Lifegain staples in Pauper

21 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: Mukotai Ambusher (11% of decks).

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

Main deck (17)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Mukotai AmbusherArtifact Creature — Rat Ninja	Artifact Creature — Rat Ninja	10.5%	1.0
2	Generous EntCreature — Treefolk	Creature — Treefolk	9.5%	3.6
3	CampfireArtifact	Artifact	8.4%	2.0
4	Sagu Wildling // Roost SeekCreature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen	Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen	7.4%	2.7
5	LembasArtifact — Food	Artifact — Food	7.4%	2.9
6	Pursue the PastSorcery	Sorcery	5.3%	3.8
7	Gingerbread CabinLand — Forest	Land — Forest	5.3%	1.0
8	Armadillo CloakEnchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.2%	4.0
9	Outlaw MedicCreature — Human Rogue	Creature — Human Rogue	4.2%	3.5
10	Bramble WurmCreature — Wurm	Creature — Wurm	4.2%	3.3
11	Reckoner's BargainInstant	Instant	3.2%	4.0
12	GingerbruteArtifact Creature — Food Golem	Artifact Creature — Food Golem	3.2%	4.0
13	Weather the StormInstant	Instant	3.2%	2.0
14	LifelinkEnchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	3.2%	1.0
15	Tithing Blade // Consuming SepulcherArtifact // Artifact	Artifact // Artifact	3.2%	1.0
16	Pulse of MurasaInstant	Instant	3.2%	1.0
17	Sacred CatCreature — Cat	Creature — Cat	3.2%	4.0

% 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	CampfireArtifact	Artifact	16.8%	1.3
2	Weather the StormInstant	Instant	13.7%	2.5
3	Vitu-Ghazi InspectorCreature — Elf Detective	Creature — Elf Detective	5.3%	2.8
4	Peach Garden OathSorcery	Sorcery	3.2%	3.3
5	Spirit LinkEnchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	3.2%	3.0
6	Spinewoods PaladinCreature — Human Knight	Creature — Human Knight	3.2%	3.7

% 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