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%

403.44TIX 14.6

Deck tech

8.0%

Mono Blue Tempo image

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Tempo

13

433

53.3%

1168.46TIX 149.8

Deck tech

6.1%

Mono Red Kiln Fiend image

Icons of mtg Mono Red Kiln Fiend

10

274

53.6%

1008.88TIX 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%

1367.69TIX 131.95

Deck tech

4.3%

Grixis Burn image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Burn

7

393

45.5%

1033.03TIX 99.87

Deck tech

3.7%

Gruul Ramp image

Icons of mtg Gruul Ramp

6

119

57.1%

909.99TIX 31.36

Deck tech

3.7%

Grixis Affinity image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Grixis Affinity

6

255

49.4%

1348.57TIX 154.01

Deck tech

3.7%

Jund Gardens image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Jund Gardens

6

278

47.5%

932.35TIX 68.26

Deck tech

3.1%

MonoBlack Control image

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Control

5

55

52.7%

783.07TIX 17.21

Deck tech

3.1%

Dimir Madness image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir Madness

5

207

50.7%

1249.05TIX 201.08

Deck tech

3.1%

MonoBlack Arritocrats image

Icons of mtg MonoBlack Arritocrats

5

146

50.0%

639.05TIX 13.05

-

3.1%

Gruul Ponza image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Gruul Ponza

5

81

60.5%

799.75TIX 81.34

Deck tech

3.1%

White Weenie image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg White Weenie

5

139

54.7%

1146.60TIX 65.74

Deck tech

2.5%

Golgari Dradge image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Golgari Dradge

4

145

55.2%

1406.32TIX 119.25

Deck tech

2.5%

Azorius Familiar image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Azorius Familiar

4

130

52.3%

1160.29TIX 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%

1121.28TIX 96.1

Deck tech

1.8%

Mono-White Heroic image

Icons of mtg Mono-White Heroic

3

70

50.0%

387.93TIX 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%

943.41TIX 122.83

-

1.8%

Jeskai Ephemerate image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Jeskai Ephemerate

3

107

57.9%

1522.69TIX 198.57

Deck tech

1.8%

Dimir Faeries image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir Faeries

3

48

66.7%

1226.35TIX 158.06

Deck tech

1.2%

G image

Icons of mtg G

2

149

55.0%

905.71TIX 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%

1134.58TIX 192.78

-

1.2%

Selesnya Gond Combo image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Selesnya Gond Combo

2

111

49.5%

689.19TIX 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%

1453.71TIX 107.7

-

1.2%

G R U image

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

2

17

47.1%

1048.09TIX 7.41

-

1.2%

Grixis Aggro image

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2

85

50.6%

1465.25TIX 189.1

Deck tech

1.2%

Mono Red Aggro image

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

2

76

53.9%

1248.82TIX 112.23

Deck tech

1.2%

U W image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg U W

2

24

50.0%

1017.59TIX 106.3

-

1.2%

Mono Blue Delver image

Icons of mtg Mono Blue Delver

2

89

47.2%

869.10TIX 101.12

Deck tech

1.2%

B R image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg B R

2

40

57.5%

1331.64TIX 48.67

-

1.2%

Dimir Affinity image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir Affinity

2

96

52.1%

739.33TIX 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%

1188.78TIX 288.53

-

1.2%

Mono-Green Infect image

Icons of mtg Mono-Green Infect

2

73

31.5%

703.75TIX 134.29

Deck tech

0.6%

Esper Affinity image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Esper Affinity

1

63

47.6%

989.72TIX 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%

562.13TIX 25.12

Deck tech

0.6%

Orzhov Pestilence image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Orzhov Pestilence

1

111

42.3%

1711.90TIX 49.71

Deck tech

0.6%

Rakdos Burn image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Rakdos Burn

1

17

64.7%

745.66TIX 39.0

Deck tech

0.6%

Mono-White Bully image

Icons of mtg Mono-White Bully

1

28

42.9%

690.10TIX 42.13

-

0.6%

Rakdos Ping image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Rakdos Ping

1

39

53.8%

1069.76TIX 67.11

-

0.6%

Burn image

Icons of mtg Burn

1

41

51.2%

539.77TIX 40.96

Deck tech

0.6%

Golgari Pestilence image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Golgari Pestilence

1

40

47.5%

921.18TIX 151.85

-

0.6%

Kirol, Attentive First-Year image

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

1

10

70.0%

1061.09TIX 82.41

Deck tech

0.6%

G W image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg G W

1

52

55.8%

1112.98TIX 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?

5 cards are currently banned in Pauper, including Treasure Cruise, Atog, Seeker of Skybreak, 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.