Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper Meta Staples Decklists Guides Winrate %Top players Collection

4219 Decks · last 60 days · Updated 11/13/2026

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

13.1%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness

570 13.1%

£ 93.15TIX 61.44

6.3%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

273 6.3%

£ 113.34TIX 73.77

5.3%

Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

230 5.3%

£ 117.69TIX 158.9

4.7%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Ramp

202 4.7%

£ 86.56TIX 14.48

4.5%

Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

196 4.5%

£ 108.05TIX 173.97

4.3%

Icons of mtg Golgari Walls Combo

185 4.3%

£ 137.41TIX 90.85

4.2%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

181 4.2%

£ 65.66TIX 40.2

3.6%

Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

157 3.6%

£ 138.58TIX 165.96

3.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

138 3.2%

£ 163.39TIX 179.54

3.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul Storm

134 3.1%

£ 220.12TIX 263.59

-

2.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kuldotha

110 2.5%

£ 86.74TIX 47.8

2.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Synthesizer

97 2.2%

£ 92.33TIX 107.27

-

2.1%

Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

89 2.1%

£ 77.16TIX 44.86

2.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Ramp

91 2.1%

£ 67.68TIX 65.54

2.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tron

91 2.1%

£ 77.49TIX 116.9

1.9%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

83 1.9%

£ 86.29TIX 49.26

1.8%

Icons of mtg White Weenie

80 1.8%

£ 98.51TIX 60.9

1.4%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness Burn

62 1.4%

£ 46.52TIX 6.31

-

1.4%

Icons of mtg Esper Ninja Affinity

59 1.4%

£ 101.84TIX 146.19

-

1.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Faeries

53 1.2%

£ 83.10TIX 81.28

1.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

51 1.2%

£ 105.30TIX 95.4

1.1%

Icons of mtg Mono White Robots

49 1.1%

£ 80.13TIX 104.37

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Simic Turbo Fog

40 0.9%

£ 133.00TIX 144.73

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

40 0.9%

£ 92.07TIX 102.31

0.9%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

37 0.9%

£ 138.33TIX 85.77

0.8%

Icons of mtg BGRU Bramble Wurm

34 0.8%

£ 91.61TIX 80.61

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

32 0.7%

£ 80.39TIX 27.6

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Gruul Walls Combo

29 0.7%

£ 117.94TIX 52.43

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Izzet Faeries

30 0.7%

£ 128.03TIX 121.67

0.7%

Icons of mtg Dimir Delver

31 0.7%

£ 103.75TIX 58.01

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Esper Ephemerate

31 0.7%

£ 50.88TIX 121.84

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg BRUW Affinity

30 0.7%

£ 134.42TIX 174.7

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

28 0.6%

£ 47.26TIX 42.79

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Simic Tron

26 0.6%

£ 62.63TIX 71.79

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Gruul Eldrazi Ponza

26 0.6%

£ 59.96TIX 22.73

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

25 0.6%

£ 124.47TIX 72.52

0.6%

Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

24 0.6%

£ 155.41TIX 167.75

0.5%

Icons of mtg Golgari Altar Tron

23 0.5%

£ 90.60TIX 56.58

0.5%

Icons of mtg BRUW Tribe Combo

20 0.5%

£ 78.19TIX 86.82

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg BGUW Gates

21 0.5%

£ 105.28TIX 81.06

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Tron

21 0.5%

£ 88.68TIX 77.07

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

21 0.5%

£ 75.30TIX 83.03

0.5%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Robots

21 0.5%

£ 73.78TIX 98.86

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

23 0.5%

£ 71.68TIX 72.46

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mardu Wildfire

23 0.5%

£ 75.93TIX 59.31

0.5%

Icons of mtg Temur Tron

23 0.5%

£ 49.47TIX 84.14

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Fog Tron

23 0.5%

£ 102.82TIX 137.9

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Dimir Reanimate

19 0.4%

£ 53.20TIX 189.38

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Mardu Cycling Storm

16 0.4%

£ 150.89TIX 61.85

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Dimir Control

13 0.3%

£ 69.93TIX 128.92

0.3%

Icons of mtg Orzhov Gates

11 0.3%

£ 62.64TIX 54.52

0.3%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Gates

11 0.3%

£ 117.45TIX 32.97

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Kirol, Attentive First-Year

13 0.3%

£ 76.07TIX 53.55

0.3%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Gardens

12 0.3%

£ 78.88TIX 29.36

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

7 0.2%

£ 59.10TIX 69.47

0.2%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tokens

7 0.2%

£ 58.36TIX 27.21

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic Elfos

7 0.2%

£ 64.22TIX 70.46

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Ninja Affinity

7 0.2%

£ 106.70TIX 130.34

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai

7 0.2%

£ 86.67TIX 106.0

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir

7 0.2%

£ 77.39TIX 174.39

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Boros

7 0.2%

£ 73.95TIX 50.36

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Temur

7 0.2%

£ 75.13TIX 41.41

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Rally the Peasants

8 0.2%

£ 114.65TIX 101.16

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Black Control

8 0.2%

£ 20.79TIX 28.93

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Gates

9 0.2%

£ 110.31TIX 120.5

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Pentad Prism

9 0.2%

£ 149.65TIX 138.42

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Fog

10 0.2%

£ 97.41TIX 106.05

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Green

7 0.2%

£ 61.51TIX 18.0

0.2%

Icons of mtg Ping Storm

10 0.2%

£ 71.60TIX 23.56

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Wildfire

10 0.2%

£ 31.24TIX 104.01

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis

10 0.2%

£ 83.47TIX 228.26

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Izzet

4 0.1%

£ 41.01TIX 95.19

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius

4 0.1%

£ 74.91TIX 131.31

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul

4 0.1%

£ 93.35TIX 10.58

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Whale Combo

4 0.1%

£ 48.62TIX 83.72

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius Faeries

4 0.1%

£ 91.64TIX 62.45

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Caw-Gate

4 0.1%

£ 102.79TIX 209.81

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius Ninja Affinity

3 0.1%

£ 117.56TIX 180.86

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Selesnya

3 0.1%

£ 79.79TIX 54.59

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper

3 0.1%

£ 74.34TIX 101.77

0.1%

Icons of mtg Grixis Control

3 0.1%

£ 77.12TIX 217.19

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Abzan Daru Combo

3 0.1%

£ 48.17TIX 50.23

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Reanimate

3 0.1%

£ 50.99TIX 60.57

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Abzan Elves

3 0.1%

£ 174.97TIX 123.55

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Affinity

3 0.1%

£ 103.72TIX 70.28

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Naya Slivers

4 0.1%

£ 53.29TIX 55.01

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

5 0.1%

£ 35.01TIX 20.93

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos

5 0.1%

£ 95.46TIX 47.57

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg B R U W

5 0.1%

£ 76.99TIX 79.0

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund Walls Combo

5 0.1%

£ 67.98TIX 108.11

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Elves

5 0.1%

-

£ 66.05TIX 10.81

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Fog Tron

5 0.1%

£ 105.04TIX 80.99

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Bant Elfos

6 0.1%

£ 54.78TIX 47.38

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Boros Tribe Combo

6 0.1%

£ 72.58TIX 49.81

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Sultai

6 0.1%

£ 114.38TIX 107.63

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Cascade

6 0.1%

£ 81.89TIX 11.71

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRW Dredge

6 0.1%

£ 31.77TIX 14.71

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Burn

6 0.1%

£ 35.97TIX 55.22

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Izzet Skred

6 0.1%

£ 66.82TIX 116.56

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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 13.1% 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?

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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