Pauper Terror
Terror is a Pauper tempo strategy that usually features Brainstorm, Counterspell, and Tolarian Terror. Recent lists are split between Mono-Blue and Dimir builds.
Meta
12.8%
Colors
Shift
+33%
Variability
High
ApproachesAllDelver of Secrets146 · 49%Gurmag Angler73 · 24%Vapor Snag37 · 12%Stock45 · 15%215 · 71%86 · 29%
430 decks in Gurmag Angler
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6 | View | someoldguy | Pauper Challenge 32 | 27th | 3-3 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Mar 4 | View | IgorFeitosa | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Mar 3 | View | bombaj | Pauper League 2026-03-03 | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Mar 2 | View | krosty8 | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Mar 1 | View | bombaj | Pauper Challenge 32 | 19th | 4-2 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Mar 1 | View | Gianmoschella | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Mar 1 | View | bombaj | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Feb 28 | View | ridikolaus | Pauper Challenge 32 | 17th | 4-2 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Feb 28 | View | Gianmoschella | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Feb 26 | View | Oblitireate | Pauper League 2026-02-26 | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Feb 26 | View | Gianmoschella | Pauper League 2026-02-26 | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Feb 21 | View | Crazyleg | Pauper League 2026-02-21 | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Feb 12 | View | Erostratus | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Feb 7 | View | ulbabrabal | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Feb 6 | View | magikninni1312 | Pauper Challenge 32 2026-02-06 | 9th | 4-2 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Feb 6 | View | _against_ | Pauper Challenge 32 2026-02-06 | 21st | 3-3 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Feb 6 | View | magikninni1312 | Pauper League 2026-02-06 | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Feb 5 | View | Tyabelx | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Feb 4 | View | _against_ | Pauper League 2026-02-04 | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Jan 30 | View | TiagoFuguete | Pauper Challenge 32 | 11th | 4-2 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Jan 30 | View | bb7 | Pauper Challenge 32 | 15th | 4-2 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Jan 30 | View | TentacleFan | Pauper League | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Jan 29 | View | carvs | Pauper League 2026-01-29 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Jan 28 | View | TentacleFan | Pauper League 2026-01-28 | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Jan 25 | View | Nasello | Pauper Challenge 32 2026-01-25 | 31st | 3-3 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 |
Terror has climbed from ~11.8% to 12.8% of the Pauper metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~11.8% to 12.8% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Terror cards
Cards gaining share within Terror vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agony Warp | New | 21% | +20.9% |
| Sneaky Snacker | 20% | 34% | +13.9% |
| Murmuring Mystic | 39% | 67% | +27.8% |
| Abandon Attachments | 17% | 33% | +15.6% |
| Contaminated Aquifer | 20% | 34% | +13.9% |
| Ice Tunnel | 20% | 33% | +13% |
| Unexpected Fangs | 20% | 33% | +13% |
| Snuff Out | 20% | 33% | +13% |
| Gurmag Angler | 20% | 33% | +13% |
| Cast Down | 17% | 27% | +10.2% |
| Spell Pierce | 43% | 55% | +12% |
| Send to Sleep | New | 5% | +4.5% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Sabotage | 38% | 65% | +26.4% |
| Thorn of the Black Rose | 8% | 24% | +15.7% |
| Rancid Earth | New | 14% | +13.6% |
| Arms of Hadar | 16% | 31% | +15.1% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 20% | 33% | +13% |
Typical Pauper Terror maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 523 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Brainstorm | 4.0 | 100% |
| Counterspell | 4.0 | 100% |
| Tolarian Terror | 4.0 | 100% |
| Lórien Revealed | 4.0 | 99% |
| Island | 14.3 | 99% |
| Thought Scour | 4.0 | 98% |
| Mental Note | 3.9 | 98% |
| Ponder | 3.0 | 83% |
| Deep Analysis | 1.1 | 78% |
| Sleep of the Dead | 2.0 | 76% |
| Cryptic Serpent | 3.9 | 76% |
| Deem Inferior | 2.6 | 68% |
| Delver of Secrets | 4.0 | 54% |
| Spell Pierce | 2.1 | 50% |
| Dispel | 2.2 | 49% |
| Murmuring Mystic | 1.5 | 45% |
| Contaminated Aquifer | 3.5 | 28% |
| Sneaky Snacker | 4.0 | 27% |
| Abandon Attachments | 2.5 | 26% |
| Force Spike | 3.0 | 25% |
| Snuff Out | 3.9 | 25% |
| Ice Tunnel | 2.1 | 25% |
| Unexpected Fangs | 1.4 | 24% |
| Gurmag Angler | 2.1 | 22% |
| Cast Down | 1.5 | 21% |
| Suffocating Fumes | 1.0 | 17% |
| Vapor Snag | 1.9 | 12% |
| Preordain | 3.5 | 7% |
| Deprive | 1.0 | 7% |
| Agony Warp | 1.1 | 7% |
| Boomerang | 3.4 | 4% |
| Bojuka Bog | 1.4 | 4% |
| Consider | 2.5 | 3% |
| Extract a Confession | 1.0 | 3% |
| Artful Dodge | 1.0 | 3% |
| Thorn of the Black Rose | 1.7 | 2% |
| Augur of Bolas | 3.7 | 2% |
| Behold the Multiverse | 1.0 | 2% |
| Swamp | 1.0 | 2% |
| Envelop | 1.5 | 1% |
Typical Pauper Terror sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 523 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 523 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Hydroblast | 3.7 | 98% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 2.6 | 92% |
| Annul | 3.2 | 91% |
| Gut Shot | 3.0 | 72% |
| Envelop | 1.4 | 47% |
| Steel Sabotage | 2.5 | 38% |
| Murmuring Mystic | 1.3 | 30% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 2.1 | 24% |
| Arms of Hadar | 1.3 | 22% |
| Dispel | 1.4 | 20% |
| Extract a Confession | 1.3 | 17% |
| Unexpected Fangs | 1.1 | 16% |
| Thorn of the Black Rose | 1.2 | 12% |
| Suffocating Fumes | 1.2 | 7% |
| Agony Warp | 1.0 | 3% |
| Rancid Earth | 1.2 | 3% |
| Piracy Charm | 1.7 | 2% |
| Rotten Reunion | 1.0 | 2% |
| Azure Fleet Admiral | 1.0 | 1% |
| Deem Inferior | 1.6 | 1% |
| Deep Analysis | 1.0 | 1% |
| Send to Sleep | 1.0 | <1% |
| Hoodwink | 1.3 | <1% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.0 | <1% |
| Cast Down | 1.0 | <1% |
| Faerie Macabre | 1.7 | <1% |
| Nausea | 1.0 | <1% |
| Sleep of the Dead | 1.0 | <1% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 1.0 | <1% |
| Unable to Scream | 2.0 | <1% |
| Aethertow | 1.0 | <1% |
| Campfire | 1.0 | <1% |
| Flash Flood | 1.0 | <1% |
| Lose Focus | 1.0 | <1% |
| Psionic Gift | 1.0 | <1% |
| Relic of Progenitus | 1.0 | <1% |
| Spreading Seas | 1.0 | <1% |
| Vampiric Link | 1.0 | <1% |