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Pauper Metagame & Top Decks

Updated Oct 26, 2026, 4:24 PM ET · Madness leads at 15.0%

Decklists and tier list from recent MTGO Challenges and Leagues.

No. 1 strategy

Madness 15.0%

Fastest riser

Mono-Red Rally+59%

Rising card

Mortuary Mire

Snapshot · Last 14 days

Madness is at 15.0%, Faeries at 9.8%, Terror is increasing to 8.8%, Affinity at 7.9%.

Decklists Trends Staples Tier List Challenges Matchups

292 Challenges tracked · updated within about an hour of results

Date	Event	Players	Winner	Archetype
Sep 13	Challenge 32	64	TheJunkDog	Glintblade
Sep 11	Challenge 32	52	SoterX	Madness
Sep 10	Challenge 32	44	cabrabr12	Mono-White Aggro
Sep 9	Challenge 32	45	LuffyDoChapeuDePalha	Affinity
Sep 8	Challenge 16	34	yahakara	Madness
Sep 7	Challenge 32	63	TheJunkDog	Glintblade
Sep 6	Challenge 32	60	Cachorrowo	Ponza
Sep 5	Challenge 32	44	TuggaNaxos	Tron
Sep 4	Challenge 32	59	Mogged	Madness
Sep 3	Challenge 32	49	MisterTwin	Madness
Sep 1	Challenge 16	31	ejk	Madness
Aug 30	Challenge 32	64	boom_bust	Mono-Red Rally
Aug 29	Challenge 32	47	John1111	Golgari Gardens
Aug 28	Challenge 32	63	Beicodegeia	Faeries
Aug 27	Challenge 32	56	Oceansoul92	Terror
Aug 26	Challenge 32	56	manohito	Wildfire
Aug 24	Challenge 32	50	ChaoticMTG	Jeskai Control
Aug 23	Challenge 32	71	__Noob__	Golgari Gardens
Aug 22	Challenge 32	48	jaimeputoamo	Terror
Aug 21	Challenge 32	60	Bugsy69	Terror

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MTGO Pauper Challenges are competitive Magic Online events (typically Challenge 32 or Challenge 64) that publish full Top 8 decklists after each round of results. Decklist Data tracks every ingested Pauper Challenge, including winners, standings, and archetype breakdowns, usually within about an hour of results going live.

Most Challenge wins, last 90 days: Luminati (6 wins), Beicodegeia (4 wins), LuffyDoChapeuDePalha (4 wins), MisterTwin (4 wins), PedraStone (4 wins).