r/Pauper • • Aug 11 '26

Tell us what you like to play in other formats and we will suggest a deck you might like in Pauper

40 Upvotes

For anyone new to the format or looking for something new, just comment and the users and mods will get back to you with deck suggestions.

Tell us what you like to play in other formats and we will give you a deck suggestion for pauper.

If you'd like to see the previous deck suggestion threads: Find them here

Also be sure to check out the /r/pauper deck primers wiki page


r/Pauper • • Sep 04 '26

PFP SLZ Commons Downshift Update, Only 2 Cards Will Banned Initially

54 Upvotes

r/Pauper • • 56m ago

CASUAL Abandon Attachments original art for dimir pauper deck

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A client and local pauper player wanted a non-UB abandon attachments art they could play, so I made one! I'm very pleased with it but what do you folks think of this compared to the official art?


r/Pauper • • 18h ago

[TRK] Genesis Effect

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87 Upvotes

r/Pauper • • 18h ago

[TRK] Andromedan Automatons

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70 Upvotes

r/Pauper • • 13h ago

BREW dimir whale combo

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ive been working on this steelfin combo deck for about 3 months now, been playing it mostly on endstep and in my locals where ive had around a 60-65% winrate and ive also top8'd a 64 played tournament with it.
would love to here if anyone has any suggenstions of ideas of things to add/change about the list


r/Pauper • • 4h ago

The Common Cold Snap

3 Upvotes

All the fours, droopy drawers

This week I’m with the cats talking Pauper

Comments on the Ban announcement

If Pioneer Masters were Pauper legal

Brewing 101, starting with Unflinching Hortimancer, go !

#mtgpauper
#paupermtg

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0FoICKFFYIB1rNpBHoXaTg


r/Pauper • • 10h ago

BG turbofog is better than UG?

11 Upvotes

I'm starting on the format and turbofog has completely amazed me, so I'm trying to build one.

I've heard some people talking about the BG version of turbofog but couldn't find any list, so what's it like? It's better than the UG, how does it win and it's viable in the current meta?


r/Pauper • • 15h ago

OTHER SoCal Pauper Players Unite!

25 Upvotes

We just launched our website socalpauper.com in the hopes that we can populate the calendar with as many pauper events as possible and provide a hub for pauper players to look up where to meet, make friends, keep up to date with magic news, lookup card legalities and prices, life counter and more! We really hope this helps build up a thriving community for arguably the best competitive format in magic! please feel free to join our discord through the link provided as well if you want to play digitally through endstep.cc or MTGO!


r/Pauper • • 1h ago

Suggestions for Grixis affinity list

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I’m playing this Grixis Affinity list is it competitive? Any tips?

r/Pauper • • 7h ago

HELP Pauper Zombies - help plz

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Hi, all. My LGS is having a pauper event. I'm not a regular pauper player but I thought it might be fun. A friend of mine warned me it would be very competitive, so I got a bit intimidated. I still want to try it, though. I'm trying to build a fun but solid pauper deck and thought zombies would be cool. I'm looking for guidance to make it stronger or any suggestions. Any help is appreciated!

https://archidekt.com/decks/27861966/zombombies

1x A.I.M. Labs (msh)

1x Advanced Stitchwing (2x2) [Recursion]

1x Armored Skaab (isd) [Mill]

2x Carrion Feeder (ema) [Sac Outlet]

2x Counterspell (cmm) [Removal]

2x Crawl from the Cellar (inr) [Recursion]

4x Defile (mh1) [Removal]

1x Dimir Signet (frc) [Ramp]

1x Dismal Backwater (tdm)

2x Dregscape Zombie (mm3) [Recursion]

1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel (plst) [Drain]

1x Haunted Cadaver (ons) [Discard]

6x Island (trk) 320

1x Lotleth Giant (cmm) [Finisher]

2x Nightscape Familiar (dmr) [Ramp]

2x Project Deathlok Soldier (msh) [Recursion]

2x Shambling Ghast (j25) [Ramp]

2x Sibsig Appraiser (tdm) [Draw]

1x Sinister Hideout (spm)

1x Soured Springs (otj)

1x Spellweaver Eternal (hou) [Pump]

17x Swamp (trk) 322

2x Vedalken Ghoul (arb) [Drain]

4x Wretched Throng (inr)


r/Pauper • • 9h ago

Assault Drone (Star Trek)

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Any thoughts of a Black Artifact Aggro Deck? Could this be worth it.

We could play [[Myr Enforcer]], [[Frog Mite]], [[Dross Golem]], and [[Refurbished Familiar]] as heavy hitters for the deck.


r/Pauper • • 3h ago

Pauper Gates

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New to pauper, I wanted to build around basilisk gate because I saw that taplands "worked" in pauper, this is my list some are placeholders. I don't really want to play an already made meta deck and use that to figure out how to deckbuild myself. any tips or replacements are greatly appreciated. https://moxfield.com/decks/GVo2k8z99kSVG8j5u7VrVg


r/Pauper • • 17h ago

DECK DISC. Pauper: UW Faeries Zeta - Deck Tech and Sideboard Guide

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The Pauper format has gained new additions with the Zeta set, opening up new builds. In today's article, I'll present a different Faeries build that only became possible thanks to the addition of one of the most powerful cards the format has ever had.


r/Pauper • • 8h ago

HELP Faeries Advice/Discord

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I just started playing faeries a bit ago and it’s by far the hardest archetype I’ve played before. I was wondering if there is a faeries discord server for resources and people to talk to about piloting that deck. I just started playing UW and UR faeries and they’re so fun to play. But i definitely feel like I miss play a lot so any help would be great!

If anyone has some general advice on how to play faeries that would be awesome as well!


r/Pauper • • 19h ago

Temur Monster Tron vs Golgari Spy Combo | Paper Pauper Gameplay | Bristol Pauper League

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14 Upvotes

Match 2 of last week's league night is now out for everyone to watch! Remember, channel members get to watch all 4 matches early! ;)

Today we have Theodora on Temur Monster Tron up against Alexis on Golgari Spy Combo!

📹 https://youtu.be/k5Km8w8gs4Q?si=UTqF3HAOB7SfqDA4

Enjoy!


r/Pauper • • 1d ago

DECK DISC. Is [[Make it so]] the comeback card for Twiddle Storm?

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I‘m not exactly a high tide fan, but the new card [[Make it so]] certainly pushed a similar strategy. What do you think about this deck in the current meta? It doesn’t rely on creatures and even is able to tap down Campfires before going for the Stream of thought + MAKE IT SO kill by letting your opponent draw their last cards.

I came up with this list on the fly maybe you can help to push this nightmare of a combo deck.


r/Pauper • • 1d ago

SPOILER Spoiler: make it so

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132 Upvotes

Cold be good with bouncelands and tron lands?


r/Pauper • • 22h ago

BREW Golgari monster bombs ?

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Hey so I'm looking to make a green black version of gruul monsters and I'm wondering what are some of the big bombs that black could provide to make the deck worth it ?


r/Pauper • • 1d ago

[TRK] Final Frontier (Card Gallery)

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87 Upvotes

r/Pauper • • 1d ago

CASUAL Rakdos Sac deck Card draw ideas

4 Upvotes

I’m building a Rakdos sack deck as an off Meta deck and I need some car draw ideas.
I have:
[[village rites]]
[[corrupted conviction]]
[[Sign in blood]]

Is there anything better than these out there in Rakdos?


r/Pauper • • 1d ago

PAPER PauperParty #5 (Lahr, Germany) – 44 players, Top 8 & metagame breakdown

35 Upvotes

Last Saturday we ran the 5th PauperParty in Lahr (Baden-Württemberg, Germany): 44 players, 6 rounds of Swiss into a Top 8.

Top 8

Place Player Deck
1st Roman Schmid Teachings Tron
2nd Tom G. Grixis Affinity
3rd–4th StudentAnselmus Cycling Storm
3rd–4th Lars Bruder Ruby Storm
5th–8th Umby Spy
5th–8th Pleitegeier Simic Turbo Fog
5th–8th Tim Mono-Black Crimes
5th–8th Danger47 Jeskai Ephemerate

Final: Roman beat Tom 2-0. Roman went 7-1-1 over the day. Winning decklist

Full standings (all 44 players)

Metagame (44 decks)

  • Affinity (Esper/Grixis/other): 8 (18%)
  • Faeries (Mono-U/Dimir/other): 5 (11%)
  • Storm (Ruby/Cycling/Poison): 5 (11%)
  • Tron (Flicker/Monster): 4 (9%)
  • Burn: 3 (7%)
  • Boros Moxite: 2
  • One each: White Weenie, Bogles, Elves, Gates, Spy, Turbo Fog, Rakdos Madness, Jeskai Ephemerate, Mono-Black Sacrifice, Persistent Petitioners, Mono Red Aggro
  • Unclassified/rogue: 6

Some observations

  • Affinity was the most-played deck but put only one pilot into the Top 8. Grixis Affinity itself did well (67% match win rate over 21 matches). Esper Affinity was at 44%.
  • Faeries had 5 pilots and none in the Top 8. Mono-U Faeries finished at 35%.
  • The Top 8 had 8 different archetypes, and half of them were the only copy of their deck in the room (Spy, Turbo Fog, Cycling Storm, Jeskai Ephemerate).
  • Blue Elemental Blast was in 21 of 44 sideboards, Red Elemental Blast and Pyroblast in 25 combined.
  • Most-played maindeck cards: Vault of Whispers, Refurbished Familiar, Thoughtcast, Utrom Monitor, Counterspell. The Affinity share shows.

All decklists: https://planesforge.de/tournament/pauperparty-5-fire-ice-edition · Meta stats: https://planesforge.de/tournament/pauperparty-5-fire-ice-edition/meta

Thanks to everyone who came, and to our sponsors Lipplapp1 and Kobra Collect. See you at #6!


r/Pauper • • 1d ago

SPIKE Pauper Metagame update (26 oct)

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80 Upvotes

Pauper metagame update.

source: magic4ever.com/pauper


r/Pauper • • 18h ago

Nuevo contenido en castellano de Pauper

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Lo primero no sé si esto está permitido aquí, si no se puede pasad el bulldozer sin miramientos! Jejeje

Empezamos nueva etapa en el canal, hablando de este increíble formato de Magic the gathering, Pauper. En este nuestro primer video, hablamos de l liga de Benidorm, de los cambios en el formato por el Zeta ser, y de los baneos que curiosamente no nos han afectado (Baleful strix, te hablo a ti, si XD

https://youtube.com/live/2KNhSMlu_N4?feature=share

Esperamos que os guste!


r/Pauper • • 8h ago

Thoughts on future of down-shifted cards for pauper.

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I know that with the recent decision on down-shifted Zeta set card a number of people are thinking about what else could also be down-shifted to common. Today I would like to propose 3 cards each for a different reason. I do not necessarily believe these examples should become common but they have some interesting reasons as to why they might work. So lets begin.

First and most controversial is Prismatic Vista.

I was thinking about fetch lands & pauper. The format currently has access to the landscapes, which have been an great edition to the format. That said building a two or more colour deck in pauper still requires a specified threshold of search and filter to achieve with consistency. I believe pauper is currently at a state where removing the clunky nature of building a deck that is more then one colour with out the addition of the aforementioned requirements would be of great benefit. Lastly, because of the wording only you may only search for basics & not cards with clear power band issues.

The second card is Treasure Mage.

I don't have some a number of reasons to express why Treasure Mage. I just do not think it would break the format at all while be a great addition for creative deck brewing. I have also heard a number of people over the years say "If only treasure mage was pauper legal".

Lastly, Path to Exile.

The reason for path is simple. I want it to be pauper legal to settle the argument once and for all that it is a ramp spell and not removal. We already have Dispatch and Skred so its not a power balance issue if path is a removal spell. But would it be to powerful as a ramp spell? Maybe.