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Pauper meta report: Oct 19 to Oct 25, 2026

Red Madness posted the largest share change this week, up 2.9 points to 14.5% across 502 decks from 25 events between October 19 and 25. Mono-Blue Terror dropped 1.4 points to 6.0%, while Elves fell 1.3 points to 3.8%. Of the six MTGO Challenges, Dimir Control and Red Rally each won two, with Grixis Affinity and Red Madness taking one apiece. Red Rally's first-place lists also included Mine Collapse at the $1K SCG CON Hartford and Reckless Lackey at Pauper Challenge 32, while Dimir Faeries' winning list at a Pauper Regional Qualifier ran Spreading Seas and Force Spike.

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Top decks

#ArchetypeShareChangeTop 8sWins
1Red Madness14.5%+2.9221
2Mono-Blue Terror6.0%-1.420
3Dimir Faeries5.6%+0.151
4Spy Combo4.8%+0.272
5Red Rally4.4%+0.493
6Grixis Affinity4.2%-0.382
7Tron4.2%-0.861
8Elves3.8%-1.340
9Aura Bogles3.6%+0.950
10Ruby Storm3.4%+1.980
11Dimir Control3.2%+0.251
12Grixis Control2.8%-0.850
13Esper Affinity2.8%-0.530
14Ephemerate Tron2.6%+0.941
15Mono-Blue Faeries2.2%+1.251

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