Pauper Elves
Elves is a Pauper aggro strategy that usually features Nyxborn Hydra, Quirion Ranger, and Winding Way.
Meta
3.4%
Colors
Shift
−7%
Variability
Medium
63 decks in Simic
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2025 | View | levunga21 | Pauper Challenge 32 2025-07-25 | 9th | — | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 25, 2025 | View | Boquinha | Pauper League 2025-07-25 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 23, 2025 | View | Boquinha | Pauper League 2025-07-23 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 19, 2025 | View | Boquinha | Pauper League 2025-07-19 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 16, 2025 | View | Boquinha | Pauper League 2025-07-16 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 15, 2025 | View | Boquinha | Pauper League 2025-07-15 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 12, 2025 | View | Boucha | Pauper Challenge 32 2025-07-12 | 1st | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 12, 2025 | View | levunga21 | Pauper Showcase Challenge 2025-07-12 | 16th | — | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 12, 2025 | View | Boquinha | Pauper League 2025-07-12 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 9, 2025 | View | Boquinha | Pauper League 2025-07-09 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 8, 2025 | View | Boquinha | Pauper League 2025-07-08 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 5, 2025 | View | Boquinha | Pauper League 2025-07-05 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 2, 2025 | View | TheBilos | Pauper League 2025-07-02 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 |
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Elves has slipped from ~5.0% to 3.4% of the Pauper metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~5.0% to 3.4% · 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% | 34% | +27.6% |
| Birchlore Rangers | 3% | 24% | +20.7% |
| Elvish Vanguard | 3% | 14% | +10.3% |
| Spellstutter Sprite | New | 10% | +10.3% |
| Distant Melody | 3% | 10% | +6.9% |
| Wooded Ridgeline | 3% | 10% | +6.9% |
| Arbor Elf | 3% | 10% | +6.9% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dispel | New | 17% | +17.2% |
| Negate | 3% | 21% | +17.2% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | New | 14% | +13.8% |
| Nylea's Disciple | New | 10% | +10.3% |
| Weather the Storm | 3% | 10% | +6.9% |
| Avenging Hunter | 3% | 10% | +6.9% |
| Viridian Longbow | 7% | 14% | +6.9% |
| Hydroblast | 3% | 10% | +6.9% |
| Primordial Pachyderm | 7% | 10% | +3.4% |
| Masked Vandal | 14% | 17% | +3.4% |
| Deglamer | 31% | 34% | +3.4% |
Typical Pauper Elves maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 181 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% |
| Winding Way | 4.0 | 100% |
| Lead the Stampede | 4.0 | 99% |
| Priest of Titania | 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 | 89% |
| Gingerbread Cabin | 1.0 | 88% |
| Avenging Hunter | 3.9 | 86% |
| Elvish Mystic | 2.5 | 82% |
| Sagu Wildling | 2.6 | 80% |
| 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% |
| Lys Alana Huntmaster | 1.0 | 2% |
| Mwonvuli Acid-Moss | 4.0 | 2% |
| Page, Loose Leaf | 4.0 | 2% |
| Salt Road Packbeast | 2.5 | 2% |
| Spellstutter Sprite | 4.0 | 2% |
| Spinewoods Paladin | 2.7 | 2% |
| Thermokarst | 2.0 | 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 181 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 181 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Monstrous Emergence | 3.8 | 86% |
| Faerie Macabre | 3.0 | 82% |
| Vitu-Ghazi Inspector | 3.0 | 61% |
| Spinewoods Paladin | 3.2 | 57% |
| Lignify | 2.9 | 30% |
| Pulse of Murasa | 2.0 | 23% |
| Deglamer | 2.8 | 20% |
| Primordial Pachyderm | 2.5 | 18% |
| Tangled Islet | 1.0 | 17% |
| Hydroblast | 3.7 | 15% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 2.8 | 12% |
| Snow-Covered Island | 1.0 | 12% |
| Masked Vandal | 2.3 | 11% |
| Gnaw to the Bone | 2.9 | 10% |
| 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 | 1.6 | 4% |
| 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% |