Pauper Elves
Elves is a Pauper aggro strategy that usually features Nyxborn Hydra, Quirion Ranger, and Lead the Stampede.
Meta
3.7%
Colors
Shift
+0%
Variability
Medium
725 decks in Stock
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3 | View | Shiib | Pauper Challenge 32 | 9th | — | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jan 3 | View | Paul16 | Pauper League 2026-01-03 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jan 2 | View | Shiib | Pauper Challenge 32 | 1st | — | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jan 2 | View | galeogiao | Pauper Challenge 32 | 22nd | — | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jan 1 | View | mugent | Pauper Challenge 32 | 13th | — | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jan 1 | View | Huskyman20035 | Pauper League 2026-01-01 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Dec 31, 2025 | View | styx_ | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Dec 29, 2025 | View | Walker735 | Pauper League 2025-12-29 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Dec 28, 2025 | View | Wizard_2002 | Pauper Challenge 32 2025-12-28 | 11th | — | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Dec 28, 2025 | View | iltinu_mtg | Pauper Challenge 32 2025-12-28 | 28th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Dec 27, 2025 | View | Tsubasa_Cat | Pauper Challenge 32 2025-12-27 | 8th | — | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Dec 27, 2025 | View | galeogiao | Pauper Challenge 32 2025-12-27 | 11th | — | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Dec 27, 2025 | View | Dombegg | Pauper League 2025-12-27 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Dec 26, 2025 | View | galeogiao | Pauper Challenge 32 2025-12-26 | 7th | — | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Dec 25, 2025 | View | CrouchingPig | Pauper Challenge 32 2025-12-25 | 9th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Dec 25, 2025 | View | Shiib | Pauper Challenge 32 2025-12-25 | 11th | — | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Dec 25, 2025 | View | hermans | Pauper League 2025-12-25 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Dec 25, 2025 | View | galeogiao | Pauper League 2025-12-25 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Dec 24, 2025 | View | galeogiao | Pauper League 2025-12-24 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Dec 24, 2025 | View | MarkG555 | Pauper League 2025-12-24 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Dec 24, 2025 | View | iltinu_mtg | Pauper League 2025-12-24 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Dec 24, 2025 | View | Jirni | Pauper League 2025-12-24 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Dec 21, 2025 | View | spillor | Pauper Challenge 32 2025-12-21 | 13th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Dec 21, 2025 | View | A_AdeptoTerra | Pauper Challenge 32 2025-12-21 | 23rd | — | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Dec 21, 2025 | View | CrouchingPig | Pauper League 2025-12-21 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 |
Elves has slipped from ~4.5% to 3.7% of the Pauper metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~4.5% to 3.7% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Elves cards
Cards gaining share within Elves vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaspera Sentinel | 7% | 33% | +26.4% |
| Birchlore Rangers | 3% | 23% | +19.9% |
| Elvish Vanguard | 3% | 13% | +9.9% |
| Spellstutter Sprite | New | 10% | +10% |
| Arbor Elf | 3% | 13% | +9.9% |
| Distant Melody | 3% | 10% | +6.6% |
| Wooded Ridgeline | 3% | 10% | +6.6% |
| Forest | 79% | 87% | +7.4% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dispel | New | 17% | +16.7% |
| Negate | 3% | 20% | +16.6% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | New | 13% | +13.3% |
| Nylea's Disciple | New | 10% | +10% |
| Deglamer | 28% | 40% | +12.4% |
| Avenging Hunter | 3% | 10% | +6.6% |
| Weather the Storm | 3% | 10% | +6.6% |
| Viridian Longbow | 7% | 13% | +6.4% |
| Hydroblast | 3% | 10% | +6.6% |
| Primordial Pachyderm | 7% | 10% | +3.1% |
Typical Pauper Elves maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 179 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Nyxborn Hydra | 3.9 | 100% |
| Quirion Ranger | 4.0 | 100% |
| Lead the Stampede | 4.0 | 99% |
| Priest of Titania | 4.0 | 99% |
| Winding Way | 4.0 | 99% |
| Timberwatch Elf | 3.9 | 99% |
| Llanowar Elves | 3.0 | 98% |
| Generous Ent | 4.0 | 96% |
| Masked Vandal | 3.9 | 95% |
| Fyndhorn Elves | 2.7 | 88% |
| Gingerbread Cabin | 1.0 | 88% |
| Avenging Hunter | 3.9 | 85% |
| Elvish Mystic | 2.5 | 83% |
| Sagu Wildling | 2.6 | 79% |
| Forest | 10.8 | 75% |
| Land Grant | 2.8 | 59% |
| Snow-Covered Forest | 9.1 | 25% |
| Wellwisher | 1.9 | 18% |
| Arbor Elf | 3.9 | 17% |
| Jaspera Sentinel | 3.9 | 12% |
| Birchlore Rangers | 4.0 | 8% |
| Elvish Vanguard | 3.6 | 7% |
| Distant Melody | 1.7 | 6% |
| Vines of Vastwood | 3.1 | 5% |
| Wooded Ridgeline | 1.0 | 4% |
| Writhing Chrysalis | 4.0 | 4% |
| Crashing Drawbridge | 1.0 | 3% |
| Mwonvuli Acid-Moss | 4.0 | 3% |
| Lys Alana Huntmaster | 1.0 | 2% |
| Page, Loose Leaf | 4.0 | 2% |
| Salt Road Packbeast | 2.5 | 2% |
| Thermokarst | 2.5 | 2% |
| Spellstutter Sprite | 4.0 | 2% |
| Spinewoods Paladin | 2.7 | 2% |
| Elvish Visionary | 2.0 | 1% |
| Nettle Sentinel | 2.0 | 1% |
| Axebane Guardian | 4.0 | <1% |
| Devoted Druid | 2.0 | <1% |
| Faultgrinder | 3.0 | <1% |
| Mold Shambler | 4.0 | <1% |
Typical Pauper Elves sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 179 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 179 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Monstrous Emergence | 3.8 | 85% |
| Faerie Macabre | 2.9 | 82% |
| Vitu-Ghazi Inspector | 3.0 | 61% |
| Spinewoods Paladin | 3.2 | 58% |
| Lignify | 2.9 | 30% |
| Pulse of Murasa | 2.0 | 23% |
| Deglamer | 2.9 | 21% |
| Primordial Pachyderm | 2.4 | 17% |
| Tangled Islet | 1.0 | 16% |
| Hydroblast | 3.7 | 15% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 2.8 | 12% |
| Masked Vandal | 2.3 | 11% |
| Snow-Covered Island | 1.0 | 11% |
| Gnaw to the Bone | 2.9 | 11% |
| Viridian Longbow | 1.6 | 9% |
| Rooftop Percher | 2.6 | 8% |
| Negate | 1.5 | 7% |
| Dispel | 1.2 | 6% |
| Wellwisher | 1.0 | 6% |
| Avenging Hunter | 1.0 | 5% |
| Weather the Storm | 2.4 | 5% |
| Gingerbread Cabin | 1.0 | 4% |
| Envelop | 1.5 | 3% |
| Make Disappear | 3.2 | 3% |
| Sagu Wildling | 2.2 | 3% |
| Lightning Bolt | 3.2 | 3% |
| Nylea's Disciple | 1.6 | 3% |
| Valakut Invoker | 1.0 | 3% |
| Fang Dragon | 1.8 | 2% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.0 | 2% |
| Thermokarst | 2.7 | 2% |
| Voracious Varmint | 1.0 | 2% |
| Wrap in Vigor | 2.3 | 2% |
| Hallow | 3.0 | 1% |
| Island | 1.0 | 1% |
| Prohibit | 3.5 | 1% |
| Thraben Charm | 1.0 | 1% |
| Bear Trap | 3.0 | <1% |
| Coalition Honor Guard | 2.0 | <1% |
| Crimson Acolyte | 3.0 | <1% |