Pauper Metagame & Top Decks
Updated · Madness leads at 15.0%
Snapshot · Last 14 days
Madness is at 15.0%, Faeries at 9.7%, Terror is increasing to 8.8%, Affinity at 7.9%.
| 14.7% |  | A | Aggro | 2.2 | 18.8 | 35 | 57.5% | −19% |
| 9.4% |  | A | Tempo | 2.5 | 18 | 23 | 58.9% | +25% |
| 8.1% |  | A | Tempo | 2.9 | 15.9 | 21 | 59.6% | −25% |
| 7.5% |  | A | Control | 2.5 | 18.1 | 24 | 61.0% | >+999% |
| 7.1% |  | A | Midrange | 3 | 18.6 | 23 | 57.8% | +46% |
| 5.6% |  | A | Aggro | 2.4 | 12.3 | 5 | 57.1% | +0% |
| 4.6% |  | A | Aggro | 1.6 | 17.1 | 8 | 56.3% | +25% |
| 4.5% |  | A | Aggro | 1.3 | 17.8 | 8 | 57.7% | +29% |
| 4.3% |  | B | Combo | 2.8 | 4.1 | 5 | 54.7% | +13% |
| 4.2% |  | A | Ramp | 3 | 17.7 | 6 | 56.1% | −51% |
| 3.8% |  | A | Aggro | 2.5 | 17.3 | 12 | 60.7% | −22% |
| 3.6% |  | A | Midrange | 2.3 | 18.8 | 13 | 59.1% | −4% |
| 3.4% |  | A | Combo | 2.5 | 16.8 | 12 | 65.4% | +436% |
| 3.1% |  | B | Midrange | 2.4 | 19.4 | 6 | 54.9% | +3% |
| 3.0% |  | B | Aggro | 1.6 | 19.7 | 2 | 53.6% | +265% |
| 2.0% |  | B | Midrange | 2.2 | 20.6 | 3 | 54.7% | −51% |
| 1.5% |  | B | Midrange | 2.6 | 18.7 | 3 | 58.6% | +16% |
| 1.5% |  | B | Control | 2.6 | 22.3 | 7 | 62.4% | — |
| 1.3% |  | C | Control | 2.6 | 19.3 | 1 | 57.1% | −36% |
| 1.3% |  | C | Midrange | 3.3 | 16.8 | 3 | 56.6% | −71% |
| 0.8% |  | — | Other | 2.3 | 19.5 | 0 | — | +1% |
| 0.8% |  | D | Midrange | 2.1 | 20.4 | 1 | 56.3% | +1% |
| 0.8% |  | — | Control | 2.6 | 19.1 | 1 | 46.2% | +73% |
| 0.5% | | — | Control | 2.5 | 18.1 | 1 | — | −69% |
| 0.4% |  | — | Aggro | 1.3 | 17 | 1 | — | −58% |
| 0.3% |  | — | Combo | 2.7 | 12 | 0 | — | +1% |
| 0.3% |  | — | Combo | 2.4 | 10.2 | 0 | — | −16% |
| 0.3% |  | — | Combo | 3.3 | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| 0.3% |  | — | Combo | 2.6 | 16.8 | 0 | — | −33% |
| 0.2% | | — | Aggro | 1.2 | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| 0.1% |  | — | Control | 2 | 20 | 0 | — | New |
| 0.1% |  | — | Aggro | 2 | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| 0.1% |  | — | Aggro | 1.3 | 18 | 0 | — | — |
Pauper right now
Madness leads Pauper at 14.7% of decks over the last 30 days (1,561 lists), ahead of Faeries (9.4%) and Terror (8.1%). The top five are 46.9% of decks. Ruby Storm has the best Challenge win rate at 65.4% across 185 matches.
Latest Pauper decklists
- TheReforged · Ruby Storm · Pauper League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- Boquinha · Elves · Pauper League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- Hericllys · Madness · Pauper League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- Muril0Ambra · Bogles · Pauper League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- DataPusher · Ruby Storm · Pauper League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- saidin.raken · UW Familiars · Pauper League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- ThePowersThatB · Bogles · Pauper League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- protoaddict · Mono-White Aggro · Pauper League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- TheBuilder · Mono-White Aggro · Pauper League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- Pleitegeier · Golgari Gardens · Pauper League · 5-0 · Oct 26
Recent Pauper Challenges
- Challenge 32 · Oct 25 · Lamela · Ruby Storm
- Challenge 16 · Oct 24 · ChaoticMTG · UW Familiars
- Challenge 32 · Oct 23 · Lamela · Ruby Storm
- Challenge 32 · Oct 22 · LucasG1ggs · Madness
- Challenge 16 · Oct 20 · yahakara · Madness
Pauper tier list
How this data works
Pauper numbers on this page come from public MTGO Challenge and League decklists. The window is the last 30 days (1,561 lists). The page rebuilds every 6 hours. Meta share is a strategy's share of those Challenge and League decks. Win % is the Challenge match win rate: wins divided by wins plus losses, shown from 30 Challenge matches. Tiers score Challenge results, League 5-0s, and Challenge meta share separately. More detail is in the FAQ.
Pauper metagame FAQ
What is the current MTG Pauper metagame?
The Pauper metagame is led by Madness at 14.7% of recent Challenge and League appearances (16.4% in Challenges alone), ahead of Faeries at 9.4%. The best-performing deck in the current meta is Ruby Storm at a 65.4% match win rate across 185 matches.
What deck should I play in Pauper?
If you want the most-played deck, Madness is 14.7% of the field. If you want the best win rate with a real sample, Ruby Storm is at 65.4% across 185 matches. For a lower-variance midrange option, Affinity sits at 7.1% with 23 Top 8s.
What is the best deck in Pauper right now?
By meta share, Madness is the most played Pauper deck right now. By win rate, Ruby Storm is overperforming at 65.4%.
What are the most played cards in Pauper?
The most-played cards across recent Pauper decklists are Hydroblast (40.6% of decks), Blue Elemental Blast (33.7%), and Relic of Progenitus (32.9%). See the full Pauper staples list for maindeck and sideboard play rates.
How diverse is the Pauper metagame?
Decklist Data tracks 32 Pauper archetypes over the last 30 days. The most-played deck holds 14.7% of the field, and the top five account for 46.9% - no single deck dominates.
How is the Pauper metagame ranked?
The Pauper metagame ranks archetypes by Challenge and League appearance share over the last 30 days. The S through D tier list scores Challenge match win rate, League 5-0 trophies, and Challenge meta share separately.
What decks are rising in the Pauper meta?
Dimir Control is the fastest riser in the Pauper metagame, up 1378% over the prior 30 days (0.5% → 7.5%). Ruby Storm (+436%) and Synthesizer (+265%) are also gaining share.
What is Pauper in MTG?
Pauper is a competitive Magic: The Gathering format restricted to cards that have been printed at common rarity, available online and in paper. It's played in weekly MTGO Challenges and Leagues, which is where this metagame data comes from.
All Pauper archetypes
A-Z, with the date each deck last posted a result.
- Affinity
- Bogles
- Boros Aggro
- Cycle Storm
- Dimir Control
- Dredge
- Elves
- Faeries
- Gates
- Glintblade
- Golgari Gardens
- Grixis Control
- Infect
- Inside Out
- Jeskai Control
- Kiln Fiend
- Madness
- Metalcraft
- Mono-Black
- Mono-Black Control
- Mono-Black Sacrifice
- Mono-Blue
- Mono-Green
- Mono-Red
- Mono-Red Metalcraft
- Mono-Red Rally
- Mono-White Aggro
- Mono-White Heroic
- Ninjas
- Poison Storm
- Ponza
- Rogue
- Ruby Storm
- Spy Combo
- Synthesizer
- Temur Control
- Terror
- Tron
- Turbo Fog
- UW Control
- UW Familiars
- Walls Combo
- Wildfire
Top Pauper cards
Most-played cards by decklists, last 90 days.
- Hydroblast1,751 decks
- Relic of Progenitus1,584 decks
- Pyroblast1,470 decks
- Blue Elemental Blast1,411 decks
- Counterspell1,255 decks
- Lórien Revealed1,203 decks
- Lightning Bolt1,079 decks
- Red Elemental Blast1,068 decks
- Dispel1,060 decks
- Annul1,020 decks
- Nihil Spellbomb957 decks
- Bojuka Bog950 decks
- Cast Down917 decks
- Brainstorm890 decks
- Sneaky Snacker888 decks
- Murmuring Mystic886 decks
- Breath Weapon854 decks
- Faerie Macabre819 decks
- Voldaren Epicure790 decks
- Generous Ent749 decks
- Cast into the Fire745 decks
- Faithless Looting719 decks
- Weather the Storm708 decks
- Highway Robbery703 decks
- Fiery Temper701 decks
- Fireblast698 decks
- Grab the Prize690 decks
- Extract a Confession682 decks
- Snuff Out678 decks
- Lava Dart666 decks