Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper Meta Staples Decklists Guides Winrate %Top players Collection

4320 Decks · last 60 days · Updated 10/24/2026

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

13.4%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness

591 13.4%

$ 142.85TIX 84.59

7.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

315 7.1%

$ 170.63TIX 128.81

4.9%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Ramp

216 4.9%

$ 131.33TIX 13.93

4.1%

Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

181 4.1%

$ 159.44TIX 187.87

4.0%

Icons of mtg Golgari Walls Combo

179 4.0%

$ 201.78TIX 112.47

3.6%

Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

157 3.6%

$ 227.23TIX 237.91

3.6%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

157 3.6%

$ 98.83TIX 47.56

3.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

140 3.2%

$ 144.40TIX 219.95

3.0%

Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

131 3.0%

$ 185.55TIX 232.44

2.8%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kuldotha

125 2.8%

$ 130.56TIX 58.6

2.8%

Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

123 2.8%

$ 116.14TIX 41.79

2.6%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tron

117 2.6%

$ 114.62TIX 111.31

2.2%

Icons of mtg Golgari Ramp

99 2.2%

$ 101.87TIX 89.65

2.1%

Icons of mtg White Weenie

94 2.1%

$ 148.27TIX 9.14

2.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Faeries

94 2.1%

$ 117.80TIX 140.65

1.7%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

75 1.7%

$ 129.89TIX 53.73

1.6%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

71 1.6%

$ 208.21TIX 123.23

1.6%

Icons of mtg Gruul Storm

69 1.6%

$ 252.43TIX 193.26

-

1.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

54 1.2%

$ 158.50TIX 98.6

1.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

50 1.1%

$ 187.35TIX 65.34

1.1%

Icons of mtg BRUW Synthesizer

49 1.1%

$ 138.98TIX 84.92

-

1.1%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness Burn

48 1.1%

$ 69.08TIX 33.16

-

1.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul Eldrazi Ponza

48 1.1%

$ 87.65TIX 52.86

-

1.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Ninja Affinity

48 1.1%

$ 153.29TIX 209.72

-

1.0%

Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

42 1.0%

$ 229.44TIX 221.12

1.0%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Tron

42 1.0%

$ 133.47TIX 81.3

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Dimir Delver

41 0.9%

$ 177.81TIX 150.02

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Izzet Faeries

39 0.9%

$ 192.71TIX 165.49

0.9%

Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

39 0.9%

$ 138.59TIX 153.45

0.9%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Robots

41 0.9%

$ 111.05TIX 110.17

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Simic Tron

40 0.9%

$ 142.06TIX 110.18

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Mono White Robots

32 0.7%

$ 120.61TIX 112.95

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Gruul Walls Combo

30 0.7%

$ 177.52TIX 38.42

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg BGRU Bramble Wurm

30 0.7%

$ 137.89TIX 90.46

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

28 0.6%

$ 71.14TIX 10.37

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Esper Ephemerate

26 0.6%

$ 76.59TIX 124.5

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Simic Turbo Fog

25 0.6%

$ 165.79TIX 166.8

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Gardens

25 0.6%

$ 110.17TIX 40.92

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Golgari Altar Tron

24 0.5%

$ 136.37TIX 99.82

0.5%

Icons of mtg BGUW Gates

21 0.5%

$ 225.55TIX 115.26

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg BRUW Tribe Combo

21 0.5%

$ 117.68TIX 51.99

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mardu Wildfire

21 0.5%

$ 114.29TIX 116.99

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

21 0.5%

$ 113.34TIX 133.36

0.5%

Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

22 0.5%

$ 107.89TIX 101.49

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg BRUW Affinity

23 0.5%

$ 202.33TIX 214.08

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

24 0.5%

$ 99.32TIX 89.61

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Temur Tron

24 0.5%

$ 93.98TIX 99.55

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Fog Tron

12 0.3%

$ 154.76TIX 118.32

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Kirol, Attentive First-Year

13 0.3%

$ 114.49TIX 110.41

0.3%

Icons of mtg Orzhov Gates

14 0.3%

$ 94.29TIX 90.01

0.3%

Icons of mtg Mono Green

14 0.3%

$ 106.27TIX 60.14

0.3%

Icons of mtg Sultai Fog

15 0.3%

$ 146.62TIX 221.36

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Gates

15 0.3%

$ 176.79TIX 96.52

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Mardu Cycling Storm

15 0.3%

$ 227.11TIX 100.87

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

7 0.2%

$ 181.86TIX 130.35

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tokens

7 0.2%

$ 87.84TIX 32.21

0.2%

Icons of mtg Temur Fog Tron

7 0.2%

$ 114.96TIX 69.77

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Ninja Affinity

7 0.2%

$ 160.60TIX 130.34

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai

7 0.2%

$ 172.16TIX 93.28

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Affinity

7 0.2%

$ 125.42TIX 271.09

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Control

7 0.2%

$ 105.25TIX 168.22

0.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Gates

8 0.2%

$ 166.04TIX 154.04

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRW Dredge

8 0.2%

$ 47.82TIX 13.69

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Wildfire

8 0.2%

$ 47.02TIX 220.91

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Temur

8 0.2%

$ 113.09TIX 105.58

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jund Walls Combo

8 0.2%

$ 102.32TIX 108.11

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Wildfire

9 0.2%

$ 146.25TIX 102.83

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic Elfos

8 0.2%

$ 96.67TIX 145.03

0.2%

Icons of mtg B R U W

11 0.2%

$ 115.88TIX 152.14

0.2%

Icons of mtg Ping Storm

11 0.2%

$ 104.83TIX 25.11

0.2%

Icons of mtg Bant Elfos

10 0.2%

$ 82.46TIX 68.09

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Rally the Peasants

10 0.2%

$ 172.56TIX 38.42

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis

10 0.2%

$ 95.82TIX 113.85

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

10 0.2%

$ 52.69TIX 20.93

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

10 0.2%

$ 75.94TIX 56.67

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Pentad Prism

10 0.2%

$ 225.25TIX 208.87

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir

9 0.2%

$ 116.48TIX 110.62

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic

9 0.2%

$ 97.32TIX 170.08

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg B G R U W

9 0.2%

$ 101.80TIX 4.75

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Caw-Gate

3 0.1%

$ 154.72TIX 251.32

0.1%

Icons of mtg Bant

4 0.1%

$ 111.31TIX 8.79

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari

4 0.1%

$ 121.35TIX 20.21

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Land Spy

4 0.1%

$ 112.62TIX 90.45

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Boros

4 0.1%

$ 111.30TIX 43.78

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Izzet

4 0.1%

$ 61.73TIX 160.39

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BRUW Wildfire

4 0.1%

$ 119.04TIX 176.78

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Fog Tron

4 0.1%

$ 158.10TIX 158.0

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red

4 0.1%

$ 91.17TIX 76.59

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Cascade

5 0.1%

$ 123.26TIX 9.56

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Whale Combo

5 0.1%

$ 73.19TIX 83.72

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg GRUW Ephemerate

5 0.1%

$ 204.35TIX 137.43

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper

5 0.1%

$ 111.90TIX 199.75

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Burn

5 0.1%

$ 54.14TIX 70.08

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Black

5 0.1%

$ 59.00TIX 84.24

0.1%

Icons of mtg Abzan Elves

6 0.1%

$ 144.66TIX 76.74

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Simic Elves

6 0.1%

$ 75.66TIX 69.09

0.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul

6 0.1%

$ 140.51TIX 88.53

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund

6 0.1%

$ 110.41TIX 203.57

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Black Control

6 0.1%

$ 31.29TIX 74.94

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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?

14 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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