How to beat Jund Wildfire in Pauper
Over the last 90 days of recorded Pauper matches, the decks with the best results against Jund Wildfire are Mono Red Madness (73% over 15 matches), Tron (78% over 9 matches) and Mono Red Rally (73% over 11 matches). Mono Red Madness's 73% sits in a 95% range of 48%–89%, which is the range a 15-match sample actually supports. The decks with the best records against it most often carry Pyroblast, Red Elemental Blast and Relic of Progenitus in the sideboard — those are their sideboards in general, not cards chosen for this matchup.
Best records against Jund Wildfire
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 Jund Wildfire | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mono Red Madness | 73.3% | 11-4 | 15 | Medium sample | 48%–89% |
| Tron | 77.8% | 7-2 | 9 | Medium sample | 45%–94% |
| Mono Red Rally | 72.7% | 8-3 | 11 | Medium sample | 43%–90% |
| Elves | 66.7% | 4-2 | 6 | Low sample | 30%–90% |
| Ephemerate Tron | 57.1% | 4-3 | 7 | Low sample | 25%–84% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
28 further pairings (51 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 Jund Wildfire's archetype page and in the Pauper matchup matrix.
What the decks that beat Jund Wildfire bring
Sideboard cards run by Mono Red Madness, Tron, Mono Red Rally, Elves, Ephemerate Tron. 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 Jund Wildfire, not a list to bring in.
| Card | Decks running it | Average copies | Which decks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyroblast | 3 of 5 | 2.3 | Mono Red Madness, Mono Red Rally, Ephemerate Tron |
| Red Elemental Blast | 3 of 5 | 2.2 | Mono Red Madness, Mono Red Rally, Ephemerate Tron |
| Relic of Progenitus | 3 of 5 | 1.8 | Mono Red Madness, Tron, Mono Red Rally |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 2 of 5 | 2.1 | Tron, Ephemerate Tron |
| Cast into the Fire | 2 of 5 | 2.0 | Mono Red Madness, Mono Red Rally |
| Smash to Smithereens | 2 of 5 | 1.7 | Mono Red Madness, Mono Red Rally |
| Hydroblast | 2 of 5 | 1.5 | Tron, Ephemerate Tron |
| Breath Weapon | 2 of 5 | 1.4 | Tron, Ephemerate Tron |
| End the Festivities | 2 of 5 | 1.3 | Mono Red Madness, Mono Red Rally |
| Vandalblast | 2 of 5 | 0.9 | Tron, Ephemerate Tron |
| Monstrous Emergence | 1 of 5 | 2.6 | Elves |
| Faerie Macabre | 1 of 5 | 2.1 | Elves |
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 Jund Wildfire beats
The other end of the same table. If you are choosing a deck to attack Jund Wildfire with, the record argues against these.
| Deck | Win rate vs Jund Wildfire | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spy Combo | 37.5% | 3-5 | 8 | Medium sample | 14%–69% |
| Mono-Blue Faeries | 33.3% | 2-4 | 6 | Low sample | 10%–70% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
Questions
What beats Jund Wildfire in Pauper?
Across the last 90 days, Mono Red Madness (73% over 15 matches), Tron (78% over 9 matches) and Mono Red Rally (73% over 11 matches) hold the best recorded results against Jund Wildfire. 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 Jund Wildfire?
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 Jund Wildfire — Mono Red Madness, Tron, Mono Red Rally, Elves and Ephemerate Tron — most commonly run Pyroblast, Red Elemental Blast, Relic of Progenitus, Blue Elemental Blast and Cast into the Fire in their sideboards. Those are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play.
What does Jund Wildfire beat?
Jund Wildfire's best recorded matchups over the same window are Spy Combo (63% across 8 matches) and Mono-Blue Faeries (67% across 6 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Jund Wildfire 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 28 of those for Jund Wildfire 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 Jund Wildfire'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.