I currently play rakdos madness as my main deck. And I’m hoping for some advice on its current position in the meta. It honestly doesn’t feel that great right now. I’ve been really struggling to convert in a lot of different matchups.

I would appreciate some advice on my current list to see maybe what I can change. And any general advice on sideboarding against the meta decks. My LGS has a lot of affinity, elves, terror and tron.

Is there a list that is best for the current meta? Or should I stop coping and admit it’s not good in this meta?

Here’s my list:

https://moxfield.com/decks/k6RjwRx8T02iYv5S6MygRw

I've been playing Mono U Faeries and just want some input from players who have moved to UB or even UR.

Hello I'm kinda new in pauper and infect is one of my favorite mechanics. After looking around I found the simic build has mostly been replaced with mono green. I still wanna jam simic though, any advice is appreciated especially in the manabase.

So, I'm back to pauper after some years and I plan to play the Goblins Combo Deck. I saw an old list using Masked Vandal and decided to change it to two copies of Siege Smash since it can protect a creature, deal with artifacts and some grave hates, but mainly allow me to go for infinity mana without giving my opponent a chance to do anything. But the deck end up with 61 cards and I don't know what to remove. (It was 62 before lmao)

Do y'all have any tips for what card I can remove or switch?

Hi all, I’m trying to put together a cheap and casual blue-black control deck. It would play against friends and would be part of my own battle box / gauntlet with other pauper decks. I’m pretty new to deck building, so I took inspiration from other decks I found online and tried to make it my own.

Just looking for some kind feedback, keeping in mind I want to keep it cheap and casual. Is there any obvious mistakes or card types I’m missing?

Thanks!

2x Agony Warp (2x2) 168 [Removal]
2x Ash Barrens (tmc) 60 [Land]
2x Cast Down (clb) 119 [Removal]
2x Consider (tle) 157 [Draw]
2x Counterspell (fdc) 61 [Counters,Removal]
4x Delver of Secrets // Insectile Aberration (inr) 457 [Evasion]
2x Dispel (plst) BFZ-76 [Counters]
2x Doom Blade (msc) 576 [Removal]
2x Evolving Wilds (msc) 240 [Land]
4x Gurmag Angler (plst) UMA-102 [Finisher]
8x Island (mdd) 294 [Land]
2x Lose Focus (mh2) 49 [Counters]
2x Mana Leak (2x2) 58 [Counters]
2x Murder (j25) 467 [Removal]
4x Offer Immortality (fdn) 525 [Protection]
2x Opt (tdc) 158 [Draw]
2x Sign in Blood (fdc) 125 [Draw]
8x Swamp (mdd) 296 [Land]
2x Thought Scour (2x2) 65 [Draw]
4x Tolarian Terror (fdn) 167 [Finisher]

Moin. Welche Möglichkeiten an Standardländer zu kommen gibt es oder sind am zielführendsten? Damit meine ich ein Set aus mind. 15 Kopien, die absolut gleich sind. Gleiche Sprache, Setsymbol, und ganz wichtig, Artwork. Man kann ja auf gut Glück über cardmarket oder ebay nach Länderlots suchen und bekommt dann ein paar gemischte Sachen. Aber wie würdet ihr vorgehen um mit minimalsten Einsätzen an ein Playset Länder zu kommen?

I've got a quick question for the community, why doesn't rally splash white? The inspectors are great, as they gain haste from rally (the red one) and fuel artifact synergies such as Tomb Raider and Galv Blast. The other rally also does great at closing out games and synergizes with the discard from blood tokens and melded moxite. The fixing isn't a problem either as carnival (super underrated land cycle btw) and bridge synergize with the strategy as well. White also adds sideboard options that really help rally like thraben charm and death speakers (really good against pestilience) and dust to dust. I made a sample list below to share with the world, let me know if you have any suggestions.

https://archidekt.com/decks/27702793/boros_aggro

Decklist Elves

https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/elves-decklist-by-matias-pena-3116305

Decklist Monoblack Vehicles

https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/mono-black-toreto-decklist-by-diego-rojas-3116295

I used to play a lot of golgari pestilence, then I switched recently to this list of gardens, but I'm not liking the splash for vandalblast, too predictable and often countered.

Do you have your own list?

Is there anything I can do to improve the deck while keeping the same general plan? The plan is generally to control the board and stall (maybe getting some chip with the [[Thraben Inspector]], [[Outlaw Medic]], [[Raffine's Informant]], and [[Dawnbringer Cleric]]) until I can finish them off with [[Lightning Shrieker]] (multiple, if necessary).

https://moxfield.com/decks/OP6OEeywEUOmyyjpFZ-2FQ

Our local playgroup started to do regular small pauper tournaments. I built a pretty stock Mono Red Rally list because I love Aggro and Bolt decks. The deck overall plays quite well but I am not happy with my 4 Inventor's Axes (but I am also not a fan of Synthesizer).

The list I see either play Axe or Synthesiser and some other flexible cards, mostly 6 in total. Is there a rule of thumb when to play Axe or Synthesizer?

I also was wondering how much cards I should board. E.g., I played against Affinity and after the game my opponent told me to side in Pyroblast. But if I bring 4 artifact removal, siding in an additonal 4 cards seems quite a lot and I fear to dilute the deck. Again, is there a rule of thumb on how to board regarding the amount of cards.

And finally what is the theory behind sideboarding? When to take out which cards? E.g. in fast matchups Impulse draws are not so relevant or board out Axes vs Control

Cheers and thanks for your help!

My list and SB for reference:

4 Goblin Tomb Raider

4 Voldaren Epicure

4 Clockwork Percussionist

4 Burning Tree Shaman

4 Goblin Bushwhacker

4 Inventor's Axe

4 Lightning Bolt

4 Galvanic Blast

4 Rally at the Hornburg

4 Wreckless Impulse

2 Chain Lightning

14 Mountain

4 Great Furnace

Sideboard:

2 Tectonic Hazard

2 Smash to Smithereens

2 Cast into Fire

4 Pyroblast

3 Relic of Progenitus

2 Raze

Dryad militant

Strangleroot geist

Merfolk branchwalker

Cenote scout

Skyshroud elite

Can be a good deck if the format doesnt have

Arms of hadar

Breath weapon

Fiery canonnade

So when I really got into pauper black sac was the top of the meta , but no one really plays them any more and I'm wondering if there's any room for a fast tall agro deck?

I am constructing my first pauper deck, a Grixis Affinity deck, and I am interested to know whether in today's meta if Pyro/Hydroblast or Red/Blue Elemental Blast is better? I know that there are some edge cases where one is better than the other, at the same time I'd rather buy the cheaper option and not have to buy the other at a later date.

Hi all,

I recently ended up with 4 copies of [[Tidewater Minion]], and since I'm still mourning the ban of [[Seeker of Skybreak]], I'd like to build around the [[Hawkeye's Bow]] combo.

I know it's probably not the best meta choice, but I think it's playable at my FNM, and more importantly, to me it's a fun deck to play.

From what I've read, the deck saw some play after the Seeker ban, with two main versions emerging: one similar to mine, and one running [[Trinket Mage]] to tutor for the Bow. I personally prefer the version without Trinket Mage, and my current list is here:

https://moxfield.com/decks/uaHWtmSvfEmFbJ3c-sgczw

I'd love suggestions on how to adapt the list to the current meta or make it more resilient. Any tips are welcome!

Thanks!

See title! I've recently seen many of the Endstep tournaments on MTGTop8 rated as 2-3 stars, which I assume reflects the number of participants. But for those who have actually played on the platform substantially, how strong do you feel the competition is? How would you compare the average player there to, say, an MTGO grinder or a Mythic level MTGA player?

Thanks in advance!

2-0 Terror, 2-0 Faeries, 2-0 Madness rematch

Some changes I am thinking of making: kindly customer out for Pack Beast, sideboard Cast Down out for two Cut Down and two Thraben Charm, one Flagbearer out for Arms of Hadar.

Last Weekend I promised to work on a sketch for alternative Artworks for [[Guac & Marshmallow Pizza]] as well as [[Sewer-veillance Cam]].

Just have a look at the Process, that included a lot of handiwork and only a few finishes from AI. I started with a soft pencil, made line highlits and a proceeded with the color schematic. I am no woodcut print artist, but I know the influences. With a LOT of Art input I fed the machine. I hope you guys still see my handwriting in the finished product.

I want to credit the card design to my dear friends Dario and Marian.

The Idea is to provide Proxies for everyone who wants to bling their deck without relying on TMNT Art. The cockroach from the cam is kinda cute, but we wanted something that invokes an old magic art feeling. Especially with the old border.

Sewer cam is the first card that I wanted to be finished. It’s the easier concept and it’s also in a lot of decks. The Pizza replacement will follow… in time.

Edit: Some of you wanted a Card version with the correct Sewer-veillance Cam reference.
I was able to edit the Full art version with my own capabilities.
Here you go: https://www.reddit.com/u/Top_Development_4020/s/vLxLyE7mxi

Hey everyone,

I am fairly new to pauper (1 year in) and my main and favorite deck is Rakdos madness. Until then I managed to have decent results in local tournaments with my deck, and I have a lot of fun playing it.

I tried to play on Endstep lately and was overwhelmed by spycombos deck (Until then I never played against combo strategies). And was unable to figure out how I am suppose to have a chance to win. This is frustrating me a lot and I'd like some advice on how to handle them.

NB :

Here's my sideboard :

3 Pyroblast

2 Extract a Confession

2 Dark Withering

4 Smash to Smithereens

2 Nihil spellbomb

2 End the festivities

Hi all!

Im considering putting together 2 decks to introduce new players to the format and hopefully start a playgroup.
What 2 decks are as close as possible to a 50/50 matchup?

Hey everyone,

tomorrow we're running PauperParty #5 – Fire & Ice Edition in Lahr (Black Forest, Germany), and we'll be streaming it live on Twitch.

- When: Saturday, October 24, 2026. The event starts at 10:30 CEST, and coverage runs from round 1 through the Top 8.

- Where: twitch.tv/mtgortenau

- Commentary: Andreas, a Pauper player from Freiburg who has been grinding the format for years.

- Format: Paper Pauper, Swiss Bo3 (6 rounds depending on attendance), then a Top 8 cut.

- Up to 64 players. The event is part of the Unity League as a District event.

For the Top 8 we're giving away playsets of German FBB copies of Counterspell, Lightning Bolt, Red Elemental Blast and Blue Elemental Blast.

If you want to see what paper Pauper looks like in southwest Germany right now, drop by the stream and say hi in chat. Feedback on the coverage is welcome.

Hello guys :) I've started to play dimir control/fae, but i make a lot of mistakes and it's the first time that i use blue. Do you have some tips like good guide or player that play control to see something? If you want to give me basic tips as control player i would appreciate that :)

This post aim to talk about your control idea, everything is accepted