Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper Meta Staples Decklists Guides Winrate %Top players Collection

4370 Decks · last 60 days · Updated 11/12/2026

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

13.3%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness

595 13.3%

$ 124.99TIX 66.89

6.4%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

287 6.4%

$ 152.08TIX 102.95

5.4%

Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

240 5.4%

$ 152.70TIX 183.08

4.7%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Ramp

211 4.7%

$ 116.15TIX 14.48

4.3%

Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

190 4.3%

$ 137.91TIX 220.59

4.2%

Icons of mtg Golgari Walls Combo

189 4.2%

$ 184.05TIX 92.69

4.1%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

183 4.1%

$ 88.11TIX 44.84

3.6%

Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

161 3.6%

$ 189.02TIX 110.78

3.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

145 3.2%

$ 219.24TIX 185.0

3.0%

Icons of mtg Gruul Storm

133 3.0%

$ 295.36TIX 231.54

-

2.6%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kuldotha

116 2.6%

$ 116.40TIX 42.77

2.2%

Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

98 2.2%

$ 103.54TIX 52.87

2.1%

Icons of mtg BRUW Synthesizer

94 2.1%

$ 123.90TIX 92.61

-

2.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tron

92 2.1%

$ 103.99TIX 79.46

2.0%

Icons of mtg Golgari Ramp

91 2.0%

$ 90.82TIX 64.0

1.9%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

86 1.9%

$ 115.79TIX 49.26

1.9%

Icons of mtg White Weenie

83 1.9%

$ 132.19TIX 60.9

1.4%

Icons of mtg Grixis Madness Burn

64 1.4%

$ 62.43TIX 6.31

-

1.3%

Icons of mtg Esper Ninja Affinity

58 1.3%

$ 136.66TIX 158.0

-

1.3%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Faeries

57 1.3%

$ 111.51TIX 81.28

1.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

53 1.2%

$ 141.30TIX 95.4

1.1%

Icons of mtg Mono White Robots

50 1.1%

$ 107.53TIX 104.37

-

1.0%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

43 1.0%

$ 185.62TIX 85.77

0.9%

Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

42 0.9%

$ 123.55TIX 102.31

0.9%

Icons of mtg Simic Turbo Fog

39 0.9%

$ 178.47TIX 146.63

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg BGRU Bramble Wurm

34 0.8%

$ 122.93TIX 80.61

-

0.8%

Icons of mtg Dimir Delver

34 0.8%

$ 139.22TIX 58.01

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg BRUW Affinity

33 0.7%

$ 180.38TIX 156.27

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Izzet Faeries

33 0.7%

$ 171.80TIX 121.67

0.7%

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

33 0.7%

$ 63.42TIX 42.79

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Gruul Walls Combo

32 0.7%

$ 158.26TIX 90.27

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

32 0.7%

$ 107.88TIX 27.6

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Simic Tron

32 0.7%

$ 116.24TIX 123.11

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Esper Ephemerate

31 0.7%

$ 68.28TIX 121.84

-

0.7%

Icons of mtg Selesnya Robots

31 0.7%

$ 99.00TIX 98.86

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Gruul Eldrazi Ponza

26 0.6%

$ 94.75TIX 67.55

-

0.6%

Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

26 0.6%

$ 167.02TIX 56.19

0.6%

Icons of mtg Golgari Altar Tron

25 0.6%

$ 121.57TIX 56.58

0.5%

Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

24 0.5%

$ 208.54TIX 172.76

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

21 0.5%

$ 101.05TIX 83.03

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Tron

22 0.5%

$ 118.99TIX 77.07

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Temur Tron

22 0.5%

$ 99.48TIX 103.83

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Fog Tron

22 0.5%

$ 137.97TIX 136.92

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg BGUW Gates

23 0.5%

$ 141.28TIX 88.46

-

0.5%

Icons of mtg Mardu Wildfire

23 0.5%

$ 101.89TIX 59.31

0.5%

Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

23 0.5%

$ 96.18TIX 72.46

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg BRUW Tribe Combo

19 0.4%

$ 104.91TIX 79.46

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Dimir Reanimate

18 0.4%

$ 71.39TIX 174.54

-

0.4%

Icons of mtg Mardu Cycling Storm

16 0.4%

$ 202.47TIX 61.85

-

0.3%

Icons of mtg Kirol, Attentive First-Year

13 0.3%

$ 102.07TIX 53.55

0.3%

Icons of mtg Dimir Control

13 0.3%

$ 93.83TIX 128.92

0.3%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Gardens

13 0.3%

$ 105.85TIX 29.36

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Ping Storm

11 0.2%

$ 96.08TIX 23.56

0.2%

Icons of mtg Gruul Tokens

7 0.2%

$ 78.31TIX 27.21

0.2%

Icons of mtg Bant Elfos

7 0.2%

$ 73.51TIX 47.38

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai

7 0.2%

$ 153.48TIX 110.03

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

7 0.2%

$ 79.31TIX 69.47

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai

7 0.2%

$ 116.30TIX 105.72

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir

7 0.2%

$ 103.84TIX 176.12

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Boros

7 0.2%

$ 99.23TIX 46.17

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Temur

7 0.2%

$ 100.82TIX 45.1

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Dimir Ninja Affinity

7 0.2%

$ 143.18TIX 130.34

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Green

7 0.2%

$ 82.53TIX 17.98

0.2%

Icons of mtg Mono Black Control

8 0.2%

$ 27.90TIX 28.93

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Azorius Gates

9 0.2%

$ 148.02TIX 120.5

0.2%

Icons of mtg BRUW Rally the Peasants

9 0.2%

$ 153.84TIX 101.16

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Pentad Prism

10 0.2%

$ 200.81TIX 138.42

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Sultai Fog

10 0.2%

$ 130.71TIX 106.05

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Jeskai Wildfire

10 0.2%

$ 41.92TIX 104.01

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Grixis

10 0.2%

$ 112.01TIX 227.71

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Orzhov Gates

11 0.2%

$ 84.06TIX 54.52

0.2%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Gates

11 0.2%

$ 157.60TIX 32.97

-

0.2%

Icons of mtg Simic Elfos

8 0.2%

$ 86.18TIX 70.46

0.1%

Icons of mtg Gruul

4 0.1%

$ 125.26TIX 10.51

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius Faeries

4 0.1%

$ 122.97TIX 62.45

0.1%

Icons of mtg Grixis Control

4 0.1%

$ 103.49TIX 217.19

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos Burn

4 0.1%

$ 71.73TIX 13.98

0.1%

Icons of mtg Simic Elves

4 0.1%

$ 67.45TIX 69.09

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper Caw-Gate

4 0.1%

$ 137.93TIX 209.81

0.1%

Icons of mtg Abzan Elves

4 0.1%

$ 234.78TIX 123.55

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Temur Whale Combo

4 0.1%

$ 65.25TIX 83.72

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Selesnya

3 0.1%

$ 107.06TIX 55.41

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Esper

3 0.1%

$ 99.76TIX 102.66

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Affinity

3 0.1%

$ 139.18TIX 70.28

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Reanimate

3 0.1%

$ 68.42TIX 60.57

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Abzan Daru Combo

3 0.1%

$ 64.64TIX 50.23

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Azorius

4 0.1%

$ 100.52TIX 132.15

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Golgari Land Spy

4 0.1%

$ 100.40TIX 90.45

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Naya Slivers

4 0.1%

$ 71.50TIX 55.01

0.1%

Icons of mtg Jund Walls Combo

5 0.1%

$ 91.22TIX 108.11

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRUW Fog Tron

5 0.1%

$ 140.95TIX 80.99

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Boros Tribe Combo

5 0.1%

$ 97.40TIX 34.62

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Rakdos

5 0.1%

$ 128.10TIX 43.05

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg B R U W

5 0.1%

$ 103.31TIX 75.27

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Elves

5 0.1%

-

$ 88.63TIX 10.81

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

6 0.1%

$ 46.98TIX 20.93

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Green Cascade

6 0.1%

$ 109.89TIX 11.71

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Mono Red Burn

6 0.1%

$ 48.26TIX 55.22

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg Izzet Skred

6 0.1%

$ 89.67TIX 116.56

-

0.1%

Icons of mtg BGRW Dredge

6 0.1%

$ 42.63TIX 14.71

-

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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 13.3% 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?

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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