How to beat Ephemerate Tron in Pauper
Over the last 90 days of recorded Pauper matches, the decks with the best results against Ephemerate Tron are Gruul Ponza (83% over 6 matches), Spy Combo (75% over 8 matches) and Mono-Blue Delver (80% over 5 matches). Gruul Ponza's 83% sits in a 95% range of 44%–97%, which is the range a 6-match sample actually supports. The decks with the best records against it most often carry Blue Elemental Blast, Steel Sabotage and Faerie Macabre in the sideboard — those are their sideboards in general, not cards chosen for this matchup.
Best records against Ephemerate Tron
Matches played in the last 90 days, from events that publish round-by-round pairings. Ranked by the bottom of each 95% range, not by the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one.
| Deck | Win rate vs Ephemerate Tron | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gruul Ponza | 83.3% | 5-1 | 6 | Low sample | 44%–97% |
| Spy Combo | 75.0% | 6-2 | 8 | Medium sample | 41%–93% |
| Mono-Blue Delver | 80.0% | 4-1 | 5 | Low sample | 38%–96% |
| Mono-Blue Faeries | 80.0% | 4-1 | 5 | Low sample | 38%–96% |
| Elves | 54.5% | 6-5 | 11 | Medium sample | 28%–79% |
| Dimir Terror | 57.1% | 4-3 | 7 | Low sample | 25%–84% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
29 further pairings (49 matches) fall below the 5-match floor and are not given a percentage. 1 pairing against archetypes that have left the Pauper metagame is excluded. Full history, retired archetypes included, is on Ephemerate Tron's archetype page and in the Pauper matchup matrix.
What the decks that beat Ephemerate Tron bring
Sideboard cards run by Gruul Ponza, Spy Combo, Mono-Blue Delver, Mono-Blue Faeries, Elves. This is not a sideboard guide for this matchup. We record who beat whom, not what either player boarded, so these are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play — a hint about the kind of card that punishes Ephemerate Tron, not a list to bring in.
| Card | Decks running it | Average copies | Which decks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Elemental Blast | 2 of 5 | 2.3 | Mono-Blue Delver, Mono-Blue Faeries |
| Steel Sabotage | 2 of 5 | 2.3 | Mono-Blue Delver, Mono-Blue Faeries |
| Faerie Macabre | 2 of 5 | 2.0 | Spy Combo, Elves |
| Dispel | 2 of 5 | 1.9 | Mono-Blue Delver, Mono-Blue Faeries |
| Annul | 2 of 5 | 1.8 | Mono-Blue Delver, Mono-Blue Faeries |
| Hydroblast | 2 of 5 | 1.7 | Mono-Blue Delver, Mono-Blue Faeries |
| Relic of Progenitus | 2 of 5 | 1.6 | Gruul Ponza, Mono-Blue Faeries |
| Vitu-Ghazi Inspector | 2 of 5 | 1.2 | Spy Combo, Elves |
| Scattershot Archer | 2 of 5 | 0.9 | Spy Combo, Elves |
| Envelop | 2 of 5 | 0.7 | Mono-Blue Delver, Mono-Blue Faeries |
| Gut Shot | 1 of 5 | 3.0 | Mono-Blue Delver |
| Monstrous Emergence | 1 of 5 | 3.0 | Elves |
Average copies is expected copies per deck — average copies played multiplied by the share of that archetype's lists running the card — so a 4-of in half the lists reads as 2.0.
Decks Ephemerate Tron beats
The other end of the same table. If you are choosing a deck to attack Ephemerate Tron with, the record argues against these.
| Deck | Win rate vs Ephemerate Tron | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Gardens | 0.0% | 0-5 | 5 | Low sample | 0%–43% |
| Azorius Affinity | 20.0% | 1-4 | 5 | Low sample | 4%–62% |
| Mono Red Madness | 46.7% | 14-16 | 30 | High sample | 30%–64% |
| Mono Red Rally | 33.3% | 3-6 | 9 | Medium sample | 12%–65% |
| Grixis Affinity | 36.4% | 4-7 | 11 | Medium sample | 15%–65% |
| Tron | 33.3% | 2-4 | 6 | Low sample | 10%–70% |
| Ruby Storm | 40.0% | 2-3 | 5 | Low sample | 12%–77% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
Questions
What beats Ephemerate Tron in Pauper?
Across the last 90 days, Gruul Ponza (83% over 6 matches), Spy Combo (75% over 8 matches) and Mono-Blue Delver (80% over 5 matches) hold the best recorded results against Ephemerate Tron. Records come from events that publish round-by-round pairings, and both decks in a match have to be identified for it to count, so these are the pairings we can see rather than every match played.
What should I bring in against Ephemerate Tron?
We do not have sideboard choices tied to individual matches, so this is not a sideboard guide. What the data supports is narrower: the 5 decks with the best records against Ephemerate Tron — Gruul Ponza, Spy Combo, Mono-Blue Delver, Mono-Blue Faeries and Elves — most commonly run Blue Elemental Blast, Steel Sabotage, Faerie Macabre, Dispel and Annul in their sideboards. Those are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play.
What does Ephemerate Tron beat?
Ephemerate Tron's best recorded matchups over the same window are Food Gardens (100% across 5 matches), Azorius Affinity (80% across 5 matches) and Mono Red Madness (53% across 30 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Ephemerate Tron with, these are the ones the record argues against.
How reliable are these Pauper matchup numbers?
Not very, and the page says so per row rather than in aggregate. Every pairing shows its match count, its sample band and a 95% range; the strongest band we award is 20+ matches, which is still roughly a ±20-point range around the figure shown. Pairings under 5 matches are counted but never given a percentage — there are 29 of those for Ephemerate Tron right now. Rankings use the bottom of each range rather than the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one it has not earned.
What period does this cover?
Matches played in the last 90 days, filtered on when each match was actually played. Archetypes that have dropped out of the Pauper metagame are excluded from the ranking, which removes 1 pairing here — their historical records are still on Ephemerate Tron's own archetype page and in the format matchup matrix.
What each number on this site measures, and where it is least reliable, is set out on the methodology page.