Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper MetaStaplesDecklistsGuidesWinrate %Top playersCollection

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

13.5%

Grixis Terror image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Terror

22

749

50.2%

690.25TIX 14.6

Deck tech

8.0%

Mono Blue Tempo image

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

13

433

53.3%

1999.15TIX 149.8

Deck tech

6.1%

Mono Red Kiln Fiend image

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kiln Fiend

10

274

53.6%

1726.11TIX 80.77

Deck tech

4.3%

Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness image

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

7

247

53.4%

2340.00TIX 131.95

Deck tech

4.3%

Grixis Burn image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Burn

7

393

45.5%

1767.43TIX 99.87

Deck tech

3.7%

Gruul Ramp image

Icons of mtg Gruul Ramp

6

119

57.1%

1556.92TIX 31.36

Deck tech

3.7%

Grixis Affinity image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

6

255

49.4%

2307.29TIX 154.01

Deck tech

3.7%

Jund Gardens image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

6

278

47.5%

1595.18TIX 68.26

Deck tech

3.1%

MonoBlack Control image

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Control

5

55

52.7%

1339.76TIX 17.21

Deck tech

3.1%

Dimir Madness image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

5

207

50.7%

2137.02TIX 201.08

Deck tech

3.1%

MonoBlack Arritocrats image

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

5

146

50.0%

1093.36TIX 13.05

-

3.1%

Gruul Ponza image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

5

81

60.5%

1368.30TIX 81.34

Deck tech

3.1%

White Weenie image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg White Weenie

5

139

54.7%

1961.75TIX 65.74

Deck tech

2.5%

Golgari Dradge image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Golgari Dradge

4

145

55.2%

2406.10TIX 119.25

Deck tech

2.5%

Azorius Familiar image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

4

130

52.3%

1985.16TIX 132.12

Deck tech

2.5%

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%

1918.42TIX 96.1

Deck tech

1.8%

Mono-White Heroic image

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

3

70

50.0%

663.72TIX 20.68

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%

1614.10TIX 122.83

-

1.8%

Jeskai Ephemerate image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

3

107

57.9%

2605.20TIX 198.57

Deck tech

1.8%

Dimir Faeries image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

3

48

66.7%

2098.19TIX 158.06

Deck tech

1.2%

G image

Icons of mtg G

2

149

55.0%

1549.60TIX 132.17

Deck tech

1.2%

Fog Tron image

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

2

31

71.0%

1941.17TIX 192.78

-

1.2%

Selesnya Gond Combo image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

2

111

49.5%

1179.14TIX 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%

2487.18TIX 107.7

-

1.2%

G R U image

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

2

17

47.1%

1793.20TIX 7.41

-

1.2%

Grixis Aggro image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

2

85

50.6%

2506.93TIX 189.1

Deck tech

1.2%

Mono Red Aggro image

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

2

76

53.9%

2136.64TIX 112.23

Deck tech

1.2%

U W image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg U W

2

24

50.0%

1741.02TIX 106.3

-

1.2%

Mono Blue Delver image

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

2

89

47.2%

1486.97TIX 101.12

Deck tech

1.2%

B R image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg B R

2

40

57.5%

2278.33TIX 48.67

-

1.2%

Dimir Affinity image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

2

96

52.1%

1264.93TIX 88.51

Deck tech

1.2%

B G U image

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

2

11

63.6%

2033.90TIX 288.53

-

1.2%

Mono-Green Infect image

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

2

73

31.5%

1204.06TIX 134.29

Deck tech

0.6%

Esper Affinity image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

1

63

47.6%

1693.33TIX 117.65

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%

961.76TIX 25.12

Deck tech

0.6%

Orzhov Pestilence image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Orzhov Pestilence

1

111

42.3%

2928.92TIX 49.71

Deck tech

0.6%

Rakdos Burn image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Rakdos Burn

1

17

64.7%

1275.76TIX 39.0

Deck tech

0.6%

Mono-White Bully image

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

1

28

42.9%

1180.71TIX 42.13

-

0.6%

Rakdos Ping image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Rakdos Ping

1

39

53.8%

1830.28TIX 67.11

-

0.6%

Burn image

Icons of mtg Burn

1

41

51.2%

923.50TIX 40.96

Deck tech

0.6%

Golgari Pestilence image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

1

40

47.5%

1576.07TIX 151.85

-

0.6%

Kirol, Attentive First-Year image

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

1

10

70.0%

1815.43TIX 82.41

Deck tech

0.6%

G W image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg G W

1

52

55.8%

1904.22TIX 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 13.5% of decks. See the full ranked list below.

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

44 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?

4 cards are currently banned in Pauper, including Treasure Cruise, Atog, Grapeshot, Deadly Dispute. 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.