Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper Meta Staples Decklists Guides Winrate %Top players Collection

4290 Decks · last 60 days · Updated 10/26/2026

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

13.4%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness

593 13.4%

$ 142.85TIX 75.11

6.9%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

305 6.9%

$ 170.63TIX 125.73

4.9%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Ramp

215 4.9%

$ 131.33TIX 45.43

4.3%

Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

188 4.3%

$ 159.44TIX 186.75

3.8%

Icons of mtg Golgari Walls Combo

169 3.8%

$ 201.78TIX 93.69

3.7%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

163 3.7%

$ 98.83TIX 62.54

3.5%

Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

156 3.5%

$ 227.23TIX 228.71

3.3%

Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

146 3.3%

$ 144.40TIX 212.71

3.0%

Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

134 3.0%

$ 185.55TIX 235.36

2.7%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kuldotha

120 2.7%

$ 130.56TIX 64.48

2.7%

Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

119 2.7%

$ 116.14TIX 42.29

2.5%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tron

111 2.5%

$ 114.62TIX 82.53

2.3%

Icons of mtg Golgari Ramp

100 2.3%

$ 101.87TIX 63.69

2.1%

Icons of mtg White Weenie

93 2.1%

$ 148.27TIX 9.14

1.9%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Faeries

84 1.9%

$ 117.80TIX 140.65

1.7%

Icons of mtg Gruul Storm

76 1.7%

$ 251.64TIX 198.97

-

1.7%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

74 1.7%

$ 129.89TIX 18.05

1.5%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

65 1.5%

$ 208.21TIX 133.03

1.3%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

57 1.3%

$ 158.50TIX 129.77

1.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Synthesizer

51 1.2%

$ 138.98TIX 80.83

-

1.1%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness Burn

49 1.1%

$ 69.08TIX 5.86

-

1.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Ninja Affinity

49 1.1%

$ 153.29TIX 209.2

-

1.0%

Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

46 1.0%

$ 187.35TIX 56.57

1.0%

Icons of mtg Gruul Eldrazi Ponza

46 1.0%

$ 87.65TIX 52.86

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Robots

40 0.9%

$ 111.05TIX 110.17

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

38 0.9%

$ 138.59TIX 153.45

0.9%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Tron

40 0.9%

$ 133.47TIX 81.3

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Dimir Delver

40 0.9%

$ 126.60TIX 94.62

-

0.9%

Icons of mtg Simic Tron

40 0.9%

$ 130.39TIX 123.11

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Izzet Faeries

37 0.8%

$ 192.71TIX 165.49

0.8%

Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

36 0.8%

$ 229.44TIX 221.12

0.8%

Icons of mtg Mono White Robots

35 0.8%

$ 120.61TIX 71.9

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Gruul Walls Combo

31 0.7%

$ 177.52TIX 54.31

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Golgari Altar Tron

25 0.6%

$ 136.37TIX 54.91

0.6%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

25 0.6%

$ 99.32TIX 85.22

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Esper Ephemerate

26 0.6%

$ 76.59TIX 124.5

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

28 0.6%

$ 71.14TIX 54.4

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Simic Turbo Fog

28 0.6%

$ 165.79TIX 153.29

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg BGRU Bramble Wurm

28 0.6%

$ 137.89TIX 90.46

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Temur Tron

24 0.5%

$ 93.98TIX 99.55

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Gardens

24 0.5%

$ 110.17TIX 40.92

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

23 0.5%

$ 107.89TIX 106.09

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg BRUW Affinity

23 0.5%

$ 202.33TIX 214.08

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg BGUW Gates

23 0.5%

$ 158.47TIX 66.79

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

20 0.5%

$ 113.34TIX 103.04

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mardu Wildfire

20 0.5%

$ 114.29TIX 116.99

0.4%

Icons of mtg BRUW Tribe Combo

19 0.4%

$ 117.68TIX 51.99

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Mardu Cycling Storm

16 0.4%

$ 227.11TIX 93.77

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Mono Green

14 0.3%

$ 106.27TIX 58.43

0.3%

Icons of mtg Kirol, Attentive First-Year

13 0.3%

$ 114.49TIX 110.41

0.3%

Icons of mtg B R U W

13 0.3%

$ 115.88TIX 69.22

0.3%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Gates

14 0.3%

$ 176.79TIX 96.52

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Orzhov Gates

15 0.3%

$ 94.29TIX 87.17

0.3%

Icons of mtg Sultai Fog

14 0.3%

$ 146.62TIX 221.36

-

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 Dimir Ninja Affinity

7 0.2%

$ 160.60TIX 130.34

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Temur Fog Tron

7 0.2%

$ 114.96TIX 69.77

-

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 14.71

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic Elfos

8 0.2%

$ 96.67TIX 145.03

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 104.32

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jund Walls Combo

8 0.2%

$ 102.32TIX 108.11

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg B G R U W

9 0.2%

$ 101.80TIX 4.37

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Wildfire

9 0.2%

$ 146.25TIX 102.83

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Bant Elfos

11 0.2%

$ 82.46TIX 47.38

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis

11 0.2%

$ 95.82TIX 61.81

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Ping Storm

11 0.2%

$ 104.83TIX 25.11

0.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Rally the Peasants

10 0.2%

$ 172.56TIX 38.42

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Fog Tron

10 0.2%

$ 154.76TIX 118.32

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Pentad Prism

10 0.2%

$ 225.25TIX 208.87

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir

10 0.2%

$ 116.48TIX 44.98

-

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 Simic

9 0.2%

$ 97.32TIX 161.17

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Caw-Gate

3 0.1%

$ 154.72TIX 251.32

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Land Spy

4 0.1%

$ 112.62TIX 90.45

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BRUW Wildfire

4 0.1%

$ 119.04TIX 176.78

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari

4 0.1%

$ 121.35TIX 18.89

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jeskai

4 0.1%

$ 130.45TIX 99.75

0.1%

Icons of mtg GRUW Ephemerate

4 0.1%

$ 204.35TIX 137.43

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Boros

4 0.1%

$ 111.30TIX 44.18

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Izzet

4 0.1%

$ 61.73TIX 153.98

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Naya Slivers

4 0.1%

$ 80.21TIX 55.01

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red

4 0.1%

$ 91.17TIX 75.83

-

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 Gruul

5 0.1%

$ 140.51TIX 79.86

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund

5 0.1%

$ 110.41TIX 200.41

-

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%

$ 57.57TIX 80.24

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 Sultai

6 0.1%

$ 172.16TIX 92.23

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper

6 0.1%

$ 111.90TIX 169.92

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?

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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