 139.93TIX 122.88

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

22 0.5%

£ 78.39TIX 83.03

0.5%

Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

21 0.5%

£ 74.61TIX 107.38

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Gardens

21 0.5%

£ 76.19TIX 40.92

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mardu Wildfire

21 0.5%

£ 79.04TIX 102.86

0.4%

Icons of mtg BRUW Tribe Combo

20 0.4%

£ 81.39TIX 60.47

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg B R U W

12 0.3%

£ 80.14TIX 75.78

0.3%

Icons of mtg Grixis

12 0.3%

£ 66.27TIX 60.92

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Gates

12 0.3%

£ 122.26TIX 96.52

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Orzhov Gates

12 0.3%

£ 65.21TIX 87.17

0.3%

Icons of mtg Sultai Fog

14 0.3%

£ 101.40TIX 175.95

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Mardu Cycling Storm

14 0.3%

£ 157.07TIX 89.89

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Mono Green

14 0.3%

£ 64.03TIX 60.48

0.3%

Icons of mtg Kirol, Attentive First-Year

15 0.3%

£ 79.18TIX 53.55

0.3%

Icons of mtg Fog Tron

12 0.3%

£ 107.03TIX 103.63

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Ninja Affinity

7 0.2%

£ 111.07TIX 130.34

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Gates

7 0.2%

£ 114.83TIX 146.2

0.2%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tokens

7 0.2%

£ 60.75TIX 32.21

0.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

7 0.2%

£ 125.77TIX 130.35

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Esper

7 0.2%

£ 77.39TIX 107.42

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai

7 0.2%

£ 90.22TIX 123.8

0.2%

Icons of mtg Temur

7 0.2%

£ 78.21TIX 104.7

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jund Walls Combo

7 0.2%

£ 70.76TIX 108.11

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Affinity

7 0.2%

£ 86.74TIX 271.09

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Control

7 0.2%

£ 72.79TIX 168.22

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRW Dredge

8 0.2%

£ 33.07TIX 14.71

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic Elfos

8 0.2%

£ 66.85TIX 145.03

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Wildfire

8 0.2%

£ 101.15TIX 102.83

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Rally the Peasants

11 0.2%

£ 119.34TIX 101.16

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

10 0.2%

£ 36.44TIX 20.93

0.2%

Icons of mtg Ping Storm

10 0.2%

£ 72.50TIX 19.29

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Pentad Prism

10 0.2%

£ 155.78TIX 208.87

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Bant Elfos

10 0.2%

£ 57.03TIX 47.38

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir

9 0.2%

£ 80.56TIX 167.03

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic

9 0.2%

£ 67.30TIX 145.66

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg B G R U W

8 0.2%

£ 70.40TIX 4.42

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

8 0.2%

£ 52.52TIX 56.67

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Wildfire

8 0.2%

£ 32.52TIX 220.91

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Burn

3 0.1%

£ 55.64TIX 32.92

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Aggro

3 0.1%

-

£ 72.74TIX 97.68

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Caw-Gate

4 0.1%

£ 107.00TIX 209.81

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari

4 0.1%

£ 83.92TIX 17.43

0.1%

Icons of mtg Izzet

4 0.1%

£ 42.69TIX 145.61

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Naya Slivers

4 0.1%

£ 55.47TIX 55.01

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Land Spy

4 0.1%

£ 77.89TIX 90.45

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red

4 0.1%

£ 63.05TIX 75.45

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Abzan Elves

5 0.1%

£ 100.05TIX 76.74

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul

5 0.1%

£ 97.17TIX 76.5

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Whale Combo

5 0.1%

£ 50.62TIX 83.72

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Boros

5 0.1%

£ 76.98TIX 48.28

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Fog Tron

5 0.1%

£ 79.50TIX 69.77

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund

5 0.1%

£ 76.36TIX 211.6

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Burn

5 0.1%

£ 37.44TIX 70.08

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Cascade

5 0.1%

£ 85.25TIX 9.56

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Black

5 0.1%

£ 39.82TIX 77.15

0.1%

Icons of mtg Simic Elves

6 0.1%

£ 52.32TIX 69.09

0.1%

Icons of mtg Sultai

6 0.1%

£ 119.06TIX 82.73

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Black Control

6 0.1%

£ 21.64TIX 61.55

-

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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 12.8% 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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