Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper Meta Staples Decklists Guides Winrate %Top players Collection

4415 Decks · last 60 days · Updated 11/01/2026

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

13.4%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness

609 13.4%

$ 129.01TIX 102.87

6.6%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

298 6.6%

$ 159.05TIX 118.59

4.8%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Ramp

218 4.8%

$ 124.49TIX 24.24

4.7%

Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

214 4.7%

$ 156.78TIX 181.09

4.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Walls Combo

185 4.1%

$ 178.63TIX 83.48

3.8%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

173 3.8%

$ 90.46TIX 41.58

3.7%

Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

167 3.7%

$ 143.19TIX 181.31

3.5%

Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

159 3.5%

$ 219.48TIX 177.07

3.3%

Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

150 3.3%

$ 169.84TIX 110.12

2.7%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kuldotha

122 2.7%

$ 119.51TIX 14.91

2.4%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tron

108 2.4%

$ 108.55TIX 81.92

2.4%

Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

108 2.4%

$ 106.31TIX 37.07

2.2%

Icons of mtg Gruul Storm

99 2.2%

$ 241.83TIX 189.36

-

2.2%

Icons of mtg Golgari Ramp

99 2.2%

$ 93.25TIX 58.82

1.9%

Icons of mtg White Weenie

87 1.9%

$ 135.72TIX 62.31

1.8%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

82 1.8%

$ 118.89TIX 66.96

1.7%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Faeries

76 1.7%

$ 114.50TIX 89.38

1.4%

Icons of mtg BRUW Synthesizer

62 1.4%

$ 127.21TIX 108.46

-

1.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness Burn

56 1.2%

$ 61.54TIX 19.8

-

1.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

56 1.2%

$ 145.08TIX 128.3

1.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

54 1.2%

$ 190.58TIX 119.87

1.2%

Icons of mtg Esper Ninja Affinity

54 1.2%

$ 140.31TIX 179.35

-

1.0%

Icons of mtg Mono White Robots

46 1.0%

$ 110.40TIX 96.19

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Robots

39 0.9%

$ 101.64TIX 110.17

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

40 0.9%

$ 171.49TIX 60.37

0.9%

Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

40 0.9%

$ 126.85TIX 92.83

0.9%

Icons of mtg Simic Tron

40 0.9%

$ 119.35TIX 123.11

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Gruul Eldrazi Ponza

37 0.8%

$ 91.51TIX 18.72

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Tron

36 0.8%

$ 122.17TIX 55.69

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Izzet Faeries

35 0.8%

$ 176.40TIX 146.23

0.8%

Icons of mtg Gruul Walls Combo

34 0.8%

$ 162.49TIX 58.97

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Dimir Delver

37 0.8%

$ 142.95TIX 101.17

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

33 0.7%

$ 65.12TIX 74.3

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg BGRU Bramble Wurm

30 0.7%

$ 126.21TIX 70.81

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

27 0.6%

$ 210.02TIX 210.98

0.6%

Icons of mtg BRUW Affinity

25 0.6%

$ 185.20TIX 213.45

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Temur Tron

26 0.6%

$ 86.16TIX 87.21

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Golgari Altar Tron

28 0.6%

$ 124.83TIX 46.66

0.6%

Icons of mtg BGUW Gates

28 0.6%

$ 145.06TIX 94.21

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

29 0.6%

$ 107.12TIX 70.28

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Simic Turbo Fog

29 0.6%

$ 181.01TIX 114.83

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Esper Ephemerate

29 0.6%

$ 70.10TIX 129.46

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mardu Wildfire

23 0.5%

$ 104.61TIX 59.31

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

22 0.5%

$ 103.75TIX 83.03

0.5%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Gardens

21 0.5%

$ 100.85TIX 40.92

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

20 0.4%

$ 98.75TIX 107.38

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg BRUW Tribe Combo

20 0.4%

$ 107.72TIX 93.38

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Fog Tron

17 0.4%

$ 141.66TIX 118.86

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Sultai Fog

12 0.3%

$ 134.21TIX 175.95

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Mono Green

13 0.3%

$ 84.74TIX 9.99

0.3%

Icons of mtg Orzhov Gates

12 0.3%

$ 86.31TIX 87.17

0.3%

Icons of mtg Kirol, Attentive First-Year

15 0.3%

$ 104.80TIX 53.55

0.3%

Icons of mtg Mardu Cycling Storm

15 0.3%

$ 207.89TIX 57.58

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg B R U W

15 0.3%

$ 106.07TIX 57.02

0.3%

Icons of mtg Grixis

14 0.3%

$ 87.71TIX 172.92

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Wildfire

7 0.2%

$ 133.87TIX 102.83

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tokens

7 0.2%

$ 80.40TIX 32.21

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic Elfos

7 0.2%

$ 88.49TIX 145.03

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

7 0.2%

$ 69.51TIX 56.67

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Ninja Affinity

7 0.2%

$ 147.01TIX 130.34

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Esper

7 0.2%

$ 102.42TIX 97.87

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai

7 0.2%

$ 119.41TIX 93.36

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRW Dredge

7 0.2%

$ 43.77TIX 14.71

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Black Control

7 0.2%

$ 28.64TIX 49.48

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Wildfire

8 0.2%

$ 43.04TIX 220.91

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

8 0.2%

$ 48.23TIX 20.93

0.2%

Icons of mtg Temur

8 0.2%

$ 103.52TIX 58.23

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg B G R U W

8 0.2%

$ 93.18TIX 4.31

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Rally the Peasants

11 0.2%

$ 157.95TIX 101.16

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Ping Storm

11 0.2%

$ 95.95TIX 26.5

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Gates

11 0.2%

$ 161.82TIX 96.52

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir

10 0.2%

$ 106.62TIX 138.21

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Bant Elfos

10 0.2%

$ 75.48TIX 47.38

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Gates

10 0.2%

$ 151.98TIX 138.07

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic

9 0.2%

$ 89.08TIX 137.17

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Pentad Prism

9 0.2%

$ 206.18TIX 208.87

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Control

8 0.2%

$ 96.34TIX 191.83

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Burn

3 0.1%

$ 73.65TIX 32.92

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Aggro

3 0.1%

-

$ 96.28TIX 97.68

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Dimir Reanimate

4 0.1%

$ 73.30TIX 149.94

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Caw-Gate

4 0.1%

$ 141.62TIX 209.81

0.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul

4 0.1%

$ 128.61TIX 65.26

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos

4 0.1%

$ 131.52TIX 45.15

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius

4 0.1%

$ 103.21TIX 159.6

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Land Spy

4 0.1%

$ 103.09TIX 90.45

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Naya Slivers

4 0.1%

$ 73.42TIX 55.01

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Whale Combo

5 0.1%

$ 66.99TIX 83.72

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Fog Tron

5 0.1%

$ 105.23TIX 69.77

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Izzet

5 0.1%

$ 56.50TIX 117.67

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund

5 0.1%

$ 101.07TIX 200.3

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Cascade

6 0.1%

$ 112.83TIX 11.71

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Abzan Elves

6 0.1%

$ 241.06TIX 123.55

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Simic Elves

6 0.1%

$ 69.25TIX 69.09

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

6 0.1%

$ 166.46TIX 130.35

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Sultai

6 0.1%

$ 157.58TIX 79.53

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Boros

6 0.1%

$ 101.88TIX 48.99

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund Walls Combo

6 0.1%

$ 93.66TIX 108.11

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Affinity

6 0.1%

$ 114.80TIX 271.09

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Burn

6 0.1%

$ 49.55TIX 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 13.4% 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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