At a glance
- Format: Pauper
- Colors: White / Blue / Red (WUR)
- Archetype: Jeskai Ephemerate
- Power tier: competitive (meta)
Strategy
A current Pauper meta deck: #12 in the MTGGoldfish metagame (2.7% of the field, 59 decks) as of 2026-09-28.
This is the featured list from C’mon! Katowice — 15th Place, 6-2 (2026-09-19; 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 Counterspell
1 Murmuring Mystic
2 Campfire
2 Ephemerate
1 Idyllic Beachfront
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Archaeomancer
4 Rustvale Bridge
1 Thraben Charm
1 Mountain
4 Island
1 Molten Tributary
2 Chrome Courier
4 Cryogen Relic
4 Silverbluff Bridge
4 Dispatch
2 Ghostly Flicker
3 Perilous Landscape
4 Cleansing Wildfire
2 Bonder's Ornament
2 Plains
3 Mulldrifter
3 Lórien Revealed
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 Counterspell
1 Murmuring Mystic
2 Campfire
2 Ephemerate
1 Idyllic Beachfront
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Archaeomancer
4 Rustvale Bridge
1 Thraben Charm
1 Mountain
4 Island
1 Molten Tributary
2 Chrome Courier
4 Cryogen Relic
4 Silverbluff Bridge
4 Dispatch
2 Ghostly Flicker
3 Perilous Landscape
4 Cleansing Wildfire
2 Bonder's Ornament
2 Plains
3 Mulldrifter
3 Lórien Revealed
Sideboard
1 Thraben Charm
3 Hydroblast
2 Pyroblast
1 Union of the Third Path
2 Envelop
3 Breath Weapon
3 Dust to Dust
Card images & data via Scryfall.