At a glance
- Format: Pauper
- Colors: Red / Green (RG)
- Archetype: Gruul Ponza
- Power tier: competitive (meta)
Strategy
A current Pauper meta deck: #13 in the MTGGoldfish metagame (2.6% of the field, 58 decks) as of 2026-09-28.
This is the featured list from SuperPauper IslandTCG FT. Mansion Markov — 2nd Place, 5-2-1 (2026-09-20; original decklist, archetype page). Commons only; play it on MTGO, Moxfield or in paper.
Cards
Decklist
Paste into Moxfield, Archidekt or MTGO (not on Arena):
Deck
4 Writhing Chrysalis
1 Wooded Ridgeline
4 Utopia Sprawl
3 Avenging Hunter
2 Jewel Thief
1 Colossal Dreadmask
2 Fang Dragon
1 Tectonic Rift
4 Eldrazi Repurposer
4 Arbor Elf
4 Mwonvuli Acid-Moss
1 Bonder's Ornament
4 Boarding Party
2 Wild Growth
2 Mountain
3 Annoyed Altisaur
14 Forest
4 Thermokarst
Sideboard
A 15-card sideboard for best-of-three (Traditional) play — swap these in game 2/3 against the matchups below.
Full deck with sideboard (Bo3):
Deck
4 Writhing Chrysalis
1 Wooded Ridgeline
4 Utopia Sprawl
3 Avenging Hunter
2 Jewel Thief
1 Colossal Dreadmask
2 Fang Dragon
1 Tectonic Rift
4 Eldrazi Repurposer
4 Arbor Elf
4 Mwonvuli Acid-Moss
1 Bonder's Ornament
4 Boarding Party
2 Wild Growth
2 Mountain
3 Annoyed Altisaur
14 Forest
4 Thermokarst
Sideboard
1 Red Elemental Blast
4 Pyroblast
4 End the Festivities
4 Breath Weapon
2 Relic of Progenitus
Card images & data via Scryfall.