Most-Played Cards
Pauper Staples
The most-played cards in Pauper on Magic Online, ranked by how often they show up in decklists (main deck and sideboard combined), plus share-over-time charts to compare any cards across Challenges and Leagues. Back to Pauper metagame.
Most-played Pauper cards
Main + sideboard · last 30 days
Top Cards Overall
Non-lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hydroblast |  | 41% | 3.3 |
| 2 | Blue Elemental Blast | | 34% | 2.7 |
| 3 | Relic of Progenitus |  | 33% | 2.4 |
| 4 | Lórien Revealed |  | 31% | 4.0 |
| 5 | Pyroblast |  | 31% | 3.4 |
| 6 | Counterspell | | 29% | 4.0 |
| 7 | Annul | | 27% | 3.5 |
| 8 | Cast Down |  | 27% | 2.8 |
| 9 | Dispel | | 26% | 1.9 |
| 10 | Red Elemental Blast | | 24% | 2.5 |
Top Creatures
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baleful Strix | | 22% | 3.9 |
| 2 | Murmuring Mystic | | 22% | 2.1 |
| 3 | Sneaky Snacker | | 19% | 4.0 |
| 4 | Thorn of the Black Rose | | 18% | 2.2 |
| 5 | Voldaren Epicure | | 17% | 3.9 |
| 6 | Faerie Macabre | | 16% | 2.2 |
| 7 | Guttersnipe |  | 14% | 3.5 |
| 8 | Refurbished Familiar | | 13% | 4.0 |
| 9 | Nyxborn Hydra |   | 13% | 2.8 |
| 10 | Generous Ent |  | 12% | 3.5 |
Top Spells
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hydroblast | | 41% | 3.3 |
| 2 | Blue Elemental Blast | | 34% | 2.7 |
| 3 | Relic of Progenitus | | 33% | 2.4 |
| 4 | Lórien Revealed | | 31% | 4.0 |
| 5 | Pyroblast | | 31% | 3.4 |
| 6 | Counterspell | | 29% | 4.0 |
| 7 | Annul | | 27% | 3.5 |
| 8 | Cast Down | | 27% | 2.8 |
| 9 | Dispel | | 26% | 1.9 |
| 10 | Red Elemental Blast | | 24% | 2.5 |
Top Lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bojuka Bog | — | 27% | 1.3 |
| 2 | Contaminated Aquifer | — | 17% | 3.7 |
| 3 | Vault of Whispers | — | 14% | 3.0 |
| 4 | Great Furnace | — | 12% | 3.1 |
| 5 | Dimir Aqueduct | — | 12% | 1.1 |
| 6 | Seat of the Synod | — | 11% | 3.3 |
| 7 | Seething Landscape | — | 11% | 1.5 |
| 8 | Mistvault Bridge | — | 10% | 3.6 |
| 9 | Ancient Den | — | 10% | 3.2 |
| 10 | Drossforge Bridge | — | 7% | 3.6 |
Share over time
Each line shows the share of all Pauper decklists running that card (main deck or sideboard), by week. Pick any cards to compare.
Adoption is each card's fraction of every Pauper decklist ingested from MTGO Challenges and Leagues, counting main-deck and sideboard copies together. Top Cards Overall excludes lands. The ranking tables use the last 30 days; the chart follows the window selected above. Up to 8 cards can be compared at once.