Pauper Best Arquetypes

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2133 Decks · last 60 days · Updated 09/06/2026

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

12.5%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness

281 12.5%

987

50.1%

$ 122.03TIX 120.98

Deck tech

9.8%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

219 9.8%

420

54.3%

$ 158.78TIX 134.57

Deck tech

4.7%

Icons of mtg Golgari Walls Combo

106 4.7%

326

58.0%

$ 151.82TIX 131.94

Deck tech

4.4%

Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

99 4.4%

363

47.1%

$ 132.24TIX 93.65

Deck tech

4.1%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

92 4.1%

249

54.2%

$ 194.64TIX 237.34

Deck tech

3.9%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Ramp

88 3.9%

246

54.9%

$ 129.68TIX 60.59

Deck tech

3.9%

Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

87 3.9%

169

46.2%

$ 168.27TIX 113.13

Deck tech

3.2%

Icons of mtg White Weenie

72 3.2%

281

47.7%

$ 147.45TIX 3.58

Deck tech

3.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kuldotha

69 3.1%

300

53.0%

$ 111.79TIX 116.44

Deck tech

3.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tron

69 3.1%

352

56.5%

$ 126.86TIX 137.43

Deck tech

2.9%

Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

64 2.9%

349

52.4%

$ 204.71TIX 286.09

Deck tech

2.9%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

66 2.9%

300

48.3%

$ 106.67TIX 153.68

Deck tech

2.4%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Faeries

53 2.4%

135

49.6%

$ 114.36TIX 127.27

Deck tech

2.3%

Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

51 2.3%

293

45.1%

$ 190.46TIX 223.36

Deck tech

2.3%

Icons of mtg Dimir Delver

51 2.3%

123

46.3%

$ 109.13TIX 139.64

2.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Tron

48 2.1%

50.9%

$ 49.40TIX 86.47

2.0%

Icons of mtg Golgari Ramp

45 2.0%

206

51.0%

$ 105.54TIX 86.01

Deck tech

1.9%

Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

43 1.9%

42.9%

$ 149.34TIX 202.08

Deck tech

1.5%

Icons of mtg BGUW Gates

33 1.5%

128

48.4%

$ 218.99TIX 122.76

1.3%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

30 1.3%

129

51.9%

$ 72.19TIX 63.05

Deck tech

1.3%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

30 1.3%

185

54.6%

$ 128.54TIX 108.63

Deck tech

1.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul Storm

24 1.1%

48.9%

$ 227.89TIX 245.24

1.0%

Icons of mtg Izzet Faeries

22 1.0%

44.4%

$ 154.09TIX 224.17

Deck tech

1.0%

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

23 1.0%

50.0%

$ 69.06TIX 66.28

1.0%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

23 1.0%

36.7%

$ 131.41TIX 139.78

Deck tech

0.8%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Gardens

19 0.8%

45.2%

$ 129.33TIX 78.16

0.7%

Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

15 0.7%

50.0%

$ 110.97TIX 113.5

0.6%

Icons of mtg Mardu Cycling Storm

14 0.6%

30.0%

$ 220.47TIX 125.03

0.6%

Icons of mtg BGRU Bramble Wurm

14 0.6%

59.5%

$ 121.40TIX 175.63

0.5%

Icons of mtg Orzhov Gates

12 0.5%

39.5%

$ 91.53TIX 87.48

Deck tech

0.5%

Icons of mtg Ping Storm

11 0.5%

38.5%

$ 101.76TIX 40.85

Deck tech

0.5%

Icons of mtg BRUW Tribe Combo

12 0.5%

38.3%

$ 123.82TIX 107.59

0.4%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Gates

10 0.4%

38.5%

$ 202.08TIX 108.43

0.4%

Icons of mtg Sultai Fog

8 0.4%

50.0%

$ 142.33TIX 213.09

0.4%

Icons of mtg R

10 0.4%

36.4%

$ 88.50TIX 96.64

0.4%

Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

9 0.4%

50.7%

$ 133.37TIX 169.9

Deck tech

0.4%

Icons of mtg Bant Elfos

9 0.4%

50.0%

$ 78.58TIX 75.98

0.4%

Icons of mtg Simic Turbo Fog

10 0.4%

61.9%

$ 127.29TIX 184.84

0.3%

Icons of mtg B U

6 0.3%

48.3%

$ 103.63TIX 101.23

0.3%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

7 0.3%

40.9%

$ 44.14TIX 25.66

Deck tech

0.3%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

6 0.3%

$ 73.72TIX 53.43

0.3%

6 0.3%

$ 109.78TIX 26.95

0.3%

Icons of mtg B R U

7 0.3%

43.1%

$ 93.02TIX 242.44

0.3%

Icons of mtg R U

6 0.3%

50.0%

$ 59.92TIX 166.67

0.3%

Icons of mtg Mono Black Control

6 0.3%

47.6%

$ 30.38TIX 124.36

0.3%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

7 0.3%

93.3%

$ 183.80TIX 159.75

0.3%

Icons of mtg Fog Tron

7 0.3%

50.0%

$ 118.84TIX 253.04

0.2%

Icons of mtg G U W

4 0.2%

31.6%

$ 108.06TIX 148.15

0.2%

Icons of mtg G U

5 0.2%

35.3%

$ 94.47TIX 204.45

0.2%

Icons of mtg B R U W

4 0.2%

45.8%

$ 112.49TIX 114.04

Deck tech

0.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Gates

4 0.2%

72.7%

$ 161.18TIX 197.14

Deck tech

0.2%

Icons of mtg Golgari Altar Tron

4 0.2%

55.0%

$ 132.38TIX 56.58

Deck tech

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Affinity

4 0.2%

$ 121.75TIX 294.72

Deck tech

0.2%

Icons of mtg G R U W

4 0.2%

50.0%

$ 35.70TIX 148.14

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mardu Gates Bully

5 0.2%

64.7%

$ 114.28TIX 60.58

0.2%

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Control

4 0.2%

$ 82.02TIX 73.36

0.2%

4 0.2%

$ 98.24TIX 22.46

0.2%

Icons of mtg B

5 0.2%

45.5%

$ 60.00TIX 61.28

Deck tech

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jund Walls Combo

4 0.2%

42.9%

$ 99.33TIX 142.4

0.1%

Icons of mtg B G W

2 0.1%

50.0%

$ 106.34TIX 94.7

0.1%

Icons of mtg BRUW Synthesizer

3 0.1%

$ 134.91TIX 108.94

0.1%

Icons of mtg Simic Elfos

3 0.1%

$ 93.84TIX 164.0

0.1%

3 0.1%

$ 107.18TIX 56.03

0.1%

Icons of mtg G R W

3 0.1%

38.9%

$ 51.51TIX 257.61

0.1%

3 0.1%

$ 100.01TIX 14.62

0.1%

3 0.1%

$ 180.13TIX 143.22

0.1%

3 0.1%

$ 108.05TIX 154.85

0.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul Walls Combo

2 0.1%

55.6%

$ 87.29TIX 94.06

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

3 0.1%

50.0%

$ 118.24TIX 119.58

Deck tech

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Tron

3 0.1%

33.3%

$ 143.08TIX 96.41

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Tron

2 0.1%

$ 137.91TIX 167.45

0.1%

Icons of mtg G W

2 0.1%

$ 116.58TIX 90.28

0.1%

Icons of mtg B U W

3 0.1%

37.5%

$ 108.63TIX 204.43

Deck tech

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mardu Wildfire

3 0.1%

33.3%

$ 110.95TIX 149.09

Deck tech

0.1%

Icons of mtg Orzhov Pestilence

2 0.1%

37.5%

$ 104.12TIX 46.17

Deck tech

0.1%

Icons of mtg B G R U W

3 0.1%

67.7%

$ 98.82TIX 102.46

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Ponza

3 0.1%

$ 189.57TIX 78.11

0.1%

Icons of mtg G R

2 0.1%

62.5%

$ 136.40TIX 95.84

Deck tech

0.1%

Icons of mtg Simic Elves

3 0.1%

$ 73.45TIX 20.48

Deck tech

0.1%

Icons of mtg Sultai Tron

3 0.1%

$ 78.14TIX 92.13

0.1%

Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

3 0.1%

35.7%

$ 90.09TIX 101.98

Deck tech

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

2 0.1%

44.4%

$ 72.29TIX 56.36

0.1%

Icons of mtg B R

2 0.1%

40.0%

$ 139.48TIX 2.67

0.1%

Icons of mtg B G U

3 0.1%

28.6%

$ 167.12TIX 123.4

0.0%

Icons of mtg Kirol, Attentive First-Year

$ 111.14TIX 169.63

0.0%

$ 72.54TIX 31.7

0.0%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Affinity

$ 118.54TIX 37.84

0.0%

$ 126.64TIX 96.08

0.0%

Icons of mtg Temur Elfos

58.8%

$ 38.60TIX 132.72

0.0%

Icons of mtg Grixis Delver

$ 121.91TIX 181.9

0.0%

Icons of mtg B G

$ 117.80TIX 115.24

Deck tech

0.0%

Icons of mtg Jund Cascade

$ 107.64TIX 64.19

0.0%

Icons of mtg Izzet Delver

$ 146.29TIX 203.49

0.0%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tokens

$ 85.27TIX 90.35

0.0%

$ 56.19TIX 27.33

0.0%

Icons of mtg B W

33.3%

$ 87.45TIX 40.93

0.0%

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Burn

$ 63.99TIX 27.05

0.0%

$ 109.46TIX 1.38

0.0%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Gates

100.0%

$ 63.89TIX 123.44

0.0%

Icons of mtg Golgari Reanimate

57.9%

$ 74.50TIX 60.57

Commander Premodern Modern Standard Legacy Vintage Pauper Pioneer

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 12.5% 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?

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.