The 4th Common Ground Cup (won by Nathaniel S Vowell)

Date

July 25, 2026

Players

100

Format

Pauper

Source

TopDeck.gg

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	Nathaniel S Vowell Mono-Red Madness	Mono-Red Madness	8-1
2	Karl Schroeder Dimir Faeries	Dimir Faeries	8-2
3	Houston Daniel Jeskai Ephemerate	Jeskai Ephemerate	6-2
4	Ace Braswell Mono-Green Elves	Mono-Green Elves	6-2
5	Ankylosaur Monster Tron	Monster Tron	6-1
6	Kyle Brewerton Mono-Blue Faeries	Mono-Blue Faeries	6-2
7	derrick smith Gruul Ponza	Gruul Ponza	6-2
8	Daniel W Brannen White Weenie	White Weenie	5-2
9	Zack Withers Mono-Green Elves	Mono-Green Elves	5-2
10	William Janzer Bogles	Bogles	5-2
11	Josh Meagher Pinger Tron	Pinger Tron	5-2
12	Ian Ilgner Balustrade Spy	Balustrade Spy	5-2
13	Vojin Dimir Faeries	Dimir Faeries	5-2
14	Aaron Cunningham Mono-Blue Terror	Mono-Blue Terror	5-2
15	Sonny Sadikovic Simic Control	Simic Control	5-2
16	Jarrod Kilby Dimir Terror	Dimir Terror	5-2
17	Jonathan Collins Gruul Ponza	Gruul Ponza	5-2
18	Mayu Ovando White Weenie	White Weenie	4-2
19	Jacob Wilson Rainbow Elves	Rainbow Elves	5-2
20	Sig Esper Affinity	Esper Affinity	4-1
21	Ana Paterson Dimir Faeries	Dimir Faeries	4-2
22	Jon B UWx Familiars	UWx Familiars	4-2
23	Lucien Sigler Naya Gates	Naya Gates	4-2
24	Nicholas Dulaney Simic Turbo Fog	Simic Turbo Fog	4-2
25	August Berning Jund Wildfire	Jund Wildfire	4-3
26	Nathan Potratz Jund Wildfire	Jund Wildfire	4-3
27	Joseph Gherardi Esper Affinity	Esper Affinity	4-3
28	Daniel Mason Jund Gardens	Jund Gardens	4-3
29	Bobby Fine Orzhov Midrange	Orzhov Midrange	4-3
30	Tanner Jund Wildfire	Jund Wildfire	4-3
31	Edward Pham Walls Combo	Walls Combo	4-3
32	Shelby Thompson Mono-Red Rally	Mono-Red Rally	4-3
33	Jonathan Comstock Balustrade Spy	Balustrade Spy	4-3
34	Evan Spangler Mono-Red Rally	Mono-Red Rally	4-3
35	Devin Northcutt Monster Tron	Monster Tron	4-3
36	Chris Thompson Mono-Blue Terror	Mono-Blue Terror	4-3
37	Derek Glenn Mardu Synthesizer	Mardu Synthesizer	4-3
38	Parker Daniels Grixis Affinity	Grixis Affinity	3-1
39	Bennett Williams Golgari Pestilence	Golgari Pestilence	3-2
40	Gaston Borunda Balustrade Spy	Balustrade Spy	3-3
41	John Freitas White Weenie	White Weenie	3-3
42	Keaton Jones Jund Gardens	Jund Gardens	3-3
43	Logan O. Dimir Faeries	Dimir Faeries	3-3
44	Jeremiah Vongswady Naya Gates	Naya Gates	3-4
45	Caalen Brook Robison Dimir Terror	Dimir Terror	3-3
46	Hunter Bisch Infect	Infect	3-3
47	Greg Jones Dimir Terror	Dimir Terror	3-4
48	Carson Bispels Dimir Faeries	Dimir Faeries	3-3
49	Anthony Vivona Balustrade Spy	Balustrade Spy	3-4
50	Robert White Bogles	Bogles	3-3

New cards seeing play

Not played in Pauper in the 120 days before this event.

• Nest Invader 2 decks
• Accumulated Knowledge 1 deck
• Akoum Battlesinger 1 deck
• Bequeathal 1 deck
• Blightbelly Rat 1 deck
• Blink of an Eye 1 deck
• Bojuka Brigand 1 deck
• Bristling Backwoods 1 deck
• Changeling Outcast 1 deck
• Cloudfin Raptor 1 deck
• Convincing Mirage 1 deck
• Creeping Bloodsucker 1 deck
• Dramatic Reversal 1 deck
• Elvish Visionary 1 deck
• Erosion 1 deck
• Evincar's Justice 1 deck
• Firebolt 1 deck
• Fists of Flame 1 deck
• Flensermite 1 deck
• Gene Pollinator 1 deck
• Giant Growth 1 deck
• Groundswell 1 deck
• Halimar Wavewatch 1 deck
• Healer's Hawk 1 deck
• Impact Tremors 1 deck
• Jace's Phantasm 1 deck
• Kalastria Healer 1 deck
• Keep Watch 1 deck
• Krovikan Mist 1 deck
• Opt 1 deck
• Pestilent Syphoner 1 deck
• Phantasmal Bear 1 deck
• Pretending Poxbearers 1 deck
• Psychic Venom 1 deck
• Quag Vampires 1 deck
• Ray of Command 1 deck
• Reality Acid 1 deck
• Retrofitted Transmogrant 1 deck
• Rites of Initiation 1 deck
• Scarab Feast 1 deck
• Scatter the Seeds 1 deck
• Shelter 1 deck
• Sheoldred's Headcleaver 1 deck
• Shinen of Life's Roar 1 deck
• Sinister Hideout 1 deck
• Soul Barrier 1 deck
• Soured Springs 1 deck
• Spider-Man, Brooklyn Visionary 1 deck
• Squad Rallier 1 deck
• Stave Off 1 deck
• Suture Priest 1 deck
• Teferi's Time Twist 1 deck
• Thieves' Tools 1 deck
• Treetop Freedom Fighters 1 deck
• Universal Automaton 1 deck
• Utter Insignificance 1 deck
• Vedalken Ghoul 1 deck
• Virulent Wound 1 deck
• Vraska's Fall 1 deck
• Wary Farmer 1 deck
• Whisper of the Dross 1 deck
• Will of the Naga 1 deck

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Pauper metagame of the 30 days up to July 25, 2026 (3249 decks):

Archetypes by share of 99 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
White Weenie 2.8% overall	9	9.1%	2.8%	1
Mono-Red Rally 6.2% overall	7	7.1%	6.2%	0
Dimir Faeries 4.3% overall	6	6.1%	4.3%	1
Jund Wildfire 6.3% overall	6	6.1%	6.3%	0
Balustrade Spy 3.6% overall	5	5.1%	3.6%	0
Grixis Affinity 7.7% overall	5	5.1%	7.7%	0
Mono-Blue Terror 6.9% overall	5	5.1%	6.9%	0
Dimir Terror 2.9% overall	4	4.0%	2.9%	0
Jeskai Ephemerate 4.1% overall	4	4.0%	4.1%	1
Mono-Green Elves 3.5% overall	4	4.0%	3.5%	1
Mono-Red Madness 10.3% overall	3	3.0%	10.3%	1
Monster Tron 3.8% overall	3	3.0%	3.8%	1
Bogles 1.1% overall	2	2.0%	1.1%	0
Dimir Affinity 0.7% overall	2	2.0%	0.7%	0
Esper Affinity 0.3% overall	2	2.0%	0.3%	0
Gruul Ponza 2.2% overall	2	2.0%	2.2%	1
Infect 0.2% overall	2	2.0%	0.2%	0
Jund Gardens 0.3% overall	2	2.0%	0.3%	0
Mono-Blue Faeries 2.1% overall	2	2.0%	2.1%	1
Naya Gates 5.4% overall	2	2.0%	5.4%	0
Other Mono-Blue decks 0.1% overall	2	2.0%	0.1%	0
Simic Turbo Fog 0.7% overall	2	2.0%	0.7%	0
Dimir Control 0.2% overall	1	1.0%	0.2%	0
Gates Fog 0.1% overall	1	1.0%	0.1%	0
Golgari Pestilence 0.9% overall	1	1.0%	0.9%	0
Gruul Ramp 1.4% overall	1	1.0%	1.4%	0
Mardu Synthesizer 0.4% overall	1	1.0%	0.4%	0
Other Abzan decks 0.2% overall	1	1.0%	0.2%	0
Other Azorius decks 0.1% overall	1	1.0%	0.1%	0
Other Bant decks 0.1% overall	1	1.0%	0.1%	0
Other Dimir decks 0.1% overall	1	1.0%	0.1%	0
Other Jund decks 0.0% overall	1	1.0%	0.0%	0
Other Mardu decks 0.1% overall	1	1.0%	0.1%	0
Other Mono-Black decks 0.1% overall	1	1.0%	0.1%	0
Pinger Tron 0.5% overall	1	1.0%	0.5%	0
Rainbow Elves 0.3% overall	1	1.0%	0.3%	0
Rakdos Madness 1.6% overall	1	1.0%	1.6%	0
Tireless Tribe 1.3% overall	1	1.0%	1.3%	0
UWx Familiars 1.8% overall	1	1.0%	1.8%	0
Walls Combo 0.5% overall	1	1.0%	0.5%	0

Overall

share of the archetype in the overall metagame of the format, with the filters above