Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper Meta Staples Decklists Guides Winrate %Top players Collection

4275 Decks · last 60 days · Updated 10/28/2026

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

13.4%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness

586 13.4%

$ 127.69TIX 81.71

6.8%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

296 6.8%

$ 158.84TIX 126.18

5.0%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Ramp

217 5.0%

$ 122.26TIX 45.78

4.4%

Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

190 4.4%

$ 148.43TIX 195.12

4.0%

Icons of mtg Golgari Walls Combo

174 4.0%

$ 187.84TIX 102.87

3.7%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

162 3.7%

$ 92.00TIX 64.58

3.5%

Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

154 3.5%

$ 221.18TIX 194.01

3.5%

Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

154 3.5%

$ 138.40TIX 185.07

3.2%

Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

139 3.2%

$ 172.73TIX 197.2

2.7%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kuldotha

117 2.7%

$ 121.54TIX 56.61

2.6%

Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

113 2.6%

$ 108.12TIX 47.21

2.5%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tron

108 2.5%

$ 106.70TIX 51.45

2.2%

Icons of mtg Golgari Ramp

95 2.2%

$ 94.84TIX 68.74

2.1%

Icons of mtg White Weenie

91 2.1%

$ 138.03TIX 10.54

1.9%

Icons of mtg Gruul Storm

82 1.9%

$ 246.25TIX 185.06

-

1.9%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Faeries

81 1.9%

$ 116.45TIX 88.37

1.7%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

74 1.7%

$ 120.91TIX 72.05

1.3%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

57 1.3%

$ 147.55TIX 129.77

1.3%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

56 1.3%

$ 193.83TIX 133.03

1.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Synthesizer

53 1.2%

$ 129.38TIX 109.8

-

1.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness Burn

52 1.2%

$ 61.08TIX 23.28

-

1.2%

Icons of mtg Esper Ninja Affinity

51 1.2%

$ 142.70TIX 207.36

-

1.0%

Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

45 1.0%

$ 174.40TIX 56.57

1.0%

Icons of mtg Gruul Eldrazi Ponza

42 1.0%

$ 44.03TIX 21.69

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Tron

40 0.9%

$ 124.25TIX 68.23

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Robots

39 0.9%

$ 103.37TIX 110.17

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Simic Tron

40 0.9%

$ 121.38TIX 123.11

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

41 0.9%

$ 129.01TIX 92.83

0.8%

Icons of mtg Dimir Delver

37 0.8%

$ 117.85TIX 94.62

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Izzet Faeries

35 0.8%

$ 179.40TIX 107.99

0.8%

Icons of mtg Mono White Robots

35 0.8%

$ 112.28TIX 71.9

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

34 0.8%

$ 213.59TIX 210.98

0.8%

Icons of mtg Gruul Walls Combo

33 0.8%

$ 165.26TIX 62.65

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

30 0.7%

$ 66.22TIX 45.72

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Simic Turbo Fog

29 0.7%

$ 154.34TIX 144.0

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg BGRU Bramble Wurm

29 0.7%

$ 128.36TIX 88.39

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg BGUW Gates

25 0.6%

$ 147.52TIX 78.27

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Golgari Altar Tron

26 0.6%

$ 126.95TIX 68.44

0.6%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

26 0.6%

$ 92.46TIX 87.57

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Esper Ephemerate

26 0.6%

$ 71.30TIX 124.5

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Gardens

24 0.5%

$ 102.56TIX 40.92

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Temur Tron

24 0.5%

$ 87.49TIX 99.55

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg BRUW Affinity

23 0.5%

$ 188.35TIX 139.22

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

21 0.5%

$ 105.51TIX 83.03

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mardu Wildfire

21 0.5%

$ 106.39TIX 102.86

0.5%

Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

20 0.5%

$ 100.43TIX 84.3

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg BRUW Tribe Combo

19 0.4%

$ 109.55TIX 54.85

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Mardu Cycling Storm

16 0.4%

$ 211.42TIX 89.89

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Mono Green

14 0.3%

$ 98.93TIX 53.43

0.3%

Icons of mtg Bant Elfos

11 0.3%

$ 76.76TIX 47.38

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg BRUW Rally the Peasants

11 0.3%

$ 160.64TIX 101.16

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Fog Tron

11 0.3%

$ 144.07TIX 157.39

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg B R U W

12 0.3%

$ 107.87TIX 69.18

0.3%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Gates

13 0.3%

$ 164.57TIX 96.52

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Orzhov Gates

14 0.3%

$ 87.78TIX 87.17

0.3%

Icons of mtg Sultai Fog

15 0.3%

$ 136.49TIX 175.95

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Kirol, Attentive First-Year

15 0.3%

$ 106.58TIX 53.55

0.3%

Icons of mtg Grixis

12 0.3%

$ 89.20TIX 61.62

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tokens

7 0.2%

$ 81.77TIX 32.21

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Ninja Affinity

7 0.2%

$ 149.51TIX 130.34

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

7 0.2%

$ 169.29TIX 130.35

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Affinity

7 0.2%

$ 116.75TIX 271.09

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Control

7 0.2%

$ 97.98TIX 168.22

0.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Gates

8 0.2%

$ 154.56TIX 146.2

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Wildfire

8 0.2%

$ 136.15TIX 102.83

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jund Walls Combo

8 0.2%

$ 95.25TIX 108.11

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic Elfos

8 0.2%

$ 89.99TIX 145.03

0.2%

Icons of mtg Temur

8 0.2%

$ 105.28TIX 99.53

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Wildfire

8 0.2%

$ 43.77TIX 220.91

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Pentad Prism

10 0.2%

$ 209.69TIX 208.87

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

10 0.2%

$ 49.05TIX 20.93

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir

9 0.2%

$ 108.43TIX 43.25

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic

9 0.2%

$ 90.59TIX 147.63

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg B G R U W

9 0.2%

$ 94.76TIX 4.44

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

9 0.2%

$ 70.69TIX 56.67

0.2%

Icons of mtg Ping Storm

9 0.2%

$ 97.59TIX 25.11

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRW Dredge

8 0.2%

$ 44.52TIX 14.71

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Burn

3 0.1%

$ 74.90TIX 32.92

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Aggro

3 0.1%

-

$ 97.91TIX 97.68

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Caw-Gate

4 0.1%

$ 144.03TIX 209.81

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari

4 0.1%

$ 112.96TIX 20.31

0.1%

Icons of mtg Izzet

4 0.1%

$ 57.47TIX 146.31

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Land Spy

4 0.1%

$ 104.84TIX 90.45

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Naya Slivers

4 0.1%

$ 74.67TIX 55.01

0.1%

Icons of mtg GRUW Ephemerate

4 0.1%

$ 190.23TIX 137.43

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red

4 0.1%

$ 84.87TIX 75.13

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Cascade

5 0.1%

$ 114.75TIX 9.56

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Abzan Elves

5 0.1%

$ 134.67TIX 76.74

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Whale Combo

5 0.1%

$ 68.13TIX 83.72

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul

5 0.1%

$ 130.80TIX 77.91

0.1%

Icons of mtg Boros

5 0.1%

$ 103.62TIX 50.59

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund

5 0.1%

$ 102.78TIX 209.21

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Black Control

5 0.1%

$ 29.13TIX 74.94

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Burn

5 0.1%

$ 50.40TIX 70.08

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Black

5 0.1%

$ 53.60TIX 82.68

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Fog Tron

6 0.1%

$ 107.02TIX 69.77

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Simic Elves

6 0.1%

$ 70.43TIX 69.09

0.1%

Icons of mtg Sultai

6 0.1%

$ 160.26TIX 85.53

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper

6 0.1%

$ 104.17TIX 86.27

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jeskai

6 0.1%

$ 121.44TIX 96.91

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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?

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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