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Card data from Scryfall · Tournament data from TopDeck.gg

Pauper/Metagame/Matchup Matrix

Pauper Matchup Matrix

Head-to-head win rates for the top 16 archetypes by meta share. Sources: MTGO Challenge playoff brackets, TopDeck.gg paper event swiss rounds.

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Sources: Paupergeddon Spring 2026, TopDeck.gg, mtgo · Data since Jan 2026 · 2,677 matches

↓ vs →Mono Red MadnessMono-Blue DelverJund WildfireElvesGrixis AffinityMono Red RallyGolgari GardensGruul PonzaEsper EphemerateDimir TerrorSpy ComboMadness BurnEphemerate TronInside Out ComboBurnBoros Bully
Mono Red Madness
~17m
50%117m
74%210m
40%263m
26%100m
58%83m
57%42m
~6m
32%82m
53%135m
~6m
—
~5m
36%67m
~10m
Mono-Blue Delver
~17m
~7m
~6m
~4m
~4m
~6m
~1m
~3m
~2m
~1m
~4m
——
~2m
~3m
Jund Wildfire
50%117m
~7m
44%90m
56%117m
48%25m
24%33m
25%24m
~2m
57%46m
45%66m
~1m
~1m
—
54%26m
~5m
Elves
26%210m
~6m
56%90m
72%140m
62%50m
48%40m
~17m
—
44%41m
51%63m
~3m
~1m
~2m
41%44m
~3m
Grixis Affinity
60%263m
~4m
44%117m
28%140m
57%49m
43%87m
55%20m
~5m
59%54m
40%115m
~1m
—
~2m
50%38m
~3m
Mono Red Rally
74%100m
~4m
52%25m
38%50m
43%49m
64%25m
~5m
~2m
~19m
21%28m
~3m
—
~2m
~10m
—
Golgari Gardens
42%83m
~6m
76%33m
53%40m
57%87m
36%25m
~9m
~1m
35%20m
~14m
~2m
—
~1m
~6m
~2m
Gruul Ponza
43%42m
~1m
75%24m
~17m
45%20m
~5m
~9m
~1m
~10m
~9m
———
~6m
~2m
Esper Ephemerate
~6m
~3m
~2m
—
~5m
~2m
~1m
~1m
~1m
~2m
~1m
—
~1m
~1m
~2m
Dimir Terror
68%82m
~2m
43%46m
56%41m
41%54m
~19m
65%20m
~10m
~1m
62%26m
~1m
~2m
~1m
~16m
~3m
Spy Combo
47%135m
~1m
55%66m
49%63m
60%115m
79%28m
~14m
~9m
~2m
38%26m
~1m
~1m
~1m
52%27m
~2m
Madness Burn
~6m
~4m
~1m
~3m
~1m
~3m
~2m
—
~1m
~1m
~1m
—
~1m
—
~2m
Ephemerate Tron——
~1m
~1m
—————
~2m
~1m
————
Inside Out Combo
~5m
——
~2m
~2m
~2m
~1m
—
~1m
~1m
~1m
~1m
—
~1m
~3m
Burn
64%67m
~2m
46%26m
59%44m
50%38m
~10m
~6m
~6m
~1m
~16m
48%27m
——
~1m
~4m
Boros Bully
~10m
~3m
~5m
~3m
~3m
—
~2m
~2m
~2m
~3m
~2m
~2m
—
~3m
~4m

Cells show row archetype win rate vs column archetype. ~ = fewer than 20 matches (low confidence). Hover any cell for the win-loss record.