Pauper Spy Combo
Spy Combo is a Pauper combo strategy that usually features Balustrade Spy, Dread Return, and Generous Ent.
Meta
3.7%
Colors
Shift
+3%
Variability
Low
549 decks in Stock
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2 | View | Brom_Q | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 31 | View | GDS-in-modern | Pauper Challenge 32 | 30th | 4-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 31 | View | nietoalcora | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 30 | View | benitoo | Pauper Challenge 32 | 26th | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 30 | View | Nasello | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 30 | View | simins | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 29 | View | MyDeckStats | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 29 | View | asWerty | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 28 | View | imbaterran | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 25 | View | FrancescoMorlacchi | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 25 | View | MrFuinha | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 23 | View | Octarium_ | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 22 | View | JorGG | Pauper Challenge 32 | 6th | 5-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| May 22 | View | Cachorrowo | Pauper Challenge 32 | 18th | 4-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 19 | View | Fofondrik | Pauper League 2026-05-19 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 17 | View | Thelxii | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 16 | View | M4NI0U | Pauper Challenge 32 | 4th | 6-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 15 | View | MrFuinha | Pauper League 2026-05-15 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 15 | View | RotyBoty | Pauper League 2026-05-15 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 13 | View | ThisFalco | Pauper League 2026-05-13 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 13 | View | imbaterran | Pauper League 2026-05-13 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 12 | View | asWerty | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 12 | View | Paul16 | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 11 | View | mwbob | Pauper League 2026-05-11 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 10 | View | ZadokAllen | Pauper Challenge 32 | 16th | 4-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 |
Spy Combo has held steady around 3.7% of the Pauper metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Held near 3.7% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Spy Combo cards
Cards gaining share within Spy Combo vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack-o'-Lantern | New | 16% | +16.1% |
| Flaring Pain | 4% | 16% | +12.6% |
| Avenging Hunter | 29% | 39% | +10.1% |
| Jaspera Sentinel | 11% | 16% | +5.4% |
| Elves of Deep Shadow | 79% | 87% | +8.5% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nylea's Disciple | 21% | 42% | +20.5% |
| Infestation Sage | New | 13% | +12.9% |
| Guerrilla Gorilla | New | 10% | +9.7% |
| Lotleth Giant | New | 10% | +9.7% |
| Masked Vandal | 39% | 55% | +15.6% |
| Avenging Hunter | 25% | 35% | +10.5% |
| Writhing Chrysalis | 32% | 42% | +9.8% |
| Faerie Macabre | 75% | 94% | +18.5% |
| Jack-o'-Lantern | 25% | 32% | +7.3% |
| Undergrowth Leopard | 11% | 16% | +5.4% |
Typical Pauper Spy Combo maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 137 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Balustrade Spy | 4.0 | 100% |
| Dread Return | 2.0 | 100% |
| Generous Ent | 4.0 | 100% |
| Land Grant | 4.0 | 100% |
| Lead the Stampede | 4.0 | 100% |
| Lotleth Giant | 2.0 | 100% |
| Sagu Wildling | 4.0 | 100% |
| Forest | 3.1 | 99% |
| Swamp | 1.1 | 99% |
| Winding Way | 4.0 | 99% |
| Overgrown Battlement | 4.0 | 99% |
| Wall of Roots | 3.6 | 98% |
| Masked Vandal | 3.5 | 97% |
| Saruli Caretaker | 3.8 | 97% |
| Gatecreeper Vine | 3.1 | 96% |
| Mesmeric Fiend | 2.4 | 82% |
| Elves of Deep Shadow | 2.5 | 77% |
| Troll of Khazad-dûm | 1.3 | 69% |
| Quirion Ranger | 2.1 | 65% |
| Lotus Petal | 1.8 | 64% |
| Avenging Hunter | 2.6 | 37% |
| Nyxborn Hydra | 1.6 | 37% |
| Tinder Wall | 1.7 | 20% |
| Axebane Guardian | 1.3 | 11% |
| Beastrider Vanguard | 1.0 | 8% |
| Jaspera Sentinel | 2.0 | 6% |
| Flaring Pain | 1.0 | 4% |
| Acorn Harvest | 1.0 | 4% |
| Jack-o'-Lantern | 1.0 | 4% |
| Dimir House Guard | 1.0 | 2% |
| Llanowar Elves | 3.0 | 2% |
| Rubblebelt Maverick | 1.0 | 2% |
| Writhing Chrysalis | 3.0 | 2% |
| Abundant Harvest | 4.0 | 1% |
| Birchlore Rangers | 4.0 | 1% |
| Elven Farsight | 1.0 | 1% |
| Haunted Mire | 1.0 | 1% |
| Mountain | 1.0 | 1% |
| Page, Loose Leaf | 4.0 | 1% |
| Priest of Titania | 4.0 | 1% |
Typical Pauper Spy Combo sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 137 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 137 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Flaring Pain | 1.0 | 91% |
| Mesmeric Fiend | 2.1 | 89% |
| Faerie Macabre | 2.1 | 80% |
| Healer of the Glade | 2.9 | 45% |
| Swamp | 1.0 | 45% |
| Masked Vandal | 1.2 | 42% |
| Vitu-Ghazi Inspector | 2.1 | 36% |
| Mountain | 1.0 | 36% |
| Jack-o'-Lantern | 1.0 | 34% |
| Fang Dragon | 2.6 | 30% |
| Writhing Chrysalis | 3.4 | 30% |
| Avenging Hunter | 1.8 | 29% |
| Cast Down | 2.5 | 24% |
| Fume Spitter | 1.8 | 24% |
| Nylea's Disciple | 2.7 | 20% |
| Nyxborn Hydra | 1.3 | 20% |
| Gorilla Shaman | 1.8 | 19% |
| Undergrowth Leopard | 1.5 | 16% |
| Acorn Harvest | 1.0 | 15% |
| Grapple with Death | 1.9 | 10% |
| Pilfer | 1.3 | 10% |
| Scattershot Archer | 2.2 | 9% |
| Ancient Grudge | 1.7 | 9% |
| Haunting Misery | 2.5 | 8% |
| Wooded Ridgeline | 1.0 | 8% |
| Voracious Varmint | 1.2 | 7% |
| Weather the Storm | 3.4 | 7% |
| Primordial Pachyderm | 1.9 | 6% |
| Bogwater Lumaret | 1.8 | 4% |
| Caustic Exhale | 1.3 | 4% |
| Accursed Marauder | 2.3 | 3% |
| Infestation Sage | 3.0 | 3% |
| Duress | 1.3 | 2% |
| Ghitu Slinger | 2.3 | 2% |
| Guerrilla Gorilla | 2.0 | 2% |
| Lotleth Giant | 1.0 | 2% |
| Forest | 1.0 | 1% |
| Standard Bearer | 1.5 | 1% |
| Dread Return | 1.0 | <1% |
| Icehide Troll | 1.0 | <1% |