Affinity (Pauper) 
Affinity is 9.4% of the Pauper metagame in the last 30 days (180 of 1908 decks), with 31 top 8 finishes. Core cards: Refurbished Familiar, Thoughtcast, Utrom Monitor.
In tournaments (leagues excluded) its decks won 53% of their 833 matches; all published decks win 54% on average, because MTGO publishes only the best results.
Official MTGO and magic.gg results and paper tournaments, data provided by TopDeck.gg, updated . How we count
180 decks
Latest top 8 list
Pauper staples: the most played cards of the format
Matchups in the top 8 (last 90 days)
Best
- vs Grixis Madness: 50% (8-8)
- vs Mono-Blue Terror: 50% (5-5)
- vs Dimir Control: 47% (7-8)
Most played cards
| Card | % of decks | Avg. copies |
|---|---|---|
| Refurbished Familiar | 100% | 4.0 |
| Seat of the Synod | 100% | 3.4 |
| Thoughtcast | 100% | 4.0 |
| Mistvault Bridge | 99% | 3.5 |
| Vault of Whispers | 99% | 3.4 |
| Utrom Monitor | 86% | 3.5 |
| Blood Fountain | 84% | 1.9 |
| Myr Enforcer | 82% | 3.9 |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 72% | 2.1 |
| Reckoner's Bargain | 66% | 3.7 |
| Cryogen Relic | 51% | 3.7 |
| Dispatch | 49% | 4.0 |
| Razortide Bridge | 49% | 3.1 |
| Ancient Den | 48% | 3.4 |
| Drossforge Bridge | 48% | 3.4 |
| Silverbluff Bridge | 48% | 2.0 |
| Baleful Strix | 46% | 3.5 |
| Goldmire Bridge | 46% | 2.1 |
| Makeshift Munitions | 43% | 1.0 |
| Giant's Boulder | 41% | 3.5 |
| Great Furnace | 40% | 2.2 |
| Galvanic Blast | 38% | 4.0 |
| Ichor Wellspring | 37% | 3.9 |
| Glint Hawk | 34% | 4.0 |
| Krark-Clan Shaman | 34% | 2.8 |
| Black Mage's Rod | 31% | 2.6 |
| Toxin Analysis | 26% | 2.0 |
| Cast Down | 24% | 2.8 |
| Sewer-veillance Cam | 24% | 1.1 |
| Kor Skyfisher | 22% | 2.7 |
| Moon-Circuit Hacker | 22% | 3.4 |
| Mountain | 22% | 1.0 |
| Tithing Blade | 19% | 1.6 |
| Swamp | 17% | 1.0 |
| Grim Bauble | 14% | 1.6 |
| Island | 14% | 2.5 |
| Leonardo, Big Brother | 14% | 2.9 |
| Springleaf Drum | 14% | 3.9 |
| Novice Inspector | 13% | 3.9 |
| Thraben Inspector | 13% | 4.0 |
Recent decks
| Player | Event | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| LuffyDoChapeuDePalha | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#8 4-3 |
| Savior0117 | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#32 2-2 |
| Erostratus | Pauper League |
5-0 |
| Malpyrocky | Pauper Challenge 16 |
#23 1-3 |
| LuffyDoChapeuDePalha | Pauper Challenge 16 |
#29 0-2 |
| LuffyDoChapeuDePalha | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#1 7-2 |
| seasonofmists | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#6 5-2 |
| lethargicarcher | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#20 3-3 |
| G-Monteiro | Pauper League |
5-0 |
| LuffyDoChapeuDePalha | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#2 6-3 |
| Pafru | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#32 2-3 |
| Essenza | Pauper League |
5-0 |
| Jonathan Comstock | Pauper Regional Qualifier |
#16 2-3 |
| LuffyDoChapeuDePalha | Pauper Challenge 16 |
#13 3-3 |
| lindoso01 | Pauper League |
5-0 |
| CrilaPeoty | Pauper League |
5-0 |
| barba94 | Pauper League |
5-0 |
| Pafru | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#6 5-2 |
| Varo | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#12 4-2 |
| LuffyDoChapeuDePalha | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#16 4-2 |
| Niederschatten | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#23 3-3 |
| mehanske | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#32 3-3 |
| G-Monteiro | Pauper League |
5-0 |
| pavesito | Pauper League |
5-0 |
| iamyep | Pauper League |
5-0 |
| 2krewlop | Pauper League |
5-0 |
| Malpyrocky | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#3 7-1 |
| LuffyDoChapeuDePalha | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#6 4-3 |
| 19LNC91 | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#8 4-3 |
| ziofrancone | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#11 4-2 |
| Shadowz2005 | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#24 3-3 |
| seasonofmists | Pauper Challenge 16 |
#2 7-1 |
| LuffyDoChapeuDePalha | Pauper Challenge 16 |
#15 2-3 |
| Varo | Pauper Challenge 16 |
#23 1-3 |
| SurrenderMonkey | Pauper League |
5-0 |
| PLads_AlbertoR | Pauper League |
5-0 |
| LuffyDoChapeuDePalha | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#12 4-2 |
| LuffyDoChapeuDePalha | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#6 5-2 |
| Infinitalove | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#10 4-2 |
| Brasatore | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#30 3-3 |
| mehanske | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#32 3-3 |
| boytriton | Pauper Challenge 16 |
#14 3-2 |
| mehanske | Pauper Challenge 16 |
#18 2-3 |
| LuffyDoChapeuDePalha | Pauper Challenge 16 |
#30 0-2 |
| BladeIII | Pauper League |
5-0 |
| LuffyDoChapeuDePalha | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#1 8-1 |
| renato_tadeo | Pauper League |
5-0 |
| manohito | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#18 3-3 |
| Loserjock9 | Pauper Challenge 32 |
#31 2-4 |
| Thomas Legrand | LyonPauper Jeudi 15 octobre 2026 |
#6 3-1 |