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

36 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

51 Upvotes

r/Pauper • • 6h ago

Sazacap’s Brew

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51 Upvotes

Michael Flores won’t stop talking about this card in Madness yet, I see very few decks actually play it.

Is it good or does he have it wrong?


r/Pauper • • 7h ago

CASUAL What are some new archetypes you would like to see added to pauper?

11 Upvotes

Rather than specific cards, which I often think can be boring and have unknown effects what are actually archetypes you would like to be added to pauper or made playable, what might these look like and possible good downshifts/new cards for them?
Some that come to mind would be fun include a proper lantern of insight deck, maybe some other stax cards could be fun too .
Domain would be super fun as well, I think it would only take 3-4 decent domain cards for it to be valid.


r/Pauper • • 3h ago

Looking at getting into Pauper. Are bogles still viable?

4 Upvotes

Love those goofy little guys


r/Pauper • • 16h ago

BREW Homebrewed a Lifegain deck and went 2-1 in first week, welcoming feedbacks and fixes

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50 Upvotes

https://archidekt.com/decks/26771521/pauper_orzhov_lifegain

I think I am for sure changing the Dawnsire to something else


r/Pauper • • 3h ago

META Mono blue terror - delver or mystics or both?

3 Upvotes

Seeing lists with:
- 4 terrors 4 serpents 4 delvers
- 4 terrors 4 serpents 2 mystics
- 4 terrors 4 serpents 4 delvers 2 mystics

When would you play each list? Into which metas?


r/Pauper • • 18h ago

CASUAL How often do old cards get "re-discovered" and affect the Pauper metagame?

50 Upvotes

With how generally level/forgiving Pauper is, the high accessibility, and the thousands of legal cards in the card pool, does it/has it ever happened that a meta dominating deck comes out of nowhere using some old cards nobody even considered?

Like, it makes sense that a new set would come out and folks would find some new combos and game pieces that make it into contention, but what about decade old commons nobody talks about any more?

There's something exciting about the idea that there might be some hidden gems sitting in someone's bulk just waiting to redefine the format. But MTG is also so ridiculously popular that maybe all 10,000 or so commons have truly been trodden?


r/Pauper • • 5h ago

CASUAL r/pauper, when bans happen or don't happen, in a nutshell

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3 Upvotes

r/Pauper • • 1d ago

CASUAL Been playing an Izzet Flashback Terror deck that is secretly a Seize the Storm deck in disguise. It's working quite well. Any feedback?

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90 Upvotes

r/Pauper • • 20h ago

PAPER Upstate New York Pauper is hosting our 4th Open on November 7th in Rochester, NY

28 Upvotes

64 player cap and we're really hoping to reach that for a 2k prize pool.

https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/478688


r/Pauper • • 22h ago

CASUAL Too lazy to move cards between decks, too lazy to buy more, just ok enough at doodling

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34 Upvotes

Faces are hard…


r/Pauper • • 19h ago

Twinned Vision seems to be the real deal in Ruby Storm!

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9 Upvotes

r/Pauper • • 14h ago

HELP Giant tribal

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Hello, fellow pauper players and Giant tribal lovers. I'm trying to build a Giant tribal deck where I get them out as quickly as possible and give 'em haste. I figured I'd share here to see if anybody has any tips or cards you think would be better than what I have here. I have been play-testing 3 copies of [[Crashing Drawbridge]] and it's been nice so far. Also, [[Wayward Giant]] is really a flex spot for me. I'm testing a couple different Giants there as well.


r/Pauper • • 20h ago

Temur Tron Deck List Workshopping

6 Upvotes

https://archidekt.com/decks/26353063/temur_tron

New to pauper and looking to get some advice on this Temur Tron deck list I'm working on. I wanted a deck utilizing Tron and Writhing Chrysalis. Particularly looking for advice with the sideboard but open to any advice.


r/Pauper • • 1d ago

CASUAL Playset of Lotus Petal alters for my Cycle Storm pauper deck

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13 Upvotes

Cycle storm is such a cool deck to play, especially now with Leaf and Rowan's Grim Search, so intricate and unique


r/Pauper • • 1d ago

DECK DISC. My semi-successful list for Jeskai Metalcraft control. Should I be running Lembas or Cryogen Relic and what other improvements could I make?

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r/Pauper • • 1d ago

HELP Searching a Goblin Ephemerate List

12 Upvotes

Hey there! I really wanna play a deck that uses [[Mogg Bomber]], [[Ponyback Brigade]] and [[Ephemerate]] in some way. I tried to build two versions of the deck one that leans more to Sorcery Spells like [[Dragon Fodder]] [[Goblin Gathering]] and [[Ardent Elementalist]]. The other one would play more creature cards like [[Beetleback Chief]].
Now I am really not great in Deck building, so i wanted to ask if any of you maybe have such a Deck they could share with me or if you could give me some advice on what Route to take the Deck, maybe there are some cool cards I missed?

Here a the two decks i currently am playing around with, bear in mind they are still experimential.

Sorcery heavier Deck

Creature heavier Deck

I don't know what to do about the artifact slop...


r/Pauper • • 1d ago

HELP Any tips for my Mono White Aggro list?

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Any feedback on the list itself would be appreciated. I am also quite new to Pauper and dont know if there is a in-depth guide for Mono White decks on match ups and side board anywhere?


r/Pauper • • 17h ago

Took some days off but Friday Madness is here! 🔥❤️

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r/Pauper • • 1d ago

[Cambridge, MA] Pauper Win-A-Box Nov 15th 11 AM at Pandemonium Books & Games

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80 Upvotes

The Boston Crypt Rats in partnership with Pandemonium Books & Games would like to announce a Pauper Win-A-Box on November 15th at 11 AM! The store will open early for this event. $25 entry, 60 player cap, 6 Swiss rounds with cut to Top 8. Decklists required. Prizing in Reality Fracture product or store credit equivalent. Sign up here. Make sure you navigate to November and click on the 15th to see the spots. Proof of vaccination is not required. Excited to see you all there!


r/Pauper • • 1d ago

I netdecked this gruul landfall build and have been running it. What can a new player do to pilot it better?

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so I am running almost exactly this deck (minus 2 mountains- one for [[teetering peaks]] and one for main board [[bojuka bog]]

also my sideboard is in shambles (adjusted poorly to my local meta)

I've managed to snag a couple wins here and there, but I feel like I make a lot of misplays.

Any tips to piloting this list?


r/Pauper • • 1d ago

META Is it relevant to run BEB over Hydroblast in Terror?

22 Upvotes

I'm fully aware of the difference between the two, but is there any upside to running one over the other in MonoU Terror decks? They don't ever need to cast it on a non-red target (because if you're using it to fill the graveyard, you're probably screwed anyway) and I don't believe anyone is still playing [[Phantasmal Bear]], so no real upside in Hydrblast. The only relevant spot where you'd prefer BEB would be against [[Standard Bearer]] and [[Coalition honor Guard]], but what would be a deck running those against which you would side in BEB/Hydro?


r/Pauper • • 16h ago

CARD DISC. Next downshift and unbans

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Which cards would you like to see added to the format?

Lightning Helix

Dryad Militant

Lingering Souls

Path to Exile

Bloodbraid Elf

Skullcrack

Fatal Push

Spell Snare

Veil of Summer


r/Pauper • • 17h ago

META Chrome Companion as graveyard hate?

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It seems like nothing can really beat [[Soul-Guide Lantern]] as cheap artifact based graveyard hate, but could [[Chrome Companion]] work in a more mid range artifact deck?

The downsides are numerous, it takes two turns, it's removable, costs 3 more mana to get the effect than Soul-Guide lantern, doesn't exile, and does nothing for the whole [[Kor Skyfisher]] Esper ETB shell, but trade that for a body and lifegain and it's still an artifact after all.

Maybe there's an artifact/white weenie shell this could fit? Or do you think it's just too slow?