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Mardu Synthesizer — Pauper metagame & decklists | CastHaven
Pauper archetype
Mardu Synthesizer
Meta share · 30d
0.3%
n=1,351 decks
Top 8s · 30d
1
finishes of 8th or better
Best finish
2nd
Pauper Challenge 32, May 23, 2026
Current top-performing list
Mardu Synthesizer — 2nd place
Pauper Challenge 32 · May 23, 2026 · sai199orz
via mtgo.com
Pauper
Creatures · 14
4
Glint Hawk
4
Kor Skyfisher
4
Refurbished Familiar
2
Krark-Clan Shaman
Spells · 9
4
Cleansing Wildfire
3
Cast Down
2
Torch the Tower
Artifacts · 16
4
Experimental Synthesizer
4
Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher
3
Lembas
3
Nihil Spellbomb
2
Navigator's Compass
Lands · 21
4
Drossforge Bridge
4
Rustvale Bridge
3
Goldmire Bridge
3
Mountain
3
Shattered Landscape
2
Plains
2
Swamp
Sideboard · 15
3
Cast into the Fire
3
Duress
3
Dust to Dust
3
Pyroblast
2
Aven Riftwatcher
1
Krark-Clan Shaman
Core vs. flex
Staples
In ≥90% of lists (modal quantity shown) · mainboard · last 30 days · n=4 lists
Insufficient data (n=4)
We don’t show percentages below the sample threshold. Check back as more events report.
Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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Past top performers
Date
Event
Finish
Player
Compare
May 23, 2026
Pauper Challenge 32
2nd
sai199orz
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May 23, 2026 · sai199orz
Finish
2nd
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Top 8 finishes · last 30 days · rows expand to the full copyable list.
Trends
Mardu Synthesizer 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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Flex slots
Inclusion rate · mainboard · last 30 days · n=4 lists · top 12 of 16
Insufficient data (n=4)
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Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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Rotated out
Cast Down
last seen Jun 13, 2026 · in lists since Jun 14, 2025 · avg 1.8× per list
Thraben Charm
last seen Jun 13, 2026 · in lists since Jun 14, 2025 · avg 2× per list
Toxin Analysis
last seen Jun 5, 2026 · in lists since Jun 20, 2025 · avg 1.8× per list
Pyroblast
last seen May 23, 2026 · in lists since Jun 14, 2025 · avg 3.4× per list
Great Furnace
last seen May 2, 2026 · in lists since Jun 20, 2025 · avg 1.7× per list
Makeshift Munitions
last seen May 2, 2026 · in lists since Jun 20, 2025 · avg 1× per list
Omen of the Dead
last seen May 2, 2026 · in lists since Jun 20, 2025 · avg 1× per list
Mukotai Ambusher
last seen Apr 8, 2026 · in lists since Jul 27, 2025 · avg 2.3× 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.
0.9%
▲ 0.4 pts since Jun 9
Jun 9
Jun 8
Finish distribution
Final standings finishes · last 30 days · n=1 decks
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1st
0
2nd
1
Top 4
0
Top 8
0
Other
0
Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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