How to beat Golgari Gardens in Pauper
Over the last 90 days no active Pauper archetype holds a winning record against Golgari Gardens across 5 or more recorded matches. The table below shows every pairing that clears that floor, Golgari Gardens's best matchups included.
Best records against Golgari Gardens
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 Golgari Gardens | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grixis Affinity | 40.0% | 2-3 | 5 | Low sample | 12%–77% |
| Elves | 25.0% | 2-6 | 8 | Medium sample | 7%–59% |
| Mono-Blue Delver | 14.3% | 1-6 | 7 | Low sample | 3%–51% |
| Mono Red Madness | 10.0% | 1-9 | 10 | Medium sample | 2%–40% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
33 further pairings (58 matches) fall below the 5-match floor and are not given a percentage. Full history, retired archetypes included, is on Golgari Gardens's archetype page and in the Pauper matchup matrix.
Questions
What beats Golgari Gardens in Pauper?
No active Pauper archetype currently holds a winning record against Golgari Gardens over 5 or more recorded matches in the last 90 days. That is a statement about what we have recorded, not a claim that Golgari Gardens is unbeatable.
What does Golgari Gardens beat?
Golgari Gardens's best recorded matchups over the same window are Mono Red Madness (90% across 10 matches), Mono-Blue Delver (86% across 7 matches) and Elves (75% across 8 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Golgari Gardens 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 33 of those for Golgari Gardens 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 — their historical records are still on Golgari Gardens'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.