How to beat Ephemerate Tron in Pauper
Over the last 90 days of recorded Pauper matches, the decks with the best results against Ephemerate Tron are Spy Combo (88% over 8 matches), Gruul Ponza (83% over 6 matches) and Dimir Control (67% over 6 matches). Spy Combo's 88% sits in a 95% range of 53%–98%, which is the range a 8-match sample actually supports. The decks with the best records against it most often carry Hydroblast, Annul and Blue Elemental Blast in the sideboard — those are their sideboards in general, not cards chosen for this matchup.
Best records against Ephemerate Tron
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 Ephemerate Tron | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spy Combo | 87.5% | 7-1 | 8 | Medium sample | 53%–98% |
| Gruul Ponza | 83.3% | 5-1 | 6 | Low sample | 44%–97% |
| Dimir Control | 66.7% | 4-2 | 6 | Low sample | 30%–90% |
| Mono-Blue Faeries | 66.7% | 4-2 | 6 | Low sample | 30%–90% |
| Dimir Terror | 57.1% | 4-3 | 7 | Low sample | 25%–84% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
31 further pairings (62 matches) fall below the 5-match floor and are not given a percentage. 3 pairings against archetypes that have left the Pauper metagame are excluded. Full history, retired archetypes included, is on Ephemerate Tron's archetype page and in the Pauper matchup matrix.
What the decks that beat Ephemerate Tron bring
Sideboard cards run by Spy Combo, Gruul Ponza, Dimir Control, Mono-Blue Faeries, Dimir Terror. This is not a sideboard guide for this matchup. We record who beat whom, not what either player boarded, so these are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play — a hint about the kind of card that punishes Ephemerate Tron, not a list to bring in.
| Card | Decks running it | Average copies | Which decks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydroblast | 3 of 5 | 2.7 | Dimir Control, Mono-Blue Faeries, Dimir Terror |
| Annul | 3 of 5 | 2.6 | Dimir Control, Mono-Blue Faeries, Dimir Terror |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 3 of 5 | 1.9 | Dimir Control, Mono-Blue Faeries, Dimir Terror |
| Relic of Progenitus | 3 of 5 | 1.6 | Gruul Ponza, Dimir Control, Mono-Blue Faeries |
| Steel Sabotage | 3 of 5 | 1.3 | Dimir Control, Mono-Blue Faeries, Dimir Terror |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 2 of 5 | 1.3 | Dimir Control, Dimir Terror |
| Arms of Hadar | 2 of 5 | 1.2 | Dimir Control, Dimir Terror |
| Extract a Confession | 2 of 5 | 0.9 | Dimir Control, Dimir Terror |
| Envelop | 2 of 5 | 0.6 | Dimir Control, Mono-Blue Faeries |
| Weather the Storm | 1 of 5 | 2.7 | Gruul Ponza |
| Breath Weapon | 1 of 5 | 2.4 | Gruul Ponza |
| Deglamer | 1 of 5 | 2.2 | Gruul Ponza |
Average copies is expected copies per deck — average copies played multiplied by the share of that archetype's lists running the card — so a 4-of in half the lists reads as 2.0.
Decks Ephemerate Tron beats
The other end of the same table. If you are choosing a deck to attack Ephemerate Tron with, the record argues against these.
| Deck | Win rate vs Ephemerate Tron | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mono Red Rally | 22.2% | 2-7 | 9 | Medium sample | 6%–55% |
| Grixis Affinity | 30.8% | 4-9 | 13 | Medium sample | 13%–58% |
| Mono Red Madness | 43.3% | 13-17 | 30 | High sample | 27%–61% |
| Tron | 28.6% | 2-5 | 7 | Low sample | 8%–64% |
| Elves | 42.9% | 6-8 | 14 | Medium sample | 21%–67% |
| Jund Wildfire | 42.9% | 3-4 | 7 | Low sample | 16%–75% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
Questions
What beats Ephemerate Tron in Pauper?
Across the last 90 days, Spy Combo (88% over 8 matches), Gruul Ponza (83% over 6 matches) and Dimir Control (67% over 6 matches) hold the best recorded results against Ephemerate Tron. Records come from events that publish round-by-round pairings, and both decks in a match have to be identified for it to count, so these are the pairings we can see rather than every match played.
What should I bring in against Ephemerate Tron?
We do not have sideboard choices tied to individual matches, so this is not a sideboard guide. What the data supports is narrower: the 5 decks with the best records against Ephemerate Tron — Spy Combo, Gruul Ponza, Dimir Control, Mono-Blue Faeries and Dimir Terror — most commonly run Hydroblast, Annul, Blue Elemental Blast, Relic of Progenitus and Steel Sabotage in their sideboards. Those are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play.
What does Ephemerate Tron beat?
Ephemerate Tron's best recorded matchups over the same window are Mono Red Rally (78% across 9 matches), Grixis Affinity (69% across 13 matches) and Mono Red Madness (57% across 30 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Ephemerate Tron 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 31 of those for Ephemerate Tron 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 3 pairings here — their historical records are still on Ephemerate Tron'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.