Gruul Ponza 

Gruul Ponza Pauper decklist played by StephenT at Curio Cavern Presents: Pauper Half K (.5k) (3 Oct 2026).
- Player
- StephenT
- Finish
- #5 of 27, 4-0
- Archetype
- Gruul Ponza
- Format
- Pauper
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (30)
- 1 Annoyed Altisaur
- 4 Arbor Elf
- 4 Avenging Hunter
- 4 Boarding Party
- 2 Crimson Fleet Commodore
- 3 Eldrazi Repurposer
- 4 Jewel Thief
- 2 Primordial Pachyderm
- 2 Sagu Wildling // Roost Seek
- 4 Writhing Chrysalis
Sorceries (7)
Enchantments (7)
Lands (16)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Gruul Ponza list
Average of 85 decks in the 30 days up to Oct. 3, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Jewel Thief (4 vs 0.5)
- +3 Malevolent Rumble (4 vs 0.8)
- +3 Suplex (3 vs 0.5)
- +2 Primordial Pachyderm (2 vs 0.0)
- +2 Crimson Fleet Commodore (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Sagu Wildling // Roost Seek (2 vs 0.3)
- +1 Mountain (3 vs 1.9)
Fewer than usual
- -4 Mwonvuli Acid-Moss (0 vs 3.8)
- -4 Thermokarst (0 vs 3.8)
- -2 Annoyed Altisaur (1 vs 3.0)
- -1 Structural Distortion (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 Bonder's Ornament (0 vs 1.2)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +4 Mwonvuli Acid-Moss (4 vs 0.1)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Suplex (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Cast into the Fire (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Deglamer (1 vs 2.1)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 17 cards away from the average.





















