How to beat Dimir Control in Pauper
Over the last 90 days no active Pauper archetype holds a winning record against Dimir Control across 5 or more recorded matches. The table below shows every pairing that clears that floor, Dimir Control's best matchups included.
Best records against Dimir Control
Matches played in the last 90 days, from events that publish round-by-round pairings. Ranked by the bottom of each 95% range, not by the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one.
| Deck | Win rate vs Dimir Control | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mono Red Madness | 45.5% | 5-6 | 11 | Medium sample | 21%–72% |
| Dimir Faeries | 27.3% | 3-8 | 11 | Medium sample | 10%–57% |
| Ephemerate Tron | 33.3% | 2-4 | 6 | Low sample | 10%–70% |
| Esper Affinity | 20.0% | 1-4 | 5 | Low sample | 4%–62% |
| Elves | 0.0% | 0-5 | 5 | Low sample | 0%–43% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
30 further pairings (57 matches) fall below the 5-match floor and are not given a percentage. 1 pairing against archetypes that have left the Pauper metagame is excluded. Full history, retired archetypes included, is on Dimir Control's archetype page and in the Pauper matchup matrix.
Questions
What beats Dimir Control in Pauper?
No active Pauper archetype currently holds a winning record against Dimir Control over 5 or more recorded matches in the last 90 days. That is a statement about what we have recorded, not a claim that Dimir Control is unbeatable.
What does Dimir Control beat?
Dimir Control's best recorded matchups over the same window are Elves (100% across 5 matches), Dimir Faeries (73% across 11 matches) and Esper Affinity (80% across 5 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Dimir Control with, these are the ones the record argues against.
How reliable are these Pauper matchup numbers?
Not very, and the page says so per row rather than in aggregate. Every pairing shows its match count, its sample band and a 95% range; the strongest band we award is 20+ matches, which is still roughly a ±20-point range around the figure shown. Pairings under 5 matches are counted but never given a percentage — there are 30 of those for Dimir Control right now. Rankings use the bottom of each range rather than the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one it has not earned.
What period does this cover?
Matches played in the last 90 days, filtered on when each match was actually played. Archetypes that have dropped out of the Pauper metagame are excluded from the ranking, which removes 1 pairing here — their historical records are still on Dimir Control's own archetype page and in the format matchup matrix.
What each number on this site measures, and where it is least reliable, is set out on the methodology page.