Gates

Gates is 1.3% of the Pauper metagame over the last 30 days, with 61 results in the last 60 days. Updated October 20, 2026.

Average main deck

4 Basilisk Gate
4 Citadel Gate (in 97% of lists)
3 Plains (in 90% of lists)
4 Sacred Cat (in 87% of lists)
4 Prismatic Strands (in 84% of lists)
4 Cliffgate (in 80% of lists)
3 Thraben Charm (in 80% of lists)
4 Outlaw Medic (in 77% of lists)
3 Manor Gate (in 75% of lists)
4 Sneaky Snacker (in 74% of lists)
4 Pursue the Past (in 74% of lists)
3 Mountain (in 74% of lists)
4 Malevolent Rumble (in 70% of lists)
3 Journey to Nowhere (in 67% of lists)
3 Melded Moxite (in 64% of lists)
4 Writhing Chrysalis (in 56% of lists)
3 Lightning Bolt (in 56% of lists)
2 Guardian of the Guildpact (in 39% of lists)
2 Heap Gate (in 34% of lists)
2 Bitter Reunion (in 25% of lists)
2 Stormshriek Feral (in 23% of lists)
4 Black Dragon Gate (in 20% of lists)
3 Faithless Looting (in 20% of lists)
4 Lunarch Veteran (in 16% of lists)
1 Swamp (in 16% of lists)
2 Forest (in 15% of lists)
3 Armadillo Cloak (in 13% of lists)
2 Shattered Acolyte (in 13% of lists)
3 Cast Down (in 11% of lists)
4 Boros Guildgate (in 10% of lists)
3 Ragged Short Spear (in 10% of lists)
4 Spirit Mascot (in 8% of lists)
4 Grab the Prize (in 8% of lists)
4 Sea Gate (in 8% of lists)
4 Baleful Strix (in 8% of lists)
3 Fanatical Offering (in 8% of lists)
2 Campfire (in 8% of lists)
1 Call Damage Control (in 8% of lists)
4 Thrilling Discovery (in 7% of lists)
4 Counterspell (in 7% of lists)
4 Lembas (in 7% of lists)
3 Gatecreeper Vine (in 7% of lists)
1 Rancor (in 7% of lists)
1 Suffocating Fumes (in 7% of lists)
4 Task Force (in 5% of lists)
4 Devour Flesh (in 5% of lists)
4 Nomads en-Kor (in 5% of lists)
4 Sheltering Word (in 5% of lists)
4 Daru Spiritualist (in 5% of lists)
4 Battle Screech (in 5% of lists)
4 Cauldron Familiar (in 5% of lists)
3 Pestilence (in 5% of lists)
3 Gingerbrute (in 5% of lists)
2 Open the Gates (in 5% of lists)
2 Spirit en-Kor (in 5% of lists)
2 Selesnya Guildgate (in 5% of lists)
2 Island (in 5% of lists)
2 Cut Down (in 5% of lists)
2 Preordain (in 5% of lists)
2 Relic of Progenitus (in 5% of lists)
2 Thorn of the Black Rose (in 5% of lists)
1 Sagu Wildling (in 5% of lists)
1 Balustrade Spy (in 5% of lists)
1 Dispel (in 5% of lists)
1 Spell Pierce (in 5% of lists)
1 Lórien Revealed (in 5% of lists)
1 Bonder's Ornament (in 5% of lists)
4 Village Rites (in 3% of lists)
4 Carrot Cake (in 3% of lists)
4 Snarling Gorehound (in 3% of lists)
4 Cryogen Relic (in 3% of lists)
3 Refurbished Familiar (in 3% of lists)
3 Great Furnace (in 3% of lists)
3 Midnight Tilling (in 3% of lists)
3 Ephemerate (in 3% of lists)

Sideboard

3 Dust to Dust (in 72% of lists)
3 Breath Weapon (in 51% of lists)
3 Pyroblast (in 46% of lists)
2 Guardian of the Guildpact (in 43% of lists)
4 Red Elemental Blast (in 39% of lists)
3 Tamiyo's Safekeeping (in 34% of lists)
2 Vandalblast (in 31% of lists)
2 Thraben Charm (in 31% of lists)
2 Ancient Grudge (in 25% of lists)
1 Flaring Pain (in 25% of lists)
2 Electrickery (in 21% of lists)
2 Faerie Macabre (in 20% of lists)
2 Journey to Nowhere (in 15% of lists)
2 Standard Bearer (in 13% of lists)
2 Tectonic Hazard (in 11% of lists)
2 Relic of Progenitus (in 11% of lists)
3 Shattered Acolyte (in 10% of lists)
3 Hydroblast (in 8% of lists)
2 Ethereal Haze (in 8% of lists)
4 Duress (in 7% of lists)
3 Pulse of Murasa (in 7% of lists)
2 Coalition Honor Guard (in 7% of lists)
1 Suffocating Fumes (in 7% of lists)
1 Destroy Evil (in 7% of lists)
1 Prismatic Strands (in 7% of lists)
1 Suplex (in 7% of lists)
1 Call Damage Control (in 7% of lists)
3 Vendetta (in 5% of lists)
3 Ephemeral Shields (in 5% of lists)
2 Cleansing Wildfire (in 5% of lists)
1 Extract a Confession (in 5% of lists)
1 Drown in Sorrow (in 5% of lists)
1 Campfire (in 5% of lists)
3 Castigate (in 3% of lists)
3 Choking Sands (in 3% of lists)
3 End the Festivities (in 3% of lists)
3 Saruli Gatekeepers (in 3% of lists)
3 Return to Dust (in 3% of lists)
3 Armadillo Cloak (in 3% of lists)
3 Nihil Spellbomb (in 3% of lists)
2 Lightning Bolt (in 3% of lists)
2 Arms of Hadar (in 3% of lists)
1 Cast into the Fire (in 3% of lists)
4 Annul (in 2% of lists)
4 Weather the Storm (in 2% of lists)

Spicy tech

Call Damage Control, played by Watson (1st at FirstQualifier)
Nyxborn Hydra, played by Sephothtarte (2nd at Lega Pauper Lipsia Season 3 Stage 5)
Open the Gates, played by Sephothtarte (2nd at Lega Pauper Lipsia Season 3 Stage 5)
Gatecreeper Vine, played by Sephothtarte (2nd at Lega Pauper Lipsia Season 3 Stage 5)
Selesnya Guildgate, played by Sephothtarte (2nd at Lega Pauper Lipsia Season 3 Stage 5)
Pulse of Murasa, played by Sephothtarte (2nd at Lega Pauper Lipsia Season 3 Stage 5)
Dispel, played by Pafru (2nd at Pauper Challenge 32)
Campfire, played by Pafru (2nd at Pauper Challenge 32)
Cut Down, played by Pafru (2nd at Pauper Challenge 32)
Sea Gate, played by Pafru (2nd at Pauper Challenge 32)

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