Pauper Elves
Meta
Colors
Shift
Variability
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% |
Elves Pauper FAQ
Is Elves good in Pauper right now?
It's a solid choice at 3.7% of decklists in the last two weeks, with 3 Top 8s. Best recent finish: 2nd (7-2) at Pauper Challenge 32 on Jul 25, 2026.
What are the key cards in Pauper Elves?
Nearly every list runs Nyxborn Hydra, Quirion Ranger, Lead the Stampede, and Priest of Titania (99%+ of Pauper Elves decklists in the last 90 days). Builds split 109 Mono-Green vs 7 Gruul lists.
What's a typical Pauper Elves sideboard?
The most common Pauper Elves sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Monstrous Emergence (85% of lists), Faerie Macabre (82% of lists), Vitu-Ghazi Inspector (61% of lists), and Spinewoods Paladin (58% of lists). Dispel is the fastest riser — new this window at 17% of sideboards.
Are there different builds of Pauper Elves?
There's a clear stock core with real flex slots. Recent lists split into Mono-Green, Gruul, and Simic camps.
What does Uniqueness mean?
Uniqueness rates each list from band 1 (Stock) through band 10 (Unique). Higher means a list is more unusual vs recent peers of this strategy.
How many Pauper Elves decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 973 Pauper Elves decklists all-time (30 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Elves result Jul 29, 2026.