NRG Series: Magic $2.5k Pauper Trial (won by Cliff Topher)

Pauper tournament of 22 Aug 2026 with 87 decklists, won by Cliff Topher with Balustrade Spy.

Date

22 Aug 2026

Players

87

Format

Pauper

Organizer

NRG Series

Source

Melee.gg

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	Cliff Topher Balustrade Spy	Balustrade Spy	5-1
2	Joe Szeluga Mono-Green Elves	Mono-Green Elves	6-1
3	Ethan Dunn Mono-Green Elves	Mono-Green Elves	5-1
4	Louis Kaplan Monster Tron	Monster Tron	5-1
5	aaronmechy Grixis Affinity	Grixis Affinity	5-0
6	Jack Cramer White Weenie	White Weenie	5-0
7	Liam Daly Jund Wildfire	Jund Wildfire	5-1
8	Tyler Rosario Jeskai Ephemerate	Jeskai Ephemerate	5-1
9	Nathan Fursa Tireless Tribe	Tireless Tribe	5-1
10	Pierre Smith Balustrade Spy	Balustrade Spy	5-2
11	Nathan Kanzelman Balustrade Spy	Balustrade Spy	5-2
12	Alex Poulosky White Weenie	White Weenie	5-2
13	ybabts Mono-Blue Terror	Mono-Blue Terror	5-2
14	Drew Otto Orzhov Midrange	Orzhov Midrange	5-2
15	Nathanael Perigo Jeskai Ephemerate	Jeskai Ephemerate	5-2
16	Lucille Ray Mono-Green Elves	Mono-Green Elves	5-2
17	wheeldon Flicker Tron	Flicker Tron	4-1
18	BenFraley Naya Gates	Naya Gates	4-2
19	Ethan Kolby Grixis Affinity	Grixis Affinity	4-2
20	DylanTT Balustrade Spy	Balustrade Spy	4-2
21	Jake Coenen Naya Gates	Naya Gates	4-2
22	Bodado Mono-Red Madness	Mono-Red Madness	4-3
23	RossBukouricz Mono-Red Rally	Mono-Red Rally	4-3
24	Jack0fSpades Golgari Gardens	Golgari Gardens	4-3
25	AdmiralBanana Boros Midrange	Boros Midrange	4-3
26	ContentSnorlax Mono-Blue Faeries	Mono-Blue Faeries	4-3
27	Charlie Dusterberg Mono-Blue Faeries	Mono-Blue Faeries	4-3
28	PatrickSpanier Mono-Red Madness	Mono-Red Madness	4-3
29	Skyler Bergin Balustrade Spy	Balustrade Spy	4-3
30	Delta Valmassei Balustrade Spy	Balustrade Spy	4-3
31	gnokay Mono-Blue Faeries	Mono-Blue Faeries	4-3
32	Evan Vetter Mono-Blue Faeries	Mono-Blue Faeries	4-3
33	Alan Wu Mono-Red Madness	Mono-Red Madness	4-3
34	Nathanael Williams Grixis Affinity	Grixis Affinity	4-3
35	Zachary Simonsen Jeskai Ephemerate	Jeskai Ephemerate	3-2
36	Joe Kleckner Dimir Terror	Dimir Terror	3-3
37	Dustin Sukle Poison Storm	Poison Storm	3-4
38	vandenberg30 Grixis Affinity	Grixis Affinity	3-4
39	Hayabusa117 Grixis Affinity	Grixis Affinity	3-4
40	Spesnor Golgari Gardens	Golgari Gardens	3-4
41	Matthew Watts Mono-Red Madness	Mono-Red Madness	3-4
42	SamC53 Mono-Red Rally	Mono-Red Rally	3-4
43	acox0430 Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	3-3
44	Max Moravec Mono-Red Madness	Mono-Red Madness	3-4
45	Nathan VanDinter White Weenie	White Weenie	3-3
46	Jake Hafertepe Dimir Terror	Dimir Terror	3-2
47	iamme9885 Jund Wildfire	Jund Wildfire	3-4
48	Froggy_chair Dimir Terror	Dimir Terror	3-3
49	CypressTree Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	3-4
50	zach cavers Jund Wildfire	Jund Wildfire	2-2

New cards seeing play

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

• Battlefield Scrounger 1 deck
• Carnivorous Canopy 1 deck
• Clear the Mind 1 deck
• Flame Slash 1 deck
• Lantern Bearer // Lanterns' Lift 1 deck
• Myr Servitor 1 deck
• Pain 101 1 deck
• Sweatworks Brawler 1 deck
• Thriving Isle 1 deck

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Pauper metagame of the 30 days up to Aug. 22, 2026 (2402 decks):

Archetypes by share of 87 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
Grixis Affinity 6.1% overall	9	10.3%	6.1%	1
Balustrade Spy 4.5% overall	8	9.2%	4.5%	1
Mono-Red Madness 8.8% overall	7	8.0%	8.8%	0
Jund Wildfire 5.1% overall	5	5.7%	5.1%	1
Mono-Blue Faeries 4.3% overall	5	5.7%	4.3%	0
Dimir Terror 2.7% overall	4	4.6%	2.7%	0
Golgari Gardens 1.6% overall	4	4.6%	1.6%	0
Jeskai Ephemerate 4.3% overall	4	4.6%	4.3%	1
Mono-Green Elves 3.8% overall	4	4.6%	3.8%	2
Mono-Red Rally 4.9% overall	4	4.6%	4.9%	0
Naya Gates 3.3% overall	4	4.6%	3.3%	0
White Weenie 3.9% overall	4	4.6%	3.9%	1
Mono-Blue Terror 7.6% overall	3	3.4%	7.6%	0
Monster Tron 4.7% overall	3	3.4%	4.7%	1
Other Grixis decks 0.5% overall	2	2.3%	0.5%	0
Other Temur decks 0.5% overall	2	2.3%	0.5%	0
Bogles 1.7% overall	1	1.1%	1.7%	0
Dimir Faeries 2.4% overall	1	1.1%	2.4%	0
Flicker Tron 0.7% overall	1	1.1%	0.7%	0
Mardu Synthesizer 0.3% overall	1	1.1%	0.3%	0
Orzhov Midrange 0.7% overall	1	1.1%	0.7%	0
Other Esper decks 0.1% overall	1	1.1%	0.1%	0
Other Golgari decks 0.3% overall	1	1.1%	0.3%	0
Other Jeskai decks 0.0% overall	1	1.1%	<0.1%	0
Other Mono-Red decks 0.1% overall	1	1.1%	0.1%	0
Other Simic decks 0.4% overall	1	1.1%	0.4%	0
Other Sultai decks 0.0% overall	1	1.1%	<0.1%	0
Poison Storm 0.3% overall	1	1.1%	0.3%	0
Selesnya Gates 0.2% overall	1	1.1%	0.2%	0
Slivers 0.3% overall	1	1.1%	0.3%	0
Tireless Tribe 0.7% overall	1	1.1%	0.7%	0

Overall

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