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 so you can 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 | Pyroblast |  | 39% | 3.1 |
| 2 | Hydroblast |  | 32% | 3.4 |
| 3 | Relic of Progenitus |  | 32% | 2.9 |
| 4 | Red Elemental Blast | | 30% | 2.8 |
| 5 | Lightning Bolt | | 28% | 3.9 |
| 6 | Blue Elemental Blast | | 28% | 2.7 |
| 7 | Lórien Revealed |  | 26% | 4.0 |
| 8 | Counterspell | | 25% | 4.0 |
| 9 | Breath Weapon |  | 24% | 2.4 |
| 10 | Nihil Spellbomb | | 24% | 3.0 |
Top Creatures
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sneaky Snacker |  | 24% | 4.0 |
| 2 | Murmuring Mystic | | 21% | 1.6 |
| 3 | Voldaren Epicure | | 19% | 4.0 |
| 4 | Writhing Chrysalis |  | 17% | 4.0 |
| 5 | Faerie Macabre | | 17% | 2.2 |
| 6 | Generous Ent |  | 14% | 3.1 |
| 7 | Refurbished Familiar | | 14% | 4.0 |
| 8 | Tolarian Terror |  | 12% | 4.0 |
| 9 | Krark-Clan Shaman | | 11% | 3.3 |
| 10 | Avenging Hunter |  | 11% | 3.0 |
Top Spells
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyroblast | | 39% | 3.1 |
| 2 | Hydroblast | | 32% | 3.4 |
| 3 | Relic of Progenitus | | 32% | 2.9 |
| 4 | Red Elemental Blast | | 30% | 2.8 |
| 5 | Lightning Bolt | | 28% | 3.9 |
| 6 | Blue Elemental Blast | | 28% | 2.7 |
| 7 | Lórien Revealed | | 26% | 4.0 |
| 8 | Counterspell | | 25% | 4.0 |
| 9 | Breath Weapon | | 24% | 2.4 |
| 10 | Nihil Spellbomb | | 24% | 3.0 |
Top Lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Furnace | — | 16% | 3.3 |
| 2 | Bojuka Bog | — | 15% | 1.4 |
| 3 | Vault of Whispers | — | 15% | 2.9 |
| 4 | Drossforge Bridge | — | 12% | 3.8 |
| 5 | Contaminated Aquifer | — | 8% | 3.8 |
| 6 | Citadel Gate | — | 8% | 4.0 |
| 7 | Basilisk Gate | — | 8% | 4.0 |
| 8 | Manor Gate | — | 7% | 2.3 |
| 9 | Slagwoods Bridge | — | 7% | 4.0 |
| 10 | Twisted Landscape | — | 7% | 3.9 |
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.