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Archetypes Index

This page contains a curated list of the most important Pauper archetypes. Please note some of them may be not present in the meta anymore, e.g. due to a ban.

If you think a relevant archetype is missing or a mistake is present, please let us know: we will be happy to update this page.

Every archetype in the list is linked to its dedicated page, where you will find useful resources.

Name	Dominant mana	Type	Family
Abzan TortEx		Midrange	TortEx
Acid Trip		Midrange
Affinity		Aggro, Combo	Affinity
Altar Tron		Combo	Tron
Aristocrats		Aggro	Sacrifice
Atog Shift		Midrange, Combo	Affinity
Azorius Caw Blade		Midrange
Azorius Evoke		Control
Azorius Gates		Midrange
Azorius Glitters		Aggro	Glitters
Azorius Prowess		Aggro
Bogles		Aggro
Boros Bully		Midrange
Boros Gates		Midrange
Boros Glitters		Aggro	Glitters
Boros Initiative		Control
Boros Monarch		Midrange
Boros Synth		Midrange
Brew		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Abzan		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Azorius		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Bant		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Boros		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Dimir		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Dune		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Esper		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Golgari		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Grixis		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Gruul		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Ink		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Jeskai		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Jund		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew MonoB		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew MonoG		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew MonoR		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew MonoU		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew MonoW		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Naya		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Orzhov		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Rainbow		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Rakdos		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Simic		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Sultai		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Temur		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brew Witch		Aggro, Midrange, Control, Combo	Brew
Brute Squad		Aggro
Burn		Aggro	Burn
Canadian Threshold		Midrange
Chatterstorm		Combo	Storm
Corrupt Control		Control
Cycling Storm		Combo	Storm
Dimir 8-Post		Control	8-Post
Dimir Alchemy		Control
Dimir Control		Control
Dimir Delver		Tempo
Dimir Faeries		Tempo	Faeries
Dimir Flicker		Control
Dimir Reanimator		Midrange, Combo	Reanimator
Dimir Teachings		Control
Dimir Terror		Tempo	Terror
Domain Zoo		Aggro
Eggs		Combo
Eggs Tron		Combo	Tron
Elves		Aggro, Combo
Empty The Warrens Storm		Combo	Storm
Esper Familiars		Control, Combo	Familiars
Familiars		Control, Combo	Familiars
Fishelbrand		Combo
Flicker Tron		Control	Tron
Goblins		Aggro
Golgari Dredge		Midrange, Combo
Golgari Food Gates		Midrange, Combo
Golgari Gardens		Control
Golgari Gleezard		Combo
Golgari Ponza		Control	Ponza
Golgari TortEx		Midrange	TortEx
Golgari Turbo Emblem		Aggro, Combo	Turbo Emblem
Grapeshot Storm		Combo	Storm
Grixis 8-Post		Control	8-Post
Gruul Ponza		Control	Ponza
Gruul Stompy		Aggro
Gruul Turbo Emblem		Aggro, Combo	Turbo Emblem
Infect		Aggro	Infect
Inside Out		Combo
Izzet 8-Post		Control	8-Post
Izzet Blitz		Aggro	Blitz
Izzet Control		Control	Terror
Izzet Curve		Midrange, Combo
Izzet Faeries		Tempo	Faeries
Izzet Terror		Control	Terror
Jeskai Ephemerate		Control
Jeskai Familiars		Control, Combo	Familiars
Jeskai Glitters		Aggro	Glitters
Jeskai Snow		Midrange
Jund Cascade		Midrange	Cascade
Jund Gardens		Control
Jund Gleezard		Combo
Jund PhD		Midrange
Jund Tokens		Midrange, Combo
Jund TortEx		Midrange	TortEx
Kuldotha Rebirth		Midrange
Mardu Glitters		Midrange
Mardu Initiative		Control
Mardu Synth		Midrange
Midnight Gond		Combo
Moggwarts		Combo
MonoB Burn		Aggro	Burn
MonoB Control		Control
MonoB Ponza		Control	Ponza
MonoB Sacrifice		Aggro	Sacrifice
MonoB Suicide		Aggro
MonoG 8-Post		Control	8-Post
MonoG Ponza		Control	Ponza
MonoG Tron		Midrange	Tron
MonoR 8-Post		Aggro	8-Post
MonoR Blitz		Aggro	Blitz
MonoR Heroic		Aggro
MonoR Kuldotha		Aggro
MonoR Tron		Control	Tron
MonoR Turbo Emblem		Aggro, Combo	Turbo Emblem
MonoU 8-Post		Control	8-Post
MonoU Control		Control
MonoU Delver		Tempo
MonoU Faeries		Tempo	Faeries
MonoU Terror		Tempo	Terror
MonoW 8-Post		Aggro	8-Post
MonoW Heroic		Aggro
Myr Retriever Combo		Combo
Naya Turbo Emblem		Aggro, Combo	Turbo Emblem
One Land Spy		Combo
Orzhov Blade		Midrange
Orzhov Ephemerate		Midrange
Orzhov Food Gates		Midrange, Combo
Orzhov Glitters		Midrange
Orzhov Pestilence		Midrange, Control
Orzhov TortEx		Midrange	TortEx
Petal Festival		Combo
Ping Storm		Combo	Storm
Poison Storm		Midrange, Combo
Rainbow Tron		Control	Tron
Rakdos Burn		Midrange	Burn
Rakdos Control		Control
Rakdos Madness		Midrange
Rakdos Metalcraft		Midrange	Cascade
Rakdos Reanimator		Aggro, Combo	Reanimator
Rakdos Sacrifice		Aggro	Sacrifice
Rakdos TortEx		Midrange	TortEx
Red Deck Wins		Aggro
Ruby Storm		Combo
Simic 8-Post		Control	8-Post
Simic Infect		Aggro	Infect
Slivers		Aggro
Soul Sisters		Aggro, Combo
Stompy		Aggro
Temur Cascade		Midrange	Cascade
Temur Ponza		Control	Ponza
Trinket Control		Control
Turbo Goblins		Aggro, Combo
Turbofog		Control
Walls		Combo
Watch Rites		Combo
Whale Combo		Combo
Whirlpool Mill		Combo
White Weenie		Aggro
Zombies		Midrange
Zubera Storm		Combo	Storm

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