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Pauper Tron Land Combo Control

5 requestsStarted 9/1/2025, 1:50:48 PM
what does the typical tron archetype looks like in pauper?

I'll help you analyze the typical Tron archetype in Pauper by looking at recent tournament data.

I notice this returned Modern Tron data. Let me specifically search for Pauper Tron data:

πŸ› οΈGet Archetype Cards

Now let me get the archetype's recent performance in Pauper:

Let me also check the sideboard composition:

πŸ› οΈGet Archetype Cards

Now let me get some sources for this data:

Based on recent tournament data from Pauper, here's what the typical Tron archetype looks like:

Core Engine (Universal Cards)

  • Urza Lands: 4x each of Mine, Tower, and Power Plant (100% presence)
  • Prophetic Prism: ~4 copies (95.83% of decks) - fixing and card draw
  • Expedition Map: ~3.8 copies (95.83% of decks) - land tutoring
  • Crop Rotation: ~1.6 copies (87.5% of decks) - instant speed land tutoring

Typical Game Plan Variants

Flicker Tron (~54% of builds):

  • Ghostly Flicker + Mnemonic Wall engine
  • Cryogen Relic for card draw and graveyard hate
  • Prohibit and Breath Weapon for interaction

Control Tron (~50% of builds):

  • Impulse for card selection
  • Mystical Teachings toolbox package
  • Moment's Peace fog effects
  • Murmuring Mystic as threat

Utility Package

  • Bojuka Bog: Graveyard hate (70.83% of decks)
  • Weather the Storm: Storm/burn protection (62.5% mainboard)
  • Crystal Grotto: Additional fixing (62.5% of decks)

Sideboard Focus

  • Pyroblast/Red Elemental Blast: Blue hate (50%/33% of decks)
  • Stonehorn Dignitary: Combo disruption (50% of decks)
  • Weather the Storm: Additional storm protection (66.67% of sideboards)
  • Heritage Reclamation: Graveyard recursion (45.83% of decks)

Performance

Tron has maintained a 52.3% winrate over the last two months, showing it's a solid tier 2-3 archetype that can compete but isn't dominating the format.

Sources: Data from 15 tournaments: 73.3% Melee, 26.7% MTGO. Recent examples include https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/37e28360-5fba-465f-ac43-b3440116e030, https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/pauper-challenge-32-2025-08-2312812163, and https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/5e0b5163-09d3-46b2-827b-b33d00cd43da.

can you link me grinder player and best performance on this archetype
Working on it…

I need more information to find the specific player you're looking for. Could you clarify:

  1. Player identification: Are you referring to a specific player named "grinder" or someone with "grinder" in their handle? Or are you asking about the most successful/frequent Tron player in general?

  2. Time frame: Are you interested in recent performance (last few months) or all-time best performance with Tron in Pauper?

Once you clarify, I can use the player lookup and database tools to find their tournament entries, performance statistics, and link to their best Tron results.

grinder means a player that plays a lot

Let me find the most active and successful Tron players in Pauper by analyzing tournament data.

πŸ› οΈQueryTron Archetype Players Performance in 2025
πŸ› οΈQueryTron Archetype Performance in 2025 Tournaments

Now let me get their best tournament results with links:

πŸ› οΈQueryTop Tron Players in Pauper Tournaments 2025

Based on the tournament data analysis, here are the top Tron grinders (most active players) and their best performances:

Top Tron Grinders by Activity & Performance:

1. ziofrancone - The Ultimate Tron Grinder

2. danilofanzini - High Efficiency Player

3. 3vildr4k3 - Tournament Winner

4. luccianolf - Highest Winrate Grinder

5. RClint21 - Consistent Performer

ziofrancone stands out as the biggest Tron grinder with the most tournament appearances and a Showcase Challenge victory, making them the definitive answer to your question.

Sources: Data from 28 tournaments featuring these top Tron players: 60.7% MTGO, 39.3% Melee events.

ummmm in pauper there are 3 kind of tron: "tron" (only one word), "ephemerate tron" and "altar tron". I want to understand with the "only one word tron". ziofrancone is ephemerate tron no?

You're absolutely right! Let me correct that and focus specifically on "Tron" (the one-word archetype) players, excluding Ephemerate Tron and Altar Tron variants.

πŸ› οΈQueryTron Players Performance in 2025 Pauper Tournaments

Perfect! You're absolutely correct - ziofrancone plays Ephemerate Tron, not the pure "Tron" variant.

Here are the top grinders for pure "Tron" (one-word archetype only):

Top Pure Tron Grinders:

1. danilofanzini - The Real Tron Champion

2. 3vildr4k3 - Tournament Winner

3. luccianolf - Highest Efficiency

4. Hampuse1 - Strong Performer

danilofanzini is the definitive pure Tron grinder - most tournaments played with the archetype and a championship to show for it!

Sources: Data from 6 dedicated pure Tron players across multiple tournaments: 50% MTGO, 50% Melee events.

can you link the top players on mono black sacrifice (pauper)
πŸ› οΈQueryPlayer Performance for Specific Archetype Tournament

Based on the tournament data, here are the top Mono Black Sacrifice players (grinders) with their best performances:

Elite Mono Black Sacrifice Players:

1. pizzangry - The Absolute Champion

  • 5 tournaments with 93.33% winrate (14-1 record!)
  • 2 Championship wins and 4 Top 8s
  • Recent victory: July 28, 2025
  • The undisputed king of the archetype

2. Jamesbrailey - Tournament Winner

3. MarshFlats - Consistent Top 8 Player

  • 2 tournaments with 80.0% winrate (8-2 record)
  • 2 Top 8 finishes (best: 5th place)
  • Last played: May 18, 2025

4. MaurΓ­cio Junior - Recent Champion

  • 2 tournaments with 75.0% winrate (6-2 record)
  • 1 Championship win and 2 Top 8s
  • Most recent win: August 12, 2025

5. medvedev - Single Tournament Dominator

  • 1 tournament with 80.0% winrate (4-1 record)
  • Top 8 finish (5th place) in March 2025

Notable Mention:

against - The most active recent player with 3 tournaments and 63.64% winrate, including a recent Top 8 on August 29 - https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/pauper-challenge-32-2025-08-2912812769

pizzangry is clearly the archetype's best pilot with an almost perfect record and multiple championships. Unfortunately, specific deck links aren't available for their wins, but their 93% winrate speaks volumes!

Sources: Data from 44 tournaments featuring Mono Black Sacrifice players: 50% MTGO, 50% Melee events.