Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper Meta Staples Decklists Guides Winrate %Top players Collection

4365 Decks · last 60 days · Updated 11/09/2026

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

13.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness

593 13.2%

$ 126.61TIX 89.86

6.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

290 6.5%

$ 156.91TIX 25.55

5.3%

Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

237 5.3%

$ 154.68TIX 186.92

4.7%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Ramp

211 4.7%

$ 117.66TIX 14.57

4.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

188 4.2%

$ 139.69TIX 141.11

4.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Walls Combo

184 4.1%

$ 186.44TIX 68.34

4.0%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

181 4.0%

$ 89.25TIX 46.11

3.6%

Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

163 3.6%

$ 191.47TIX 112.72

3.4%

Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

151 3.4%

$ 222.08TIX 164.89

2.8%

Icons of mtg Gruul Storm

126 2.8%

$ 299.19TIX 199.42

-

2.6%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kuldotha

119 2.6%

$ 117.90TIX 44.68

2.3%

Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

102 2.3%

$ 104.88TIX 33.03

2.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tron

95 2.1%

$ 105.33TIX 76.89

2.0%

Icons of mtg Golgari Ramp

90 2.0%

$ 92.00TIX 64.04

2.0%

Icons of mtg BRUW Synthesizer

89 2.0%

$ 125.50TIX 72.71

-

1.9%

Icons of mtg White Weenie

84 1.9%

$ 133.90TIX 52.63

1.9%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

84 1.9%

$ 117.29TIX 68.16

1.4%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Faeries

64 1.4%

$ 112.96TIX 64.72

1.3%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness Burn

60 1.3%

$ 63.24TIX 6.52

-

1.3%

Icons of mtg Esper Ninja Affinity

57 1.3%

$ 138.43TIX 153.45

-

1.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

52 1.2%

$ 143.13TIX 79.64

1.1%

Icons of mtg Mono White Robots

49 1.1%

$ 108.92TIX 41.56

-

1.0%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

45 1.0%

$ 188.02TIX 85.77

1.0%

Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

43 1.0%

$ 125.15TIX 102.31

0.8%

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

34 0.8%

$ 64.24TIX 25.45

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Gruul Walls Combo

34 0.8%

$ 160.31TIX 54.62

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Dimir Delver

34 0.8%

$ 141.03TIX 84.45

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Simic Tron

32 0.7%

$ 117.75TIX 123.11

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg BRUW Affinity

32 0.7%

$ 182.72TIX 155.94

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg BGRU Bramble Wurm

32 0.7%

$ 124.52TIX 78.16

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Esper Ephemerate

31 0.7%

$ 69.16TIX 121.84

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

31 0.7%

$ 109.28TIX 65.15

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Izzet Faeries

31 0.7%

$ 174.03TIX 112.75

0.7%

Icons of mtg Gruul Eldrazi Ponza

30 0.7%

$ 95.98TIX 67.55

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Robots

33 0.7%

$ 100.28TIX 98.86

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg BGUW Gates

25 0.6%

$ 143.11TIX 88.46

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

28 0.6%

$ 169.18TIX 44.04

0.6%

Icons of mtg Simic Turbo Fog

28 0.6%

$ 180.78TIX 124.83

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Golgari Altar Tron

29 0.6%

$ 123.15TIX 55.2

0.5%

Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

24 0.5%

$ 211.24TIX 129.43

0.5%

Icons of mtg Temur Tron

23 0.5%

$ 92.45TIX 131.45

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Tron

23 0.5%

$ 120.53TIX 55.69

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mardu Wildfire

23 0.5%

$ 103.21TIX 59.31

0.5%

Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

22 0.5%

$ 97.43TIX 95.48

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

21 0.5%

$ 102.35TIX 83.03

0.4%

Icons of mtg Fog Tron

20 0.4%

$ 139.76TIX 136.95

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg BRUW Tribe Combo

20 0.4%

$ 106.27TIX 79.46

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Mardu Cycling Storm

16 0.4%

$ 205.09TIX 61.85

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Ping Storm

12 0.3%

$ 97.32TIX 23.56

0.3%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Gates

12 0.3%

$ 159.65TIX 32.97

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Gardens

13 0.3%

$ 107.22TIX 29.36

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Dimir Control

12 0.3%

$ 95.05TIX 142.02

0.3%

Icons of mtg Kirol, Attentive First-Year

13 0.3%

$ 103.39TIX 53.55

0.3%

Icons of mtg Simic

12 0.3%

$ 87.88TIX 145.88

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Boros

7 0.2%

$ 100.51TIX 34.62

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic Elfos

7 0.2%

$ 87.30TIX 77.97

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

7 0.2%

$ 80.33TIX 69.47

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

7 0.2%

$ 47.58TIX 20.93

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir

7 0.2%

$ 105.19TIX 66.25

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Ninja Affinity

7 0.2%

$ 145.03TIX 130.34

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Bant Elfos

7 0.2%

$ 74.46TIX 47.38

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Green

7 0.2%

$ 83.60TIX 10.81

0.2%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tokens

8 0.2%

$ 79.32TIX 27.21

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai

8 0.2%

$ 117.81TIX 137.84

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Black Control

8 0.2%

$ 28.26TIX 28.93

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Rally the Peasants

9 0.2%

$ 155.83TIX 101.16

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis

9 0.2%

$ 113.46TIX 8.18

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Wildfire

8 0.2%

$ 42.46TIX 220.91

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Gates

10 0.2%

$ 149.94TIX 120.5

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Pentad Prism

10 0.2%

$ 203.41TIX 138.42

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Fog

10 0.2%

$ 132.41TIX 106.05

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Orzhov Gates

11 0.2%

$ 85.15TIX 54.52

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Reanimate

11 0.2%

$ 72.31TIX 164.32

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Whale Combo

4 0.1%

$ 66.09TIX 83.72

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Elves

4 0.1%

-

$ 89.78TIX 11.51

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Naya Slivers

4 0.1%

$ 72.43TIX 55.01

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius

4 0.1%

$ 101.83TIX 137.63

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari

4 0.1%

$ 109.58TIX 73.89

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper

4 0.1%

$ 101.05TIX 104.47

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Land Spy

4 0.1%

$ 101.70TIX 90.45

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius Faeries

4 0.1%

$ 124.56TIX 62.45

0.1%

Icons of mtg Grixis Control

4 0.1%

$ 104.83TIX 217.19

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Burn

4 0.1%

$ 72.66TIX 13.98

0.1%

Icons of mtg Simic Elves

4 0.1%

$ 68.32TIX 69.09

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Caw-Gate

4 0.1%

$ 139.72TIX 209.81

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Ninja Affinity

3 0.1%

-

$ 156.06TIX 193.64

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Wildfire

4 0.1%

$ 132.07TIX 102.83

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Abzan Elves

5 0.1%

$ 237.83TIX 123.55

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul

5 0.1%

$ 126.88TIX 9.98

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos

5 0.1%

$ 129.76TIX 47.49

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg B R U W

5 0.1%

$ 104.64TIX 79.39

0.1%

Icons of mtg Izzet Skred

5 0.1%

$ 90.83TIX 137.69

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund Walls Combo

5 0.1%

$ 92.40TIX 108.11

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Fog Tron

5 0.1%

$ 142.77TIX 80.99

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRW Dredge

6 0.1%

$ 43.18TIX 14.71

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Sultai

6 0.1%

$ 155.47TIX 77.71

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Cascade

6 0.1%

$ 111.31TIX 11.71

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur

6 0.1%

$ 102.13TIX 11.91

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Burn

6 0.1%

$ 48.89TIX 55.22

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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 13.2% 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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