How to beat White Aggro in Pauper
Over the last 90 days of recorded Pauper matches, the decks with the best results against White Aggro are Mono Red Madness (60% over 10 matches) and Elves (67% over 6 matches). Mono Red Madness's 60% sits in a 95% range of 31%–83%, which is the range a 10-match sample actually supports. The decks with the best records against it most often carry Pyroblast, Monstrous Emergence and Relic of Progenitus in the sideboard — those are their sideboards in general, not cards chosen for this matchup.
Best records against White Aggro
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 White Aggro | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mono Red Madness | 60.0% | 6-4 | 10 | Medium sample | 31%–83% |
| Elves | 66.7% | 4-2 | 6 | Low sample | 30%–90% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
25 further pairings (47 matches) fall below the 5-match floor and are not given a percentage. Full history, retired archetypes included, is on White Aggro's archetype page and in the Pauper matchup matrix.
What the decks that beat White Aggro bring
Sideboard cards run by Mono Red Madness, Elves. 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 White Aggro, not a list to bring in.
| Card | Decks running it | Average copies | Which decks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyroblast | 1 of 2 | 3.6 | Mono Red Madness |
| Monstrous Emergence | 1 of 2 | 2.6 | Elves |
| Relic of Progenitus | 1 of 2 | 2.3 | Mono Red Madness |
| Smash to Smithereens | 1 of 2 | 2.1 | Mono Red Madness |
| Faerie Macabre | 1 of 2 | 2.1 | Elves |
| Vitu-Ghazi Inspector | 1 of 2 | 1.7 | Elves |
| Red Elemental Blast | 1 of 2 | 1.5 | Mono Red Madness |
| Spinewoods Paladin | 1 of 2 | 1.3 | Elves |
| Scattershot Archer | 1 of 2 | 1.2 | Elves |
| Cast into the Fire | 1 of 2 | 1.2 | Mono Red Madness |
| End the Festivities | 1 of 2 | 1.1 | Mono Red Madness |
| Searing Blaze | 1 of 2 | 1.1 | Mono Red Madness |
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 White Aggro beats
The other end of the same table. If you are choosing a deck to attack White Aggro with, the record argues against these.
| Deck | Win rate vs White Aggro | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grixis Affinity | 0.0% | 0-6 | 6 | Low sample | 0%–39% |
| 4c Ephemerate | 20.0% | 1-4 | 5 | Low sample | 4%–62% |
| Mono Red Rally | 28.6% | 2-5 | 7 | Low sample | 8%–64% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
Questions
What beats White Aggro in Pauper?
Across the last 90 days, Mono Red Madness (60% over 10 matches) and Elves (67% over 6 matches) hold the best recorded results against White Aggro. 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 White Aggro?
We do not have sideboard choices tied to individual matches, so this is not a sideboard guide. What the data supports is narrower: the 2 decks with the best records against White Aggro — Mono Red Madness and Elves — most commonly run Pyroblast, Monstrous Emergence, Relic of Progenitus, Smash to Smithereens and Faerie Macabre in their sideboards. Those are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play.
What does White Aggro beat?
White Aggro's best recorded matchups over the same window are Grixis Affinity (100% across 6 matches), 4c Ephemerate (80% across 5 matches) and Mono Red Rally (71% across 7 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack White Aggro 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 25 of those for White Aggro 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 — their historical records are still on White Aggro'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.