Black staples in Pauper

17 cards played in at least 2% of the 95 Pauper decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Cast Down (22% of decks).

Official MTGO results and paper tournaments, data provided by TopDeck.gg, updated 28 Oct 2026. How we count

Main deck (13)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Cast DownInstant	Instant	22.1%	2.8
2	Thorn of the Black RoseCreature — Human Assassin	Creature — Human Assassin	17.9%	2.2
3	Snuff OutInstant	Instant	16.8%	4.0
4	Extract a ConfessionSorcery	Sorcery	16.8%	1.0
5	Mukotai AmbusherArtifact Creature — Rat Ninja	Artifact Creature — Rat Ninja	10.5%	1.0
6	Suffocating FumesInstant	Instant	10.5%	1.3
7	Cut DownInstant	Instant	9.5%	2.0
8	Refurbished FamiliarArtifact Creature — Zombie Rat	Artifact Creature — Zombie Rat	8.4%	4.0
9	Arms of HadarSorcery	Sorcery	8.4%	1.0
10	Blood FountainArtifact	Artifact	6.3%	1.7
11	Black Mage's RodArtifact — Equipment	Artifact — Equipment	4.2%	2.8
12	Reckoner's BargainInstant	Instant	3.2%	4.0
13	Tithing Blade // Consuming SepulcherArtifact // Artifact	Artifact // Artifact	3.2%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (6)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Extract a ConfessionSorcery	Sorcery	17.9%	1.5
2	Arms of HadarSorcery	Sorcery	16.8%	1.2
3	Faerie MacabreCreature — Faerie Rogue	Creature — Faerie Rogue	15.8%	2.4
4	Okiba-Gang ShinobiCreature — Rat Ninja	Creature — Rat Ninja	9.5%	1.0
5	DuressSorcery	Sorcery	6.3%	2.2
6	Drown in SorrowSorcery	Sorcery	3.2%	1.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Basic lands are left out. Themes come from the functional tags of Scryfall Tagger. How it is calculated