Pauper Best Arquetypes

Pauper MetaStaplesDecklistsGuidesWinrate %Top playersCollection

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

12.2%

Grixis Terror image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Terror

18

663

49.5%

408.47TIX 14.09

Deck tech

7.4%

Mono Blue Tempo image

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

11

429

50.3%

1199.30TIX 143.59

Deck tech

6.8%

Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness image

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

10

281

55.9%

1217.52TIX 127.85

Deck tech

6.1%

Mono Red Kiln Fiend image

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kiln Fiend

9

284

56.0%

1021.16TIX 83.68

Deck tech

4.7%

Grixis Burn image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Burn

7

348

47.4%

1028.30TIX 107.3

Deck tech

4.7%

Jund Gardens image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

7

285

48.8%

1048.92TIX 69.01

Deck tech

3.4%

Dimir Madness image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

5

205

53.7%

1241.66TIX 207.82

Deck tech

2.7%

B R U W image

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

4

52

53.8%

1064.44TIX 127.62

Deck tech

2.7%

Mono Red Aggro image

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

4

90

58.9%

1257.14TIX 102.62

Deck tech

2.7%

B G R U image

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

4

25

68.0%

1488.69TIX 138.34

-

2.7%

Grixis Affinity image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

4

212

49.5%

1433.66TIX 148.14

Deck tech

2.7%

Gruul Ramp image

Icons of mtg Gruul Ramp

4

108

58.3%

901.94TIX 31.36

Deck tech

2.7%

Golgari Dradge image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Golgari Dradge

4

130

56.9%

1436.59TIX 113.83

Deck tech

2.0%

MonoBlack Control image

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Control

3

36

44.4%

776.14TIX 17.21

Deck tech

2.0%

Grixis Aggro image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Aggro

3

123

52.8%

1644.52TIX 188.72

Deck tech

2.0%

MonoBlack Arritocrats image

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

3

139

45.3%

633.40TIX 13.05

-

2.0%

Golgari Ramp image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Golgari Ramp

3

99

50.5%

857.47TIX 75.45

Deck tech

2.0%

Gruul Ponza image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

3

84

59.5%

792.68TIX 81.34

Deck tech

2.0%

Azorius Familiar image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

3

100

49.0%

1150.03TIX 132.12

Deck tech

2.0%

Mono-White Heroic image

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

3

81

45.7%

386.73TIX 22.14

Deck tech

2.0%

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%

935.07TIX 121.84

-

2.0%

Jeskai Ephemerate image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

3

108

56.5%

1568.47TIX 164.87

Deck tech

1.4%

G image

Icons of mtg G

2

142

55.6%

897.70TIX 132.17

Deck tech

1.4%

W image

Icons of mtg W

2

102

54.9%

666.19TIX 3.67

Deck tech

1.4%

Fog Tron image

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

2

21

66.7%

1124.54TIX 192.78

-

1.4%

Dimir Faeries image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

2

37

67.6%

1215.51TIX 158.06

Deck tech

1.4%

White Weenie image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg White Weenie

2

123

49.6%

1136.46TIX 65.74

Deck tech

1.4%

Rakdos Ping image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Rakdos Ping

2

42

57.1%

1060.30TIX 67.11

-

1.4%

Mono-Green Infect image

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

2

59

30.5%

697.52TIX 134.29

Deck tech

1.4%

U W image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg U W

2

39

51.3%

1035.78TIX 2.02

-

1.4%

Selesnya Gond Combo image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

2

94

48.9%

683.09TIX 58.25

-

0.7%

G W image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg G W

1

31

51.6%

1103.14TIX 56.04

-

0.7%

Kirol, Attentive First-Year image

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

1

10

70.0%

1051.70TIX 82.41

Deck tech

0.7%

Golgari Pestilence image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

1

36

47.2%

913.04TIX 151.85

-

0.7%

G R U image

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

1

5

20.0%

1038.82TIX 7.41

-

0.7%

B R image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg B R

1

31

54.8%

1319.87TIX 48.67

-

0.7%

Sultai Gardens image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Sultai Gardens

1

37

51.4%

-

0.7%

Mardu Synthesizer image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Mardu Synthesizer

1

10

70.0%

557.16TIX 25.12

Deck tech

0.7%

Rakdos Burn image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Rakdos Burn

1

9

66.7%

739.07TIX 39.0

Deck tech

0.7%

Burn image

Icons of mtg Burn

1

41

51.2%

535.00TIX 40.96

Deck tech

0.7%

Dimir Affinity image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

1

75

49.3%

732.79TIX 88.51

Deck tech

0.7%

Mono-White Bully image

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

1

18

44.4%

684.00TIX 42.13

-

0.7%

B G U image

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

1

11

36.4%

1399.11TIX 153.5

-

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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 12.2% of decks. See the full ranked list below.

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

43 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, Forest, Swamp, 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.