Pauper Faeries
Meta
Colors
Shift
Variability
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7 | View | barff | Pauper Challenge 32 | 2nd | 6-3 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Mar 7 | View | ninstitute | Pauper Challenge 32 | 27th | 3-3 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Mar 7 | View | Denisevich | Pauper Challenge 32 | 31st | 2-4 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 6 | View | FSkura | Pauper Challenge 32 | 6th | 5-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Mar 6 | View | Denisevich | Pauper Challenge 32 | 12th | 4-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 6 | View | barff | Pauper Challenge 32 | 14th | 4-2 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Mar 6 | View | VarulfApNep | Pauper Challenge 32 | 31st | 3-3 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Mar 6 | View | RavenDream | Pauper Challenge 32 | 32nd | 2-4 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Mar 5 | View | barff | Pauper Challenge 32 2026-03-05 | 1st | 8-1 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Mar 5 | View | Ixidor29 | Pauper Challenge 32 2026-03-05 | 25th | 2-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 5 | View | RavenDream | Pauper League 2026-03-05 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 4 | View | barff | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 3 | View | barreto | Pauper League 2026-03-03 | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Mar 3 | View | ulbabrabal | Pauper League 2026-03-03 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 2 | View | barff | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 2 | View | taravangian_ | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Mar 1 | View | andredoriaa | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Feb 28 | View | barff | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 27 | View | Ixidor29 | Pauper Challenge 32 | 17th | 4-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Feb 27 | View | barff | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 27 | View | Guii_Machado | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 26 | View | Ixidor29 | Pauper Challenge 32 | 10th | 4-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Feb 26 | View | barff | Pauper League 2026-02-26 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 26 | View | Ixidor29 | Pauper League 2026-02-26 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Feb 25 | View | squalobalera | Pauper League 2026-02-25 | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 |
Faeries has climbed from ~4.7% to 7.0% of the Pauper metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~4.7% to 7.0% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Faeries cards
Cards gaining share within Faeries vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contaminated Landscape | 6% | 25% | +18.8% |
| Humbling Elder | New | 14% | +14.3% |
| Preordain | 2% | 14% | +12.2% |
| Gurmag Angler | 2% | 18% | +15.8% |
| Unable to Scream | 2% | 13% | +10.4% |
| Foreboding Landscape | 17% | 27% | +10.1% |
| Of One Mind | 19% | 29% | +9.8% |
| Sewer-veillance Cam | 33% | 45% | +11.3% |
| Snap | 19% | 27% | +8% |
| Faerie Miscreant | 25% | 32% | +7.1% |
| Harrier Strix | 19% | 25% | +6.3% |
| Spell Pierce | 2% | 7% | +5.1% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unable to Scream | New | 13% | +12.5% |
| Envelop | 2% | 13% | +10.4% |
| Bind the Monster | New | 9% | +8.9% |
| Dispel | 2% | 7% | +5.1% |
| Humbling Elder | New | 5% | +5.4% |
| Steel Sabotage | 35% | 46% | +11% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 4% | 9% | +4.8% |
Typical Pauper Faeries maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 329 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Counterspell | 4.0 | 100% |
| Spellstutter Sprite | 4.0 | 100% |
| Faerie Seer | 3.8 | 98% |
| Island | 11.9 | 97% |
| Ninja of the Deep Hours | 2.8 | 96% |
| Moon-Circuit Hacker | 2.1 | 83% |
| Lórien Revealed | 4.0 | 78% |
| Cast Down | 2.4 | 76% |
| Snuff Out | 4.0 | 76% |
| Thorn of the Black Rose | 1.9 | 76% |
| Dispel | 1.7 | 75% |
| Brainstorm | 4.0 | 72% |
| Contaminated Aquifer | 3.9 | 71% |
| Bojuka Bog | 1.3 | 69% |
| Swamp | 1.0 | 68% |
| Suffocating Fumes | 1.0 | 65% |
| Augur of Bolas | 4.0 | 64% |
| Extract a Confession | 1.0 | 58% |
| Agony Warp | 1.0 | 51% |
| Mukotai Ambusher | 1.0 | 49% |
| Dimir Aqueduct | 1.0 | 45% |
| Sewer-veillance Cam | 1.0 | 39% |
| Seething Landscape | 1.3 | 32% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.3 | 28% |
| Faerie Miscreant | 4.0 | 26% |
| Foreboding Landscape | 1.1 | 25% |
| Of One Mind | 3.9 | 23% |
| Brinebarrow Intruder | 3.8 | 22% |
| Snap | 3.4 | 22% |
| Harrier Strix | 3.2 | 20% |
| Contaminated Landscape | 1.1 | 13% |
| Gurmag Angler | 1.5 | 13% |
| Sneaky Snacker | 3.9 | 12% |
| Abandon Attachments | 2.4 | 8% |
| Ice Tunnel | 3.1 | 8% |
| The Modern Age | 2.4 | 7% |
| Murmuring Mystic | 1.1 | 6% |
| Force Spike | 2.1 | 6% |
| Mob Lookout | 1.9 | 6% |
| Deep Analysis | 1.0 | 6% |
Typical Pauper Faeries sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 329 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 329 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Hydroblast | 2.7 | 95% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 3.1 | 91% |
| Annul | 2.9 | 74% |
| Relic of Progenitus | 2.0 | 74% |
| Arms of Hadar | 1.2 | 74% |
| Mukotai Ambusher | 1.1 | 58% |
| Campfire | 1.0 | 40% |
| Murmuring Mystic | 1.0 | 39% |
| Extract a Confession | 1.1 | 37% |
| Steel Sabotage | 3.2 | 36% |
| Envelop | 1.8 | 14% |
| Cryoshatter | 3.0 | 12% |
| Dispel | 1.3 | 12% |
| Okiba-Gang Shinobi | 1.0 | 11% |
| Unexpected Fangs | 1.6 | 10% |
| Thorn of the Black Rose | 1.0 | 8% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 2.0 | 7% |
| Bojuka Bog | 1.0 | 5% |
| Bind the Monster | 3.0 | 4% |
| Unable to Scream | 2.1 | 4% |
| Suffocating Fumes | 1.0 | 3% |
| Sunken City | 1.0 | 3% |
| Cast Down | 1.0 | 2% |
| Faerie Macabre | 1.3 | 2% |
| Humbling Elder | 1.1 | 2% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 2.3 | 2% |
| Dawnbringer Cleric | 1.0 | 2% |
| Deep Analysis | 1.0 | 2% |
| Gut Shot | 2.2 | 2% |
| Prismatic Strands | 2.0 | 2% |
| Revoke Existence | 2.0 | 2% |
| Standard Bearer | 3.0 | 2% |
| Sunlance | 1.8 | 2% |
| Brinebarrow Intruder | 1.8 | 1% |
| Agony Warp | 1.0 | <1% |
| Echoing Truth | 1.0 | <1% |
| Viridian Longbow | 1.0 | <1% |
| Cast into the Fire | 2.0 | <1% |
| Gurmag Angler | 1.0 | <1% |
| Pyroblast | 3.5 | <1% |
Faeries Pauper FAQ
Is Faeries good in Pauper right now?
Yes — Faeries is 7.0% of Pauper decklists in the last two weeks (up 13% vs the prior window), with 1 Challenge win and 7 Top 8s. Best recent finish: 1st (9-0) at Pauper Challenge 32 on Jul 16, 2026.
What are the key cards in Pauper Faeries?
Nearly every list runs Counterspell and Spellstutter Sprite (99%+ of Pauper Faeries decklists in the last 90 days). Builds split 153 Dimir vs 49 Mono-Blue lists.
What's a typical Pauper Faeries sideboard?
The most common Pauper Faeries sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Hydroblast (95% of lists), Blue Elemental Blast (91% of lists), Annul (74% of lists), and Relic of Progenitus (74% of lists). Unable to Scream is the fastest riser — new this window at 13% of sideboards.
Are there different builds of Pauper Faeries?
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 Faeries decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 1,007 Pauper Faeries decklists all-time (56 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Faeries result Jul 28, 2026.