Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper Meta Staples Decklists Guides Winrate %Top players Collection

4300 Decks · last 60 days · Updated 11/13/2026

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

13.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness

582 13.2%

NZ$ 223.08TIX 61.44

6.3%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

279 6.3%

NZ$ 271.43TIX 73.77

5.4%

Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

237 5.4%

NZ$ 281.85TIX 158.9

4.7%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Ramp

205 4.7%

NZ$ 207.30TIX 14.48

4.5%

Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

197 4.5%

NZ$ 258.77TIX 173.97

4.3%

Icons of mtg Golgari Walls Combo

189 4.3%

NZ$ 329.08TIX 90.85

4.2%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

183 4.2%

NZ$ 157.25TIX 40.2

3.7%

Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

161 3.7%

NZ$ 331.88TIX 165.96

3.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

141 3.2%

NZ$ 391.29TIX 179.54

3.0%

Icons of mtg Gruul Storm

134 3.0%

NZ$ 527.15TIX 263.59

-

2.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kuldotha

112 2.5%

NZ$ 207.74TIX 47.8

2.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Synthesizer

97 2.2%

NZ$ 221.13TIX 107.27

-

2.1%

Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

93 2.1%

NZ$ 184.79TIX 44.86

2.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tron

92 2.1%

NZ$ 185.59TIX 116.9

2.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Ramp

91 2.1%

NZ$ 162.09TIX 65.54

1.9%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

84 1.9%

NZ$ 206.66TIX 49.26

1.8%

Icons of mtg White Weenie

81 1.8%

NZ$ 235.92TIX 60.9

1.4%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness Burn

63 1.4%

NZ$ 111.42TIX 6.31

-

1.3%

Icons of mtg Esper Ninja Affinity

59 1.3%

NZ$ 243.90TIX 146.19

-

1.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Faeries

53 1.2%

NZ$ 199.03TIX 81.28

1.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

51 1.2%

NZ$ 252.19TIX 95.4

1.1%

Icons of mtg Mono White Robots

49 1.1%

NZ$ 191.91TIX 104.37

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

41 0.9%

NZ$ 220.50TIX 102.31

0.9%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

40 0.9%

NZ$ 331.28TIX 85.77

0.9%

Icons of mtg Simic Turbo Fog

40 0.9%

NZ$ 318.52TIX 144.73

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg BGRU Bramble Wurm

34 0.8%

NZ$ 219.39TIX 80.61

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Dimir Delver

32 0.7%

NZ$ 248.48TIX 58.01

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Simic Tron

29 0.7%

NZ$ 149.99TIX 71.79

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Izzet Faeries

30 0.7%

NZ$ 306.62TIX 121.67

0.7%

Icons of mtg Esper Ephemerate

31 0.7%

NZ$ 121.86TIX 121.84

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Gruul Walls Combo

32 0.7%

NZ$ 282.46TIX 52.43

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

32 0.7%

NZ$ 192.54TIX 27.6

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg BRUW Affinity

32 0.7%

NZ$ 321.93TIX 174.7

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

32 0.7%

NZ$ 113.19TIX 42.79

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Gruul Eldrazi Ponza

26 0.6%

NZ$ 143.60TIX 22.73

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Robots

25 0.6%

NZ$ 176.68TIX 98.86

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

25 0.6%

NZ$ 298.09TIX 72.52

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mardu Wildfire

23 0.5%

NZ$ 181.85TIX 59.31

0.5%

Icons of mtg BRUW Tribe Combo

20 0.5%

NZ$ 187.25TIX 86.82

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Tron

21 0.5%

NZ$ 212.37TIX 77.07

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

21 0.5%

NZ$ 180.34TIX 83.03

0.5%

Icons of mtg BGUW Gates

22 0.5%

NZ$ 252.14TIX 81.06

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

23 0.5%

NZ$ 171.66TIX 72.46

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Temur Tron

23 0.5%

NZ$ 118.47TIX 84.14

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Fog Tron

23 0.5%

NZ$ 246.24TIX 137.9

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Golgari Altar Tron

24 0.5%

NZ$ 216.98TIX 56.58

0.5%

Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

24 0.5%

NZ$ 372.20TIX 167.75

0.4%

Icons of mtg Dimir Reanimate

19 0.4%

NZ$ 127.41TIX 189.38

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Mardu Cycling Storm

16 0.4%

NZ$ 361.36TIX 61.85

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Orzhov Gates

11 0.3%

NZ$ 150.03TIX 54.52

0.3%

Icons of mtg Kirol, Attentive First-Year

13 0.3%

NZ$ 182.17TIX 53.55

0.3%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Gates

11 0.3%

NZ$ 281.28TIX 32.97

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Dimir Control

13 0.3%

NZ$ 167.47TIX 128.92

0.3%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Gardens

12 0.3%

NZ$ 188.91TIX 29.36

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai

7 0.2%

NZ$ 273.92TIX 107.09

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tokens

7 0.2%

NZ$ 139.76TIX 27.21

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic Elfos

7 0.2%

NZ$ 153.81TIX 70.46

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

7 0.2%

NZ$ 141.54TIX 69.47

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai

7 0.2%

NZ$ 207.56TIX 105.43

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir

7 0.2%

NZ$ 185.33TIX 175.36

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Boros

7 0.2%

NZ$ 177.10TIX 50.23

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Temur

7 0.2%

NZ$ 179.94TIX 41.5

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Green

7 0.2%

NZ$ 147.30TIX 18.12

0.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Rally the Peasants

8 0.2%

NZ$ 274.56TIX 101.16

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Black Control

8 0.2%

NZ$ 49.79TIX 28.93

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Gates

9 0.2%

NZ$ 264.18TIX 120.5

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Fog

10 0.2%

NZ$ 233.29TIX 106.05

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Ping Storm

10 0.2%

NZ$ 171.47TIX 23.56

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Ninja Affinity

7 0.2%

NZ$ 255.53TIX 130.34

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Wildfire

10 0.2%

NZ$ 74.82TIX 104.01

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Pentad Prism

10 0.2%

NZ$ 358.39TIX 138.42

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis

10 0.2%

NZ$ 199.91TIX 228.86

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Izzet

4 0.1%

NZ$ 98.22TIX 96.01

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius

4 0.1%

NZ$ 179.41TIX 132.03

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul

4 0.1%

NZ$ 223.56TIX 10.46

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius Faeries

4 0.1%

NZ$ 219.47TIX 62.45

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Caw-Gate

4 0.1%

NZ$ 246.17TIX 209.81

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono White

3 0.1%

NZ$ 128.27TIX 35.85

0.1%

Icons of mtg Selesnya

3 0.1%

NZ$ 191.08TIX 54.77

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper

3 0.1%

NZ$ 178.04TIX 101.14

0.1%

Icons of mtg Grixis Control

3 0.1%

NZ$ 184.70TIX 217.19

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Abzan Daru Combo

3 0.1%

NZ$ 115.37TIX 50.23

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Simic Elves

3 0.1%

NZ$ 120.38TIX 69.09

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Reanimate

3 0.1%

NZ$ 122.11TIX 60.57

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Abzan Elves

3 0.1%

NZ$ 419.03TIX 123.55

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Affinity

3 0.1%

NZ$ 248.40TIX 70.28

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Naya Slivers

4 0.1%

NZ$ 127.62TIX 55.01

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Whale Combo

4 0.1%

NZ$ 116.45TIX 83.72

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund Walls Combo

5 0.1%

NZ$ 162.80TIX 108.11

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos

5 0.1%

NZ$ 228.62TIX 47.81

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg B R U W

5 0.1%

NZ$ 184.38TIX 79.32

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Fog Tron

5 0.1%

NZ$ 251.55TIX 80.99

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Elves

5 0.1%

-

NZ$ 158.18TIX 10.81

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Boros Tribe Combo

6 0.1%

NZ$ 173.83TIX 49.81

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Bant Elfos

6 0.1%

NZ$ 131.20TIX 47.38

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

6 0.1%

NZ$ 83.84TIX 20.93

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRW Dredge

6 0.1%

NZ$ 76.08TIX 14.71

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Cascade

6 0.1%

NZ$ 196.12TIX 11.71

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Burn

6 0.1%

NZ$ 86.14TIX 55.22

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Izzet Skred

6 0.1%

NZ$ 160.03TIX 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 13.2% 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?

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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