Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper MetaStaplesDecklistsGuidesWinrate %Top playersCollection

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

13.3%

Grixis Terror image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Terror

22

704

50.7%

688.21TIX 14.6

Deck tech

7.8%

Mono Blue Tempo image

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

13

399

51.6%

2009.58TIX 158.41

Deck tech

6.0%

Mono Red Kiln Fiend image

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kiln Fiend

10

267

53.9%

1720.99TIX 80.77

Deck tech

4.8%

Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness

8

230

54.8%

2184.14TIX 123.38

Deck tech

4.2%

Grixis Burn image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Burn

7

345

46.7%

1724.77TIX 107.53

Deck tech

3.6%

Gruul Ramp image

Icons of mtg Gruul Ramp

6

102

60.8%

1552.31TIX 31.36

Deck tech

3.6%

Grixis Affinity image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

6

227

49.3%

2467.42TIX 148.14

Deck tech

3.6%

Jund Gardens image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

6

244

48.8%

1590.45TIX 68.26

Deck tech

3.0%

MonoBlack Control image

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Control

5

55

52.7%

1335.79TIX 17.21

Deck tech

3.0%

Dimir Madness image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

5

193

52.8%

2130.68TIX 201.08

Deck tech

3.0%

MonoBlack Arritocrats image

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

5

155

49.0%

1090.12TIX 13.05

-

3.0%

Gruul Ponza image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

5

81

60.5%

1364.25TIX 81.34

Deck tech

3.0%

White Weenie image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg White Weenie

5

129

52.7%

1955.93TIX 65.74

Deck tech

2.4%

Azorius Familiar image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

4

108

50.9%

1979.28TIX 132.12

Deck tech

2.4%

B R U W image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg B R U W

4

41

46.3%

1912.74TIX 96.1

Deck tech

2.4%

Golgari Dradge image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Golgari Dradge

4

106

52.8%

2425.75TIX 115.18

Deck tech

1.8%

Mono-White Heroic image

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

3

70

50.0%

659.56TIX 21.03

Deck tech

1.8%

Jeskai Ephemerate image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

3

91

57.1%

2597.48TIX 198.57

Deck tech

1.8%

B G R U W image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg B G R U W

3

19

68.4%

1609.32TIX 124.4

-

1.8%

Dimir Faeries image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

3

48

66.7%

2091.97TIX 158.06

Deck tech

1.2%

Fog Tron image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Fog Tron

2

21

66.7%

1935.41TIX 192.78

-

1.2%

Selesnya Gond Combo image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

2

99

47.5%

1175.65TIX 58.25

-

1.2%

B G R U image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg B G R U

2

8

75.0%

2479.80TIX 107.7

-

1.2%

Grixis Aggro image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

2

96

51.0%

2742.00TIX 183.72

Deck tech

1.2%

G R U image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg G R U

2

5

20.0%

1787.88TIX 7.41

-

1.2%

Mono Red Aggro image

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

2

76

53.9%

2126.30TIX 107.79

Deck tech

1.2%

Mono Blue Delver image

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

2

89

47.2%

1482.56TIX 101.12

Deck tech

1.2%

U W image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg U W

2

24

50.0%

1735.86TIX 106.3

-

1.2%

Dimir Affinity image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

2

85

50.6%

1261.18TIX 88.51

Deck tech

1.2%

B G U image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg B G U

2

19

52.6%

2027.87TIX 286.54

-

1.2%

Mono-Green Infect image

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

2

60

31.7%

1200.49TIX 134.29

Deck tech

1.2%

B R image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg B R

2

40

57.5%

2271.58TIX 48.67

-

1.2%

G image

Icons of mtg G

2

149

55.0%

1545.00TIX 132.17

Deck tech

0.6%

Rakdos Ping image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Rakdos Ping

1

39

53.8%

1824.85TIX 67.11

-

0.6%

Esper Affinity image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

1

63

47.6%

1688.31TIX 117.65

Deck tech

0.6%

W image

Icons of mtg W

1

64

51.6%

1102.34TIX 30.78

Deck tech

0.6%

Golgari Pestilence image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

1

40

47.5%

1571.40TIX 151.85

-

0.6%

Kirol, Attentive First-Year image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Kirol, Attentive First-Year

1

10

70.0%

1810.05TIX 82.41

Deck tech

0.6%

Sultai Gardens image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Sultai Gardens

1

37

51.4%

-

0.6%

Mardu Synthesizer image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Mardu Synthesizer

1

10

70.0%

958.91TIX 25.12

Deck tech

0.6%

Orzhov Pestilence image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Orzhov Pestilence

1

94

41.5%

2920.24TIX 49.71

Deck tech

0.6%

Rakdos Burn image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Rakdos Burn

1

9

66.7%

1271.98TIX 39.0

Deck tech

0.6%

BGRU image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg BGRU

1

64

48.4%

1429.20TIX 61.94

Deck tech

0.6%

Mono-White Bully image

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

1

25

44.0%

1177.21TIX 42.13

-

0.6%

Burn image

Icons of mtg Burn

1

41

51.2%

920.76TIX 40.96

Deck tech

0.6%

G W image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg G W

1

40

50.0%

1898.57TIX 56.04

-

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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 Terror is currently the top archetype in Pauper, used in 13.3% of decks. See the full ranked list below.

How many different decks/archetypes are in the Pauper metagame?

46 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?

7 cards are currently banned in Pauper, including Treasure Cruise, Atog, Seeker of Skybreak, Grapeshot, Empty the Warrens. See the full banlist above.

What are the most played cards in Pauper?

The most played cards in Pauper right now include Mountain, Island, Swamp, Forest, Lightning Bolt. 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.