How to beat Mono Red Rally in Pauper
Over the last 90 days of recorded Pauper matches, the decks with the best results against Mono Red Rally are Spy Combo (83% over 6 matches), Ephemerate Tron (70% over 10 matches) and Mono-Blue Faeries (67% over 9 matches). Spy Combo'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, Hydroblast and Dust to Dust in the sideboard — those are their sideboards in general, not cards chosen for this matchup.
Best records against Mono Red Rally
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 Mono Red Rally | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spy Combo | 83.3% | 5-1 | 6 | Low sample | 44%–97% |
| Ephemerate Tron | 70.0% | 7-3 | 10 | Medium sample | 40%–89% |
| Mono-Blue Faeries | 66.7% | 6-3 | 9 | Medium sample | 35%–88% |
| White Aggro | 66.7% | 4-2 | 6 | Low sample | 30%–90% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
32 further pairings (57 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 Mono Red Rally's archetype page and in the Pauper matchup matrix.
What the decks that beat Mono Red Rally bring
Sideboard cards run by Spy Combo, Ephemerate Tron, Mono-Blue Faeries, White Aggro. 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 Mono Red Rally, not a list to bring in.
| Card | Decks running it | Average copies | Which decks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Elemental Blast | 2 of 4 | 2.4 | Ephemerate Tron, Mono-Blue Faeries |
| Hydroblast | 2 of 4 | 2.4 | Ephemerate Tron, Mono-Blue Faeries |
| Dust to Dust | 1 of 4 | 3.2 | White Aggro |
| Steel Sabotage | 1 of 4 | 2.6 | Mono-Blue Faeries |
| Martyr of Sands | 1 of 4 | 2.3 | White Aggro |
| Faerie Macabre | 1 of 4 | 2.0 | Spy Combo |
| Pyroblast | 1 of 4 | 1.7 | Ephemerate Tron |
| Annul | 1 of 4 | 1.6 | Mono-Blue Faeries |
| Red Elemental Blast | 1 of 4 | 1.6 | Ephemerate Tron |
| Holy Light | 1 of 4 | 1.5 | White Aggro |
| Nylea's Disciple | 1 of 4 | 1.5 | Spy Combo |
| Journey to Nowhere | 1 of 4 | 1.5 | White Aggro |
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 Mono Red Rally beats
The other end of the same table. If you are choosing a deck to attack Mono Red Rally with, the record argues against these.
| Deck | Win rate vs Mono Red Rally | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mono Red Madness | 26.7% | 4-11 | 15 | Medium sample | 11%–52% |
| Grixis Affinity | 30.8% | 4-9 | 13 | Medium sample | 13%–58% |
| Elves | 33.3% | 4-8 | 12 | Medium sample | 14%–61% |
| Blue Terror | 28.6% | 2-5 | 7 | Low sample | 8%–64% |
| Jund Wildfire | 42.9% | 3-4 | 7 | Low sample | 16%–75% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
Questions
What beats Mono Red Rally in Pauper?
Across the last 90 days, Spy Combo (83% over 6 matches), Ephemerate Tron (70% over 10 matches) and Mono-Blue Faeries (67% over 9 matches) hold the best recorded results against Mono Red Rally. 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 Mono Red Rally?
We do not have sideboard choices tied to individual matches, so this is not a sideboard guide. What the data supports is narrower: the 4 decks with the best records against Mono Red Rally — Spy Combo, Ephemerate Tron, Mono-Blue Faeries and White Aggro — most commonly run Blue Elemental Blast, Hydroblast, Dust to Dust, Steel Sabotage and Martyr of Sands in their sideboards. Those are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play.
What does Mono Red Rally beat?
Mono Red Rally's best recorded matchups over the same window are Mono Red Madness (73% across 15 matches), Grixis Affinity (69% across 13 matches) and Elves (67% across 12 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Mono Red Rally 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 32 of those for Mono Red Rally 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 Mono Red Rally'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.