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Esper Affinity — Pauper metagame & decklists | CastHaven
Pauper archetype
Esper Affinity
Meta share · 30d
0.1%
n=1,351 decks
Top 8s · 30d
0
finishes of 8th or better
Best finish
15th
Pauper Challenge 32, May 22, 2026
Current top-performing list
Esper Affinity — 15th place
Pauper Challenge 32 · May 22, 2026 · lethargicarcher
via mtgo.com
Pauper
Creatures · 19
4
Glint Hawk
4
Kor Skyfisher
4
Myr Enforcer
4
Refurbished Familiar
2
Mukotai Ambusher
1
Thorn of the Black Rose
Spells · 8
3
Cast Down
2
Reckoner's Bargain
2
Thoughtcast
1
Thraben Charm
Artifacts · 16
4
Ichor Wellspring
3
Cryogen Relic
3
Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher
2
Grim Bauble
1
Campfire
1
Lembas
1
Navigator's Compass
Enchantments · 1
1
Omen of the Dead
Lands · 17
4
Ancient Den
3
Seat of the Synod
3
Vault of Whispers
2
Goldmire Bridge
2
Mistvault Bridge
2
Razortide Bridge
1
Bojuka Bog
Sideboard · 15
4
Blue Elemental Blast
3
Dust to Dust
2
Nihil Spellbomb
2
Thraben Charm
2
Unexpected Fangs
1
Arms of Hadar
Core vs. flex
Staples
In ≥90% of lists (modal quantity shown) · mainboard · last 30 days · n=2 lists · top 12 of 26
Insufficient data (n=2)
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Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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Past top performers
No top finishes in the window yet
Top 8 results for Esper Affinity land here as events report — check back after the next nightly ingest.
Trends
Esper Affinity adoption
% of classified Pauper decks · weekly · n=13,856
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Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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1
Prophetic Prism
1
Tormod's Crypt
Flex slots
Inclusion rate · mainboard · last 30 days · n=2 lists
Insufficient data (n=2)
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Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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Rotated out
Cast Down
last seen May 28, 2026 · in lists since Aug 26, 2025 · avg 3× per list
Grim Bauble
last seen May 28, 2026 · in lists since Aug 26, 2025 · avg 1.9× per list
Mukotai Ambusher
last seen May 28, 2026 · in lists since Oct 5, 2025 · avg 1.7× per list
Navigator's Compass
last seen May 28, 2026 · in lists since Aug 26, 2025 · avg 3.1× per list
Nihil Spellbomb
last seen May 28, 2026 · in lists since Aug 26, 2025 · avg 1.8× per list
Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher
last seen May 28, 2026 · in lists since Aug 26, 2025 · avg 2.6× per list
Hydroblast
last seen May 2, 2026 · in lists since Aug 27, 2025 · avg 3.1× per list
Leonardo, Big Brother
last seen May 2, 2026 · in lists since Apr 25, 2026 · avg 2.5× per list
Cards this deck used to play, from the archetype’s full card-pool history — when they were last seen and how many copies lists ran.
0%
Jun 9
Jun 8
Finish distribution
Final standings finishes · last 30 days · n=1 decks
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1st
0
2nd
0
Top 4
0
Top 8
0
Other
1
Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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