Pauper Rakdos Madness
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| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3 | View | ararara | Pauper League 2026-05-03 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 2 | View | Pelagro | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 1 | View | AdryannTheHero04 | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 28 | View | cat_JAM | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 23 | View | grajtow | Pauper Challenge 32 April 23 2026 | 12th | 4-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 19 | View | MrFuinha | Pauper Challenge 32 | 16th | 4-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Apr 18 | View | Captain_Tsubasa | Pauper Challenge 32 | 19th | 3-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Apr 18 | View | mehanske | Pauper League 2026-04-18 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 17 | View | Xto2 | Pauper League 2026-04-17 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 16 | View | Bawer | Pauper Challenge 32 | 15th | 4-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 14 | View | mehanske | Pauper League 2026-04-14 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 13 | View | MTGMoneyMaker | Pauper League 2026-04-13 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Apr 12 | View | ScreenwriterNY | Pauper Challenge 32 | 21st | 4-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Apr 12 | View | dww | Pauper Challenge 32 | 23rd | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Apr 12 | View | MojitoErgoSum | Pauper League 2026-04-12 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 11 | View | manze | Pauper League 2026-04-11 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 11 | View | Magulu | Pauper League 2026-04-11 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 11 | View | eresopacaso | Pauper League 2026-04-11 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Apr 10 | View | Irenicus_Mfs | Pauper Challenge 32 | 14th | 4-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 10 | View | MrFuinha | Pauper League 2026-04-10 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Apr 9 | View | grajtow | Pauper Challenge 32 2026-04-09 | 1st | 8-1 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 8 | View | Mormagil | Pauper League 2026-04-08 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 6 | View | Xto2 | Pauper League 2026-04-06 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 5 | View | ScreenwriterNY | Pauper Challenge 32 2026-04-05 | 13th | 5-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Apr 4 | View | Miaycle | Pauper Challenge 32 | 17th | 4-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 |
Rakdos Madness has slipped from ~2.2% to 0.8% of the Pauper metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~2.2% to 0.8% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Typical Pauper Rakdos Madness maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 103 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Alms of the Vein | 4.0 | 100% |
| Faithless Looting | 4.0 | 100% |
| Fiery Temper | 4.0 | 100% |
| Jagged Barrens | 4.0 | 100% |
| Kitchen Imp | 4.0 | 100% |
| Lightning Bolt | 4.0 | 100% |
| Mountain | 8.4 | 100% |
| Voldaren Epicure | 4.0 | 100% |
| Vampire's Kiss | 3.9 | 98% |
| Grab the Prize | 4.0 | 96% |
| Sneaky Snacker | 4.0 | 95% |
| Swamp | 4.2 | 95% |
| Highway Robbery | 3.8 | 93% |
| Razortrap Gorge | 2.3 | 57% |
| Rakdos Carnarium | 1.5 | 46% |
| Bojuka Bog | 1.1 | 34% |
| End the Festivities | 1.4 | 17% |
| Chain Lightning | 2.4 | 15% |
| Tectonic Hazard | 1.0 | 11% |
| Wekhdu, Midnight Hunter | 1.0 | 10% |
| Drossforge Bridge | 3.8 | 6% |
| Galvanic Blast | 3.8 | 6% |
| Great Furnace | 4.0 | 6% |
| Sazacap's Brew | 1.2 | 6% |
| Vault of Whispers | 3.8 | 6% |
| Goblin Tomb Raider | 4.0 | 5% |
| Raven of Fell Omens | 1.2 | 5% |
| Bloodfell Caves | 2.0 | 2% |
| Duress | 1.0 | 2% |
| Seething Landscape | 1.0 | 2% |
| Slitherhead | 1.0 | 2% |
| Vision of Love | 3.0 | 2% |
| Big Score | 1.0 | <1% |
| Black Mage's Rod | 4.0 | <1% |
| Blightning | 2.0 | <1% |
| Dark Withering | 1.0 | <1% |
| Demand Answers | 2.0 | <1% |
| Minion Missile | 2.0 | <1% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 1.0 | <1% |
| Searing Blaze | 2.0 | <1% |
Typical Pauper Rakdos Madness sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 103 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 103 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Nihil Spellbomb | 2.9 | 94% |
| Extract a Confession | 2.5 | 84% |
| Dark Withering | 3.1 | 71% |
| Cast into the Fire | 2.9 | 68% |
| Duress | 2.8 | 49% |
| Electrickery | 2.4 | 32% |
| Breath Weapon | 1.8 | 27% |
| Smash to Smithereens | 2.4 | 27% |
| End the Festivities | 2.0 | 25% |
| Red Elemental Blast | 2.9 | 16% |
| Pyroblast | 2.7 | 11% |
| Swirling Sandstorm | 1.0 | 11% |
| Contaminated Ground | 1.9 | 9% |
| Faerie Macabre | 1.4 | 9% |
| Gorilla Shaman | 1.5 | 8% |
| Divest | 1.3 | 7% |
| Tectonic Hazard | 2.7 | 7% |
| Anoint with Affliction | 2.0 | 4% |
| Bojuka Bog | 1.0 | 4% |
| Fiery Cannonade | 2.0 | 4% |
| Suplex | 1.8 | 4% |
| Syphon Life | 1.0 | 4% |
| Arms of Hadar | 1.7 | 3% |
| Diabolic Edict | 3.0 | 3% |
| Highway Robbery | 2.0 | 2% |
| Molten Rain | 2.0 | 2% |
| Relic of Progenitus | 1.0 | 2% |
| Crypt Incursion | 1.0 | <1% |
| Drown in Sorrow | 2.0 | <1% |
| Flaring Pain | 1.0 | <1% |
| Pillage | 4.0 | <1% |
| Raven of Fell Omens | 1.0 | <1% |
| Smash to Dust | 2.0 | <1% |
| Terminate | 2.0 | <1% |
| Thorn of the Black Rose | 2.0 | <1% |
| Underworld Charger | 2.0 | <1% |
Rakdos Madness Pauper FAQ
Is Rakdos Madness good in Pauper right now?
Rakdos Madness is 0.8% of Pauper decklists, though it's fallen sharply (−70%) over the last two weeks. Best recent finish: 27th (3-3) at Pauper Challenge 32 on Jul 16, 2026.
What are the key cards in Pauper Rakdos Madness?
Nearly every list runs Alms of the Vein, Faithless Looting, Fiery Temper, and Jagged Barrens (99%+ of Pauper Rakdos Madness decklists in the last 90 days). Most lists are Stock (63); variants add Chain Lightning (11).
What's a typical Pauper Rakdos Madness sideboard?
The most common Pauper Rakdos Madness sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Nihil Spellbomb (94% of lists), Extract a Confession (84% of lists), Dark Withering (71% of lists), and Cast into the Fire (68% of lists).
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 Rakdos Madness decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 564 Pauper Rakdos Madness decklists all-time (7 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Rakdos Madness result Jul 27, 2026.