Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper MetaStaplesDecklistsGuidesWinrate %Top playersCollection

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

12.3%

Grixis Terror image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Terror

19

663

49.9%

688.21TIX 14.6

Deck tech

7.8%

Mono Blue Tempo image

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

12

381

51.4%

2009.58TIX 158.41

Deck tech

6.5%

Mono Red Kiln Fiend image

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kiln Fiend

10

260

54.2%

1720.99TIX 80.77

Deck tech

5.2%

Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness image

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

8

226

54.9%

2184.14TIX 123.38

Deck tech

3.9%

Grixis Affinity image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

6

227

49.3%

2467.42TIX 148.14

Deck tech

3.9%

Jund Gardens image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

6

235

48.9%

1590.45TIX 68.26

Deck tech

3.9%

Grixis Burn image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Burn

6

315

47.3%

1724.77TIX 107.53

Deck tech

3.2%

Gruul Ponza image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

5

81

60.5%

1364.25TIX 81.34

Deck tech

3.2%

Gruul Ramp image

Icons of mtg Gruul Ramp

5

91

60.4%

1552.31TIX 31.36

Deck tech

3.2%

Dimir Madness image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

5

184

52.7%

2130.68TIX 201.08

Deck tech

2.6%

MonoBlack Control image

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Control

4

46

50.0%

1335.79TIX 17.21

Deck tech

2.6%

Golgari Dradge image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Golgari Dradge

4

92

55.4%

2425.75TIX 115.18

Deck tech

2.6%

White Weenie image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg White Weenie

4

118

51.7%

1955.93TIX 65.74

Deck tech

2.6%

Azorius Familiar image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

4

108

50.9%

1979.28TIX 132.12

Deck tech

2.6%

MonoBlack Arritocrats image

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

4

135

47.4%

1090.12TIX 13.05

-

1.9%

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 122.12

-

1.9%

Mono-White Heroic image

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

3

70

50.0%

659.56TIX 21.03

Deck tech

1.9%

B R U W image

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

3

41

46.3%

1912.74TIX 96.1

Deck tech

1.9%

Jeskai Ephemerate image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

3

86

57.0%

2597.48TIX 198.57

Deck tech

1.9%

B G R U image

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

3

8

75.0%

2479.80TIX 65.69

-

1.9%

Dimir Faeries image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

3

48

66.7%

2091.97TIX 158.06

Deck tech

1.3%

B R image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg B R

2

40

57.5%

2271.58TIX 48.67

-

1.3%

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

-

1.3%

Selesnya Gond Combo image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

2

91

49.5%

1175.65TIX 58.25

-

1.3%

Grixis Aggro image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

2

96

51.0%

2742.00TIX 183.72

Deck tech

1.3%

Mono Red Aggro image

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

2

71

54.9%

2126.30TIX 107.79

Deck tech

1.3%

U W image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg U W

2

24

50.0%

1735.86TIX 106.3

-

1.3%

G image

Icons of mtg G

2

142

55.6%

1545.00TIX 132.17

Deck tech

1.3%

Dimir Affinity image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

2

85

50.6%

1261.18TIX 88.51

Deck tech

1.3%

B G U image

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

2

19

52.6%

2027.87TIX 290.46

-

1.3%

Mono-Green Infect image

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

2

52

28.8%

1200.49TIX 134.29

Deck tech

0.6%

Mono-White Bully image

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

1

25

44.0%

1177.21TIX 42.13

-

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%

Golgari Pestilence image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

1

36

47.2%

1571.40TIX 151.85

-

0.6%

W image

Icons of mtg W

1

60

55.0%

1102.34TIX 44.41

Deck tech

0.6%

G W image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg G W

1

40

50.0%

1898.57TIX 56.04

-

0.6%

Burn image

Icons of mtg Burn

1

41

51.2%

920.76TIX 40.96

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%

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%

Rakdos Burn image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Rakdos Burn

1

9

66.7%

1271.98TIX 39.0

Deck tech

0.6%

Sultai Gardens image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Sultai Gardens

1

37

51.4%

-

0.6%

Orzhov Pestilence image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Orzhov Pestilence

1

92

42.4%

2920.24TIX 49.71

Deck tech

0.6%

G R U image

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

1

5

20.0%

1787.88TIX 7.41

-

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%

Mono Blue Delver image

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

1

83

45.8%

1482.56TIX 101.12

Deck tech

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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 12.3% of decks. See the full ranked list below.

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

45 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.